Anker Prime 250W Charger, Ultra-Fast 6-Port GaN Charging Station, LCD Display and Smart Control Dial

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Anker Prime 250W USB-C Charger, Ultra-Fast 6-Port GaN Charging Station, 2.26" LCD Display and Smart Control Dial, Compatible with MacBook Pro/Air, iPhone 15/14/13, Pixel, Galaxy, and More (Silver)
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[@pepito69]

Thanks!

[@wwjoshdew]

woah. you're the first to use that feature! like... ever. so thank you!!

[@pepito69]

@@wwjoshdew no problem 🙂

[@iDeepu]

This is the perfect charger mankind need. great job Anker.

[@wwjoshdew]

Hell yeah. I’ve been using it daily since this video.

[@wwjoshdew]

Before a bot comments first... let me do it!

[@rafflesmaos]

Something like this but also doubling as a USB hub would be the most perfect solution to all of my USB related problems. No idea why the majority of USB hubs these days use a short tiny cable that is basically only designed for laptops, and don't do power delivery.

[@akumarus]

nice video ! I have so many chargers now at home that I have run out of places to plug them lol!

[@wwjoshdew]

@@akumarus haha. This should help that a little.

[@chriscord6524]

I share your excitement for the screen on the charger, Bluetooth is bonus.

[@ev4657]

Love your energy! I can totally related with the excitement and the ADHD comment. Haha thank you for the video!

[@wwjoshdew]

you're very welcome. I appreciate the kind words.

[@dwj3005]

That puts anker back on top of ugreen and all other power bank companies. Anker rules.

[@wwjoshdew]

hell yeah. I can't wait to post a video on the C300 and C300 DC!! It's literally going to be the best. like... damn

[@GodOfChaos_HeXa]

ugreens 300W nextode charger is absolut ass, i have to send in mine to amazon for a refund, ugreens quality controll is ass IMO. After only 6 monts of light use my 300W nextode dies on ports c2 and c3 (100W boath) now im getting the anker one form this video, it looks amazing

[@pairasox]

They do objectively rule, ngl… but they’re so darn expensive i always hesitate to click checkout.

[@thefoxhouse]

There’s no difference between the rounded and squared off power cords other than the shape. Thanks for the video! I might have to put this on my wishlist. An Amazon review with photo showing the date slightly incorrect as the 23th instead of 23rd, but I assume that can be resolved with a firmware update

[@JimEdds]

Thanks for this. Finally I see the AC cable is not permanently attached. Easier to pack for travel. I have the tall vertical one but you have to also carry the heavy mount. A pain.

[@ozmozis6073]

Looks good. As an IOT recommend joining to a guest network. FYI. Joystick down to go up is what pilots do, on take-off and down for landing. All legal. lol :P

[@wwjoshdew]

haha, man I just like creating engaging conversations. so saying stuff like that, it gets people to comment about it. It's all fun and games man.

[@ozmozis6073]

@@wwjoshdew So awesome! Appreciate your work. :D

[@wwjoshdew]

@@ozmozis6073 thanks man. I truly enjoy comments and love seeing notifications from people like you and trying to reply to them all. thank you!

[@apricot_mango]

Anker has really gotten very expensive, and I've been avoiding their brands lately.

[@joamettorresortiz9271]

This is a quality product not some garbage chargers like belkin

[@TheColinputer]

I always play on inverted on console. I think it just comes from the amount of time i have spent using tripods. They are inverted just by how they work with you being behind the pivot point. So you lift the handle up to tilt camera down etc. This looks awesome though. I almost bought the old version on Amazon few days back because it was on special. But i think i will wait for this to come out here now. I really do wish they took that port control one step further. And gave us a manual mode where you can set the ports to whatever max wattage you want. For me it would be 100w (for Macbook) 25w (for 15 Pro Max) 25w (for S24 Ultra) Then let the 4th USB C and the USB A ports stay on auto for whatever else i randomly plug in, powerbanks/my old iPhone 11 work phone etc.

[@wwjoshdew]

Haha. I was just having fun and trying to bring out the video game pilots!! Lol. But that's such a great idea. Which could be brought with an update if Anker wanted us to have that in the future!!

