Reddit reviews Nekteck 72W 4 Port USB C Wall Charger Station, 60W Type C Power Delivery Port and Supply Adapter Replacement for MacBook Pro/Air, Dell XPS, iPad Pro 2018, iPhone Max, Pixel, S10/S9 and More(Black)

Not sure if you mean Type-A (type B is the house shaped one that plugs in the back of older scanners). Type-A is the most common USB plug that have been on computers and most wall chargers forever. Mini Type-B and Micro-Type B are the types of plugs that were on phones before type-C, if that's what you meant.

Anyway I picked up a 4-port charger with 3 Type-A and 1 Type-C (with 60W PD) so it can charge my phone, camera, and whatever else plus charge my Laptop. I keep that in my bag all the time (just need to throw in an appropriate outlet adapter if I'm going international)

I bought one of these and have been fairly impressed with it. The first one I got would just power itself down every 15 min or so, so I exchanged it. The second one has been good (one stuck pixel but I don't mind).

The all-metal case is good without much flex. The IO is pretty solid, with two USB-C ports, one USB A 2.0 port, MicroSD, and of course its own small barrel port for the power brick, but you can also optionally charge it over USB-C including with one of those breakout USB-C hubs with Power Delivery and that simultaneously gives you HDMI out, Ethernet, and such (I do this currently using this USB-C PD charger and this hub. There are cheaper USB-C hubs but I wanted one with HDMI and Ethernet output as well as Power Delivery input so I could plug everything in with the one cable).

The keyboard is decent and the layout is right to me, although it's not backlit. The touchpad is basically garbage but I don't mind since I use an external trackball. The screen is IPS and glossy glass with sharp text, but coming from a MacBook or my PowerSpec 1510 laptop, it's rather dim with low contrast. The speed of the machine is fantastic for the price, and the SSD can be easily changed out but I don't know about the RAM. There's no compartment to open just for that and I don't know how to get to it otherwise. (I may never actually need to, but I did look into it when I got it.)

The touchscreen works, but I disabled it because I wanted it to still work with the lid closed and plugged in over HDMI, and when I would close the lid it started clicking spots all over the screen. After disabling the touch screen input driver in Device Manager, no more issues with that. I don't really know what the battery life is like because I mostly will plan on keeping this plugged in. No bloatware at all. You get prompted to buy/install ESET antivirus when you boot, and if you choose no, it will uninstall even that, leaving you with a 100% clean OS with just drivers and a Winbook wallpaper.

You can probably run some form of Linux on this fine, although I've got no idea whether things like the touchscreen, sleep or the battery meter work. The wireless chipset is Intel and the sound is Realtek so I imagine those are fine but don't know for sure.

This!! This is the same case for my 15” MacBook Pro which come with 87 watts. If you use the 13” adapter at 65 it works, but slowly drains the battery under load as u/mixmastakooz states. Then Mac OS kicks in to keep it powered on; you get huge performance hits which are understandable.

As an aside, I always travel with just one adapter for everything and this works for my laptop on planes.

As an aside, u/mixmastakooz does civ 6 have good touch support? I’ve been looking at an XPS 15 or 13 with the 4K touchscreen option.

I like having the ability to charge more than one device at a time, so I've found this useful. 60 watt USB-C plus 4 standard USB-A ports in a smaller package than the MacBook charger. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24425

If you're looking for something even smaller and a single USB-C port, Anker just announced some of the new world's smallest Power Delivery chargers.
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/10/25/18022106/anker-powerport-atom-pd-1-27w-usb-c-brick-gallium-nitride

Edit: If you're looking for the Monoprice charger in stock with a USB-C cable, here's the equivalent hardware with a different logo from Nekteck: https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ/

Yeah I should have been more clear. All the functionality besides the battery bank already exist in a single device like this 60w can charger most of the USBC laptops out there.

Then I can just slip the battery bank in my pocket and go out for the day instead of bringing the charger.

