Anker Prime Power Bank 27,650mAh 3-Port 250W Portable Charger (99.54Wh) Smart App Compatible

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Anker Prime Power Bank, 27,650mAh 3-Port 250W Portable Charger (99.54Wh) Smart App, Compatible with MacBook Pro/Air, iPhone 15/14/13 Series, Samsung, Dell, and More (Charging Base Not Included)
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[@thewillsfamilyaccount6486]

Love the energy! Nicely done! 😊

[@wwjoshdew]

Thank you so much for the feedback

[@jesseback3536]

​@@wwjoshdew in the app you can change the status of C1 port to make it input only, output only, or both. It's in a section called "port status"

[@wwjoshdew]

@@jesseback3536 yup. I discovered that after making this video. lol

[@battery_wattage]

Thanks for this review. I got one as soon as I saw the discount you showed which is a great deal in my book.

[@wwjoshdew]

Awesome. Glad to be of service.

[@tyronewalker5764]

Ordered mine from Anker, with the charge deck coming from Amazon. 😊

[@Mobstoper]

I love mine. I haven’t had any issues with it so far. I still need the charging base

[@LeoLiburon]

I love the base, idk of you have got it yet, but I was surprised you could use the battery screen as a clock display.

[@TechOut]

This power bank can actually charge at 170W if you use both USB C ports at the same time

[@martybli]

What charger plugs do you have to use to do this? I had it on the 100w base and also added two usb-c wires connected to two 20w plugs and was charging it at 140w. Can you use any combination of power to charge it. In the write up it says you need to use a 140w charger and 2 usb c leads to achieve this. Does it not mean you need two charger plugs as well as you can’t charge a 170w from a 140w plug? Thanks for any help you can offer.

[@toetie2019]

11:25

[@davidfagerberg9283]

4:52

[@clinteastwood8222]

Went out and bagged myself one of these bad boyz. This power bank is a game changer especially with the ability to upgrade firmware that manages the power distribution. What a quality product. It impressed me so much that i bought a couple of the Anker 30w nano power banks and I get about 2 charges out of that for my IPhone 15PM. Totally awesome devices wow 🤩 ❤🎉

[@shaufiqfauzi6640]

I’ve got this powerbank yesterday I’ve charge the powerbank on both USC C almost 170W input by using single powerbrick the Chargeasap 270W Zeus Gan charger.

[@wwjoshdew]

That’s awesome!

[@thatfloridian5719]

I just ordered one of these a few days ago and was waiting for a good review to be posted and this showed up this morning

[@RationallySkeptical]

There are good reviews of this more than 6 months prior to this one, though...

[@sebastianmachado-gg9dv]

I have the 20,000 mah model and I love it even though it has no bluetooth

[@douglasmontgomery6315]

Great review..one of the ONLY that show/prove it supports pass-through charging.

[@wwjoshdew]

@@douglasmontgomery6315 i try. Thank you so much for the amazing comment Douglas!

[@inachu]

I bought this one and love it. I also use it for my Quest 2

[@BlazingNina]

Just got this for $119 on Amazon. In the app you can turn off the output or input in the app

[@wwjoshdew]

@@BlazingNina yeah. Of course I found out after recording so now everyone gets to comment about that until the end of time. Haha

[@konnor2588]

So it can be used like how you used the old one with your power station? ​This video was so helpful. Love my new one@@wwjoshdew

[@john_hind]

Thanks for this, I bought one plus the desk charger which is fast enough for me! It almost went back as dead on arrival though since I could not get an initial charge into it. I eventually tried with a cable connection to the desk charger and it sprang to life. Seems like it depends on having some power in the battery in order to command the desk charger to deliver power on the spring pins. Also I almost did not buy because the spec says it only gives 1.5A at 12V, which is odd because at 9V and 15V it is rated to 3A. But pleasant surprise, when I tested it using a 12V decoy cable and an electronic load, it was quite happy delivering 3A at 12V! Then I tried my TS80P PD soldering iron. This has been hit and miss in the past: a lot of PD power supplies do not support 12V and of those that do, many would not do so for the TS80P falling back to 9V (and slow heating times). I was pleased to find the iron works nicely with the power bank, reporting it is getting 12V and nearly 30W (2.5A). But the display on the bank and the app both show C1 delivering power, but 0A, 0W! The iron is definitely hot though so it is getting power from somewhere!

[@wwjoshdew]

You can also set a port to only input or output.