[@MohamedElZayatH90d]

I liked it a lot, but unfortunately I am in Egypt and it will be very expensive. I hope you try pressing it, taking a temperature and trying to add a cooling promoter. ❤

[@cooper1095]

also, being able to individually turn off power is pretty nice

[@wwjoshdew]

Most definitely!

[@TherealDjTired]

@@wwjoshdewwould you be able to set the max power output like to limit charging power to 14 W or any W below the given limit?

[@sethterwilliger9434]

The man has more power then Tim Allen in home improvement

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

So basically, the price of these products has been steadily rising because people want to be able to fast charge their smartphones and their gaming laptops simultaneously. Personally, I see no reason to try and USBC charge everything simultaneously when the power draw is so high - especially from one device. I travel annually for about a month-2 months in a row. I only fly business class. Business class lounges normally provide a charging socket TYPE A/B so you can plug in a smartphone charger. If you have a 100W GaN adapter with 2 or 3 ports you should be able to charge your phone, smartwatch and earpods simultaneously - even though you'd probably only be charging your phone at any given time. It makes more sense to me to use the laptop's dedicated adapter so you get a steady, pure energy flow to it alone. In my hotel room, I want a charger with my laptop at the desk and I want a separate charger at my nightstand. That means I'll carry two 100W GaN chargers with me. To put all this stress on just one power station is risky in my opinion. The other issue I see is that these charging stations mostly do not have built in wireless charging for Magsafe phones on top of themselves. That to me is wasted space. I bring a magsafe pad with me because if my phone gets wet at the beach or pool, the port won't work till it dries. the magsafe WILL work however. I can't justify $180 for these power stations till they add in wireless charging.

[@henryto9834]

Please may you do a video review comparing Anker prime 250w vs Baseus 240w. Thank you.

[@wwjoshdew]

@@henryto9834 no comparison. I don’t use the baseus one very often. Actually, in a while

[@ArtemMoshkovich]

@wwjoshdew On my unit, regardless of whether display brightness is set to min, max, or anything in between, the display appears relatively low contrast, with a washed-out gray hue in the background behind all text. It's most noticeable in a dimmer room lighting environment. While I'm sure that Anker didn't use an OLED panel in this, capable of absolute blacks, it seems as though it should be considerably more contrasting than this, if only for text legibility. Can I trouble you for input from your end? If you look at your unit head on, with the clock screensaver running, are able to see the hazy gray background of the entire display, with a noticeable break to absolute black when the actual, non-display front surface begins?

[@adriftatlas]

Somebody posted a picture on Reddit showing that the individual port power meters are wildly inaccurate. Have you checked them with your KM003C?

[@wwjoshdew]

No, I haven’t. But i will soon.

[@JohnSmith-ef8nr]

Thay read the same as the ones on my usb cables.

[@sheepytag]

😂🏳️‍🌈❤😚😚😊😁😀😇​@@wwjoshdew

[@fredthompson1585]

Just recently found your channel and started collecting Anker products. So far I have anker prime 27650 mah & 548 power banks, 67w GaN prime charger, and 100w prim power bank charging base. What usb c cables would u recommend? There are so many different types. I’m mainly charging up my phone, tablet, drone batteries.

[@wwjoshdew]

Honestly, these are my most used: amzn.to/4dkYIcp they support 5amps (so 45w super fast charging 2.0 if you're a samsung user) and can charge a device up to 100 watts. Love them!! For my power banks, I buy these cables: amzn.to/3SW5VaH (and they are on sale for 7.99!! I'm buying a couple more right now!!)

[@fredthompson1585]

@@wwjoshdewgenerally speaking, the shorter the cable the more effective/efficient the performance?

[@wwjoshdew]

@@fredthompson1585 nope. just more convenient. Less cable when you don't need it.

[@minkhantkyaw296]

i'm waiting for this man.......

[@wwjoshdew]

Nice!! It's friggin here man.

[@SimonPhoenixUA]

I was very happy to see your emotions! It was so cool! 😆 Can you explain why you should protect the battery's health and not allow yourself to use as much as 20% of it? People change smartphones more often than batteries die.

