finally! the review that i have been waiting for in your channel. if you plan to do a follow-up review in this topic could you please include the 65W GaN Tessan Universal adapter. Thank you for this educational review!
@AllThingsOnePlace brands like AUKEY and LENCENT are also popular in my region but since I started watching your videos I am not touching any of those brands until i hear an informative review from you. by the way, your review on the power banks helped me to have a peace of mind when I am charging using a power bank. I bought the Baseus blade for each member of the family. Your review on the Ugreen robot charger saved me money. I knew something was shady on that thing😂
Thank you for this! I just ordered the SlimQ 100w (3 usb c, 1 usb a) for my travel needs. It’s got the travel plugs that can swap out. Hopefully it’s good! Your review of the old one looked promising
7:45. It really helps on safety for these adapters if you *don’t* put other metal objects besides electrical plugs into them. You know, it’s optional for adults to do stupid things.
I've had the Twelve South PlugBug in my cart for a couple weeks, went to see if YOU had reviewed it, and here we are! I was about to checkout and buy it...but bummer, it isn't great. I wouldn't mind some idle watts but I never want to see things get hot. Thank you for all your work. Right now I lean on my 96W Apple charger (A2166) with the Apple travel adapters. I JUST WISH I had a decently equivalent charger with one more USB port, plus the swappable travel plugs. I try to keep things light and minimal, so I wish I could visit Europe/Ireland/UK with just one adapter. Four ports would be the max I would need - charging my phone, a battery, and maybe my watch - so I was hoping this device could do the job. I wonder if anyone will produce a charger like this but with decent efficiency.
Yeah, this one is tough, it on paper looks perfect. Then it's not a great power supply which is it's primary function. I'm still on the bring the cable or adapter you need and the charger that works.
I’d love to see you take a look at the Tofu Maru charger and the Mogics Super Bagel. Two very unique and interesting travel chargers. I’ve no doubt like the Zendue they don’t strictly meet safety standards, but closer than many other options.
I'd say idle power is not that important for a travel adapter since I don't think people travel for so long that it matters. Safety on the other hand, crucial because you're in a place with unknown electrical hazards. I prefer the passthrough chargers because they're usually equipped with fuses and shutters on the plugs so they're safer than other adapters. And if I were ever to forget my own charger I can get by buying just a cable. Also safety markings on plug adapters are as meaningful as DOE VI efficiency marks on chargers.
Yeah, I cover the idle as completeness, I understand if you ONLY use this for travel then it's probably not plugged in all the time. For that matter, most people could care less about efficiency too, but it's still a power supply so I look at them the same way. But yeah, the simple adapters are cheap enough and if you pick the right one they are safe.
Something like the Satechi 165W is the best kind of travel adapter. So many hotels have loose sockets, placed in cramped places, and often far away from where you'd want to charge your devices. Having a cord to the adapter itself fixes these issues entirely, plus you can customize the cord with different plugs and length.
This is why I like chargers that take standard C7 “figure 8” cables, you can just swap the cable out for whatever country you are travelling too. Very convenient for poorly placed sockets and no death plugs involved. Also check out the Tofu Maru and Mogics Super Bagel for other interesting options.
It's unfortunate that this style of charger is usually heavy and bulky, this one weighs almost 5x my Nomad 65w and C7 cords don't pack as nicely as type C. Could be worth it travelling as a family though.
I got the Satechi 165W over the 145W travel adapter for the exact reason, because I knew I can't trust sockets in all places to be built well. The replaceable 2 pin figure 8 cable is easy enough to find anywhere. And the fact the 165W is cheaper than the 145W makes it even more of a good deal.
