How to charge your devices

I was helping my sister buy her first powerbank for traveling and found out that almost everyone around her make their money on their computer but don’t know what they need to help make themselves mobile. So here is a starter list of what you need to extend your productivity.

I will call out a basic list of devices that each thing will work for along the way. I have included a chart at the bottom of the page for those who might not know the differences between port types.

Charging

The idea of changing your factory charger seems to have gone around a lot of apple users. This probably because of the closed architecture loop that attracts people who are scared or unsure about tech.
Fear not users of tree fruit products, the world of expanded devices is here to embrace and hold you until the fear subsides.

Anker 727 Charging Station

6-Port Power Strip: 2 USB-C ports, 2 USB-A ports, and 2 AC outlets allow you to charge 6 devices at the same time.
Super Fast and Supercharged: With a maximum output of 100W, charge virtually any device including phones, tablets, and more. A MacBook Pro 16″ can be charged to 50% in 43 minutes.
Works in both 110v and 220v (with adaptor) environments.
Has nightlight for dark hotel rooms.

Powerbanks - Battery Backups

Everything that runs off of electricity runs out of charge at the worst times. Extend your run time with an external powerbank.
Powerbanks contain Lithium-Ion batteries and can not be shipped air freight and need to be in carry on baggage.

Anker PowerCore III Elite 25600 87W

This powerbank can output enough power to charge your macbook or other USB-C powered laptop.

Ultra-High Capacity: 25,600mAh capacity, you can keep multiple devices charged for days. Charge an iPhone 13 Pro 5 times, a Galaxy S20 more than 4 times, or a MacBook Air 2020 once.
Blazing Fast Speeds: Connect to either USB-C port to get a powerful charge of 87W. Power a wide range of laptops, including MacBook Pro 13.4” in 2h 14min and Dell XPS 13 9380 in 2h 54min
Recharge 6x Faster: By using a 65W wall charger, PowerCore’s internal battery fully recharges in just 2.5 hours, while a standard 5W charger will take more than 17 hours to top up.
Power 4 Devices At Once: Dual USB-C ports offer simultaneous high-speed charging to 2 devices, and dual USB-A ports let you charge 2 extra devices with a combined output of 78W.

iWALK Portable Charger 9000mAh

This powerbank is a small everyday use device that is big enough to charge your phone once or twice. Its built in Lightning cord is great for not having to have a cord with you. Available in a variety of colors
Note: the lightning cord is limited to Apple devices.

TG90 Portable Charger 6000mah

This small 1 or 2 charge for your phone powerbank is enough to keep your phone going through the day. It has built in Lightning (Apple) and USB-C cords.
Available in Red and Black

iWALK Portable Charger 20000mah

Bulit-in 2 long cables: 12.5in. Bulit-in lightning and type-c cables compatible with iPhone 13/12/11/XR/8/6 ,iPad and Samsung Galaxy S20, Samsung Galaxy S9, Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S20, Samsung Galaxy S9 Android phone,No need to carry charging cables for your phones anymore.
Fast Charger: Fast charge your device with the maximum output at up to 5V/2.4A, 18W QC3.0 PD3.0 Quick Charge.
Large Capacity: Powerful 20000 mAh capacity can fully charge iPhone 12 at up to 5.2 times, Samsung S20 3.6 times.
Multi Output: With built-in cable for iphone & USB-C and other the USB A port and USB-C port,it can charge up to 4 devices at the same time.

Cords

Improved charging requires more then your falling apart iPhone 10 cable from 3 phones ago. Besides being low quality most factory cords have very low life spans and come in boring colors.

Anker USB-C to USB-C Cable

Use: Charger to Laptop or USB-C phone

Charges at up to 100w of power
Available in 7 different colors
6 foot and 3 foot lengths
Includes matching cord wrap

Anker USB-C to Lightning Cable

Use: Charger to iPhone using Lightning port

Charges at up to 30w of power
Available in 5 different colors
6 foot and 3 foot lengths
Includes matching cord wrap

Anker USB-A to Lightning Cable

Use: Charger USB-A to iPhone using lightning port

Charges at up to 30w of power
Available in 5 different colors
6 foot and 3 foot lengths
Includes matching cord wrap

Mobile Power

It’s all well and good to have power when you have grid power strait from the magic pixies that live in the wall. But what do you do when you are mobile and out in the world? Everyone has a phone charger for their car, but do you have a way to charge your laptop?

Tripp Lite 200W Car Power Inverter

Use: Using your car to charge your larger devices

This small cup holder inverter will allow you to plug your indoor charging setup into your car.

Built in USB-A ports for charging your phone and tablet.
200w normal operation, 400w peak.

120W USB C Car Charger Adapter

Use: In car charging for Phone and Laptop at the same time

Car Phone Charger.
Car Laptop Charger.

Port Expantion

One problem that have run into is the lack of ports on modern slim laptops like MacBooks. One of these port expanders will allow you to regain some of that functionality. It will pass through power so you only need to use one USB-C port on your laptop.