[@Ericg360]

Have over 8 anker products. Looking forward to getting this one. !!

[@wwjoshdew]

hell yeah!! It's pretty great.

[@JohnSmith-ef8nr]

I got the 250W one today, it's nice but a bit expensive.

[@wwjoshdew]

@@JohnSmith-ef8nr yup. They are definitely expensive. But so nice!

[@JohnSmith-ef8nr]

​@wwjoshdew I do like the display, I had been useing cables with there own lcd displays.

[@TechBoxHD1]

Now that you’ve had it for over a month, do you still rate it? Any negatives? as I’m hearing mixed things about this.

[@PhatNutz]

please record a few videos ranking your top 10 batteries, top 10 chargers, etc. 🙏✌

[@wwjoshdew]

@@PhatNutz I’ll consider it! :D

[@costa_i82]

I need this in my life.

[@rj3075]

The difference between the cable with the two round sides is that it isn’t polarized while the one with one is.

[@exzeroex]

Should match up with the prongs that have one big and one small

[@ellison438]

The next upgrade should have a Touchscreen OLED display and auto-off when charging is complete to the devices' preserve battery life. Almost perfect, knob on a charging device is a No for me.

[@wwjoshdew]

@@ellison438 hey, everyone has an opinion and a preference. All is well. Thanks for the input though.

[@chriscord6524]

Knobs are Way better than those wheels that you push in to select.

[@ellison438]

@@chriscord6524 For me, Touching the screen is better than anything today. :)

[@TechOut]

You ever figure out how to get to the secret features?

[@aeorcr]

What is the name of the device that you showed testing the USB-A port? i really like it. Does it works for both USB-C and USB-A ports?

[@wasifkhan3130]

Its Fnirsi FNB58 Yes Its Works Both Usb C and Usb A

[@Ericg360]

Exciting!!!

[@wwjoshdew]

Very!!

[@popaadrian60]

I got it yesterday, the only problem I have is the screen, it’s hazy and look very cheap.

[@MarkDanielMiller]

it's the viewing angle. if you get down to view it at eye level, it's clear. but when it's below eye level, like it will be for 99% of people while it's sitting on your desk, it's hazy. essentially the screen has horrible viewing angles...and it's one of the reasons I'm returning mine.

[@danduran536]

Have you tested the Aohi Starship 40,000mah power bank or do you have plans to?

[@prabhgunsingh16]

You should have tested Type A as well

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

For some reason Anker ads love to hide the Model #.

[@wwjoshdew]

I try to show it on every product.

[@livingmybestlife60]

You’re too excited 😂

[@wwjoshdew]

My bad! Haha I’m just a nerd with a camera.

[@Thomas_Ye]

W/$ is poor on this device. I went with the 200w because it has better value (for Anker 😂), and provides nearly the same amount of power. Also, it’s still not available in Canada. Now that I think about it, the only reason I didn’t buy the 250w is because it’s not available in Canada. Anker never sells their cool products to Canada!! It’s unfair!

[@binhonhu6338]

Anker prime charger 250w vs baseus 240w digital charger vs ugreen charger next core 300w. Xin bạn hãy làm 1 bài phân tích chi tiết 3 bộ sạc này và tính điểm để chọn ra bộ sạc có số điểm cao nhất

[@ehsan83]

nice. I would like to know if via the unit or the app you could set a limit of charging wattage if lets say you only have one device plugged in to charge and you don't want to use the full capacity of that port. lets say you use a 100W port but want to charge at 50W only. Thanks

[@wwjoshdew]

That could be introduced with a firmware update! Set manual wattage on a port.

[@TheRen0gade]

If this could be included in a hub with hdmi and display port it would be perfect. Still no 240w capable hubs out there.

[@DeutschprojektIphigenie]

Why did everything arrive in separate packages though?

[@badimpulses17]

Dude your stupid.

[@wwjoshdew]

Because it was a gift from Anker. These were provided to me free of charge, in exchange for my thoughts on them.

