Anker Prime 250W USB C Charger, Ultra-Fast 6-Port GaN Charging Station, 2.26" LCD Display and Smart Control Dial, Compatible with MacBook Pro/Air, iPhone 15/14/13, Pixel, Galaxy, Apple Watch, and More

It’s not often a product compels me to write an immediate review but I’m so impressed by this Anker charging device that I just had to. Main reason for getting this charger was because I wanted something with a mix of USB C and A ports that could charge a number of items connected to it simultaneously without sharing or compromising the power given to each device so this meets that requirement perfectly. Add to that the detailed display on the front which gives you specific information about each charging port and then add to that the device connects to WiFi, or Bluetooth, and to an app to your phone allowing you to not only monitor things like Watts Amps and Volts but to turn on and off each port as you wish as well as some clever schedules and power graphs and controls. The build quality is excellent and the items doesn’t feel hot so the tech inside is definitely doing a good job of managing power effectively. I’m just so impressed at the thought that has gone into this, and it certainly meets and exceeds my expectations, I absolutely recommend this product, well done Anker.

I initially bough the 200W Anker charger which performed well. Except, it kept generating a "Weak charger state" warning message on my 5 year-old Lenovo laptop which normally charges at 70-80W, indicating some incompatibility with the newer charging standards. Upon measuring the 200W charger, it delivered the required power output of 70-80W despite of the warning, charging the laptop well. However the ongoing (and misleading) warning message quickly became a nuisance, so with the Black Friday deals I decided to order the 250W charger. I am please to report, that with that the annoying error message was gone.Quick update on the 250W Anker charger after a few days of use:CUSTOM CHARGING MODE: current firmware (as of Nov 2024) is 1.2.3.2. This allows custom charging profiles where you can set for every channel the desired output power with a slider. This allowed me to set 100-70-80-0 watts for the 4 USB C ports, allowing me to charge 3 laptops, while completely disabling USB C4 and the USBC A1 and A2 ports. The A1 and A2 ports combined take up min 15W, but they can also be disabled and all power routed to the USB C ports.ACCURACY OF BUILT-IN POWER METER: I found the combined accuracy accuracy of the built-in meter spot on, however the individual channels were sometimes way off. For e.g. when charging my 250W anker power bank with 2 USB cables, the charger display indicated 75W + 75W for each USB C port. This was different from the power input shown on the power bank, showing 110 W + 40 W input for the USB C ports. When added individual power meters to each USB C cable, it confirmed the 110 + 40 power distribution, the power bank figures' being correct. Not that important but worth mentioning.THERMAL STRESS TEST: testing the unit at 250V voltage in the UK, when running at full load for about 20 min - while topping up my 250W Anker power bank and charging some other devices - the charger just got warm, not even hot. I do not have the means to stress test the unit at 250W for extended periods of time, but in real life I rarely (if ever) need that much sustained power. Most of the time I am charging 2 laptops at around 170W combined power, which the unit handles well at 250V mains. So overall, it works well.ONLINE CONNECTIVITY: the wifi connectivity is needed for the following:- Firmware updates - new updates do not show and can't be performed via Bluetooth connection only- Long-term charging history graph, updated every 10 mins.Short-term charging history, updated every second, showing the last few minutes is always available. All other features, custom charging mode etc. are also available without a wifi connection, via Bluetooth only. At this firmware, with no wifi connection, I have not seen red warnings in the software, every functionality being available and operating normally.FACTORY RESET: performing a factory reset will only reset the default menu parameters (e.g. screen brightness, timeout, charging mode defaults to AI mode etc.). A reset:- Does NOT erase previously created custom charging profiles.- Defaults the connectivity to no connection. One has to reconnect via Bluetooth. Wifi connection is disabled, although the wifi credentials are not wiped but still present to facilitate future reconnection. To re-establish wifi connection after a reset, the user has to expressly initiate the wifi reconnection manually.Hope this point is useful info for privacy conscious users.

Desktop charger with additional features and information. So far it seems to be working well and charging anything i connect to it. The display is a nice feature if for any reason you are concerned or excited by thaving this data. The build quality also is impressive.

Got the 100W base first, doesn't work with my laptop, very disappointing.This unit is 250W, you can also turn ports on/off and set ports as a priority. This means my laptop receives whatever charge it needs without complaint and the front display shows me exactly what is being delivered which is really nice.It's pricey but it is a really nice product, I have quite a few anker products and they are all well built and well designed. This is no exception.

I know it’s pricy but this charger is worth the money.Old one, despite being decent one, wasn’t able to provide stable current to my apple headphones whilst charging something else so I constantly heard the chime of them being disconnected and connected again. It doesn’t happen here. All devices are being charged absolutely independently to each other.Another little thing is that any time I can check what current is being used for every device and I can do it remotely on the app connected to the charger. Can your charger do that?And the last little thing… the time it shows on the screen. My phone lies flat and I couldn’t see the time without grabbing hold of it when here I can do that and return to sleep (if I can) without any moves 😉

Not cheap but cool AF - looks good, easy to connect with the app though no need to use that unless you want to change modes (which can also be done on the device), love that the USB-C's are on the front and the USB-A relegated to the sides. Love being able to see the amount of draw from each device.Bought 2 - both have multiple devices attached to them constantly including laptops, iPad Pro's, drone battery chargers, torches etc.Great build quality and just works flawlessly.

Not sure if I’ll need the max power for now. But it’s nice to know I could technically plug in 4 MacBooks and they would all charge reasonably quick. Using the app it’s nice to control the power delivery and prioritise certain ports. I may buy another in the future for my work desk too. Build quality is what I expected.