Instead of an all-in-one foreign travel charger that's specifically intended to both adapt to various plug types and convert foreign voltage to 120V, what about reviewing the dual-voltage capabilities, performance, reliability and safety of chargers primarily meant to be used in north America but which one might want to take abroad if they're up to it. Then all you'd need would be plug adapters, which are fairly cheap and easy to find both here and abroad, and not have to buy potentially expensive chargers for use abroad. That's how I've used my Baseus 65W charger, the one with a cord and 2 AC outlets. It's officially not meant to be used abroad for anything much over 120V, but it worked just fine when I tried it on 220V/240V systems without overheating, frying, smelling funny or destroying my devices. We're talking for well over a month, as I traveled through three different countries. Some research I conducted before my trip indicated that the USB charger circuity could actually handle dual voltage and that it was the AC outlets that couldn't handle higher voltages. But I figured that metal is metal and whatever voltage system you plug them into they're all AC and all have comparable max wattage ratings, and it's the watts, or amps, that matter, not volts. When I got back home it continued to work just fine, and has in the over a year since I returned. But, most people won't want to wing it like this and would prefer a charger that's officially rated for abroad, and a review of the top chargers for their ability to handle that would be nice and useful.
Almost every charger is universal input voltage, none do any converting, none I show in this video are converters. Some of the Baseus ones are specifically not though (I have a video on that). The video says to use a universal input voltage charger and the appropriate adapter. The charger will be marked if it can do the higher and lower voltages.
Thank you very much for this video. Seems, something like Anker Prime / Baseus with interchangeable AC cord is the way to go - which is more safer or maybe new chargers with AC outlet.
Nice video! Any thoughts on the Aukey PA-TA01 or the Skross family of travel adapters? I'm getting the sense that there's no one clear winner for travel adapters... A lot of them seem like clones of one another.
I haven't yet, but yes, a lot of similar types from "XYZ" brands. I don't know why they don't use the same power supply from the 'good' adapter and add the clip on plug. Senseless.
I almost bought a travel adapter / charger combination, but hesitated since you didn't reviewed those things. These things are everywhere now, and preferred by many people, since it's an all-in-one solution. But I'm hesitant since most of them are of.....unknown brand such as MOMAX, TESSAN. Aukey has one, but no reliable reviews are available. Would be good if you could round them up!
I bought a deathdapter power strip when I was deployed to the Middle East. Nearly burned down the tent I was living in when some metal pieces must have shifted closer and it started arcing. I learned my lesson about buying the cheap stuff from places with lax safety standards after that. Never again.
They've been done individually obviously, but inui are amongst the best out there. Don't be fooled by the big brands like anker and ugreen, they've become worse over the years.
I recently purchased the INIU PD 140W 27,000mAh Power Bank (model BI-B64) along with a 100W Anker Nano charger to fast charge the power bank in 1.8 hours. My Mom is taking it next week on her trip to Antarctica. I love the heavy weight, the screen, and the capacity which is right under the limit that TSA allows on airplanes (100Wh). This power bank is 99.9Wh. 😎👍
Hello mate, I am searching thru your videos already a week. The plan is to find perfect power source for frequent traveler. 10 months in adventure this year (US, Singapore, Indonesia, Africa) it is really a lot. Carrying separate charger for each device ( MacBook, 2x iPhone, android phone, Nintendo Switch, 2x headphones and Apple Watch) is really annoying. Almost bought Satechi 145w but your review help me to discard that decision. Mainly because isolation... I hate tickling when using some devices. Could you please recommend something from your lab bench?
That's a lot of devices... You probably will end up with more than one charger inevitably but there is certainly some opportunity to reduce. I do recommend at least one apple charger, because of the reliability and good isolation performance. The Zendure does have a lot of ports, mostly 5V ports but that will do all the small accessories and even phones, then one larger macbook charger handles the laptop? Isolation wise it did well. I use the Anker Prime 100W with an adapter for 'more isolation' on the go. The Satechi isn't great in that regard.
@@AllThingsOnePlace Yeah, that's a lot. Anyway I am trying to reduce numbers of devices which I am carring with me.. it definitelly need a time to do that. For the moment I consider Belkin Booster Pro 140w. Main reason is that I can choose if I want to quick charge my Macbook or give him regular 65w - I think it is good for battery savings. There is not so often situations that I am charging all devices at same time (maybe twice a year). Another set is 140w adapter (like Zendure, Verbatim, OneAdaptr - I think all them are on the same licence just branding and casing is different) plus Anker Prime 67w charger with 3 ports. It will be nice to hear your thoughts again.
