I Replaced My Macbook Charger With This Compact Wall Unit - And Wish I'd Done It Sooner

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I can't judge really mini wall chargers are getting acknowledgment to gallium nitride (GaN) technology. I retrieve erstwhile a 30W charger would beryllium a big, brick-sized lump. Now you tin get chargers that are respective times much powerful for a fraction of nan size.

Take nan Cuktech 15 for example. This is simply a beast of a charger successful a petite package.

At nan halfway it's a 140W portion measuring 3.11 x 2.56 x 1.26 inches and weighing 11.8 oz, similar to nan charger that Apple ships pinch its MacBook Pro laptops but 20% smaller. This charger is acold much elastic acknowledgment to being kitted retired pinch not 1 larboard -- but four.

There are 3 UBS-C ports, 2 tin of 140W max erstwhile powering 1 device, and nan different that's bully up to 33W max erstwhile utilized connected its own. There's besides a USB-A larboard that's bully for 18W max erstwhile utilized alone. When utilized successful various combinations, nan powerfulness output drops, but moreover pinch each 4 ports successful use, nan portion tin still present 65W from a azygous USB-C port, which is capable to support moreover a beefy laptop running.

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The charger besides supports a full scope of accelerated charging protocols -- PD, PPS, QC, FCP, and SCP -- truthful you're guaranteed to get nan fastest complaint possible.

But there's much to this charger than being mini and powerful, it besides runs really cool. This is simply a consequence of utilizing GaN transistors which are a batch much businesslike than older silicon semiconductors, alongside intelligent creation that helps to dissipate nan power generated.   

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The portion besides has a nice, tactile feel, making it easy to plug and unplug nan unit. The prongs besides fold distant neatly, which is useful if you return this pinch you erstwhile you travel, because it'll extremity an errant prong piercing your suitcase aliases bag.

The Cuktech 15 is simply a very compact yet powerful charger.

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Why I urge this product

When I opened this charger, I was shocked by really compact it was. I was convinced that I'd been sent nan incorrect one, because a 140W charger pinch aggregate ports conscionable had to beryllium bigger. But I was wrong.

This charger does everything it should, and does that safely and without getting basking and bothered. I've had this powering each sorts of devices, from moving my MacBook Pro to charging my earbuds, and besides had it aggregate devices hooked up to it for days connected end. Again, nan Cuktech 15 performed flawlessly.

I urge this merchandise for its operation of features comparative to worth -- arsenic of correct now you tin get 1 for $50, a bully discount connected nan accustomed value of $70.