second post so go easy on me yeah
works out to be $135.46 delivered which is approx $5 cheaper than it is on amazon
was shopping around for another one. picked one up from amazon a few weeks ago, great nifty powerbank that charges my laptop and phones
unfortunately i haven't used powerbanks from other brands like anker and what not so i can't offer a comparison
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145W is too much for my needs, but 100W is just right. I bought the B63 100W from INIU on Monday (which is half the price of this Ugreen one) and I'm just waiting on delivery. I've been in contact with their customer service also and they have been fantastic to deal with. Very responsive and helpful on email.
INIU Power Bank B63 | 100W | 25,000mAh | $79.99
Their code is still active so you can secure a further discount using INIUTHATMARK to bring it down to $68 total.
I've been debating between this and the Anker 737 for a while. Anker has the 140W fast charging (of the power bank itself) but has a stupid form factor. Might bite the bullet and get this finally.
yeah i was considering the anker 737 and i agree, its absolutely massive haha
A nifty feature of these newer designs (I have a ZMI no.20, which is often mentioned as one of the best) is that they can power low current devices. This may not sound important, but finding a top-of-the line ZMI won't power some small USB devices continuously is pretty annoying (e.g. a white noise machine while out camping).
"is that they can power low current devices."
I thought this low current mode was quite common on powerbank's these days. at least both my normal sized (~10000mAh) ones have it. it's more necessary towards the end of the charge cycle for small devices when the current drops below 50mA between 80% and 100% charge level. if you don't have low current mode turned on and with that low draw the a powerbank without low current mode starts turning off and on over and over again constantly.
the real nifty feature I think about the ZMI/Xiaomi No.20 is that it's output's aren't interrupted when plugging the powerbank in the charge. e.g. so you can have it connected to a PD output solar panel, and have a raspberry pi or something similar running off the No.20 24/7. it basically operates like a UPS. well at least the 210w version does (global model I think), I heard there is a lower output version.
I don't think I have heard of a single powerbank that works like a UPS like the No.20 does. at least I think it has some well designed circuitry inside.
Would prefer a 100w unit instead of 145w