Happy Belkin user here - I use their 108W, 65W and 30W chargers, as well as multiple boostcharge flex cables - I really like the brand. I am happy to pay the premium for a well thought-out and good looking product from a trusted brand. Buy once cry once. At least I know I won't set my house on fire if I leave them plugged in+ they truly meet all their efficiency claims :). Greeting from Poland, I really like your channel!
I work in a consumer electronics store and they certainly seem reliable as we never see them get brought in for warranty (as opposed to our cheaper offerings..) That being said, this is anecdotal and users might also treat a "premium" adapter better than your run-of-the-mill, but i'd still say it speaks well of belkin's QC.
When I see Belkin, I always think Apple but not Apple. I know they make non-Apple oriented stuff but 99% of the time I dealt with Belkin was when I was buying something for my Apple devices.
@@Windows98R Foxconn, the main manufacturer of apple products, merged with belkin back in 2018. Apple sells belkin acessories in their online store, likely due to this close relationship with foxconn (if they trust them to make good official apple products, i suppose they trust them to make good accessories as well.
What is premium brand for adapters then? Because it feels like on the market the only alternative to Chinese crap is Belkin. (Ugreen and other Shenzhen brand seems to be bad as well)
I've been using the 3 port USB C belkin 67W charger for 2 months now. I had been searching for triple USB C travel chargers for years until I saw this one come out. It was on sale on Amazon for $27USD. The price was a steal, and the 3 ports gives me such versatility when traveling. The right angle wall plug has saved me multiple times, and the 67W by itself is enough to charge my travel laptop. I'm very glad to see that it passes the AllThingsOnePlace safety and efficiency review
I love the practicality of the Belkin 67W 3xUSBC charger! Size is right, premium brand, it supports PPS, it is also safety listed. Hard to beat for the price really. Great for travel if you like me - have iPhone, mobile router + powerbank with you ( often MacBook too as well) :)
@@AllThingsOnePlace Yes, however it gets pretty toasty under load which raises the question about durability, as I've only had it for couple months. Comparing to that, the Ikea Sjoss 45W which I also have is barely warm under full load. I do have a feeling that the Ikea will easily outlast the Belkin due to the superior heat management.
With Belkin, you're paying a premium for their "connected device warranty" meaning on the off chance their charger breaks the device it is charging, you get reimbursed up to around $1000 or $2000.
Belkin is mid-range you can find just about everywhere, that you can confidently assume will do the job without having to do research or have issues and as a bonus you can pronounce the name.
Had the 65w one but UK plug. The temperature is quite hot when under load. Not sure if it’s normal but overall it does what is says. Anyway, nice review. Keep it up!
Omg man u did a great job! Thank you for that. I can hear and understand everything clear and voice became more expressive. There are few things, that could potentially bring you more subs and views, in my opinion. You can create some sort of tier list for adapters, where u will put all of which u tested to more visible understanding of product quality. Like for example with theese belkins u could say these are a-tier adapters in case of quality and etc, but they are kinda overpriced so they are b tier in value for quality tier list. U can also create some sort of summary video where ull put all brands in tier list and tell what is average adapter from them stands for? This will be helpful for people who dont really in any tech but they are choosing what adapter to buy. U can add your categories for wattages that u already have so it will be few lists. For example i have stereotypes that satechi is a garbage, belkin, apple, anker, native union are overpriced but good, samsung, ikea, ugreen, baseus, ubear, xiaomi - good value for ok quality and tfn, hoco, dexp are rubbish. Will be interesting to hear your professional summary on them all too Wish u growth and all the best 🎉
Thanks! Yeah, this is still a short video that covers a lot of information. I think the sorting and comparisons ends up getting a lot into waffle territory or discussions of shape and size more than performance, I am trying to avoid that as that's what everyone else does. I need to get a new summary video out that is a bit more simple, I like the idea of using tiers to describe them. It's mostly a task of gathering data and choosing, I have the database of course to help. haha, I use the one you call garbage every day! But there's literally only one adapter from that company that has ever been worth it, the rest are quite bad.
just subscribed after seeing your reviews on the anker 737, best reviews I've seen on this site! i refresh the homepage and wouldn't you know it, new video 6 minutes ago after not uploading for a month lmao, welcome back bro
@@AllThingsOnePlace I don't know how insightful information can ever be considered a "dead horse", you're actively improving the search result quality of these categories every time you upload. Of course it is probably worth it to not narrow in too much on a specific category like power adapters, both for your own sake as well as your channels, but I think it is not fair at all to classify an ever evolving market as "solved" As long as you continue making insightful videos on topics you enjoy covering, me and other people will continue to find them helpful. Just prioritize yourself first man ^^
Thank you for your video reviews on all the charging accessories. Like many, i have binged watch 10+ video's since discovering your channel and have made purchasing decisions base off your results. It would be interesting to see a review on the "new" qi2 wireless chargers aswell as the updated Ugreen 145w power bank. Thanks again and may god bless you.
Hello, Truly amazed by the quality of your videos. Have not seen anyone going into so much details with simplicity for non technical folks. I have recently purchased the Boostcharge pro dual wall charger 65 watt for my iPhone 16 Pro Max. Prime reason being the updated charging speeds. Do you think it’s a decent choice ?Also would it harm the phone’s battery health? Or should I just stick to the standard 20 watt Apple charger. Please suggest.
Of course the apple 20w charger is a good choice for daily charging. You can limit the maximum speed of charging in the apple settings now I think? The boostcharge is fine, but if you want to preserve some battery life you can probably slow it down a little, apple does a good job of managing the battery though so it's going to be minimal if noticeable at all.
Hey man, could you please do a shootout of your favorite and most recommended items in each category? Something for us consumers that aren’t as technical/can’t spend time learning all the electrical engineering stuff? I would be highly grateful and undoubtedly many others too. Thanks for the amazing videos!
Thanks for making such comprehensive reviews! I was curious if you've taken a look at or intend to do a review for the Nomad 130W power adapter? I've seen some people saying its great but haven't seen any actual tests comparing it to similar products.
Wow, we enjoy your videos and knowledge so much! Your postings are so brilliant! We are traveling to Europe in Dec 2024 and have been looking for European adapter for our (mostly) Apple products (all using USB C): 2 iPhones, 1 iPad, 1 Apple watch, and 2 Bose headsets. Your videos taught us about Satechi, Anker GaN power adapter. We almost bought Satechi 6 usb-c power adapter thinking it’s the best thing to travel with but now…. we want to seek your advice, what do you recommend for European travel adapter with 6 usb-c devices? We can’t find extension cords with just USB-C in the market. Thank you again for all your testing and sharing with us!
With 6 devices you may end up with two chargers. It will probably help keep everything going with two chargers as well. I'd probably go with something like the Anker Prime 100W, it performs well with the 220V power as well.
Just discovered your channel yesterday and I wish I had found this channel before buying the Ugreen Nexode X 100w GaN charger. Hope you can review it some time. From now on, I will check your channel before buying any chargers. You are really doing a great job. Keep it up! Already subscribed to your channel.
So far i quite like their 200W 4-Port (140W max C+C and 60W C+C). It may not be a seamless renegotiation (so not truly continuous power) but I haven't noticed any big failings.
Yeah, that's not a bad way of doing things. I like the segmented power adapters that don't try to do too much on one port or share across too many ports and end up in a loop.
i got their corded boostcharge pro a year ago and its been great but the new gen (4x usb c ports instead of a usb a port) died when the power went outand came back. not sure if its a problem with my house cus nothing else died on that circuit. might be worth a review since it's grounded unlike the ones in this video.
mmm, yeah, transient event. Technically, these are all supposed to pass that testing, but I believe pass is if it fails safely, which it sounds like it just broke. Warrantee?
