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expired Posted by jk6812 | Staff • Apr 19, 2025
Apr 19, 2025 1:36 AM
Prime Members: 30W Anker Zolo Portable Fast Charging Power Bank w/ USB-C Cable (4 colors, 10,000mAh) $16.09 + Free Shipping
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Cons: only 10,000 mah
30W is bare minimum fast charge these days
It won't go soar up overnight, but things are starting to go up.
Cons: only 10,000 mah
30W is bare minimum fast charge these days
Only things this small and work that well are INIU and Baseus Picogo. Both had their tariff hit already.
I'd say it's the new normal. Just like when SSDs bumped, the glory days may be over.
There's a bit of debate there. Baseus Picogo is the smallest with a cable attached.
Now INIU has one even smaller, but the cable is attached by an integrated lanyard. Technically the cable isn't totally attached.
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Anker increased their prices due to the tariffs. It likely won't be that low again as long as these shenanigans continue.
Things to know about this power bank:
- Power bank charges up very slowly
- Charges your device very fast
- When the display is on you can tap the power button twice to put it into trickle mode and a little green led comes on. This lets you run very low powered devices from it for a couple of hours without it doing an auto-shutoff, which it normally does to avoid small drains.
I bought several of these and they've been handy.
It charges an iPad from 5-100% with a little battery left so it is close to 10000mah. There are going to be some losses so it wont put out the full 10000mah.
All these portable chargers use rebinned batteries. Batteries that were going to be used in an EV, but failed to hit target capacity.
Anker, Baseus and INIU tend to buy the "good" rejects. Ones that test safe and still have about 90% or more of their target capacity.
Still, this increases the rate bad apples slip through. So you have to test on arrival.
This is why you can get a 140W 20k mAh portable charger for under $40, or this for around $15.
Also, USB-C, voltage conversion, and heat loss all take away capacity. You should expect 20-30% less capacity than rating, even when perfectly accurate.
From my experience, all three makers, Anker included, hit within 20-30% of target capacity. They likely use the same factories and rebinned batteries.
All three use nearly identical internals, with INIU and Anker preferring more plastic for drop protection and heat dissipation. Baseus seems to rely more on thermal monitoring, and hope for the best I guess.
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Yup, I bought this same power bank 3/22/25 for $11.99. Also, this thing recharges at 20W, so it's not blazing fast, but it's fine IMO.