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Anker's 140W four port charger is a compact travel friendly hub for powering a laptop, phone, and smaller accessories from one wall outlet. It offers three USB C ports and one USB A port, with strong single port output and clear wattage splits when multiple devices are connected. The built in display adds useful visibility, and the size still feels bigger and heavier than expected. Power can also drop under load, with thermal throttling, trickle charging quirks, and no USB C cable included in some retail versions. A practical pick if you want high output in a small charger.
Laptop-and-phone travelers who need one compact charger for both, because it can deliver high wattage from a single port and still handle multiple devices.
Desk setups with several USB-C devices, because the charger shows detailed per-port wattage and voltage splits for one-, two-, and three-device charging.
It can deliver up to 140W on a single port, but output drops as more ports are used: 70W + 70W for two ports, 65W + 45W + 30W for three ports, and as low as 12W on one port when all four are in use. The charger is best if you need high power on one or two devices rather than full-power charging on everything at once.
It can throttle from heat, with reports that sustained 140W output may not last more than about 10 minutes before dropping. A practical expectation is closer to roughly 110W sustained rather than a full 140W.
It may have trickle-charging issues with low-power devices like AirPods. It is more suited to higher-draw gear such as laptops and phones than very small accessories.
It is compact and travel-sized, but it is still bigger and heavier than expected. If you only need to charge a laptop and phone, the 70W Anker charger may be the better fit.
The problem with most of these is when you plug something into one of the ports it renegotiates the charging speed on everything. I have a USBC router that I plug in and it always gets disconnected whenever somebody plugs the phone into charge. Not this particular model but a lot of the ones I've tried, are like that.
As mentioned in other threads for this charger, these do not come with the USB-C charging cable -- BH Photo and Best Buy. Amazon one does come with one but is more expensive.
The problem with most of these is when you plug something into one of the ports it renegotiates the charging speed on everything. I have a USBC router that I plug in and it always gets disconnected whenever somebody plugs the phone into charge. Not this particular model but a lot of the ones I've tried, are like that.
You can always get the SABRENT VOLTIK Charging Station, which would solve your problem on power renegotiation.
The problem with most of these is when you plug something into one of the ports it renegotiates the charging speed on everything. I have a USBC router that I plug in and it always gets disconnected whenever somebody plugs the phone into charge. Not this particular model but a lot of the ones I've tried, are like that.
Nearly every single one of these compact chargers will renegotiate when new things get plugged in. I only know of one which doesn't do this and another person already mentioned it.
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The problem with most of these is when you plug something into one of the ports it renegotiates the charging speed on everything. I have a USBC router that I plug in and it always gets disconnected whenever somebody plugs the phone into charge. Not this particular model but a lot of the ones I've tried, are like that.
So, does this one do that or not? It's really annoying with my other chargers so I need a relatively portable one that won't do that renegotiation
Nearly every single one of these compact chargers will renegotiate when new things get plugged in. I only know of one which doesn't do this and another person already mentioned it.
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Anker's 140W four port charger is a compact travel friendly hub for powering a laptop, phone, and smaller accessories from one wall outlet. It offers three USB C ports and one USB A port, with strong single port output and clear wattage splits when multiple devices are connected. The built in display adds useful visibility, and the size still feels bigger and heavier than expected. Power can also drop under load, with thermal throttling, trickle charging quirks, and no USB C cable included in some retail versions. A practical pick if you want high output in a small charger.
The charger provides detailed per-port power behavior with a 140W maximum total output.
The charger can deliver high wattage splits across multiple ports, including 70W + 70W when two ports are used.
The charger can be convenient for everyday use when charging multiple devices.
The open-box option can reduce the purchase price by about $8 versus the listed price.
Plugging devices into multi-port chargers can renegotiate charging speeds and disrupt other connected devices.
The charger can throttle for temperature, so sustained 140W output may not be realistic.
The charger can reduce per-port wattage when multiple ports are used, including much lower output when all four ports are active.
The charger may not include a USB-C charging cable, depending on the seller version.
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USB-C - 3
USB-A - 1
1 Port in Use
[USB-C1] 9V⎓3A / 15V⎓3A / 20V⎓5A / 28V⎓5A (140W Max)
[USB-C2] 9V⎓3A / 15V⎓3A / 20V⎓5A / 28V⎓5A (140W Max)
[USB-C3] 5V⎓3A / 9V⎓3A / 15V⎓2.65A / 20V⎓2A (40W Max)
[USB-A1] 5V⎓3A / 9V⎓2A / 12V⎓1.5A / 10V⎓2.25A / 11V⎓3A (33W Max)
2 Port in Use
[USB-C1+USB-C2] 70W + 70W; USB-C1 / C2 + C3: 100W + 40W
[USB-C1 /C2+A1] 100W + 33W
[USB-C3+USB-A1] 24W
3 Port in Use
[USB-C1+USB-C2+USB-C3] 65W + 45W + 30W
[USB-C1+USB-C2+USB-A1] 65W + 45W + 30W
[USB-C1 /C2+(USB-C3+USB-A1)] 100W + 24W
[USB-C1+USB-C2+(USB-C3+USB-A1)] 65W + 45W + 24W
on the usb-a port. But they don't sell it anymore
I guess just assume 80% or like 110w.
on the usb-a port. But they don't sell it anymore
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