You should be using multiport USB charger and why: EGO EXINNO 240W Review

[@VVLOGSCH]

I could literally sit in front of my screen and watch Lok for hours and no matter what he will be reviewing.

[@ilkoallexandroff]

If it had 5 USB-C and just one USB-A, I would immediately purchase 2 or 3 of these! Still total of 240w is amazing! Cheers!

[@okiwangko]

As someone who is using two charging hubs to charge all my devices, which includes a Macbook Air, Ipad Pro, two phones, an apple watch, a Mavic Mini 2, camera batteries, and a wireless headset. I can definitely attest to the need for a unified charging hub as it not only takes up one power socket, but also to decrease desk clutter which can result in a neater and cleaner look overall

[@GadgetAddict]

I used to think multi-port chargers are a great idea. But after having so many ports go bad on multi-port chargers, even from premium brands, I realized it's better to just go back to 1-2 port chargers. And while many multi-port chargers support various fast charge protocols (PD, QC, ACP etc), they often don't support it on more than one port at the same time. So your devices will typically charge slower than if they all had their own fast charger from the wall. They're great for travel but I wouldn't recommend them for every day use, if speed, reliability and redundancy matters to you.

[@annelisabethcom]

I keep the original chargers for important daily charge stuff. Anything else goes on the multiport. But I've had several die in Thailand, so I appreciate quality that is able to keep working all day long for months.

[@gblargg]

I stick only with chargers included by the manufacturer. You can never trust third-party chargers to be good quality and not ruin your phone.

[@Dezzsoke]

@@gblargg we have standards for a reason. What you say is like: I drive a german car and will make sure I fuel it up with german fuel.

[@juanguzman8034]

Additionally, when you don’t get the right voltage you could damage the equipment by causing electrical short or overheating.

[@billschannel1116]

@@gblargg Sure you can. Just find one that has a tear down. You can get much better than the manufacturers chargers. I have Anker chargers that I trust a Sony A1 (A $6500 camera), 5 Samsung S20's, Surface, and a ton of other things to. So to say I'm confident is an understatement.

[@GrandpaSStudio]

Lok your accent is superb! Great video thanks :)

[@ashleypirlo]

Really happy KZbin bring me to your channel. Used to watch your video with Kai when you're in DigitalRev. Thank you for making video in both Cantonese and English too! Add oil Lok!

[@nevindelgado8997]

Digital rev days, you and kai really helped me in terms of photography.

[@babetravelling]

KZbin is right to recommend this vid to me. I love minimalism and simplicity

[@NickShvelidze]

Finally, I'm not the only one using a multiport charger 😀 Mine are not very advanced though, just 5V 2A each port.

[@TheLokCheung]

That’s ok if you’re not in a rush all the time! Clever choice for using multiport USB charger!

[@NickShvelidze]

@@TheLokCheung Yeah, I use them for charging everything but my main smartphone.

[@CY.Celciuz]

Apple chargers are expensive, but they are also the rare few with grounded option. My skin is sensitive so if my laptops are charging on ungrounded source, I can feel the tingling effect when I contact on the metal surface.

[@philiphogg1983]

I get this even with a Mac charger

[@CY.Celciuz]

@@philiphogg1983 I get them if my connection isn't grounded. The only grounded option so far I found is using the extension cable 3 pin. You will see at the connection, there's metal to connect to the round earth connection.

[@ftlbaby]

@@philiphogg1983 you have to use the Apple grounded cable that Apple NO LONGER INCLUDES with laptops. I'm assuming most people don't even know it exists.

[@thisrocks]

I wondered about this for so long and was so happy when I brought it up to an electrical engineer I know and they told me what likely caused it. They were right

[@CY.Celciuz]

@@thisrocks Yeap, I’ve been looking out for any hub with grounding. So far haven’t found one yet.

[@blessedheavyelements8544]

I have multi-port Ankers all over the houser. No issues with them. Best Regards and Best Wishes Lok!

[@wooferjr169]

I just realized that I do have a lot of chargers taking up space on my power strip. I have my computer, Alexa, phone charger, tv, etc. But this is still a certified being chilling moment.

[@Krekkertje]

Never knew that the apple charger can take a standard cable. Also interesting to find out that the socket part of the charger can connect to any device that takes a standard cable. Mind blown!

[@OnTheLeftHandSide]

Same here, mind blown!

[@GrimYak]

Recent macs are USB C power delivery. Industry standard. Same with the new ipads

[@brightsideproduction4267]

Same. Never knew.

[@theDaveBaxter]

Anyone with 3 pin sockets should be using a cable with the Apple charger as it’s not earthed. No idea how they even get away with selling it. I always felt weird tingling when touching the case and couldn’t work it out until I read about the earth missing. Plugged a cable in and tingling gone.

