Anker Prime 240W GaN Desktop Charger (4 Ports) A2342 Review and Test

Ah yeah, that makes sense. Also, it makes sense that it says GaNPrime on the side and not just Prime.

Yeah, that makes a whole lot more sense. I wish they'd just lower the price and stop with this 'discount' garbage. I did buy it on a discount.

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@AllThingsOnePlace I guess this makes it possible for them to sell it to those who are only willing to spend $110 on this thing while maintaining their overall profit.

Thanks! Yeah, I try to squeeze something into each video as opposed to doing separate videos on a topic.

Thanks for watching.

Thanks for sharing and nice!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and all the way to the end! Impressive. The Baseus looks to be about the same size so hopefully y the efficiency is in it.

Yeah, no more than the usual number of people skipped that part, so that's an okay sign, it looks like people on average don't mind a little extra in the video. But it didn't get more people or less people just the usual stats. It's scary how many watch the unboxing part then tune out for the rest of the video.
Anyway, thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!

Yeah, that UGREEN one is not a full load rated supply so under heavy use you will shorten the lifespan of the power supply.

Thanks!

Yeah, this one is another class of product.

I would like to ask about 1), I have encountered a lot of places with connected but floating ground so the current of all the parallel Y capacitors can shock you slightly so in those cases I would prefer not to have the ground of the usb connected to that conductor.

One more thing, there are tons of accessories that HAVE a USB C port, but can’t charge with a two sided USB C cable because they don’t have a PD negotiable.

Re #1 and the US only charger thing, Japan doesn't use the three prong plug with the ground, so if it had that, it would be much more difficult to use here.

This is where that leakage test matters... Low leakage is important with a two prong supply, and if using in Japan basically mandatory. In terms of getting hotter, this one will actually be cooler on 230V. As most of them should be. It should be hotter in Japan though. Low voltage, means lots of current.

haha. Video complete, make next video...

Thanks for supporting the channel!

Yeah, eventually. I have quite a few in the queue before that one.

Thanks!

haha.

I did one Essager charger. It wasn't great. But the others are on the list. It will be a while.

@@AllThingsOnePlace will be good to see this not great charger on a video, may be it was a bad model or may be a rule, will be good to know.

Thanks, yeah, and being a development kit, there's lots of documentation for it. I know it won't be a real popular video but I think it will be interesting to learn about.

Yeah, I need to get that one in.

Yeah, no one has made that.

Yeah, that's not a bad approach.

Thanks! Yeah, anker does use a solid capacitor on the output side from tear downs I’ve seen of these higher wattage adapters but not everywhere. I cut a bunch out where I explain where liquid electrolyte capacitors are used.

@@AllThingsOnePlace Make an unlisted video and link in the description i would love to watch it

@@Ender_Wiggin Solid state aka Polymer caps are those silver shiny jars with leaded legs,so if you see one,then probably it's a solid/polymeric capacitor.

There's a good chance. Also, whenever you see modern lights flicking on and off every second or so, same problem. Very preventable but cheap wins.

Like on the channel? I did a whole bunch of UGREEN videos before this.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks! Yeah, I was so glad this was actually good. I can't deal with bad power adapters any more. So much junk.

Oh yeah, this thing is totally potted. That 10 cent part that can fail early, to get to it, you completely destroy the adapter to get to it.

@@AllThingsOnePlace
I hope that over the time something will change toward the direction of full and flexible repairability of these bricks,because high end stuff of this kind is very expensive.

Yeah, ifixit's video kind of says it all? There's no way to test these things repeatably and basically if you use any wireless you lose 50% more energy.

The one in this video, the Satechi 165W is also an option, it has PPS, in a 120V country.

I just pick random ones for the graphs. There is a separate video for the UGREEN. I'm shifting things around a bit on these newer videos though.

@@AllThingsOnePlace Ok, then I have to dearch for that clip. Thanks.

That's not a stupid question. The Anker does have more modes but the real benefit is energy savings at that point. The issue is at that wattage level, lacking power factor correction, PFC, is going to cost you in terms of current and extra power usage with a low power quality versus a high power quality device. You will use about 7-10% more energy with 4 - 65W adapters versus the one 240W adapter or three 100 watt adapters with PFC. The losses from one device do not add, they increase by a power of 2, so increasing devices of lower power quality creates a pretty sizable amount of power loss. No one wants to talk about this since everyone is focused on one device. On a one device scale, it barely matters at 65W.