Thanks for the detailed and technical reviews. Do you have any plans on reviewing Nothing's 45W charger and it's subbrand CMF's 65W GaN charger? They've detailed output data on their website but idle power usage, power quality scores and safety standards would be nice to know.
Hi, thank you for all your charger review :D I planned to buy a Rocoren one for the brand because it seam to be a nice brand for the price so do you think i can buy every charger of this brand with closes eyes or maybe some of their items are bad? does the brand matter ?
Rocoren has done okay in my testing. The question I always have is the long term reliability. Honestly, most of them are about the same. Apple has a better reputation though.
I think the first one is similar (not in form factor) to the Anker 33w option with one USB-C and one USB-A. I use that one frequently. I don't currently have a need for a unique form factor like the Belkin has, but I do think it's a good idea. It looks like it doesn't have a foldable plug (not sure though), which is helpful to have when you are traveling.
Yeah, that one does lack the folding plugs. I do think these are from a different OEM than many of the others at least but they do seem to be in general the same as the bigger players.
Hello, I want to say thank you for your videos. They are great. I have a question if you can dedicated a video or a post to explain how to read the report chart at 2:10 ? For example how would these number transfer to real life scenarios? Thank you!!
The efficiency pertains as it determines how much power is lost to heat while using the adapter. You can extrapolate lost power from the efficiency percentage and total power of the adapter. You can also linearly interpolate for specific wattage needs between those points. This is useful in the real world to make sure you are charging as efficiently as possible. The ripple and dc voltage are what your device actually consumes. These values are important and need to be as low as possible for the ripple and as close to nominal for dc voltage or your device may have errors while charging. The PQS value is an advanced metric which contains information about how the AC grid (a sine wave) interacts with the power adapter (often a non-sinusoidal) device. So, the lower this value the higher the apparent power, and so devices essentially consume some extra real phantom power. This number goes to 200, but in general small adapters top out at 100.
I'm curious what you think about houses/apartments, or even places like airports that have charging stations, where people have the option to plug directly into USB-A or USB-C ports. Not that it necessarily is something you could easily test. But, when available, one could use either a power adapter that you've already tested in a regular outlet, or they could plug directly into the wall outlet (if they had a USB-A or USB-C port).
Yeah, I want to get my hands on some of those. They are available, but being 'industrial' products are generally fairly expensive. They've been on the list for a while.
I would be very curious to see how well MyVolts Alchemist USB PSUs perform - particularly the Silent Alchemist which features isolated USB C ports to eliminate hum etc when used for audio… they have been demoed at Superbooth and are currently on Kickstarter.
Yeah, the little isolation modules are cheap. They are also switching power supplies so depending on how they filter that isolation module it could make it worse. I'm thinking of existing supplies like multi-output guitar pedal supplies. There's a limit to what they can drive too. Isolation generally can cause issues just as much as it solves them in large audio and video circuits. Differential signaling is pretty effective though but good luck finding that in consumer audio.
Hello. One question, if you were to recommend a charger for an S24 Ultra to a friend today, what would you recommend? For you today, which is the best for performance and Quality? Thank you. 🎉
I would probably go with the Anker 100W Prime adapter. It's over wattage requirement but this means it will run cooler and last longer for charging a device like a phone. Plus it has a few extra ports for a watch or headphones.
@AllThingsOnePlace ok thank you. Is the 120w also valid? Because in Italy, 120w of anker costs as much as 100w. In addition, do I have a friend who has ugreen nexode pro 160w is it valid as a power supply? I know it warms up but he says that to charge smartphone watch and headphones does not heat up. Thank you.
Yeah, I do travel adapters on and off. The easiest way to compare is to probably search for travel on the pqs page. It's odd that when they add the word travel they seem to make them worse as power supplies, I guess they assume you won't be using it much so overheating and poor efficiency is fine.
As far as my research go for this brand is OEM charger making for Xiaomi. Hance they support Xiaomi fast charging out of the box. And there design look like can sustain full 65W all day long, curious to see thermal test for this want. Hope u can made longer versions for us to see full detail. Cheers
Have you got a cable recommendation that can carry data from my 4K webcam as USB-C, to my desktop PC accepting USB-A, 3.0 blue? Thanks... :). Yes: I checked the USB pdf but wasn't sure if "data" had limits against 4k or not. I can use a C-A adapter but I'm avoiding the adding of more ohms. C to A, at 4k, whattaya say? (Rhymes). It's an Obsbot Tiny 2 cam.
Yeah. 4K isn’t really a requirement. It has to be a data rate. I’d expect any 10gbps cable to handle that. I mostly test power cables of course and the 10gbps rated cables are moslty only ucb c to c.
Hey have you looked at the 140w hyphen-x charger it seems like an amazing deal with a cable included at 43 usd currently. Is it too good to be true? What do you think?
Will a 30W or a 45W adapter get hotter under their respective maximum load? Approximately how long will they run at maximum load before throttling due to temperature? Thanks.
Some of the smaller adapters do get hot during maximum load testing, but if they achieve high efficiency also, which Samsung, Anker, Belkin, Apple adapters usually do, they should stay operating. The 30 watt is dissipating around 3 watts and the 45 around 5 watts so this may be a low enough power values that the case can dissipate the heat and keep the power adapter operating for longer.
@@AllThingsOnePlace Thank you! Your channel is truly the best source of information regarding USB adapters! I was asking because like many other readers, I am more concerned about heat and longevity, than about speed of charging. But my understanding is that both 30W and 45W would operate near their maximum load when charging a typical laptop, and there is apparently no way to throttle on the laptop side. (My laptop typically runs at below 10W when working on it in bypass mode when plugged in; but when the battery needs charging, I think there is no way to throttle below ca. 45W charging speed on the laptop side.) So I guess if either one would run at max load, it's a wash; I'll go with a 30W. The only way of throttling and running the charger at below max load would be a dual port 45W charger (with slightly more weight when traveling) and plugging a cable into the unused port so that the other port runs on 20W or 25W; or am I overthinking it, will the 30W or 45w charger likely last "forever"? Thanks again.
@@AllThingsOnePlace thank you for your response and advise! Since I will only be charging my phone and headphones I should be good, keep up the excellent videos!
It's probably just fine, it's in that mid range of wattage where I generally look for a safety listing, reasonable shape and size and if it has the charging mode I need then it fits the bill.
That looks like it's from the lower end series, I found the lower end series skimps quite a bit on power performance for the 100W model, I haven't tested that specific one though.
Measure at 1% please. For most adapters that is the usual trickle range for a connected device, that is where most adapters will spend 90% of the time. Would be great to know efficiency at that level (5-15W).
I actually test at 0.1W, I think this is a fair answer. The power supply just has to turn on. Many of these will be in the 30-50% efficiency range already at this low power level. I would extrapolate between the 0.1W and 10% load positions, it will be close enough on smaller supplies, a little less accurate on the larger ones, but still good enough to get you the idea.
Hey! im looking for a power adapter to have on my travel bag. the tech i have is the following: Macbookair m1 2020 - 30w PD thunderbolt 3 Steamdeck OLED - 45 PD 3.0+ e-ink tablet Boox note air 3c - needs 5v 2A/2.4A I need an adaptor that can charge atleast the macbook and steamdeck at maximum wattage, i ideally all devices plus a fast charge feature for my phone. Im struggling with understanding all the technical details so any recommendation would be much appreciated. Wall or desktop is not an issue, tha smaller the better! Thanks in advance, i appreciate your content!