[@MandeepSingh-hn4jd]

🤯 💣

[@supralapsarian]

This is the first time I have found your channel. Great video!

[@tatedottech]

I keep one of those multiUSB chargers in every room i spend a lot of time in. Office, bedroom (2, one for him and one for her) and one in the living room. WAY better than using a wall wart and cable.

[@dhananjaythakur7754]

I’ll like to have something like Microwave oven. Where i can just simply dump all my devices and it’ll get charged. Imagine how great it’ll be💯

[@PeterBrockie]

Be aware that from the looks of it, the charger isn't UL listed. Insurance companies will often deny claims if a non-listed device causes a fire.

[@TheLokCheung]

It is UL listed according to their Kickstarter page

[@PeterBrockie]

Is it listed on the product itself? Doesn't look like it from the times I can see it in the video.

[@elhussin5687]

@@TheLokCheung what cooling type does it use and is it a GAN charger type if it is what chip it uses?

[@stevensiwinski]

OMG I remember you from the DigitalREV days! Love to see you're still doing the KZbin thing!

[@romyism]

This was such a helpful and informative video! Thank you !!!

[@MikeLindup42]

Great tips, Lok. Thanks. Hope you're well!

[@thejoshthat]

Great info, great accent, subscribed! Thank you! Not a boring video at all!

[@HeresMo]

I have the 12 port Anker and love it. I gave my old 5 port to my mother. And I bought a couple more to charge all my camera equipment.

[@ChrisDembinsky]

A good follow-up video would be to show that, or if, the multi-port charger uses less power than multiple individual chargers.

[@reshamthapamagar0034]

Lok, very useful review. You two are legends ( I have been following you guys since DigitalRev time). Keep up the good work.

[@Ah-sun]

Using a GaN charger, 120W i think the brand is urgreen. 3 USB C and 1 USB A fast charge. It cant charge 2 MacBook pros at the same time but I charge my iPhone, iPad pro, MacBook pro all with this one charger. It intelligently delicates power between the different devices. Bought for 50 Canadian rupees. 269 is absurd for a charger. I also have a Ravpower charger just like the one Lok had with 1 USB C and 4 USB A that I bought some 6 years ago for 39.99. Great advice, but not the right product becuz of the price.

[@merlin2600]

There are a lot of good points but a number of approximations too: - usb-a can do more than 5V. Quickcharge 3 would use 9V or 12V with up to 2A on micro-usb. 5V with higher amps relied on brand-specific resistance between data and power lines. Quickcharge relies on data line exchanges. USB-C relies on negociation over the dedicated wires and the cables themselves indicate what they support. - USB-A to USB-C cables that deliver 0A are not necessarily dead. They might be limited to low power devices or data-only communication. I'm pretty sure that the Røde cable works just fine with the microphone it came with. It can also depend on the charger. I have an older multiport charger in USB-A than can do 5V and 2A and does it fine with my USB-C phone but if I connect my Switch, it won't be able to negociate power and won't charge. If I connect the Switch to another charger with the same cable, it'll charge at 5V and 1A which the old charger would be able to deliver. So don't throw away USB-C cables like the one shown. - I have never seen WD40 being useful for USB-C cables. Blowing air, yes. But contacts are usually gold-plated and pretty reliable. What I would have loved to see in this video was a comparison of the total power usage between three or four individual chargers and a single large one like here. I'm quite sure that the big one would draw less power from the grid than many small ones. Of course, another key point here would be reliability. We like Anker because they're quite reliable and will replace defective devices no questions asked (within the warranty period, because otherwise, they're pretty hard to fix). That's my main problem with such kickstarters. They could be building a device that has great specs but if it dies after 2 months because it's overheating, it would be a waste.

[@evtonic3]

Your house is amazing! your Windows are so classic!

[@darylh8657]

There are three things that affect the quality of a charging cable. 1) the gauge of the wire. 2) the mechanical soundness of the connectors. 3) the quality of manufacturing. [1] The gauge of the wire determines the maximum current that the cable can carry. Some cables cheap out by using 24-30 AWG wire. 18-22 AWG is adequate for most applications (see the tables), but the trade-offs are between cost, weight, size, and flexibility. You can't have that thin, sleek, supple cable and expect it to power your MacBook. At least not until we perfect carbon-nanotube superconducting cables at an economically feasible scale. [2] USB connectors are designed for repeated insertion cycles. A manufacturer might find a source of dubious tolerance. [3] There are many failure points within USB cables. In my experience, most were caused by poor solder connections and insufficient strain relief. The most common problem is wires detaching at the connector, as evidenced by the botched-up cable you were demonstrating.