[@denim47gaming]

I think also a good test for max power is to charge high power powerbanks

[@denim47gaming]

I am saying this because laptops/phones heat up or charge up and take less power but most powerbanks charge at max for a long time

[@christophergabriel8060]

iOS 18 16 September Monday charging limit 95% and 90,85,80 models 15

[@junwu3751]

Does the cable only used for charge or it can be used for transmit data?

[@chriscord6524]

The firmware update has mad potential

[@wwjoshdew]

Yup. Think choosing the manual wattage per port!

[@1520074]

Is there an option to set the clock in UTC/Zulu time?

[@frp1276]

I wish theyd cut the foreplay and just give us 500 watts total. 4x 100 USB C and 2 22w USB A

[@JohnSmith-ef8nr]

Why would you need 500W?

[@frp1276]

@@JohnSmith-ef8nr why would you need 250?

[@JohnSmith-ef8nr]

@frp1276 I don't, I wont even use half the output power of the 250W, I brought it because it had a cool display.

[@frp1276]

@@JohnSmith-ef8nr without me buying any additional devices a 500 could power both laptops (100w X2) while dual input charging my power bank (170w) and 100w charging my power station with wattage left over for whatever is on USB A. Dribbling out tiny bumps in capacity is milking the market.

[@kulimeya123]

@@JohnSmith-ef8nr I'm often using my 16" MacBook and two Anker 737 on the go while working and sometimes I need to recharge them quickly. These alone draw 3x 140W. Let alone recharging my Phone, Vape, iPad, Watch etc. And a huge problem (what this Anker Prime charger seems to improve with it's smart algorithm) is that devices don't share it's power perfectly, but in fixed steps. I'm currently using an Ugreen Nexode 200W charger and it has fixed outputs. Say: If you plug in 4 USB-C devices, the 4th device always gets 20W reserved. My Vape only uses like 4, but 16W are wasted because the other ports can't use it. The third device gets 40W reserved, even if my iPhone uses just 15W on it's MagSafe charger. So I always have to juggle around the plugged in devices to do it as fast as possible. If I plugin only my MacBook and one Powerbank they both get 100W and use the maximum power of my charger. If I plugin my vape in any other port and it uses 4W, both 100W ports get downgraded to 65W. So I loose 70W by using 4W. That's why some headroom would be great so nothing is limited by other things.

[@frozengamer3030]

I've ordered one but it won't get dispatched until September 20th due to high demand.

[@wwjoshdew]

@@frozengamer3030 that stinks. My Solix C300 says 8 days from now. That's like a lifetime.

[@frozengamer3030]

@@wwjoshdew Anker UK have always delivered on time.

[@iftyrobin3454]

Can we customise watt power here for each device? Suppose my i phone supports 25 watt but i wanna set it to 20 watt..is it possible here?

[@wwjoshdew]

Not right now. But since you can update firmware, we should shoot anker support an email requesting that feature. Because three others have also commented about that possibility.

[@tipslm7252]

New firmware update today just got this today.

[@vernessajlewis03]

I returned it because the clock ... would not work. wwjoshdew only showed the "clock" options on his cell phone, and not on the Anker Prime 250W charger...🤨

[@wwjoshdew]

Oh!! Interesting.

[@JohnSmith-ef8nr]

Thay work on mine after I connected it to my phone and did the firmware update

[@unmeitobaku4741]

Cool video

[@787bingo]

Can you test c1 to a maximum 140w?..

[@veloonbruts9707]

I said this years ago but i guarantee Apple buys Anker. To me Anker gave me apple quality vibes.

[@ilsalmeron]

Hey, there was an update for the charger today and in the update notes it says “This update introduces custom charging modes, fixes various issues, and enhances device performance”. However nothing changed for the different charging modes. Do you know whats this about?

[@wwjoshdew]

@@ilsalmeron O_o. I’m at work, but I’ll try to remember to check for an update when I get home. Thank you!