@@adalbert93_75 thanks for the reply! when sharing 2 ports, 45w and 30w would be ideal so i can charge both at the same time. i've read that macbooks can charge faster but im happy with the 30w if it would save me some money. i dont mind going to 100euro if it lasts and is worth it. something like the anker 733 would be ideal but as i've seen from the channel its sub optimal. Belkin 65W dual USBC can do 20w on second port from what i see and lacks usba which can be usefull
@@adalbert93_75 sorry for the late reply, i would prefer that the. steamdeck and the laptop charge at the same time, so 2 ports 45w and 30w at power sharing
So...I'm newer your channel and I'm looking for a larger quality power bank for a 14 inch macbook pro m2 pro that would charge in an emergency when power isn't available. What's your top 2 or 3 picks.... any help would be greatly appreciated
Hmm, none of them are really made for that kind of scenario, they don't like to be left plugged in. It's what makes batteries swell. But many of these can hold a charge for a long time, so charging once every few months is an option for many of the power banks out there. The Zmi no 20 has been my choice and seems to hold up well to long times of no use.
@@AllThingsOnePlace I'm sorry.... I didn't explain what I ment very well...lol... I'm looking for a power bank that has enough juice and power to charge a 14 inch macbook pro thats quality. Not to be left charged all the time just to take with me on a road trip or camping maybe to a park. Just when I KNOW I will not have access to a wall outlet. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
Yes, lots, most of them I have looked at lack safety listings, don't have good idle power consumption, and generally are much cheaper than the non-display equipped counterparts.
Yes, that is okay. You may need an adapter to ‘ask’ for the voltage you need or even if 5v you still need to tell the adapter what you expect it to deliver.
Hi! First of all I wanted to thank you for your work. You really make great videos, keep it up! I wanted to ask you a question. I noticed something weird. I'm using an Anker GaNprime 120w anker to charge the Lenovo Legion Go via the top usbc input. I noticed that if, while I'm charging, I quickly unplug and reconnect the cable, the Legion Go no longer charges. if I unplug the cable I have to wait a bit of time (30 sec/1 minute maybe) to reconnect the cable otherwise the charging won't start. the strange thing is that, if I use the original Lenovo charger that comes with the Legion Go, this doesn't happen, everything works normally. and, if I use the Anker brick on my phone for example, if I unplug and reconnect everything works normally. What could it be? Could this be due to some defect or problem? How can I understand this?
Not really sure. There is a lot of negotiation that happens between the charger the cable and the device so there could be some code that with the combination with the laptop just causes a small delay.
@@AllThingsOnePlacewell I will be watching sir. Your expertise and honesty are valuable. My guess is you would broaden your audience and donations would go up. Just my 2cents. Thank you again fellow Canadian!
Can you please recommend a decent 5 watt charger (just like original old Apple 5 watt charger) which I like to charge my iPhones with since I live in a very hot climate, it doesn’t heat up my iPhone & prolongs its battery life
@@AllThingsOnePlacehalf a year after seeing your video, still satisfied with my belkin 67w, other than the heat. But I guess it’s okay since it is small form and packs great power.
I wonder if Belkin actually makes these adapters or it’s some Chinese ODM product labeled Belkin. I’d imagine Anker, Ugreen wouldn’t have issue designing a midrange low cost adapter for OEM sale
Vietnamese maybe? But yes, I agree, and I think not made by Belkin. Apple just uses whatever is cheap these days too, new teardowns show the same cheap as chips parts as the $5 knockoff, maybe with a bit better spacing and a real transformer so it is substantially safer but the parts that fail in time, nothing premium in site. The new adapters are not like the old ones.
Generally speaking, I prefer USB power adapters that a) use a corded plug that angles off to the side and b) that give me a set of regular 110V plugs off to the side. Had way too many bricks that like to fall out of the socket, especially when you put in too many USB connections into the adapter. I do prefer GAN chargers when I can get them; Sort of prefer the Baseus, but not really a matter of favorites however; generally the larger the capacity, the better. Still, the corded plug remains my favorite requirement; Baseus PowerCombo 100W is a decent enough, but probably not as tested as the guy that does this channel tests such devices. No, I don't tend to create a fire hazard by daisy chaining a bunch of plugs; I rarely use the plugs on the PowerCombo, but it's nice that I don't need to unplug things in order to plug something 110V in ( within reason ). The 100W Baseus PowerCombo gives me two USB-C and two USB-A, 100W maximum on the C's, 60W on the A's, total of 100W; and two 100V 3-prong outlets. I really should say I don't have a daily driver per se; If I need to plug something up often enough, I'll get another adapter and place it conveniently close;. I do use some that I just leave a few extra cords plugged into, nothing else attached, for convenience.
The power combo was not bad, it's not as good as the Gan3 desktop but in general, for a corded adapter with sockets I think it's the best performer I've tested... I always forget about that one myself, there's a video on the channel somewhere, it really is 110 only though. Thanks for sharing the use case and details on this though! Interesting to hear how people use these.
I like how at least two of those have only PD-enabled USB-C ports and no USB-A. I wish more newer products would ditch USB-A ports. USB-C to USB-A adapters are cheap if needed, but there are no adapters to enable PD on USB-A.
@@alx9rI dont know. I find usb-c connector too thin for high power - after 100W the losses will be enormous (that means it will heat up and you will pay more $ for electricity). For high power, a better connector and thicker cables are needed.
It's all ohms law. So, more current more heat, via higher resistance, some USB A connectors made for power do have lower resistance, but yeah, too big for 'small' devices and lacking modern negotiation. All USB C circuits also include additional MOSFETS in the circuit so a direct connected power supply will be more efficient. But with the ability to increase voltage, means you can decrease current and achieve better efficiency. Not that anyone really takes much advantage of this. 28V is still the general speed limit.
@@AllThingsOnePlace The professional power supplies (FSP, XPower) use thicker cables for higher power 16AWG or even 14AWG, and they change the connectors accordingly. There is no point using thicker cables in USB-C, as the fixed USB-C connector becomes a bottleneck with its tiny contact pads. I don’t know why EU pushed this limited connector as go forward standard - it makes sense for telephones, but not for high power chargers.
Belkin was one of the poster children of competing in a market with shit quality standards using slightly higher than average standards. Plus they're boosted by their Apple partnership thing they have. I've consistently found them to have a better than average form, but function, no. And the price has been absurd in the past, but I haven't so much at glanced at their products in years, so I can't speak to that anymore They do seem to be stepping it up with more recent products, surprisingly
Yeah, still expensive. I've heard both in the comments over the last several days, premium and not premium, but I think you are correct, just above average.
I have a ugrain for my cheap devices and a Belkin for my expensive devices Definitely consider Belkin a premium brand, it cost three times the price as my ugreen however, does have more features and more protocols Prediction power efficiency from the Belkin
Thanks for sharing! Yeah, I've seen UGREEN have high prices as well but always concerned about the safety or longevity. At least for longevity that's all of these now.
had belkin 5W wireless charger and it almost turned my s10e into a bomb cuz if you enable battery protection the charger won't auto cut off it was more than 50C when I touched it
How about anti-premium "USAMS US-CC168"? Specs resemble "Baseus GaN5 Pro Fast Charger 2C+U (140W)", but USAMS is cheaper. I'll try to leave a link in reply to this comment, but not sure UA-cam not removes that. Maybe you can find those links in comment appruval interface...
@@AllThingsOnePlace I going to buy that USAMS, since I just discovered it has PPS 3.3-21V, while Baseus I mentioned has just 3.3-11V. Dilemma is cleared for me :) The only concern is quality. Baseus is widely known, while I never heard of USAMS...