[@ksumar]

Good points. Yes I went through many USB cables and started binning old ones which would not register fast charging on my Galaxy Note 20+... There is no point in keeping them as they slow down the charging. I did buy a Multi-Port Fast Quick Charger, but not much success in getting all USB ports to charge fast!

[@adisurd]

insufficient strain relief. That one hurts the most

[@darylh8657]

@@PaulG.369 "and really avoid stepping on them" Words of wisdom :)

[@LearningandTechnology]

This was great! I can’t wait for my new charger to arrive :)

[@thatkanpuriaguy8177]

Quality reviews, I wonder why the response is so underwhelming... Lok and Kai are legends in their own right.

[@everythingbearausphreak7370]

Uncle Roger of the tech world, Cheers for the information !

[@ivanmytube]

I was the first batch of supporter for a Chargeasap Zeus 270W white but received it almost the last in the queue. After using it for 1 month, the USB ports broke one by one. I claimed warranty and waited over 8 months and finally received a Zeus 280W black. After 2 months of usage, it started overheating. It started by charging my MacBook Pro for a second and stop charging in the next second. Meanwhile, the USB-A port also stop working, Review? This is the one.

[@publicnoddle]

I have to disagree with you for the first time. I got an electric shock and burned one of my USB C cables by using this charging port. Since I am in the UK, they refused to afford the transportation fee for that deflected product. But I am almost got killed! Really need to pay attention to this customer service if you want to buy this. And a serious product quality issue.

[@PatrikKron]

Thank you for writing this! Safety of chargers and batteries is the most important factor when buying something imo.

[@elhussin5687]

The product and company is new not well known compared to others and the cost is crazy way overprice.

[@sicnarf8865]

I love this review mate, very good! You're very funny😂

[@GarethZoeWildcamps]

*"This is some random shit"* @8:43 😂👍 Love it Lok!

[@Evansmustard]

mpb is awesome i buy all my camera stuff from there and the condition has always been better than advertised

[@nekomeowmiao]

Just to say I just bought one after your video. It’s a good intro. Keep up with your bilingual video

[@fletcherdavies8749]

EGO EXINNO 240W, very interesting.Thanks for the review and sharing.

[@robertmryan]

Just one data point. I bought two of these. Both only used for travel. (One for me, one for my wife.) One just went flaky on me on my second business trip with it, where I'd have to prop it up just right in the electrical outlet to work. Both with cord and connecting directly. I've never had this sort of problem with other similar products by other vendors. I really want to love this product, but I got a lemon.

[@Funcentric]

Thanks for the video. I've been contemplating buy a desktop charger like that too but even a year a later after you released this video, the tech still isn't there yet. Many of the chargers on the market aren't UL listed and have no American safety standards nor European such as Ugreen which is only safety rated for Japan. Many of the other chargers also get very hot. As far as safety is concerned, keeping the max load to individual charging plugs I think is the way to go for now. I may change my tune once the tech catches up with the demands but I think we're still in the infancy even with the GaN stuff.

[@ThomasMendenhall]

Just ran into these concerns when looking at power strips on amazon the other day. This would actually be super useful for me. Thanks Lok! - Tom

[@cdl0]

The mains power strip populated with many adapters and chargers is electric art. ;-)

[@louieuy7607]

I just discovered that lok has his own channel! I miss the og digitalrev team

[@ftlbaby]

Apple makes a cable that turns your laptop charger into a grounded one in the US. Part MK122LL/A/

[@kenc2257]

Very informative--great gadget, especially for traveling.

[@malrofo]

I use my router as a charger for my phone. A nice slow .5 amp charge overnight is easy on the battery

[@Jushwa]

Chargers like this are advancing so quickly, have been watching this space very closely over the past couple years since we made the switch to USB C. PD 3.0 seems to cover majority of USB C, we have new standards now like PPS and QC 5.0 it will be interesting to see how much of a difference they make. Seeing lots of new cables that tell you the live wattage output and if PD is enabled pop up too, very reasonably priced. This is one of the nicer chargers I've seen. I wonder what is the max negotiated output per port when all USB C ports populated.

[@Qumkuat]

It’s GAN. I still can’t believe how many people don’t know about this transition.

[@WildHorseProductions]

Its why I insisted my gear only consists of stuff I can charge with a USB-C outlet! My EOS R, laptop and Rode mics all charge via USB-C

[@myonlydemandisbacktowork8759]

I need two socket for two monitors, one for usb-c hub, one for ikea table lamp on top of us charging ports. I understand what you mean but... Well, although this solution looks great on paper, it just doesn't work for everyone/everything. To make it really works, use of usb-c needs to be further expanded to literally every low power appliances/devices

[@Eat_More_Possum]

Lots of great tips in this video. Thanks!