I charge my laptop using a USB-C wall charger. It's the same wall charger that also charges my phone. Being USB powered doesn't mean there has to be computer involved, so why wouldn't a hardware synth be able to charge over USB-C (provided manufacturers were to release new models with the port)?

Minus the battery, this is as close as I could find. I ultimately gave up on having it combined with the battery, and I think that was for the best, actually. To include a battery and circuitry cable of delivering 45W+ would be too heavy. There is shit like the Omni Ultimate (and they have delivered successful projects before), but it's just not worth the huge weight and space.

I go with the Nekteck and a small USB C battery pack for my phone.

Why not use a multi-port charger so that you can charge your phone and tablet without having to go through the Chromebook?
Something like https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ

If it's the xps 9370 just buy a 45w USB if certified charger from amazon. Like this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0712252ZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_S5gLBbQ9DFQ9K

Or
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072QX6H8S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_G6gLBbTF4GN50

Awesome - thanks so much for your help + the follow up!
Great photo reference :)
Yeah heading to Tokyo, so on a long flight + trains throughout the trip - but trying to keep things light / somewhat minimal, thus leaning the QB820 for flexability + usb hub etc... but it is a close call! As I wont be using the power bank the full flight time - (10ish hrs) I think the 20,000 should do the job + will be able to recharge it at the hotel on arrival etc...
On the topic of recharging, I prefer black / darker stylings - do you have any black/dark wall AC usb PD chargers that would work well with the QB820 ?

Also - would this adapters USB C power outlet work to fast charge back up the QB820 ?




https://www.amazon.com/Lightbeam-Worldwide-Universal-International-Countries/dp/B07CZXC2QQ/

( Bit confused on what specs I need a wall AC / charger to have to enable fast re-charging of the power banks)

thanks again for the help / info!

EDIT: Or would this be better for travel + recharging the powerbank via usb C ?

https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ/

The /r/UsbCHardware moderator team is at your service providing information on all USB C hardware, even in other subreddits. In other words, you can run but you can't hide :D

Anker, as mentioned, is a great choice, it's one of the trio we always recommend especially for cables (AmazonBasics-Monoprice-Anker), however to give you better advice, I'd need to know what wattage do you need from the PD port. If you only want to charge Pixel, may I recommend the Xiaomi Mi 60W Fast+QC+PD usb charger CDQ06ZM? Here's a test from a highly reputable test site. If you search aliexpress (or just google 32857580730) you can find it for just 25 USD which is a great price for this many ports on a quality charger. I won't link to avoid spamming.

Should you need to charge a laptop, https://smile.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ has only three USB A ports (but you said you only needed three) and these three USB A ports are sharing 2.4A (the previous one had four sharing 4.8A plus a fifth completely standalone) however the USB C port is 60W, the charger is UL and USB IF certified and still < 30 USD.

I am using a Coosa 72W USB-C charger with my T480s. This model ("PDS75-4UTO1") is sold under different brandings for around €30-€40, e.g. this Nekteck charger on US Amazon. It can charge at 20V and 2A, i.e. 40W.

I also bought a RAVPower 26800mAh Powerbank which can charge the laptop at 15V/2A, i.e. 30W without any problems.

Here's the link I used at Amazon https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B072BD98CM/ to buy it. I will be buying a second one for international travel as well as this 60W charger (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0712252ZQ/) for recharging the things (right now I only have 18W chargers. I'd like to be able to recharge one quickly while at the airport or whatever.

Well since I never received a response I went out and bought one. This one works well it charges the laptop with no error messages and it also charges my pixel 2 it is IF usb C certified with PD specs, which was important to me. I ordered some longer cords that have full PD specs. These cords will handle up to 100watts so everything is working smoothly these USB c specs are confusing now I am labeling my cords since I have some lower wattage cords my phone uses. The Dell one is $100 geez incredibly over priced. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075WQQG7C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Their wall charger also works great. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0712252ZQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use this one for my 720S-14IKB and it's worked great so far: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0712252ZQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Not sure if the 15" model needs more juice, going off other comments here, but this definitely does the trick for me.

The USB-C is rated at 60W.