Somewhat unrelated to the video, but what would your recommendation be for a 100-140w USB-C wall wart for charging a laptop on the go be? The price on the Baseus CCGAN100US you've reviewed well is tempting but the size of the Anker A2343 you've also reviewed well is also attractive (but $25 more so eh)
Yeah, for 100W I'd probably go with the Anker Prime adapters. They are a bit more expensive but they seem pretty good. The Baseus can be had on sale though, and at that point you can get two for the price of one Anker. The Anker is a bit smaller and lighter though.
That 140W size seems to continue to have problems with premature failure across many different manufacturers. The 140W Belkin product you reviewed here has only 43 amazon reviews but already has one review consistent with that premature failure. I’m pretty skeptical of the overall relevance of electrical power efficiency for that category when it seems their main environmental impact is probably the waste caused by their high failure rate.
Yeah, I am not sure why this category suffers so many problems like this. This one certainly has the size to be able to dissipate the heat, I wonder if it just has a construction flaw, or if that one failure is a legit failure... There are always going to be some number that fail early on every product. The question is, is this a 717 or is this okay and I don't think manufacturers will ever be open with that. We need the backblaze of power adapters, but if it's a self reporting system, everyone will lie. You think consumers will buy a power adapter that actually has better MTBF but costs twice as much? I'm sure it already exists but consumers won't even be given the option.
Yeah, some are labelled which is nice, but then the labelling isn't even consistent. The USB spec labeling requirements are also not great so very few do it.
@@AllThingsOnePlace I foresee into your future that your final video will be your greatest one ever. In which you test a Chinese knockoff battery of another Chinese knockoff battery of the real brand and it catches your place on fire. You will of course live stream this because it will be your greatest episode for all to see. With cinematic tight shots of you rushing into the house to save your animal and of course all of those sappy music to go with it. Your insurance company will never know as they look on. As long as they don't read my comment. Afterwards you will write a book and do the podcast talk show circuit to promote the book. As your story gets out and shows up on local news and news start telling how it all happened on The today show. The money will start pouring in and you will start a new channel that will instantly have millions of subscribers.
Nah, I refuse to pay for a charger without USB A ports. Too many devices use it. And The healthiest fast charge of all uses it. Huawei 4.5v x 5A is way better than 10x 2.5A. Especially for 7ah batteries like the one in Y91. Other Chinese manufacturers also use proprietary USB A.
Thanks! Yeah, I mean I daily drive one with all USB C ports but I have a cable for 3A-5V for older devices to share. And yeah, the proprietary USB A port thing is wild. Still a lot of devices out there that use non-standard protocols. USB C port but then it's got a tiny label, 14V do not use with other devices...
@@AllThingsOnePlace The Huawei 5V / 4.5A charges very fast the 7 Ah battery in Huawei Y91, and Accubattery Pro shows 29-31C internal temperature. I am tired of fast charging that starts high and drops 3-4 times, once heat kicks in. Would you agree that the SCP 22.5W 5V / 4.5A is very healthy, as there is almost no DC-DC conversion, thus less heat? When I see 12-20V @ 1-2A and I think about the big conversion needed, I almost vomit.
Happy Belkin user here - I use their 108W, 65W and 30W chargers, as well as multiple boostcharge flex cables - I really like the brand. I am happy to pay the premium for a well thought-out and good looking product from a trusted brand. Buy once cry once. At least I know I won't set my house on fire if I leave them plugged in+ they truly meet all their efficiency claims :). Greeting from Poland, I really like your channel!
Thanks for watching! Also, thanks for sharing.
Loving how a content creator is so tight with his fans comments!!🤝
It takes time.
I think of Belkin as being a familiar brand more than a premium brand.
Yeah, that seems to be the consensus, they certainly charge premium pricing.
I work in a consumer electronics store and they certainly seem reliable as we never see them get brought in for warranty (as opposed to our cheaper offerings..)
That being said, this is anecdotal and users might also treat a "premium" adapter better than your run-of-the-mill, but i'd still say it speaks well of belkin's QC.
When I see Belkin, I always think Apple but not Apple. I know they make non-Apple oriented stuff but 99% of the time I dealt with Belkin was when I was buying something for my Apple devices.
@@Windows98R Foxconn, the main manufacturer of apple products, merged with belkin back in 2018. Apple sells belkin acessories in their online store, likely due to this close relationship with foxconn (if they trust them to make good official apple products, i suppose they trust them to make good accessories as well.
What is premium brand for adapters then? Because it feels like on the market the only alternative to Chinese crap is Belkin. (Ugreen and other Shenzhen brand seems to be bad as well)
I've been using the 3 port USB C belkin 67W charger for 2 months now. I had been searching for triple USB C travel chargers for years until I saw this one come out. It was on sale on Amazon for $27USD. The price was a steal, and the 3 ports gives me such versatility when traveling. The right angle wall plug has saved me multiple times, and the 67W by itself is enough to charge my travel laptop. I'm very glad to see that it passes the AllThingsOnePlace safety and efficiency review
Yes, 67W tiple UBSC is super useful, i use one as well
Baseus user here. Love it. Saw his test in 2021. Better overall than the new ones. I do not need smallest, I prefer QUALITY ❤
I love the practicality of the Belkin 67W 3xUSBC charger! Size is right, premium brand, it supports PPS, it is also safety listed. Hard to beat for the price really. Great for travel if you like me - have iPhone, mobile router + powerbank with you ( often MacBook too as well) :)
Nice, yeah, that's a pretty heavy use case for a smaller adapter good to know it can keep up.
@@AllThingsOnePlace Yes, however it gets pretty toasty under load which raises the question about durability, as I've only had it for couple months. Comparing to that, the Ikea Sjoss 45W which I also have is barely warm under full load. I do have a feeling that the Ikea will easily outlast the Belkin due to the superior heat management.
With Belkin, you're paying a premium for their "connected device warranty" meaning on the off chance their charger breaks the device it is charging, you get reimbursed up to around $1000 or $2000.
the chance that'll happen is lower than winning lottery
haha
Belkin is mid-range you can find just about everywhere, that you can confidently assume will do the job without having to do research or have issues and as a bonus you can pronounce the name.
haha you mean iddffccr4wedf isn't a valid name?
Had the 65w one but UK plug. The temperature is quite hot when under load. Not sure if it’s normal but overall it does what is says. Anyway, nice review. Keep it up!
I have an AU version. It gets hot just as any charger does, but indeed, not as hot as a 2010 MacBook charger.
haha, yeah, since 2010 the power supplies have improved.
Omg man u did a great job! Thank you for that. I can hear and understand everything clear and voice became more expressive.
There are few things, that could potentially bring you more subs and views, in my opinion. You can create some sort of tier list for adapters, where u will put all of which u tested to more visible understanding of product quality. Like for example with theese belkins u could say these are a-tier adapters in case of quality and etc, but they are kinda overpriced so they are b tier in value for quality tier list.
U can also create some sort of summary video where ull put all brands in tier list and tell what is average adapter from them stands for? This will be helpful for people who dont really in any tech but they are choosing what adapter to buy. U can add your categories for wattages that u already have so it will be few lists. For example i have stereotypes that satechi is a garbage, belkin, apple, anker, native union are overpriced but good, samsung, ikea, ugreen, baseus, ubear, xiaomi - good value for ok quality and tfn, hoco, dexp are rubbish. Will be interesting to hear your professional summary on them all too
Wish u growth and all the best 🎉
Thanks! Yeah, this is still a short video that covers a lot of information. I think the sorting and comparisons ends up getting a lot into waffle territory or discussions of shape and size more than performance, I am trying to avoid that as that's what everyone else does.