[@topx1674]

I am using multiport charger with two port it handles TWS POWERBANK IPHONE ANDROID DEVICE very well , 2 port tho 5a and 2a . Very convenient .

[@swipekonme]

it's always advisable to use the charger that came in the box, also as much as possible: use the slowest charging possible

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Thanks for making content for us!

[@beansnrice321]

A very important topic, good video!

[@davidr9876]

not only is it expensive, but it's not in production yet. You buy on indigogo and hope it ships.

[@Sake-sushi]

This was a very informative video, thank you.

[@echostrix924]

My friend uses a bavin multiport charger not only with USB also with power socket for laptop or PC for like $7

[@ainzooalgown7589]

I use a Sabrent 16 Port USB to charge most of my devices since i prefer slower charging over fast charge due to heat issues, more heat = shorter life span + 16 ports is enough for me to charge 2 phones, and 28 batteries at the same time. my battery chargers are USB type, i prefer it over socket type as it can be charged with power bank in remote locations.

[@nrikhy2793]

Great video, thanks for showing

[@Crlarl]

That standard cable is called "C7." It's part of the IEC 60320 standard.

[@railzip]

Thank you for this. Subscribed!

[@brokensimulations]

Dude I'm so guilty of this lol. Good video lok!

[@RyouConcord]

damn real time monitoring of the wattage. not bad

[@portraitblake]

That MPB plug was so good lol

[@spaqin]

1300HKD for an USB Charger :| I think I'll just keep on using my multiple chargers...

[@kamikaze00007]

This is only applicable if you have full understanding of how your devices' power bricks work. Some devices use power bricks that work in a specific way to charge properly or else risk bricking or breaking stuff. Always check your stuff before resorting to using these generalized outlets. Also, not all Surge Protected outlets are actually surge protected. A lot of them lie in their specs but do not actually have surge protection so beware.

[@rossorosso]

Lok is the King!

[@zebstime9668]

i still miss the old DigitalRev days

[@kefumna]

Thanks - learnt a lot from this video.

[@njm1971nyc]

Crazy price for that thing. I have a very similar Pinepower 120W multiport charger with PD65, fast wireless charging, volts/amps display....cost me about $40!!

[@adisurd]

A link tot he product would be handy

[@Ramsesl7]

eMOTIONaL dAMaGe!! Good Video BTW.

[@neethch]

I just want to say WOW. This is some great editing. I bet it took a while to piece together every bit of this information to make this video….. Good job.

[@pilarpsp127]

USB C powerdelivery is the bomb! I can't stop spending money on chargers but one recommended by you ...is just too expensive. My all chargers cost in total just a fraction of the Exxino ... Baseus , Anker, Ugreen much more affordable.

[@UnCoolDad]

USB c cables have circuitry in them to negotiate a higher charging rate. Really depends on the cable.

[@yubinator7455]

Still prefer using a separate wall adapter JUST because most phones have proprietary fast charging. Anything else, I agree of using a multi-port charger. I would switch if the charging protocols are available to those multi charger which the multi charger in the video has. Edit: Well, the pub material doesn't say it supports Xiaomi fast charging so ill find more.

[@chaos.corner]

Proprietary is falling off. It's mostly PD and QC now and I believe the latest QC supports PD as part of its spec. I wouldn't be surprised if Xiaomi fast charging was one or the other of these.

[@yubinator7455]

@@chaos.corner I wish that is the case. I don't like proprietary quick charge protocols but since most of them came with the phone and it charges faster than a generic Qualcomm QC, but you said QC supports PD now and I wish my phone, that has SD 870, supports PD

[@chaos.corner]

@@yubinator7455 Yes, it's been a right mess. I could never figure out if the samsung fast charge was an established standard or what and it's changed to be one of the named standards on newer phones.

[@fivish]

I use an 8 way usb smart charger. It works very well at up to 2.4A per socket.