This is the charger.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0712252ZQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Slightly cheaper version of the same thing, comes with a USB-C cable that's USB IF certified for up to 100W (the Pixel 2 XL tops out at 18W, but maybe you've got a laptop or Nintendo Switch). I just replaced like 6 chargers in my house with this, they're great and affordable...

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0712252ZQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you don't care about getting a spare cable...

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24425

If you only need 1 more USB-A port, and don't mind slower charging for larger laptops...

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24426

Doesn't plug directly into the wall, it's a bit too big for that

Has been reviewed by Benson and tech journalists very well and is USB certified

https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ

I know it's not on your website, but have you had a chance to try the 60W Nekteck 4 port charger? Link It looks like the Monoprice 60W charger is out of stock for awhile and I was looking for something similar!

I got this one, works fine, if you get a longer USB C cable make sure it can handle 100W.

USB C Wall Charger, Nekteck 72W... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0712252ZQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

It will, but it doesn't come with a USB-C to USB-C cable.

https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=usb-c+charger&qid=1556070365&s=gateway&sr=8-6

This is a pretty good one, with 60W USB-C PD and a couple of USB-A ports, and it comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable as well.

check the wiki for win 2 under “about” for this sub. it has a list of known compatible pd chargers

• i like this one for home https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0712252ZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XRf6CbTVZT0AN
  
• and got an extra one of these for travel https://m.es.aliexpress.com/item/32814966297.html?trace=storeDetail2msiteDetail
  
  good luck - hth!

It should, but I haven't gotten another charger yet to test it. There's a charging dock on Amazon I'm thinking of getting so I can charge the laptop and my phone.

Just make sure you look at how many watts the charger is putting out. If you're getting a little guy meant for phones it'll take forever to charge, if it manages to charge at all. This is what I'm considering, but I'm waiting until Black Friday. https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1542039254&sr=8-7&keywords=usb+c+charger+macbook

Best Buy has an 87W USB C PD charger, but it has a built-in cable:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-type-c-wall-charger-black/5880500.p?skuId=5880500

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Personally I use Nektek's 72W (60W USB C PD, 12W USB A) charger, it includes a 3ft USB C PD cable:

https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ/

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I'll be replacing that cable with the Volta XL, it's then only USB C PD magnetic cable I'd consider using.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/volta-xl-the-only-charging-cable-you-ll-ever-need#/

I got this one https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&sr=1-3&s=wireless&keywords=usb-c%2B61w%2Bwith%2Busb-a as a secondary charger for my 13" MacBook Pro a while back and I also use it with my Matebook X Pro.

I like it because it's full 60w USB-C, but also offers 12w for 3 USB-A ports if you need to plug in a phone or tablet or other device. Wirecutter recommended it and it's been a fantastic travel accessory. I literally got one that I just leave in my carry-on because I travel so much.

Anker (Not Aukey) has had very well-reviewed MBP chargers for a few years now, and they are a reliable brand. Now that there's an actual certification, USB-IF, we can tell if they're safe. I've also been using https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Charger-Nekteck-Delivery-Station/dp/B0712252ZQ/ with my OEM apple cable for about 2 years. Also fast charges my iPad and iPhone.

When you shop, the primary thing you are looking to match up is the video resolution you plan to connect with for any video monitors. Just about anything works at 1080p, but things start to get hairy with 4k, 5k, etc. (Had a grand adventure trying to get a 'legacy' 30" dual link DVI monitor to connect. USB-C > mini DP, mini DP > dual link DVI dongle daisy chain)

Just about anything I picked up handled USB-A and SD cards.

For my own workflow, one of the things I did was buy something just for power. One USB-C @60W for my i9/32G macbook keeps up at home, and I mostly use the USB-A ports for charging other gadgets - not for data. (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0712252ZQ for $35) Picked up a few uniquely colored cables so I can see data vs power. I'm a developer, and that silly power supply has been keeping up with fan spinning power draws for almost a year when I'm at home.

I got a Nekteck charger for my T480, and it works great.