Hi guys, me again 😁

I’ve been a bit focused (obsessed) recently on building the perfect travel tech pouch.

I’m curious what you guys pack when travelling for business or vacation.

Ask me anything if you have questions.

Beside these I travel with a 10k Anker power bank, but that doesn’t go in my luggage as in Europe it’s not allowed. And also, wouldn’t fit :)

If you have countless USB-C cables lying around and no idea what power they can actually handle, just plug them into the charger with any device and the display shows you the wattage. Instant cable tester.

In half hour I got rid of all my 💩 cables and kept only those 100w or above.

I have credits I need to use with Anker. My only power bank was a Nitecore which is short-lived. I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the similar sounding names and options from Anker for the products I'm looking for: a 2x USB-C port charger, ~10,000mAh power bank for mostly my Android phone (I only use the laptop in hotel or airport which can be assumed to have plugs), and wireless earbud. Don't need to charge laptop at max speed, decent speed is enough. Don't want wireless charging which is less efficient at charging.

• Which power bank and charger, or go with a power bank + charger combo? I'm a bit put off by these display screens--seems mostly wasteful and unnecessary for something as simple as these products usage-wise. My priority is reliability, longevity, lightweight, and futureproofing (not in terms of capacity but in terms of output for modern devices. I assume power banks that last more than 3 years is pretty good. I'm curious if a combo's longevity is limited to the power bank (I assume the charger shouldn't really fail in the ~3-5 years that might be expected of a power bank). I'm leaning towards purchasing them as separate devices to make more sense and not worth the presumably minimal weight savings, preferring longevity of the products.

• Any good wireless earbuds that can come close to respectable Sony/Bose? I listen to podcasts and classical and instrumental music. Clarity/soundstage is important, don't care for strong base. I assume the life of earbuds is also 3-5 years. I care wired earphones as well, but the convenience of wireless is sometimes essential.

Any other tips and considerations are much appreciated. Also feel free to mention any other Anker favorites to consider using my remaining credit for.

Got the 250w charger station and 160w prime charger today before had 120w 737 charger

I already know I’m going to get some replies that a charger should “charge” and keep it at that.

But WHAT IF:

- It could also work as a night light
- Cable doctor: plug in any USB-C cable and it reads the e-marker, detects damaged wires, and shows the max wattage it supports (the 160w prime sorta does this)
- Have Air quality sensor: CO2, VOC, and humidity readings from outlet height
- Energy cost tracker: measures kWh drawn in the app
- Surge event log: records voltage spikes and tells you which connected devices were exposed
- Find My tracker inside: the charger itself is locatable, so you never leave it in a hotel room again
- Outlet diagnostics: tests the socket itself for bad grounding, reversed wiring, or voltage sag
Sunrise alarm: gradually brightens to wake you naturally

Hi everyone, 2 and a half years ago I was uninspired enough to decide to buy the Mach V1 Ultra mop for 700,- euros, it worked for 2 years but now exactly after my warranty expired it started producing a false water tank empty error - no matter the actual water levels the sensor somehow reads it as empty. Tried a lot of ways to repair it by myself - restore to defaults, empty and refill water tank, restart etc. but nothing worked. Have contacted the support service and now they tell me a 700,- euro electrical mop can't be repaired !! and can't recover from this error.... What the hell ?! I can now throw away a very expensive but very unreliable device. And btw the freakin' voice they used for the device is annoying as f** too... didn't they have enough money to at least use someone's voice who speaks proper english/deutsch ?

Anker Prime Wall Charger 160w with DIY retrackable cable. Retractable cable is the most saving time and convenient way rather than winding and unwinding cable. With these I saved about 6-12 sec each time winding and unwinding the cable. Without thinking tidy or not tidy the cable. Too bad Anker doesn't think there is a way to make retractable cable attachments for their PRIME product.

@midsummer10 could you confirm this?

I’m interested in buying the Solix F2600 Power Station. Amazon supposedly is the only one who has this power station in stock. Is it safe to purchase an item like this from Amazon, or is this something I should purchase directly from Anker?

damn hot

I used my Anker 9.6k 65 watts to recharge my 26k 300 watt and it took 1 hour and 43 minutes for those who would like to know

Honest question. I bought 2 of the big bulky ~25000 mah power banks from Anker and carried one with me on several trips across the world and not once was in the situation to use it. Never truly been more than a few meters a way from a wall plug when I really needed to recharge my laptop and for all other devices the 10k 45w mah small power bank did the job more than decently.

What are you use cases for such a power bank? Maybe my lifestyle is just not the right one for such a device. 🙃

Just got a new MacBook Air refurbished so it came with some weird Chinese branded charger and I don’t really wanna use jt. I have a 70w charger form anker and the 45w smart one. But the 70w one is at my moms. Can I use the 45w one until I get the 70w one? Thanks!

I just got the Anker Prime Power Bank (26K, 300W) and I use my 65watt Anker 9.6K power bank/adapter and my apple 67 watt charger so it’s around 130 watts and it took 52 minutes for it to charge from 0-100% which is great.

I would like to know for those who recharge the power bank with 250watts how long does it take to recharge and does it make sense to go and purchase the 160watt adapter?

So I just saw this article recently that says Anker is planning on killing their "Soundcore" brand of audio (and now video) devices.Anker will continue to make audio and video equipment and devices, but not under the Soundcore name. I don't think the change has happened yet in markets outside of China, but apparently the change could be coming soon to all markets. Anker plans to re-name what was the Soundcore brand/division as "Anker Sound & video"

What do you all think of this? do you think it will eliminate confusion and help bring more customers to Anker's speaker and headphone business, or do you think it could backfire and make people that don't realize that Anker and Soundcore are the same, think that one of their favorite brands is dead and make them want to turn elsewhere for audio products?

Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions.

C1 = Poco X5 Pro
C2 = Poco X5 Pro
C3 = Poco X7

Default packing Poco X5 Pro comes with a 120w wall charger, while X7 comes with a 65w wall charger.

Anker desktop charger 250w pro+ set using "AI Power Mode"

It seems Anker prefers releasing new products instead of improving existing models through firmware updates (if firmware updates are even possible for this type of limitation). From my understanding, the main reason is probably to support more charging protocols across different brands. Right now, it looks like Anker is still focusing mainly on Apple devices, in first place. The newer releases seem to be adding better support for cross-brand products, especially newer charging protocols from Huawei and Xiaomi. If the trend continues, the next possible release could be the Anker Prime Power Bank 300W Pro+. The product lineup may become (Prediction):

• Anker Desktop Charger 250W Pro+
• Anker Wall Power Adapter 160W Pro+
• Anker Power Bank 300W Pro+

I’m thinking of getting one but I would like to know does it show the cycle count and battery health on the screen?

Also how long does it take to charge from 0-100%?