I need to get a new summary video out that is a bit more simple, I like the idea of using tiers to describe them. It's mostly a task of gathering data and choosing, I have the database of course to help.
haha, I use the one you call garbage every day! But there's literally only one adapter from that company that has ever been worth it, the rest are quite bad.
just subscribed after seeing your reviews on the anker 737, best reviews I've seen on this site! i refresh the homepage and wouldn't you know it, new video 6 minutes ago after not uploading for a month lmao, welcome back bro
haha, yeah, I need to keep going, but as one commenter put it, beating a dead horse...
@@AllThingsOnePlace I don't know how insightful information can ever be considered a "dead horse", you're actively improving the search result quality of these categories every time you upload. Of course it is probably worth it to not narrow in too much on a specific category like power adapters, both for your own sake as well as your channels, but I think it is not fair at all to classify an ever evolving market as "solved"
As long as you continue making insightful videos on topics you enjoy covering, me and other people will continue to find them helpful. Just prioritize yourself first man ^^
Thank you for your video reviews on all the charging accessories. Like many, i have binged watch 10+ video's since discovering your channel and have made purchasing decisions base off your results. It would be interesting to see a review on the "new" qi2 wireless chargers aswell as the updated Ugreen 145w power bank. Thanks again and may god bless you.
Yeah, I haven't done anything with the wireless things yet. The Ifixit video kind of sums that up well, it's worse and still pretty inconsistent.
Could you review the Belkin 60w dual port usbc adapter. It is 30w dedicated per port, not a GAN charger though.
Yeah, always more to check out.
Hello,
Truly amazed by the quality of your videos. Have not seen anyone going into so much details with simplicity for non technical folks.
I have recently purchased the Boostcharge pro dual wall charger 65 watt for my iPhone 16 Pro Max. Prime reason being the updated charging speeds. Do you think it’s a decent choice ?Also would it harm the phone’s battery health? Or should I just stick to the standard 20 watt Apple charger. Please suggest.
Of course the apple 20w charger is a good choice for daily charging. You can limit the maximum speed of charging in the apple settings now I think? The boostcharge is fine, but if you want to preserve some battery life you can probably slow it down a little, apple does a good job of managing the battery though so it's going to be minimal if noticeable at all.
Excellent content! Please, don’t leave us for a long time again. Hope that everything is going well with you. Thanks for another great video!
haha, yeah, as another commenter put it, beating the dead horse...
Hey man, could you please do a shootout of your favorite and most recommended items in each category? Something for us consumers that aren’t as technical/can’t spend time learning all the electrical engineering stuff? I would be highly grateful and undoubtedly many others too.
Thanks for the amazing videos!
Yes, I need to do a whole lot of that. haha There's so much to choose from.
Thanks for making such comprehensive reviews!
I was curious if you've taken a look at or intend to do a review for the Nomad 130W power adapter?
I've seen some people saying its great but haven't seen any actual tests comparing it to similar products.
I haven't looked at the 130W Nomad. But yeah, I look at all kinds of chargers. It may make it at some point.
Wow, we enjoy your videos and knowledge so much! Your postings are so brilliant! We are traveling to Europe in Dec 2024 and have been looking for European adapter for our (mostly) Apple products (all using USB C): 2 iPhones, 1 iPad, 1 Apple watch, and 2 Bose headsets. Your videos taught us about Satechi, Anker GaN power adapter. We almost bought Satechi 6 usb-c power adapter thinking it’s the best thing to travel with but now…. we want to seek your advice, what do you recommend for European travel adapter with 6 usb-c devices? We can’t find extension cords with just USB-C in the market. Thank you again for all your testing and sharing with us!
With 6 devices you may end up with two chargers. It will probably help keep everything going with two chargers as well. I'd probably go with something like the Anker Prime 100W, it performs well with the 220V power as well.
Finally. I feel validated for buying the 140W at like $80. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Just discovered your channel yesterday and I wish I had found this channel before buying the Ugreen Nexode X 100w GaN charger. Hope you can review it some time. From now on, I will check your channel before buying any chargers. You are really doing a great job. Keep it up! Already subscribed to your channel.
I have it and I was hoping to get the video out sooner but didn't get a chance. Hopefully will have that one up late July/ early August.
@@AllThingsOnePlace will be waiting for it. Thank you so much!
Had the same Belkin 2 port adapt (USB A +C). The C part died last week after one year of moderate usage.
Yeah, so, just like everyone else then. Sad.
Is the 65w version good for 25 euro? I was hunting for Anker 65w, but it's way more expensive..
Yeah, that's not too bad.
Did you end up getting one? Are you satisfied with the purchase?
Cant wait till you finally get your daily driver
I daily drive the 165W Satechi. I don't even know if you can buy those anymore.
@@AllThingsOnePlace you mean this one st-uc165gm?
Thank you
I can't understand the data on machine can u plz tell me in simple way which is best for all devices belkin anker or ugreen?
Probably Anker at the moment with the prime series.
@@AllThingsOnePlace it will not damage the battery health
So far i quite like their 200W 4-Port (140W max C+C and 60W C+C). It may not be a seamless renegotiation (so not truly continuous power) but I haven't noticed any big failings.
Yeah, that's not a bad way of doing things. I like the segmented power adapters that don't try to do too much on one port or share across too many ports and end up in a loop.
i got their corded boostcharge pro a year ago and its been great but the new gen (4x usb c ports instead of a usb a port) died when the power went outand came back. not sure if its a problem with my house cus nothing else died on that circuit.
might be worth a review since it's grounded unlike the ones in this video.
mmm, yeah, transient event. Technically, these are all supposed to pass that testing, but I believe pass is if it fails safely, which it sounds like it just broke. Warrantee?
Thanks for the detailed and technical reviews. Do you have any plans on reviewing Nothing's 45W charger and it's subbrand CMF's 65W GaN charger? They've detailed output data on their website but idle power usage, power quality scores and safety standards would be nice to know.
I haven't looked at those yet but I do think they'd be good to check out.
Belkin is a upper mid-range brand in my eyes. Usually a solid enough brand to recommend to others, however.
But then what would be a premium brand?
Maybe add some gold lining?
Hi, thank you for all your charger review :D
I planned to buy a Rocoren one for the brand because it seam to be a nice brand for the price so do you think i can buy every charger of this brand with closes eyes or maybe some of their items are bad? does the brand matter ?
Rocoren has done okay in my testing. The question I always have is the long term reliability. Honestly, most of them are about the same. Apple has a better reputation though.
I think the first one is similar (not in form factor) to the Anker 33w option with one USB-C and one USB-A. I use that one frequently. I don't currently have a need for a unique form factor like the Belkin has, but I do think it's a good idea. It looks like it doesn't have a foldable plug (not sure though), which is helpful to have when you are traveling.
Yeah, that one does lack the folding plugs. I do think these are from a different OEM than many of the others at least but they do seem to be in general the same as the bigger players.
Hi! What can you say about Momax power adapters? Especially I'm interested in UA8 model
I haven’t looked at them yet. But thanks for the suggestion.
Hello, I want to say thank you for your videos. They are great. I have a question if you can dedicated a video or a post to explain how to read the report chart at 2:10 ? For example how would these number transfer to real life scenarios? Thank you!!
The efficiency pertains as it determines how much power is lost to heat while using the adapter. You can extrapolate lost power from the efficiency percentage and total power of the adapter. You can also linearly interpolate for specific wattage needs between those points. This is useful in the real world to make sure you are charging as efficiently as possible. The ripple and dc voltage are what your device actually consumes. These values are important and need to be as low as possible for the ripple and as close to nominal for dc voltage or your device may have errors while charging. The PQS value is an advanced metric which contains information about how the AC grid (a sine wave) interacts with the power adapter (often a non-sinusoidal) device. So, the lower this value the higher the apparent power, and so devices essentially consume some extra real phantom power. This number goes to 200, but in general small adapters top out at 100.
