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Anker Prime 27,650mAh 250W 3-Port Ultra Fast Charging Powerbank (Black) on sale for
$99.99.
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About the Product- 250W Multi-Device Fast Charging
- 27,650mAh Power Capacity
- PD 3.1 Technology
- 170W Fast USB-C Port (2x USB-C + 1 USB-A Port Up to 250W)
- Compatible w/ Anker Intuitive Smart App
Includes- Anker Prime 27,650mAh 250W 3-Port Ultra Fast Charging Powerbank (Black)
- 2' Anker USB-C to USB-C Charging Cable
- Travel Pouch
- Quick Start Guide
Warranty- Includes 2-year manufacturers limited warranty w/ purchase
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I can't wait for power efficient Lunar Lake Surface Pros to come out. Those will have decent battery life, so no need for carrying these silly 650g power banks anymore.
If you need a portable external screen, you may want to try the Asus Zenbook Duo. I might switch to that as well once it's a couple generations in and has Lunar Lake or later x86.
If your cables have emarker chips and are capable of more than 60W, they would have advertised this, and you'd probably know it
Just keep in mind that, whatever your charger/cable setup, you'll never get the stated max due to inefficiencies
I say all this to explain that my cables and chargers are older and since I only ever needed 30W to charge an iPad, I never paid any attention to the specs on the cables. I was pretty sure I could get the 30W with what I had.
The power bank arrived today at 75% and before it reached 100 I ascertain that I didn't ever reach 65W plus 65W as I thought I had. I topped out at 119w. One charger seemed to do about 62 while the other about 57. I noticed one was doing 3.2A while the other stopped at 3A. I think I switched the cables around to isolate that one charger maybe was using a different PD profile maybe? All this charging details information is new to me, first hand. I've watched videos where guys use meters to measure all of this but just never had the ability myself.
TL;DR. Maybe just for peace of mind and to upgrade to a more modern spec I could get a cable or two that can handle 100W or whatever and maybe snag a charger that does 100W, or more.
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So far I've used the app only once: to update the firmware so I could then change the display settings to show amps, volts, and watts, instead of just the default watts. I just happened to notice while looking at the options available that there was also an option to toggle one of the ports between input+output and output-only. I was thinking of switching the mode on the port to output-only and sticking a label next to the port as a reminder but haven't yet since I was testing the dual charging option to see how it behaved.
Edit: removed duplicate statements.
Update: The option to toggle to status of port C1 between input+output or output only mode has a Repeat Interval option with the choices of either "Once" or "Always". Always would be sticky and is what I had it set to. I assume Once would go output-only the next time something plugs into the C1 port and then revert back to input+output as soon as it is unplugged.
I can't wait for power efficient Lunar Lake Surface Pros to come out. Those will have decent battery life, so no need for carrying these silly 650g power banks anymore.
If you need a portable external screen, you may want to try the Asus Zenbook Duo. I might switch to that as well once it's a couple generations in and has Lunar Lake or later x86.
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Some of my chargers have better voltage regulation than others, meaning that they actually maintain the proper voltage under load, while others will have the voltage drop significantly as the load increases. Couple a charger with poor voltage regulation with a cable that has its own voltage drop and the amount of power transferred has dropped a noticeable amount.