2023 USB Charger Buying Guide and My Choices

2023 USB Charger Buying Guide and My Choices

In this video I am attempting to make it easier to pick which power adapter or charger will work for your device and how to pick one and which ones I picked and why. Not the best video ever.

Videos for each device:

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Equipment:
Video Editing Software: DaVinci Resolve 18
Video Camera / Still Camera: Sony ZV1
Lights: Three VILTROX VL-200T
Microphone: Blue encore300 / MOTU / Reaper
Power Z USB 3.1 Decoy (PD 3.1 Emulator) eBay

00:00 Intro
00:44 What is USB Power Delivery
04:30 Examples with Devices
06:05 20W
07:00 30W
07:39 100W Desktop
08:30 100W Wall
08:55 165W Desktop
09:34 140W Wall
09:58 300W Desktop
10:33 Conclusions

[graxxor]

Your power brick reviews are by far the the most thorough I've come across. Nobody else touches on waveform or power factor, for example... Excellent stuff for us nerds.

[jhritz]

Thanks! Wonderfully geeky and detailed reviews. Much respect!

[SpiritAngelo]

Just ordered the Ugreen 200W because of your reviews. Thanks for the awesome detailed testing !!!
Now to spend time going through your reviews for the powerbanks.

[gangstaelegantproductions]

I have to say this is my favorite tech channel by far, you're straight to the point, you don't try too hard to make "cinematic" shots, you don't use retarded youtuber language, and you do proper testing not just talk about how you feel about a product. Don't change my friend.

[NoxiousNinja]

I picked up a Rocoren 100W based on your review. I've only had it for a week, but I definitely appreciate the removable cord and standard connector.

[vevenaneathna]

recently converted my wifi and modem to usb-c versions. the modem i had to solder in a 12v trigger board. switched to short baseus usb-c cords and some cheap "20watt charger bricks" which can do the 12v at 1.67amps. compared to the original modem and router my ISP sent us, im saving 6-10bucks per month in electricity which is insane. going to build a little usb-c UPS soon for fun. the project will literally pay for itself in a couple months time and once i upgrade the hardware i can recycle the power brick and usb-c cables. this is the true utility of usb-c. 12v is so useful

[DmitryKaminski]

Ugreen 300W bricked after 3 months of light usage so I had to return it, there are also many 1-star reviews on Amazon about this particular model with the same issue

[Flash]

I think you may have misspoke… USB-C PD is at version 3.1 not 4.1 1:01

By the way… EXCELLENT job with this… I LOVE your work!

[zenicoz]

Great video again. I'm not surprised you have the Satechi as your daily driver, I'm in the same case.
Your recommendation on the 300w Ugreen is looking very interesting since the 4 ports on the satechi are quickly used up if you have more than 4 devices to charge.
Looking forward to more awesome content. 😊

[Michael-suip]

1:17 "I haven't seen any devices that supply more than 28 Volts yet"
Framework 16 laptop comes with a PD 3.1 180W USB C charger at 36V 5A. The Framework 16 promises to accept up to a 240W 48V 5A PD 3.1 charger.
Get one of those chargers if possible and try it out, its the bleeding edge of tech! (I don't have one)

[Prowlyi]

Few weeks ago was thinking about when you'd make something like this, thanks! As me and my friend are in the market to get one

[earcher]

Hey are you making a 2024 version of this video? I noticed it was around this time last year that you posted this and I am in the market for a charger so I figured it was worth an ask :)

[satxrnhimself]

I debate between getting 2 chargers of 737 GaNPrime 120W A2148311 vs getting Ugreen CD333-90903B vs getting 3-4 chargers of the anker A2147G21. Also, are the cables I chose good from amazon? Anker 333 100w braided black USB to USB, and anker 331 USB c to lightning braided black. My use case is for iPhone 14 pro, iPhone 16 pro max, airpods pro 2 USB c, apple watch series 10, and iPad air m2 11.

[BRANDORILEY]

Dude you’re such a fucking beast I hope your channel blows up, your content is already on par with dave2d and better than unboxtherapy. Watched one video and subbed. Really hope things take off for you, definitely deserve it. Thank you.

[portraitonetelo]

Awesome channel. Will you be doing a review on the Rocoren 200w 6c+2a adapter? Would love to see how these 8 port adapter fare with anker and ugreen. Thanks.

[Mr_nah]

Any alternative to Anker A2123? It would be great to have something in the same form factor with as many USB ports as possible with QC3 and higher output of at least 20w per port

[ronazhang]

Thank you for introducing the protocols. It's very useful for me to buy my charger.

[mvr]

Right now the anker A2343 is $54, the 736 is $40, the 737 $60. Baseus CCGAN100US $48

Which the best deal? Mainly using to charge large power banks (phones im not worried about sonce they all can handle that)

[nomadnerd]

At 1:02 you are saying "USB-PD currently at version 4.1", but the screen shows 3.1, and the current Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery Specification is at version 3.2.

[befringe]

Hello! May I ask you to test new Belkin charger? 45$ & I like size and 3 usb-c /67w - right enough power for my MacBook air and small stuff like iphones and headphones. "BoostCharge 3 Port USB-C Wall Charger PPS 67W" will it be a good and safe option for traveling with?