Hello. Did you find anything better? I'm watching your videos but I'm confused. What would you recommend for 20 watts?
Got this finally on the other post.
I'm curious what you think about houses/apartments, or even places like airports that have charging stations, where people have the option to plug directly into USB-A or USB-C ports. Not that it necessarily is something you could easily test. But, when available, one could use either a power adapter that you've already tested in a regular outlet, or they could plug directly into the wall outlet (if they had a USB-A or USB-C port).
Yeah, I want to get my hands on some of those. They are available, but being 'industrial' products are generally fairly expensive. They've been on the list for a while.
I would be very curious to see how well MyVolts Alchemist USB PSUs perform - particularly the Silent Alchemist which features isolated USB C ports to eliminate hum etc when used for audio… they have been demoed at Superbooth and are currently on Kickstarter.
Yeah, the little isolation modules are cheap. They are also switching power supplies so depending on how they filter that isolation module it could make it worse. I'm thinking of existing supplies like multi-output guitar pedal supplies. There's a limit to what they can drive too. Isolation generally can cause issues just as much as it solves them in large audio and video circuits. Differential signaling is pretty effective though but good luck finding that in consumer audio.
Hello. One question, if you were to recommend a charger for an S24 Ultra to a friend today, what would you recommend? For you today, which is the best for performance and Quality? Thank you. 🎉
I would probably go with the Anker 100W Prime adapter. It's over wattage requirement but this means it will run cooler and last longer for charging a device like a phone. Plus it has a few extra ports for a watch or headphones.
@AllThingsOnePlace ok thank you. Is the 120w also valid? Because in Italy, 120w of anker costs as much as 100w. In addition, do I have a friend who has ugreen nexode pro 160w is it valid as a power supply? I know it warms up but he says that to charge smartphone watch and headphones does not heat up. Thank you.
@@ninnialoisio3578get the ikea sjoss 45W on a budget or minix P1 66W which is great for travelling!
Can you make a video comparing international travel power adapters? Specifically in the 100w+ class.
Yeah, I do travel adapters on and off. The easiest way to compare is to probably search for travel on the pqs page. It's odd that when they add the word travel they seem to make them worse as power supplies, I guess they assume you won't be using it much so overheating and poor efficiency is fine.
As far as my research go for this brand is OEM charger making for Xiaomi. Hance they support Xiaomi fast charging out of the box. And there design look like can sustain full 65W all day long, curious to see thermal test for this want. Hope u can made longer versions for us to see full detail. Cheers
I've only looked at one Xiaomi charger so far, it was a while back now, I should get some more in to check out though.
@AllThingsOnePlace thanks you for look to it. Awesome job 👏👏
Have you got a cable recommendation that can carry data from my 4K webcam as USB-C, to my desktop PC accepting USB-A, 3.0 blue? Thanks... :). Yes: I checked the USB pdf but wasn't sure if "data" had limits against 4k or not. I can use a C-A adapter but I'm avoiding the adding of more ohms. C to A, at 4k, whattaya say? (Rhymes). It's an Obsbot Tiny 2 cam.
Yeah. 4K isn’t really a requirement. It has to be a data rate. I’d expect any 10gbps cable to handle that. I mostly test power cables of course and the 10gbps rated cables are moslty only ucb c to c.
Hello
What is better to buy adopter here in the two ugreen nexode 30w or anker 511 nano iii 30w?
I think they are both good choices. There isn't really a better.
Hey have you looked at the 140w hyphen-x charger it seems like an amazing deal with a cable included at 43 usd currently. Is it too good to be true? What do you think?
That is a good deal. I had good luck with their 100w charger several years ago. I’ll have to take a look at it.
Will a 30W or a 45W adapter get hotter under their respective maximum load? Approximately how long will they run at maximum load before throttling due to temperature? Thanks.
Some of the smaller adapters do get hot during maximum load testing, but if they achieve high efficiency also, which Samsung, Anker, Belkin, Apple adapters usually do, they should stay operating. The 30 watt is dissipating around 3 watts and the 45 around 5 watts so this may be a low enough power values that the case can dissipate the heat and keep the power adapter operating for longer.
@@AllThingsOnePlace Thank you! Your channel is truly the best source of information regarding USB adapters! I was asking because like many other readers, I am more concerned about heat and longevity, than about speed of charging. But my understanding is that both 30W and 45W would operate near their maximum load when charging a typical laptop, and there is apparently no way to throttle on the laptop side. (My laptop typically runs at below 10W when working on it in bypass mode when plugged in; but when the battery needs charging, I think there is no way to throttle below ca. 45W charging speed on the laptop side.) So I guess if either one would run at max load, it's a wash; I'll go with a 30W. The only way of throttling and running the charger at below max load would be a dual port 45W charger (with slightly more weight when traveling) and plugging a cable into the unused port so that the other port runs on 20W or 25W; or am I overthinking it, will the 30W or 45w charger likely last "forever"? Thanks again.
Is the Baseus 20,000 power bank model PPBD20 a good option or should I go for a Ugreen power bank instead?
I think that Baseus power bank is a reasonable choice. Both overheat if you load them to the maximum power level.
@@AllThingsOnePlace thank you for your response and advise! Since I will only be charging my phone and headphones I should be good, keep up the excellent videos!
5:06 will not trigger from Vbus cold right, so output is 0V already?
Correct. Yeah, that's just a funny example, in reality I use the load tester to short while operating and negotiating the higher voltage modes.
@@AllThingsOnePlace ah okay! :D
hi, do you think that verbatim GaN 35w charger is a good choice for travel?
It's probably just fine, it's in that mid range of wattage where I generally look for a safety listing, reasonable shape and size and if it has the charging mode I need then it fits the bill.
@@AllThingsOnePlace thank you very much, you're alway very clear
Could you review Best Buy insignia power adapter please. I feel it runs cooler than my 150w anker prime adapter. Thanks!
I think I did a whole bunch of those already. At least up to the 140W.
Thank you for thorough test.
How about Anker A2674, any opinion on it?
That looks like it's from the lower end series, I found the lower end series skimps quite a bit on power performance for the 100W model, I haven't tested that specific one though.
Measure at 1% please. For most adapters that is the usual trickle range for a connected device, that is where most adapters will spend 90% of the time. Would be great to know efficiency at that level (5-15W).
I actually test at 0.1W, I think this is a fair answer. The power supply just has to turn on. Many of these will be in the 30-50% efficiency range already at this low power level. I would extrapolate between the 0.1W and 10% load positions, it will be close enough on smaller supplies, a little less accurate on the larger ones, but still good enough to get you the idea.
Can you review the Belkin 200w 4 port Gan charger? Thanks for all your work. Very helpful.
Yeah, that one needs to make it here eventually.
Hey! im looking for a power adapter to have on my travel bag. the tech i have is the following:
Macbookair m1 2020 - 30w PD thunderbolt 3
Steamdeck OLED - 45 PD 3.0+
e-ink tablet Boox note air 3c - needs 5v 2A/2.4A
I need an adaptor that can charge atleast the macbook and steamdeck at maximum wattage, i ideally all devices plus a fast charge feature for my phone. Im struggling with understanding all the technical details so any recommendation would be much appreciated. Wall or desktop is not an issue, tha smaller the better! Thanks in advance, i appreciate your content!