[@adriftatlas]

If you go to Port Status under Settings you can set USB-C1 to input, output, or input/output. One quirk I found was that even when it says 100% full while charging it pulls another 20Wh+ after from the charger as measured with a ChargerLab KM003C. Meanwhile it's not showing any input at all. Its temperature remains high and Cumulative Usage Data - Input Power still increments. Sneaky sneaky! I'm guessing it shows full at roughly 80%. Thing is it doesn't trickle charge once it says 100% either but goes full bore as it did before. So if you really want to ensure that it's done charging leave it on the charger for an extra 20min or so. Why Anker did this I have no clue.

[@v1nce502]

This quirk was also observed in his Anker Prime 12K review

[@Umuliuz]

Finally got it myself as well. Thank you for showing me what it can do :p

[@clinteastwood8222]

Great video. Love the chance to see the power bank being updated. Can’t wait to get mine.

[@geezer2tech154]

12:53 My guess is that the input optimized charging only charges the powerbank to say 50%, for example, between MN and 5AM when set to MN-6AM, then charges it from 50% to 100% from 5AM to 6AM so it's ready to go at your 6AM wake-up time. This prevents the powerbank from holding a 100% charge throughout the night while you are sleeping in order to increase the battery lifespan. It does the same thing with output charging to help preserve the battery in your cellphone.

[@richardransier3002]

My Tandem pump uses the USB-A to charge. Some cables won't work. It's got a micro c connection.

[@13duaner]

Actually the USB-A port is quite useful. I have mine and the USB-A port is the only one that can charge my OnePlus Open with the Super vooc at 60W!

[@bigo63]

I bought this powebank and its the best powebank ive bough but c port support 2.0 fast charging and the app cant beat this powebank

[@Seanosborn861]

I purchased one today directly from anker it was ment to be £179 but they had a £50 off so I got it for £113 so it’s a bargain 😂

[@wwjoshdew]

@@Seanosborn861 nice!!

[@adamrobles213]

How heavy is it and is it easy to carry with an iPad and a keyboard and two water bottles inside of a backpack or should I do the 12?

[@bigo63]

I just learned something new if you keep cycling through the power bank screen eventually the eyes would show up so cool found out accidentally

[@wwjoshdew]

I’ll have to try that

[@PedroSombreireiro]

Trying to decide this vs UGreen Nexode. Any ideas? The price is lower on the UGREEN

[@AliDosh]

So at the end, the "input" was 140W, but the output was 100W. Doesn't that mean that only 40W was used to charge the power bank? I mean it wasn't technically "charging" at 140W, right?

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

Most of the time you have to use a power Breck you already have and most get super hot like they might catch fire itself.

[@rudelserrano4990]

Can you please change the Anker 548 with the solar panel fully please and thank you

[@it_wasmeme2233]

How many charges can you get when charging your iPhone 15 pro max?

[@BryanMiraflor]

Josh, if I get this 250w, is there any benefit in keeping the 737 if I don't need another power bank?

[@wwjoshdew]

@@BryanMiraflor not really. This is the ultimate Anker power bank right now.

[@dannyeon8605]

What is the best option to recharge the power bank to keep the battery in good condition 100w or 140w to recharge?

[@user-if4jg6ul9o]

It doesn’t seem to charge if you use the 250 watt charger and put into the 150 watt port.

[@TheColinputer]

Man i wish Anker would make this but with double the capacity. I dunno if they are worried about making too much of a brick. Or bad press causing an incident on a plane etc. But i just think its kind of pointless having that high an output for such a low capacity. Like you wouldnt even be able to fully charge a 16" MBP (99WH battery) with this. Plus you will knacker the battery either draining it to 0% all the time. Or even just high charge/discharge rates. Should be 200-300WH IMO.

[@TheColinputer]

Actually now i think about it. The electronics from this. With the lipofe4 battery from the power core reserve would be amazing. You get so much battery cycle life with lipofe4 compared to normal NMC

[@adriftatlas]

@@TheColinputer The airlines limit batteries to 100Wh. That's why nearly every single battery in a device is limited to 100Wh. While it won't fully charge a MBP 16" it will get it to at least 80% from empty. A newer Apple Silicon MBP 16" will gain an entire workday of use. NMC is used in most power banks because it has a higher energy density than LiFePO4. Weight is more important than longevity in this application.

[@davidchung5885]

Do you think charging dock, for $70 is worth buying? Or..

[@ThatCrazyRCGuy67]

Just got mine, they have a great deal with the base, mine came dead...so not happy about that,, a power bank should never be at 0....

[@Whigu]

Did you charge it via USB-C first? You _HAVE TO_ charge it via USB-C even just a little bit before doing anything else with it.