Can you please review the SlimQ 330W charger. I've had the hard time to decide to get it or not due to the Original chargers size and weight for travelling. Thanks! Cheers for the channel very informative!
I've never understood why anybody likes those bulky all-in-one adapters/chargers, are people changing countries so frequently that having all options inside one huge brick is worth it? And someone else mentioned it but I'd love to see you review the Mogics MA1 (the tiny multi-adapter that comes inside the Bagel, or can be bought separately).
Most of those can be plugged in half.. which is not very safe and will be surely a fail/non compliant. Normally LVD can be tested on these easily, next to that the plugs will still need the plug certificates. That will still confirm the plug specific requirements (mechanical, dimensions etc).
Yeah, I like the dedicated ones, the AB ones, because they have official sockets on one side and plugs on the other that fit. The multi-adapter things are not amazing but with shutters I kind of accept them, step in the right direction, yeah, I forgot to show how you can just wad plugs into these things in horrible ways.
Most of them try to establish some sort of data connection which one can tell by the prompt on macOS and iOS if one wants to allow the accessory. Can you tell why that is the case? Are there any USB controllers inside doing that by default?
They should not be asking for any data communications. The chip is using the cc line to pass a small amount of data to negotiate power levels. I'm sure someone will figure out a way to hack your machine through this path, rendering USB C completely useless, but there should be no data connection from this path to any part of the computer, phone, or any other subsystem data paths. The computer can report if the charger is capable, allowing the accessory is understandable as it does connect to a data capable port but should not pass any information. Are there bad actors, probably. If you plug in a lightning, magsafe cable, those have their own chips in the cables. So, may interact differently with the system.
@@AllThingsOnePlace Yeah exactly. There should be no data communication. However I had one Traveladapter with 20W out and it initiated comm on every port, type C and A. Both my iPhone and my Macbook showed the prompt.. Never had this before with any other device. Now I lost mine at a hotel and used another one from a friend: Same thing. Don't know what they are doing there like what is the attack vector?
I have a few chargers but from them, my Voltme Revo 20 and Voltme 30 shock me when I touch the corner of the type c port of a cable when the charger is plugged in. Now Most Chargers don't shock me and Revo 30 shocks more than 20. Then I tested the type c port using an electric tester. And the Revo 20 shines more than my 18-watt google charger. Is it normal and safe?
@@AllThingsOnePlaceI have it, amongst many other travel chargers (I seem to collect weird and wacky ones). I don’t have your equipment to test it, but it works well. Charges fine, doesn’t seem to get too hot, solid feeling build quality, has safety shutters and a replaceable fuse. Seems similar to the Zendure.
@AllThingsOnePlace I am really interested in that charger because it promises that all ports can provide 140 watts and a combined 240 watts, which is perfect for my MacBook M3 (140 watts), my Anker power bank (charging at 140 watts), and other accessories. I cannot find reliable information about that charger.
finally! the review that i have been waiting for in your channel. if you plan to do a follow-up review in this topic could you please include the 65W GaN Tessan Universal adapter. Thank you for this educational review!
Thanks, yeah, I'm still looking for more travel chargers.
@AllThingsOnePlace brands like AUKEY and LENCENT are also popular in my region but since I started watching your videos I am not touching any of those brands until i hear an informative review from you. by the way, your review on the power banks helped me to have a peace of mind when I am charging using a power bank. I bought the Baseus blade for each member of the family. Your review on the Ugreen robot charger saved me money. I knew something was shady on that thing😂
Thank you for this! I just ordered the SlimQ 100w (3 usb c, 1 usb a) for my travel needs. It’s got the travel plugs that can swap out. Hopefully it’s good! Your review of the old one looked promising
Yep, that's still a good option today, better than these.
7:45. It really helps on safety for these adapters if you *don’t* put other metal objects besides electrical plugs into them.
You know, it’s optional for adults to do stupid things.
haha, I always shove the USB cable directly into the socket for maximum charging.
I've had the Twelve South PlugBug in my cart for a couple weeks, went to see if YOU had reviewed it, and here we are! I was about to checkout and buy it...but bummer, it isn't great. I wouldn't mind some idle watts but I never want to see things get hot. Thank you for all your work.