@@adalbert93_75 thanks for the reply! when sharing 2 ports, 45w and 30w would be ideal so i can charge both at the same time. i've read that macbooks can charge faster but im happy with the 30w if it would save me some money. i dont mind going to 100euro if it lasts and is worth it. something like the anker 733 would be ideal but as i've seen from the channel its sub optimal. Belkin 65W dual USBC can do 20w on second port from what i see and lacks usba which can be usefull
@@adalbert93_75 sorry for the late reply, i would prefer that the. steamdeck and the laptop charge at the same time, so 2 ports 45w and 30w at power sharing
Yeah, I'd probably go 100W Anker Prime for a bit faster multi-device charging and still good portability But yeah, Belkin isn't a bad option.
So...I'm newer your channel and I'm looking for a larger quality power bank for a 14 inch macbook pro m2 pro that would charge in an emergency when power isn't available. What's your top 2 or 3 picks.... any help would be greatly appreciated
Hmm, none of them are really made for that kind of scenario, they don't like to be left plugged in. It's what makes batteries swell. But many of these can hold a charge for a long time, so charging once every few months is an option for many of the power banks out there. The Zmi no 20 has been my choice and seems to hold up well to long times of no use.
@@AllThingsOnePlace I'm sorry.... I didn't explain what I ment very well...lol... I'm looking for a power bank that has enough juice and power to charge a 14 inch macbook pro thats quality. Not to be left charged all the time just to take with me on a road trip or camping maybe to a park. Just when I KNOW I will not have access to a wall outlet. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
If I have a 67w charging brick and a 100w charging cable, will the output remain at 67w or 100w for fast charging
The brick will determine the maximum speed, so 67W.
@@AllThingsOnePlace thanks
Are there any power adapters that has a display telling us how many watts is currently used while charging?
Yes, lots, most of them I have looked at lack safety listings, don't have good idle power consumption, and generally are much cheaper than the non-display equipped counterparts.
I have an ac adapter, that powers a device without a battery. May I safely use a USB wall charger, with the same output spec., to power the device?
Yes, that is okay. You may need an adapter to ‘ask’ for the voltage you need or even if 5v you still need to tell the adapter what you expect it to deliver.
Hi! First of all I wanted to thank you for your work. You really make great videos, keep it up! I wanted to ask you a question. I noticed something weird. I'm using an Anker GaNprime 120w anker to charge the Lenovo Legion Go via the top usbc input. I noticed that if, while I'm charging, I quickly unplug and reconnect the cable, the Legion Go no longer charges. if I unplug the cable I have to wait a bit of time (30 sec/1 minute maybe) to reconnect the cable otherwise the charging won't start. the strange thing is that, if I use the original Lenovo charger that comes with the Legion Go, this doesn't happen, everything works normally. and, if I use the Anker brick on my phone for example, if I unplug and reconnect everything works normally. What could it be? Could this be due to some defect or problem? How can I understand this?
Not really sure. There is a lot of negotiation that happens between the charger the cable and the device so there could be some code that with the combination with the laptop just causes a small delay.
I hope you would be kind enough to do reviews on Thunderbolt Hubs like Caldigit TS4 and Sonnetech, OWC Go etc.
That's a long way off but eventually I need to brand out.
@@AllThingsOnePlacewell I will be watching sir. Your expertise and honesty are valuable. My guess is you would broaden your audience and donations would go up. Just my 2cents.
Thank you again fellow Canadian!
Anker put out a lot of new high power chargers can’t wait to see you test them 😊
Yeah, have some of them here.
Can you please recommend a decent 5 watt charger (just like original old Apple 5 watt charger) which I like to charge my iPhones with since I live in a very hot climate, it doesn’t heat up my iPhone & prolongs its battery life
I just did the Ikea 5W charger, it's about as close as you will get. They're all very inefficient.
@@AllThingsOnePlace Thanks, what about the Insignia 5W charger that you reviewed earlier? I already ordered it or should I get the IKEA instead?
What would I need to buy if I wanted the best, most powerful, 2xUSB C + 1xUSB A wall adapter?
haha, that's the question for the ages. Currently, I'm on the Prime 100W adapter for a compact reasonably good performance device.
Thanks for the effort you are the best ❤ .. Could you please review the Ldnio 140W GaN Charger A6140C 🙏
Thanks, yeah, that is on the list.
This is the one I need right now🙏
Thanks for watching.
@@AllThingsOnePlacehalf a year after seeing your video, still satisfied with my belkin 67w, other than the heat. But I guess it’s okay since it is small form and packs great power.
You missed the belkin 4 port 200W boostcharge pro! Anyway, thanks for the reviews.
Yeah, there's a whole lot of ones in between too. Always leave room for another video.
I guess nothing beats "NEW Ikea" chargers price/performance wise :D
Yeah, they're pretty extreme, to be at a decent quality level and at that price point. There's plenty of bad stuff at low price points.
Have you reviewed the new Plugable 40W 2-port USB-C charger. It is nice and compact. model: PS-40C2B
No, but thanks for the suggestion.
I wonder if Belkin actually makes these adapters or it’s some Chinese ODM product labeled Belkin.
I’d imagine Anker, Ugreen wouldn’t have issue designing a midrange low cost adapter for OEM sale
Vietnamese maybe? But yes, I agree, and I think not made by Belkin. Apple just uses whatever is cheap these days too, new teardowns show the same cheap as chips parts as the $5 knockoff, maybe with a bit better spacing and a real transformer so it is substantially safer but the parts that fail in time, nothing premium in site. The new adapters are not like the old ones.
Generally speaking, I prefer USB power adapters that a) use a corded plug that angles off to the side and b) that give me a set of regular 110V plugs off to the side.
Had way too many bricks that like to fall out of the socket, especially when you put in too many USB connections into the adapter.
I do prefer GAN chargers when I can get them; Sort of prefer the Baseus, but not really a matter of favorites however; generally the larger the capacity, the better.
Still, the corded plug remains my favorite requirement; Baseus PowerCombo 100W is a decent enough, but probably not as tested as the guy that does this channel tests such devices.
No, I don't tend to create a fire hazard by daisy chaining a bunch of plugs; I rarely use the plugs on the PowerCombo, but it's nice that I don't need to unplug things in order to plug something 110V in ( within reason ). The 100W Baseus PowerCombo gives me two USB-C and two USB-A, 100W maximum on the C's, 60W on the A's, total of 100W; and two 100V 3-prong outlets.
I really should say I don't have a daily driver per se; If I need to plug something up often enough, I'll get another adapter and place it conveniently close;. I do use some that I just leave a few extra cords plugged into, nothing else attached, for convenience.
The power combo was not bad, it's not as good as the Gan3 desktop but in general, for a corded adapter with sockets I think it's the best performer I've tested... I always forget about that one myself, there's a video on the channel somewhere, it really is 110 only though.
Thanks for sharing the use case and details on this though! Interesting to hear how people use these.
Can you check the nubia dao charger lineups.
I added it to the list. It's a long list.
Any chance you could review omnicharge gear?
It is on the list.
I like how at least two of those have only PD-enabled USB-C ports and no USB-A. I wish more newer products would ditch USB-A ports. USB-C to USB-A adapters are cheap if needed, but there are no adapters to enable PD on USB-A.
This is the way.
@@alx9rI dont know. I find usb-c connector too thin for high power - after 100W the losses will be enormous (that means it will heat up and you will pay more $ for electricity). For high power, a better connector and thicker cables are needed.
It's all ohms law. So, more current more heat, via higher resistance, some USB A connectors made for power do have lower resistance, but yeah, too big for 'small' devices and lacking modern negotiation. All USB C circuits also include additional MOSFETS in the circuit so a direct connected power supply will be more efficient. But with the ability to increase voltage, means you can decrease current and achieve better efficiency. Not that anyone really takes much advantage of this. 28V is still the general speed limit.