[@ThatCrazyRCGuy67]

​@@WhiguYeah i used USB C....

[@lemon9.9]

Is it heating up when it's charging at 140w while outputting 90w?

[@rub1316]

Can you recharge the powerbank at 170w with one 140w charger and one smaller 30w charger? I don't have anything that can give more than 140 and don't want to buy another baseus 140w charger . Thanks a lot!

[@masoomimasoomi8514]

Wow its a great video 👍

[@RIP....]

I whanted to buy it but on recharging the temp reach 40C so no thank u , i bought 737 first gen

[@ivanbenkocky3290]

my solution, charge it in basement or at night on colder room and then you will get maybe lower temperatures

[@adriftatlas]

It's pretty normal for batteries to heat up while charging.

[@RIP....]

@@adriftatlas Not in long therm

[@MikeVideos327]

@@RIP....you think electric cars are not safe sitting in the sun all day??

[@DreadLocksForeva.]

Thnx you for great video

[@Sensei_Leo]

hey josh my 13 pro max is charging at 7watts. my earbods and airpods both also charging at 2watts. my earbuds can be charged with the 140w cable and still doing very low i even have trickle charge off i dont know what to do.

[@meep8309]

My output fluctuates when charging an s24u, is that a nornal issue?

[@boneharvester_eth4021]

I just ordered the gold one

[@ΣτέργιοςΜπαιραχταρης]

Hello.... This power bank charge with charger 100w usb c to usb or usb a to cm

[@v1nce502]

What is blud talking about?

[@14_yote5_oh5]

It will charge at full 170W when it reaches 55%

[@manuellujan666]

These things are getting so cool I miss when things were more "Tech" if you know what I'm saying

[@Itsjrob_]

Well now they did an update which lets you control what the c1 port does ! Now u can set the first port for only input or output !

[@sidewinder244]

Thanks for this, one of the advantages of having a powerbank with firmware updates...just bought it on sale too, way more features than the first gen 737 i previously had, the screen itself is worth the upgrade

[@Itsjrob_]

@@sidewinder244 no problem man ! And yes absolutely right ! 100 percent worth the upgrade

[@bridgethings4225]

@@sidewinder244 does only the 27k size have firmware updates? or does the 20k also get them

[@childone4315]

Cool. Does both c1 and c2 support 5A pps mode? Tq

[@Whigu]

I have to ask why would you want to do that? Is there any reason not to have it input/output all the time?

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

I never ordered these because most never came with a power Breck to recharge it. Can anybody tell me why.?

[@barplyer]

Their gan power brick is expensive so they aren't going to add it in otherwise the cost will bump up pretty significantly

[@Tj-oq2lw]

Your able to the change the port status on C1 to input or out output only .. idk if this was just and update

[@TickaTom1]

Dumb question probably but is a 25watt charger too small to charge the power bank?

[@Eddienet]

Got mine yesterday, it charges slow, 2-7 w on phones, and everythingelse sending it back this week very disapointed

[@genotabby]

What phone are you charging? I've been getting 15-25w on my Samsung fold and up to 140w on my Macbook

[@Eddienet]

@@genotabby iphone and samsung s21 ultra,

[@v1nce502]

Skill isssue

[@AnimeWorld-dd2tm]

No efficiency test?

[@adriftatlas]

In my testing I was able to pull 90.6Wh as measured with a ChargerLab KM003C charging my MacBook Pro M1 Max 16" at roughly 126W.

[@tyronewalker5764]

Is this system future proof?

[@JoshThompson25]

They need to give it 3 usb c ports

If flying the limit is 100wh

[@erikkuhlemeyer9402]

Link to that basus charger?

[@luisgarza8636]

can that powerbank charge a steamdeck

[@rydermiller4263]

The battery isn't very large tho

[@ivandrofly]

Anker :D

[@tuco1314]

Anker is slowly failing off

[@tuco1314]

ima go check baseus out!

[@AliDosh]

⏳🔌.. You can charge it in ≈ 45 minutes, and it can recharge your iPhone (15 Pro Max) ≈ 6 times. 🎒.. & As long as you can carry it with your phone, you are practically charging your iPhone (0-100%) in 07:30 minutes! (45 minutes ÷ number of iPhone full charges) 🏕️🏖️.. So, for a 6-days trip, you can spend 45 minutes next to an outlet 🍽️ and you’re good to go! 🕘🧳✈️

[@alexmotts]

Yep soon as i saw it on sale i bought it lol