This is a high-quality, well-designed product. The flat plug works great for the tight space between my bed and wall outlet, and the orientation of the USB ports allow for clean wiring.
Since all of my smaller electronics are USB-C, this is the perfect one-stop solution to charging several items at the same time. Total bonus that I can charge my MacBook Pro at the same time, either through USB-C or a regular plug.
Works just as expected, phone charges faster than when we just used an Apple “cube” and lightning cable. So far every Anker item we’ve purchased has met and mostly exceeded expectations.
Provides welcomed convenience, is an attractive size and shape, well designed - especially the flat wall plug. Why don’t more appliances use a flat plug.
Underpowered for multi-device charging that includes a laptop
on January 25, 2024
Posted by: Martin M.
The charger has good style and size, but is underpowered given the number of ports available.
I was attracted to this station since I thought I could charge multiple items at once, but it is incapable of charging my laptop if any other cables are plugged in.
When I try to charge my System76 Lemur Pro (lemp10), the station works fine. If I try to charge my iphone at the same time or even plug in the iphone cable without the phone, the laptop stops charging. I see the same behavior with my wife's Dell XPS 13.
This means that I have to constantly plug and unplug cables at the station when I want to switch from laptop to phone charging (forget about charging two laptops).
I think that the problem is that my laptops require a minimum of 45W to start charging. Somehow plugging in other cables drops the available wattage below 45W and prevents laptop charging.
For me, this makes the charging station of limited use. If you are looking to charge a laptop plus something else, find a version with a higher power rating.
I'll accept some of the blame for not reading up on all of the power needs of my laptop (it's just a basic lightweight laptop, not a performance machine). On the other hand, USB-C power delivery is surprisingly complex, so I want others to be aware that a higher rated station from Anker may be more in line with what they want.