Right now I lean on my 96W Apple charger (A2166) with the Apple travel adapters. I JUST WISH I had a decently equivalent charger with one more USB port, plus the swappable travel plugs. I try to keep things light and minimal, so I wish I could visit Europe/Ireland/UK with just one adapter. Four ports would be the max I would need - charging my phone, a battery, and maybe my watch - so I was hoping this device could do the job. I wonder if anyone will produce a charger like this but with decent efficiency.
Yeah, this one is tough, it on paper looks perfect. Then it's not a great power supply which is it's primary function. I'm still on the bring the cable or adapter you need and the charger that works.
I’d love to see you take a look at the Tofu Maru charger and the Mogics Super Bagel. Two very unique and interesting travel chargers. I’ve no doubt like the Zendue they don’t strictly meet safety standards, but closer than many other options.
Thanks, yeah they're on the list now.
I'd say idle power is not that important for a travel adapter since I don't think people travel for so long that it matters. Safety on the other hand, crucial because you're in a place with unknown electrical hazards. I prefer the passthrough chargers because they're usually equipped with fuses and shutters on the plugs so they're safer than other adapters. And if I were ever to forget my own charger I can get by buying just a cable. Also safety markings on plug adapters are as meaningful as DOE VI efficiency marks on chargers.
Think about a relocation. You can either buy everything new (including laptop chargers which can get hard to replace) or an adapter.
Yeah, I cover the idle as completeness, I understand if you ONLY use this for travel then it's probably not plugged in all the time. For that matter, most people could care less about efficiency too, but it's still a power supply so I look at them the same way. But yeah, the simple adapters are cheap enough and if you pick the right one they are safe.
I don't think it happens often enough to a great number of people. But in that case yeah, it makes sense.
@@AllThingsOnePlace I appreciate the methodology and you sticking with it.
@TommyThousandFaces do you have a recommendation based on your preferences?
Something like the Satechi 165W is the best kind of travel adapter. So many hotels have loose sockets, placed in cramped places, and often far away from where you'd want to charge your devices. Having a cord to the adapter itself fixes these issues entirely, plus you can customize the cord with different plugs and length.
Yeah, I use that too.
This is why I like chargers that take standard C7 “figure 8” cables, you can just swap the cable out for whatever country you are travelling too. Very convenient for poorly placed sockets and no death plugs involved. Also check out the Tofu Maru and Mogics Super Bagel for other interesting options.
It's unfortunate that this style of charger is usually heavy and bulky, this one weighs almost 5x my Nomad 65w and C7 cords don't pack as nicely as type C. Could be worth it travelling as a family though.
I got the Satechi 165W over the 145W travel adapter for the exact reason, because I knew I can't trust sockets in all places to be built well. The replaceable 2 pin figure 8 cable is easy enough to find anywhere. And the fact the 165W is cheaper than the 145W makes it even more of a good deal.
Are there any others have the kettle plug that is lower than 100w and still reputable?
"DeathDapters" were all we had in my home country, and I'm so glad I hadn't witnessed any issue back then.
mm yeah, the early ones were all kind of scary. They are real cheap though.
Instead of an all-in-one foreign travel charger that's specifically intended to both adapt to various plug types and convert foreign voltage to 120V, what about reviewing the dual-voltage capabilities, performance, reliability and safety of chargers primarily meant to be used in north America but which one might want to take abroad if they're up to it. Then all you'd need would be plug adapters, which are fairly cheap and easy to find both here and abroad, and not have to buy potentially expensive chargers for use abroad.
That's how I've used my Baseus 65W charger, the one with a cord and 2 AC outlets. It's officially not meant to be used abroad for anything much over 120V, but it worked just fine when I tried it on 220V/240V systems without overheating, frying, smelling funny or destroying my devices. We're talking for well over a month, as I traveled through three different countries. Some research I conducted before my trip indicated that the USB charger circuity could actually handle dual voltage and that it was the AC outlets that couldn't handle higher voltages. But I figured that metal is metal and whatever voltage system you plug them into they're all AC and all have comparable max wattage ratings, and it's the watts, or amps, that matter, not volts. When I got back home it continued to work just fine, and has in the over a year since I returned.