@@AllThingsOnePlace The professional power supplies (FSP, XPower) use thicker cables for higher power 16AWG or even 14AWG, and they change the connectors accordingly. There is no point using thicker cables in USB-C, as the fixed USB-C connector becomes a bottleneck with its tiny contact pads. I don’t know why EU pushed this limited connector as go forward standard - it makes sense for telephones, but not for high power chargers.
Belkin was one of the poster children of competing in a market with shit quality standards using slightly higher than average standards. Plus they're boosted by their Apple partnership thing they have. I've consistently found them to have a better than average form, but function, no. And the price has been absurd in the past, but I haven't so much at glanced at their products in years, so I can't speak to that anymore
They do seem to be stepping it up with more recent products, surprisingly
Yeah, still expensive. I've heard both in the comments over the last several days, premium and not premium, but I think you are correct, just above average.
Can you test the different portable solar panels with different Wattage?
Yeah, that is something I want to get into. It's tricky because it's fairly subjective. How much sun is there today.
@AllThingsOnePlace Why not test portable solar panels on different days? Although, that task can be a bit tedious.
Did you ever making video about best small adapter 2024 in category?
Not yet. Work in progress. August is going to have more videos, ha.
I have a ugrain for my cheap devices and a Belkin for my expensive devices
Definitely consider Belkin a premium brand, it cost three times the price as my ugreen however, does have more features and more protocols
Prediction power efficiency from the Belkin
Thanks for sharing! Yeah, I've seen UGREEN have high prices as well but always concerned about the safety or longevity. At least for longevity that's all of these now.
had belkin 5W wireless charger and it almost turned my s10e into a bomb cuz if you enable battery protection the charger won't auto cut off
it was more than 50C when I touched it
Yeah, that's a feature right? I haven't touched anything wireless charging for many reasons.
Hi, can you do a test on cuktech 20 powerbank? Thank you in advance 😊
Yeah, I have one power bank from them here to review, not sure if it is that exact one.
Yeah, they have 10 15 20 if im not wrong. Review anyone will do, want to know if it's worth buying. Can't wait!
How about anti-premium "USAMS US-CC168"?
Specs resemble "Baseus GaN5 Pro Fast Charger 2C+U (140W)", but USAMS is cheaper.
I'll try to leave a link in reply to this comment, but not sure UA-cam not removes that. Maybe you can find those links in comment appruval interface...
Looks like unfortunately YT removed that link :'(
Maybe you can Google it "GalaxyStore Мережевий зарядний пристрій USAMS US-CC168 140W GaN + кабель Type-C to Type-C (240W)"
Thanks, yeah, I think I have one of those or something very similar to look at here. I like the anti-premium idea.
@@AllThingsOnePlace I going to buy that USAMS, since I just discovered it has PPS 3.3-21V, while Baseus I mentioned has just 3.3-11V. Dilemma is cleared for me :)
The only concern is quality. Baseus is widely known, while I never heard of USAMS...
Love it. Keep the videos coming
Thanks!
can you review nubia dao 165W Four port gallium nitride charger head transparent exploration
Thanks for the suggestion.
Somewhat unrelated to the video, but what would your recommendation be for a 100-140w USB-C wall wart for charging a laptop on the go be? The price on the Baseus CCGAN100US you've reviewed well is tempting but the size of the Anker A2343 you've also reviewed well is also attractive (but $25 more so eh)
Yeah, for 100W I'd probably go with the Anker Prime adapters. They are a bit more expensive but they seem pretty good. The Baseus can be had on sale though, and at that point you can get two for the price of one Anker. The Anker is a bit smaller and lighter though.
That 140W size seems to continue to have problems with premature failure across many different manufacturers. The 140W Belkin product you reviewed here has only 43 amazon reviews but already has one review consistent with that premature failure.
I’m pretty skeptical of the overall relevance of electrical power efficiency for that category when it seems their main environmental impact is probably the waste caused by their high failure rate.
Yeah, I am not sure why this category suffers so many problems like this. This one certainly has the size to be able to dissipate the heat, I wonder if it just has a construction flaw, or if that one failure is a legit failure... There are always going to be some number that fail early on every product. The question is, is this a 717 or is this okay and I don't think manufacturers will ever be open with that. We need the backblaze of power adapters, but if it's a self reporting system, everyone will lie.
You think consumers will buy a power adapter that actually has better MTBF but costs twice as much? I'm sure it already exists but consumers won't even be given the option.
Yet another interesting thing has appeared - UGREEN 300W 48000mAh PB770. Similar to CUKTECH 30 Power Bank 40000mAh 300W P01CT. Cheers!
Yeah, that's a big one. I still think that watt figure and that battery size are not reasonable matches. Too much marketing not enough physics.
I don't want any of those adapters. Thanks for the analytical review, however.
Thanks.
I hate that usbc cables look the same and arent labled with their maximum wattage
Yeah, some are labelled which is nice, but then the labelling isn't even consistent. The USB spec labeling requirements are also not great so very few do it.
Hey buddy! I hope you’re doing well, haven’t seen a video for a while. If you need new ideas, I’d be glad to talk.
haha, yeah, plenty of ideas! I've been busy with visitors and work, now vacation, August will be getting back to the normal schedule.
Thanks for this
Thanks for watching!
Belkin is not a premim adaptor. Very much a middle-of-the-road
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Nice vid mate
Thanks!
You're really good at beating a dead horse.
hahaha I agree. I need to do something else. I also need to stop buying power adapters.
@@AllThingsOnePlace I foresee into your future that your final video will be your greatest one ever. In which you test a Chinese knockoff battery of another Chinese knockoff battery of the real brand and it catches your place on fire. You will of course live stream this because it will be your greatest episode for all to see. With cinematic tight shots of you rushing into the house to save your animal and of course all of those sappy music to go with it. Your insurance company will never know as they look on. As long as they don't read my comment. Afterwards you will write a book and do the podcast talk show circuit to promote the book. As your story gets out and shows up on local news and news start telling how it all happened on The today show. The money will start pouring in and you will start a new channel that will instantly have millions of subscribers.
Thank you
You’re welcome
great video !!
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Nah, I refuse to pay for a charger without USB A ports. Too many devices use it. And The healthiest fast charge of all uses it. Huawei 4.5v x 5A is way better than 10x 2.5A. Especially for 7ah batteries like the one in Y91. Other Chinese manufacturers also use proprietary USB A.
Thanks! Yeah, I mean I daily drive one with all USB C ports but I have a cable for 3A-5V for older devices to share. And yeah, the proprietary USB A port thing is wild. Still a lot of devices out there that use non-standard protocols. USB C port but then it's got a tiny label, 14V do not use with other devices...
@@AllThingsOnePlace The Huawei 5V / 4.5A charges very fast the 7 Ah battery in Huawei Y91, and Accubattery Pro shows 29-31C internal temperature. I am tired of fast charging that starts high and drops 3-4 times, once heat kicks in. Would you agree that the SCP 22.5W 5V / 4.5A is very healthy, as there is almost no DC-DC conversion, thus less heat? When I see 12-20V @ 1-2A and I think about the big conversion needed, I almost vomit.
Anker, turned into the we advertise a lot, so we charge a LOT brand 😮
Belkin is NOT a premium brand. Its below avg to avg at best.
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love your video
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Whew my 140w charger is ok I guess 😂
haha
I don't like those Belkin adapters. Not the best form factor, and some don't support 12v PD. I'm liking Voltme and GanSpeed adapters.
Yeah, thanks!
Belkin is just at best buy. No premium cache.
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