Where'd you buy it?

@@AllThingsOnePlace Amazon Germany 2 weeks ago. Seller: AnkerDirect DE

​@@AllThingsOnePlace I wrote a detailed reply but it's deleted now.
I didn't even use a link.
The KRplus comment section is almost unusable with it's overzealous shadow banning and outright deletion.

The simpler and less detailed and devoid of sources the replies are the likelier they go through. I avoid typing anything too fancy.
Really dumbs down discourse!

I'm not sure. XPS covers a huge range of products.

Una pregunta, en qué fecha sucedió la situación de eufy?

@@bienveniddoguapohola6575 noviembre 2022 si mal no recuerdo

B.S this all started cause LTT then a bunch of sheep’s just followed along ☠️
As a eufy/anker user for many years never had any issues or problems. Big up eufy sent me a gift & card just this Christmas 🙌👏

@@bigmaxcc 🤷🏻‍♂️ you happy cool, i dont want my data and private images on public servers, when the product is sold as local…
If you didn’t saw the private content on publics servers it is ok, I’m not telling you to don’t buy eufy, read my first message and then have a good day man

Yeah, it is always on my mind when working on an Anker or Anker company product. I didn't install the app for the power bank, and don't plan to for the very reason presented. Why does the power bank need access to my contacts and photos? Nope.

Thanks for the suggestions.

haha, it does, they nearly all do. It's not faulty as much as if you run it hot it will shorten the expected lifespan of the adapter. I've been using the 165W with a Laptop or two and lots of other devices and it's been good but I probably top out at 100 watts but it isn't for a long time. It's partially a dig at how they market these things... 240 watts! Then in really fine print (if you don't use it all the time).

For the sale price, yeah.

The 100W one? I did that a while back. krplus.net/bidio/c5aKlpyYnpiUpHo

I have not. I tried getting one but wasn't able to. I will have to look again.

The plug makes no difference at these power levels. The supplied power does. But on select devices, generally ones that perform at least moderately well, I test both voltage standards for consumer devices.

Yeah, I had zero issues like that. Of course that's how it goes...

I did those already.

and the aohi shargeek 140w and it would be cool more videos about usb cables like the new ones from aohi@@AllThingsOnePlace

Yeah, in this case, I feel like the marketing team designed the box then said make it fit in here. Anker does tend to absolutely cram these things so there's no wasted space. A socket inclusive of the design would've make the physical casing larger. It's a nearly 1 kg brick, people don't care if it's 20 mm longer so it gain an interchangeable socket.

I don't think UGREEN makes a 240W one.

@@AllThingsOnePlace my bad I meant the 300w charger

That device wasn't bad performance wise. For the 200W devices it's near the top, the lack of the safety listing pulls from an active recommended from me, but UGREEN has been adding them.

So, this device is a lower leakage power adapter. It should be under the detectable threshold. I want to do some more research on this though.

I think the MacBook Pro tingling feeling is coming from AC capacitively coupled to the case. Do you have a MacBook Pro that you could help test this?

@@chives6421 Yes, it is the coupling of AC to the case of the unit. The tester I have gives you the information. The issue is literature is sparse on the detection threshold.

@@AllThingsOnePlace I see, and when you say this device is lower leakage power adapter, you meant this device will help prevent this problem? I guess by eliminating AC noise?

@@chives6421 Yes, it is measurably better. I am not sure the exact mechanism it is using to accomplish this.

The UGREEN needs a revision, lots of reports of broken units, the Baseus, I don't know yet. I haven't even taken it out of the box.

It's unfortunately not as easy as it should be. One way would be if it came with a charger, is that charger USB C, does that USB C charger say what voltage and current it supplies, they usually have to write this on the casing. Another thing to check is if the laptop has a usb c port labeled as accepting power or near a barrel plug power input. My laptop has the usb c near the barrel plug port, it does support power in, hp. One option is just try it and see if it works. Another is a usb c to barrel adapter.

@@AllThingsOnePlace USB-C charger: 5.0V - 3.0A 15W / 9.0V - 3.0A / 12.0V - 5.0A
15.0V - 4.33A / 20.0V - 3.25A 65.0W LPS
Two usb-C ports: 2.0 & 3.1 Gen 2
Do these help?

