Anker announced respective additions to the company’s Prime enactment of chargers today, including a caller desktop mentation that allows the powerfulness output of its six USB ports to beryllium customized done a power dial. As a result, connected devices get precisely arsenic overmuch powerfulness arsenic they need.
The caller $169.99 Anker Prime Charger shares 250W of powerfulness crossed 4 USB-C ports and 2 USB-A ports. The archetypal USB-C larboard tin present up to 140W of powerfulness portion the different 3 max retired astatine 100W. The 2 USB-A ports present up to 22.5W each.
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The charger offers 4 antithetic powerfulness organisation modes, adjustable done a built-in power dial oregon Anker’s mobile app.
- In the default AI Power Mode, the powerfulness requirements of connected devices are detected and powerfulness organisation is adjusted automatically.
- Port Priority Mode allows 2 of the charger’s selected ports to person precedence implicit the remainder and support their afloat powerfulness output, adjacent arsenic different devices are connected.
- Dual-Laptop Mode volition prioritize powerfulness transportation to 2 connected laptops erstwhile they are connected to the charger’s archetypal 2 USB-C ports.
- Low Current Mode reduces the powerfulness output connected each the ports to assistance sphere the artillery beingness of regularly charged devices similar smartphones.
A 2.26-inch LCD surface shows the powerfulness gully of each USB-C port, arsenic good arsenic the full powerfulness gully of each connected devices. It besides lets the Anker Prime Charger treble arsenic a desktop clock, displaying the clip and day arsenic a screensaver that activates aft a acceptable time. For much elaborate data, including the powerfulness gully implicit time, the output tin besides beryllium monitored done a Bluetooth transportation to Anker’s mobile app.
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A somewhat cheaper (by astir $5) alternate is the caller 8-in-1 Anker Prime Charging Station. For $164.99 it offers a maximum powerfulness output of 240W crossed 4 USB-C ports and 2 USB-A ports, and includes a brace of AC outlets that volition prevention you from having to crawl nether a table to plug thing in.
The 8-in-1 lacks antithetic charging modes — it automatically detects the powerfulness needs of connected devices and distributes it arsenic needed — but it does connection connectivity to Anker’s mobile app, allowing powerfulness output to beryllium monitored and scheduled. It besides features a precise ample partition adapter, which means the instrumentality that really sits connected your table is slimmer than Anker’s different desktop offerings.
Both chargers are disposable starting contiguous done Anker’s online store.