[@ilsalmeron]

@@wwjoshdew nice :)

[@Dailyrider94]

Why does anker not have AC outlets... Could come in handy for so much more

[@jon5161]

They do. Just not on this model

[@Dominus_Maximus]

Can you or someone that owns this help me out a bit? I just got mine from Amazon yesterday, and when it’s in AI mode, it won’t charge my Apple Watch or phone. To paint a better picture, I have this product with an Anker 250w cable connected to the Anker 3-1 Mag-Go charger for my phone Apple Watch in earbuds. But it doesn’t charge those devices once they get fully charged. I noticed it loses percentages while just sitting on the charger. Is there another remote I should be in?

[@carlbruiners]

🤷‍♂why does everyone use AI in an overloaded sense... there's no AI involved in power balancing between which devices, its part of the USB-C standard. Its how you can use a Mac charger on your mac and the same USB lead on your iPhone 15 but charge at the lesser amount of power... I enjoyed the review, but there's nothing AI about it other than Anker (who I'm a big fan of) jumping on the PR bandwagon.

[@JoshThompson25]

Though i like me some anker stuff i think they are getting a little too big with their pricing. They do have great customer service but again their lricing is getting a little bit overboard. Baseus and ugreen are goong to swoop in and undercut them with sumiliar products

[@JamesMurry-g5v]

Your link are not working, please fix it

[@wwjoshdew]

weird! I tried on my iphone and android, and it launches Chrome on my phone and takes me to the Anker website. On my desktop with Firefox, it takes me to the Anker page as well. I'm in the United States, if that matters at all.

[@Bone8Daddy]

Doesn’t have a nice interactive display showing Real time power draw of each port and moving wallpapers. Wah la, RedMagic.

[@cooper1095]

but hey, at least this doesn’t have proprietary plug

[@wwjoshdew]

Agreed

[@林金忠]

That new Anker USB-C cable sux. It would not charge the MacBook Pro at 140W and maxed out at 92W.

[@wwjoshdew]

@@林金忠 yeah. Because you HAVE to use the special MagSafe usb c cable to get 140 watts my friend. There is no other option. Apples special cable… or 100w charging.

[@林金忠]

@@wwjoshdew I was able to achieve 140W charging with a Thunderbolt 4 USB-C cable for the MacBook Pro. Anyways, I've returned that Anker cable due to false advertisement. :)

[@bestestimesreborn]

Oh to have your sort of $

[@wwjoshdew]

Lmao. 100 dollars once or twice a month isn’t that bad.

[@myaccount__7269]

This needs some AI features. Like … port A is for phones and once it’s 100% or trickle charging…the power turns off until a new device is connected. So you don’t keep devices at 100% for hours while you sleep and without Any input from user

[@corey7219]

300 view squad

[@wwjoshdew]

heck yeah man!

[@sorucrab]

gimmick

[@ericbechler9903]

Nice ❤ I would like to be ur friend 😀

[@wwjoshdew]

that's a possibility! :)

[@ericbechler9903]

@@wwjoshdew cool

[@cooper1095]

as josh hasn’t accepted my instagram dm

[@NOMORERATRACE]

I purchase unknow brand name 280w charging have 8 port charge for $30 on Amazone. I love ANKER brand but save me $110 purchase unknow name.

[@wwjoshdew]

hey, that's your choice. and we NEED choices. It's what draws competition. You do you man! Happy for ya.

[@teclado-san]

can you share the link bro?

[@wwjoshdew]

@@teclado-san i'm assuming he's talking about this: amzn.to/4fO8Fkj

[@brandonl.6840]

Might catch on fire while you sleep

[@wwjoshdew]

@@brandonl.6840 that’s a scary thought, but very true. If it doesn’t have the proper safety listings, then it can be dangerous.

[@RKMLarsen]

I was enjoying watching this video, but sadly I had to stop due to the blasphemy at 3:09... 😓😓

[@OFF_gardeian]

🌧️🩶I LOVE ANKER

[@wwjoshdew]

Same!!! Did we just become best friends?!

[@OFF_gardeian]

You good😊

[@OFF_gardeian]

Yes 🙂

[@aliensstolemybeer5362]

Anker are far from being the best anymore, they've become too expensive and also their efficiency rating is poor. Inui are better and more efficient and cheaper. Inui supply anker and ugreen just so everyone knows.

[@drew99957]

Cool 😎 beans 🫘

[@wwjoshdew]

hell yeah man!!