Not this one, ha. Probably something of lower power, like a 45W or smaller charger with 2 or 3 ports. Basically pick one, hopefully one with a safety mark, they're all the same.

Yeah, idle is more. Yeah, I don't have a use for this either, but yeah, figured make the video anyway, go on a rant about capacitors, haha. All in good fun.

Warrantee, Anker is very good.

Yeah, or make a 'compatibility' cable. USB cable with some resistors to allow it to deliver power to a 'dumb' USB A device. But yeah, I agree that one USB A port is still a good idea.

Yes, so many of them do not have a 5A-11V mode.

Yeah, it is odd.

Yeah, at that price it's very compelling.

Yeah, it's annoying really. This has potential.

haha, yep.

Yeah, I was kind of confused by it's omission here as a lot of the newer Anker devices starting having 12V again.

I'd say hack it but Anker stuffs these things with glue so there's no getting inside.

Yeah, it's on sale all the time. The point there was slightly missed maybe, even the high end capacitors fail at high temperature. So, it's more like we're waiting for a few more percent efficiency to make these run a bit cooler.

and every other charger

Kind of? I have a top of 2023 for power adapters and power banks. It's probably still too much though.

haha, yeah, I could throw that on screen.

Well, it's good, it's that it's in a very difficult environment, so even if it's good it isn't going to last long.

still expensive but better

haha, yeah, I'm trying, sorry for the long rant, you don't have to read it, thanks for the comment!
I guess the issue is trying to make everyone happy is an impossibility. So, I try to think of all aspects and incorporate a little too much and that means nothing will ever meet the impossible criteria of being the perfect power adapter, charging a phone perfectly and also being able to deliver power to every laptop you own at once, with every possible USB mode and then people fight about USB A or no USB A.
In terms of my videos this one is about as positive as they get. It isn't that I see the dark side or am being negative on purpose, it's that I have a foot in reality and know what is and isn't possible and that these have to be mass produced products that make profit. This product generally meets many criteria people ask for. It is expensive and heavy but it's also a lot of watts, you can't cheat physics so the weight is there for a reason.
Anyway, yeah, I'm on a bit of a break now while I try to figure out how to spin these in a more light hearted way, or what videos to make instead because no one is interested in power adapters (according to yt stats). I still have to cover the data but essentially can't provide commentary if it isn't a positive result.
One option is, make the videos shorter but more machine like... Here it is, unbox it, specs, data table, plot comparisons, end. Rinse and repeat. Hopefully, can get more videos out that way. They won't be better. Time is also an issue. This is very much part time, it makes no money, it costs substantial money, and it chews time. It'll never make money, I know that, but it'd be nice if the channel at least continued to grow, but it's not doing that anymore either. Basically losing subs as fast as I gain them, and views, watch time, CTR, impressions are all down, way down. Option 2, means time to stop and make something else. The audience has voted with views and they aren't interested anymore. So, what do I make instead? I'm stuck on option 2, and can't figure it out.

​@AllThingsOnePlace The problem is that you'll get one-time watchers who want to decide on a product and move on. You're the only channel that puts out comprehensive videos about powerbanks and power supplies that I could find. That means you did find a gap. I think maybe make the videos a bit more palatable, ask the audience to subscribe, after all it's hard work and make the videos a bit click baity. Anker 737 - 5 reasons not to buy. Yes clickbait is annoying but it works. Once I see the effort you put into the video and I get value out of it, I forgive the clickbait. I hope that makes sense.

hahaha

haha, I drink coffee that's for sure, I have a video on an espresso machine. But yeah, winter and dry skin, old hands.

@@AllThingsOnePlace Ha... thanks for replying... so maybe your low-mid 60s?

Thanks for watching.

Thanks!

Especially if you travel a lot

Yeah, it's a pretty significant weight on this one so probably not the best travel choice.

Unfortunately those numbers are still exclusive to the EPR spec sheet, since 140W is still the max any adapter on the market can output out of a single PD port.

@@modecir which shouldnt be the case bring called a 240W adapter

@@Kavyatej LOL by the logic the UGREEN 300W should output 300W out of a single port; what protocol should they use for that, then? ;)

haha, USB 120V, have a shocking experience.

@@modecir till 240w ig they should provide max power through 1 port

hah.

haha