But, most people won't want to wing it like this and would prefer a charger that's officially rated for abroad, and a review of the top chargers for their ability to handle that would be nice and useful.
Almost every charger is universal input voltage, none do any converting, none I show in this video are converters. Some of the Baseus ones are specifically not though (I have a video on that). The video says to use a universal input voltage charger and the appropriate adapter. The charger will be marked if it can do the higher and lower voltages.
Thank you very much for this video. Seems, something like Anker Prime / Baseus with interchangeable AC cord is the way to go - which is more safer or maybe new chargers with AC outlet.
Yeah, I'm still sticking with that myself.
Nice video! Any thoughts on the Aukey PA-TA01 or the Skross family of travel adapters? I'm getting the sense that there's no one clear winner for travel adapters... A lot of them seem like clones of one another.
I haven't yet, but yes, a lot of similar types from "XYZ" brands. I don't know why they don't use the same power supply from the 'good' adapter and add the clip on plug. Senseless.
Not something I would need but thanks for the review.
Thanks for watching!
I almost bought a travel adapter / charger combination, but hesitated since you didn't reviewed those things. These things are everywhere now, and preferred by many people, since it's an all-in-one solution. But I'm hesitant since most of them are of.....unknown brand such as MOMAX, TESSAN. Aukey has one, but no reliable reviews are available. Would be good if you could round them up!
Yeah, there's a reason I don't review those real cheap ones: they are bad. I did another round of these a while back.
I bought a deathdapter power strip when I was deployed to the Middle East. Nearly burned down the tent I was living in when some metal pieces must have shifted closer and it started arcing. I learned my lesson about buying the cheap stuff from places with lax safety standards after that. Never again.
Ouch, yeah, that's scary stuff.
This might be a fun one to review ADP-240KB BA
ha, yeah I know.
Best power banks video coming soon?
They've been done individually obviously, but inui are amongst the best out there. Don't be fooled by the big brands like anker and ugreen, they've become worse over the years.
I recently purchased the INIU PD 140W 27,000mAh Power Bank (model BI-B64) along with a 100W Anker Nano charger to fast charge the power bank in 1.8 hours.
My Mom is taking it next week on her trip to Antarctica.
I love the heavy weight, the screen, and the capacity which is right under the limit that TSA allows on airplanes (100Wh). This power bank is 99.9Wh. 😎👍
@@PSYCHOV3N0M I have two of those, superb chargers.
I have it still to review... So far behind on power banks.
@@AllThingsOnePlace look forward to seeing if I made a mistake or not then. I'll look extremely forward to that one, thank you.
Hello mate, I am searching thru your videos already a week. The plan is to find perfect power source for frequent traveler. 10 months in adventure this year (US, Singapore, Indonesia, Africa) it is really a lot. Carrying separate charger for each device ( MacBook, 2x iPhone, android phone, Nintendo Switch, 2x headphones and Apple Watch) is really annoying. Almost bought Satechi 145w but your review help me to discard that decision. Mainly because isolation... I hate tickling when using some devices. Could you please recommend something from your lab bench?
That's a lot of devices... You probably will end up with more than one charger inevitably but there is certainly some opportunity to reduce. I do recommend at least one apple charger, because of the reliability and good isolation performance. The Zendure does have a lot of ports, mostly 5V ports but that will do all the small accessories and even phones, then one larger macbook charger handles the laptop? Isolation wise it did well. I use the Anker Prime 100W with an adapter for 'more isolation' on the go. The Satechi isn't great in that regard.
@@AllThingsOnePlace Yeah, that's a lot. Anyway I am trying to reduce numbers of devices which I am carring with me.. it definitelly need a time to do that. For the moment I consider Belkin Booster Pro 140w. Main reason is that I can choose if I want to quick charge my Macbook or give him regular 65w - I think it is good for battery savings. There is not so often situations that I am charging all devices at same time (maybe twice a year). Another set is 140w adapter (like Zendure, Verbatim, OneAdaptr - I think all them are on the same licence just branding and casing is different) plus Anker Prime 67w charger with 3 ports. It will be nice to hear your thoughts again.