[@adisurd]

That is good for phones (and maybe an ipad), but I'm not sure if that is enough for a laptop

[@johndrachenberg2254]

Lok, have you tried magnetic charging cables? The Gen10 / Gen X versions from NetDot / Smart&Cool / DigitalAnt are what I use. They all seem to be from the same factory and are interchangeable with each other. After a lot of research, I tried these 3 because they supported fast charging, data transfer, had a small LED on the end of the cable, came in a variety of lengths, some with right-angle connectors, and were braided cables. I have the magnetic charger tips in all of my devices and use a few magnetic cables around to charge them. It's like magic - you get the device near the cable and the cable just pops into place. :) It also saves wear and tear on the port itself (ports are one of the first things to need replacing in mobile phones) and negates dust buildup in the port itself. The only disadvantage I've found so far is once in a great while a small metal sliver will find its way onto one of the magnets, preventing a good contact with the pins, so I'll have to find a small pin or tweezers and get it out. I believe the Volta v2 cables are interchangeable with these too, but they are 10x more expensive, so I haven't tried them.

[@thefailingstudent]

how do people not know this already...ive never used single port usb chargers...always had multiport

[@GeorgiBalabanov]

Wow that price :)... Anyway I already got the Anker an year ago and I'm pretty happy with it. ...And I lost a day to test all my cables an throw away the low quality ones :)

[@FromShetoMe]

This was great but now I’m down a rabbit hole trying to figure out what I need to test the charging cables of all my devices? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Didn’t see anything in your Amazon store.

[@W5k003]

EGO is great, with 3 Type C, Anker should be getting more Type C, and Old USB A with be fade out soon

[@RichardBronosky]

The proprietary power connector is an ABSOLUTE DEAL KILLER! I can't believe they would even do that. Does that complicate getting UL and CE approval? I would have to imagine it does. Why would any company want to take responsibility for protecting humans from a "mains power" electro-mechanical interface? 🤦

[@mindseyeproductions8798]

Great video, and MPB camera shop is really great company to get gear from. What reasons do you like the Panasonic over the Sony?

[@HQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQ]

What's interesting... EGO EXINNO is 240W, but all 3 usb-C ports are marked as 100W each and there are some other 35W and 2x18W ports... It means that if you plug in all your devices it'll still produce only 240W max in total, not 371W =) which is kinda sad...

[@miloradkaravidin8818]

Just ordered 120w version.

[@Razor2048]

One issue with the multi port ones is the port arrangement ts are usually bad if you have both USB PD and quick charge 3.0/4.0 devices. Anker will often just give you one type and then basic 5V 2A ports, I currently have a power bank that does USB PD and QC from tylt, but I can't fine a good mains powered one that would do something like offer 2 USB PD ports and 2 QC 3.0 ports.

[@CharlieVN]

Love the review but the charger is way overkill. 60W 2x2 is usually enough. I have a big 10 port, 2.4A every port I’ve been using for 3-4 years, my kids and folks in general don’t like sharing, so a sensible non overkill setup is appreciated

[@OrganicGreens]

I wish they would just put software on the phones that displays what charging mode is working. It would be easy to do and is a no brainer if you ask me.

[@joelmulder]

O god that price! I love the idea of this, but I already have all the individual bricks because they came with my decices. +€500 is too much just to free up some power sockets.

[@Stefan_Smith]

I'm sold, where is the link?

[@TheLokCheung]

In the description, check it out!

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

I once used a multi-port cable I bought from Walmart. It ended up slowing down my charging.

[@MattBlank0]

When you were testing USB-A to C cables with the power bank you said they were bad, but USB-A doesn't support Power Delivery. Anker supports some high power modes like Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0, but MacBook doesn't. Only QuickCharge4+ is designed to be compatible with USB-PD. Your cables are probably fine for charging a phone, tablet, or camera.

[@peterjohnson8631]

This dude the reviewer (as a millionaire’s brother)

[@Amaloyz]

great choice

[@Floki3030]

The ego is $165, sure its more compact than a surge protector but i use a mess just like the one you talking about and it stays out of site lol. So spending $165 on something im gonna just tuck behind my bed, or throw down whereever if traveling at hotels, i cant seem to justify the cost.

[@elhussin5687]

I see no overheat protection on it and the gan ic chips is unknown the cooling tech is important for this kind of charger as it will keep the device cooled and would last you a long time compared to other 100watts charger..

[@remog38]

Thanks i never new you can do that with an apple charger

[@xsh4n400]

Thanks for a great look into this innovative product. Shame about the non-standard charger plug! You would hope this kind of product would be more standards-oriented. Still looks like a well-thought out design! I'm still making do with an old single 5 port USB-A 2A charger. Anything is way better than individual plugs!

[@juaecheverria0]

The problem with these stations is that i can not find one that has MULTIPLE USB c 100 watts that can push that 100watts to each phone simultaniously. There are no 400 watt stations. And that pisses me off. Because if i try to charge two devices at 100 watts, because the total wattage output is only capable at 120 watts, i can only do two 60 watts or a 100 watt charge and a 20 watt charge.

[@holyfamilyiluvu]

Awesome tyvm God bless u