USB was originally supposed to be the one-cable-to-the-base-everything solution for charging and connecting devices, but then it was split into micro and micro variants and things got messy again. USB-C is the mega USB port we’ve all been waiting for, and now that everything from laptops to smartphones use the same cable, we can take advantage of unified charging solutions like Satechi’s new 200W 6-Port PD GaN charger that will rid your desk of wall warts .
You’re probably already using some sort of multiport USB-C charging solution to keep your smartphone, smartwatch, and other small gadgets charged, but there’s a good chance it doesn’t provide enough power for a laptop either, so somewhere around your desk there’s another wall wart crowding an outlet. or a power strip.
Wall warts aren’t going extinct anytime soon, but you can at least make your desk a little more stylish with Satechi’s new multi-USB-C charger that takes advantage of Gallium Nitride technology to charge six devices via USB-C at the same time. Two of the ports are USB-C PD 3.1 and can deliver 140W of power to a device such as a laptop, while the other four are USB-C PD 3.0 with the charger intelligently splitting the remaining 200W of power available to other connected devices while a laptop is connected.
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At $150 when available sometime in the second quarter of 2023, the Satechi 200W 6-Port PD GaN Charger certainly doesn’t come cheap. But Apple’s own 140W charging brick For the MacBook Pro it’s $100 and only offers one USB-C port, while… 150W GaNPrime 747 charger from Anker It’s $110 for three USB-C ports, but it clocks in at 100W of power delivery per device. For $40 more, Satechi’s solution can hold twice as many devices, while maximizing the MacBook Pro’s power thirst.
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