Can you please review the SlimQ 330W charger. I've had the hard time to decide to get it or not due to the Original chargers size and weight for travelling. Thanks! Cheers for the channel very informative!
Yeah, that's been on the list for a while now. I had trouble getting it a while back. Probably a next year project. Budget is blown for this year.
I've never understood why anybody likes those bulky all-in-one adapters/chargers, are people changing countries so frequently that having all options inside one huge brick is worth it? And someone else mentioned it but I'd love to see you review the Mogics MA1 (the tiny multi-adapter that comes inside the Bagel, or can be bought separately).
Yeah, I share my opinion in the video, not for me, haha. Thanks for the suggestion.
Most of those can be plugged in half.. which is not very safe and will be surely a fail/non compliant. Normally LVD can be tested on these easily, next to that the plugs will still need the plug certificates. That will still confirm the plug specific requirements (mechanical, dimensions etc).
Yeah, I like the dedicated ones, the AB ones, because they have official sockets on one side and plugs on the other that fit. The multi-adapter things are not amazing but with shutters I kind of accept them, step in the right direction, yeah, I forgot to show how you can just wad plugs into these things in horrible ways.
@@AllThingsOnePlace 😂great great content anyways!
Hello, any chance you could review the rocoren 200w and 400w. Please and thanks.
Yeah, they are on the list, I don't have them yet, and I have about 50 other things to do that are here.
I've had my eye on the Arsmel VisaPro 170w travel adapter, wonder how that one would stack up
Not sure, I added it to the list.
Most of them try to establish some sort of data connection which one can tell by the prompt on macOS and iOS if one wants to allow the accessory. Can you tell why that is the case? Are there any USB controllers inside doing that by default?
They should not be asking for any data communications. The chip is using the cc line to pass a small amount of data to negotiate power levels. I'm sure someone will figure out a way to hack your machine through this path, rendering USB C completely useless, but there should be no data connection from this path to any part of the computer, phone, or any other subsystem data paths. The computer can report if the charger is capable, allowing the accessory is understandable as it does connect to a data capable port but should not pass any information. Are there bad actors, probably. If you plug in a lightning, magsafe cable, those have their own chips in the cables. So, may interact differently with the system.
@@AllThingsOnePlace Yeah exactly. There should be no data communication. However I had one Traveladapter with 20W out and it initiated comm on every port, type C and A. Both my iPhone and my Macbook showed the prompt..
Never had this before with any other device. Now I lost mine at a hotel and used another one from a friend: Same thing.
Don't know what they are doing there like what is the attack vector?
I have a few chargers but from them, my Voltme Revo 20 and Voltme 30 shock me when I touch the corner of the type c port of a cable when the charger is plugged in. Now Most Chargers don't shock me and Revo 30 shocks more than 20. Then I tested the type c port using an electric tester. And the Revo 20 shines more than my 18-watt google charger. Is it normal and safe?
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I ordered a Lencent 65w travel adapter 3 days ago. Yet to receive
Nice. Let me know if it works well.
@@AllThingsOnePlaceI have it, amongst many other travel chargers (I seem to collect weird and wacky ones). I don’t have your equipment to test it, but it works well. Charges fine, doesn’t seem to get too hot, solid feeling build quality, has safety shutters and a replaceable fuse. Seems similar to the Zendure.
Please try to test this charger; it looks promising: the SmallRig 240W 4-Port PD Power Adapter.
I thought the opposite.
@AllThingsOnePlace
I am really interested in that charger because it promises that all ports can provide 140 watts and a combined 240 watts, which is perfect for my MacBook M3 (140 watts), my Anker power bank (charging at 140 watts), and other accessories. I cannot find reliable information about that charger.
the voice is... no longer monotonous?!
ITS SO MUCH BETTER!
haha, yeah, I tried to give it a little more personality.
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How'd I know I was looking for a travel adapter? U sir are a wizard
haha you mean late, perpetually late.
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ok
@@AllThingsOnePlace allow me to translate: very cool, thank you for the video