AnkerPrime 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, Apple Watch, and MoreClimatePartner certified

I bought the Anker Prime 250W USB-C Charger because I trust the brand—and once again, it didn’t disappoint.* Solid build and premium feel* LCD screen and control dial are genuinely useful, not just gimmicks* Charges multiple high-power devices at once without breaking a sweat* No noise, no heat issues, no quirks—just worksExactly what I expect from Anker: reliable, well-designed, and performs flawlessly. If you need a serious charger for your desk or travel bag, this is it.

I initially bough the 200W Anker charger which performed well. Except, it kept generating a "Weak charger state" warning message on my 5 year-old Lenovo laptop which normally charges at 70-80W, indicating some incompatibility with the newer charging standards. Upon measuring the 200W charger, it delivered the required power output of 70-80W despite of the warning, charging the laptop well. However the ongoing (and misleading) warning message quickly became a nuisance, so with the Black Friday deals I decided to order the 250W charger. I am please to report, that with that the annoying error message was gone.Quick update on the 250W Anker charger after a few days of use:CUSTOM CHARGING MODE: current firmware (as of Nov 2024) is 1.2.3.2. This allows custom charging profiles where you can set for every channel the desired output power with a slider. This allowed me to set 100-70-80-0 watts for the 4 USB C ports, allowing me to charge 3 laptops, while completely disabling USB C4 and the USBC A1 and A2 ports. The A1 and A2 ports combined take up min 15W, but they can also be disabled and all power routed to the USB C ports.ACCURACY OF BUILT-IN POWER METER: I found the combined accuracy accuracy of the built-in meter spot on, however the individual channels were sometimes way off. For e.g. when charging my 250W anker power bank with 2 USB cables, the charger display indicated 75W + 75W for each USB C port. This was different from the power input shown on the power bank, showing 110 W + 40 W input for the USB C ports. When added individual power meters to each USB C cable, it confirmed the 110 + 40 power distribution, the power bank figures' being correct. Not that important but worth mentioning.THERMAL STRESS TEST: testing the unit at 250V voltage in the UK, when running at full load for about 20 min - while topping up my 250W Anker power bank and charging some other devices - the charger just got warm, not even hot. I do not have the means to stress test the unit at 250W for extended periods of time, but in real life I rarely (if ever) need that much sustained power. Most of the time I am charging 2 laptops at around 170W combined power, which the unit handles well at 250V mains. So overall, it works well.ONLINE CONNECTIVITY: the wifi connectivity is needed for the following:- Firmware updates - new updates do not show and can't be performed via Bluetooth connection only- Long-term charging history graph, updated every 10 mins.Short-term charging history, updated every second, showing the last few minutes is always available. All other features, custom charging mode etc. are also available without a wifi connection, via Bluetooth only. At this firmware, with no wifi connection, I have not seen red warnings in the software, every functionality being available and operating normally.FACTORY RESET: performing a factory reset will only reset the default menu parameters (e.g. screen brightness, timeout, charging mode defaults to AI mode etc.). A reset:- Does NOT erase previously created custom charging profiles.- Defaults the connectivity to no connection. One has to reconnect via Bluetooth. Wifi connection is disabled, although the wifi credentials are not wiped but still present to facilitate future reconnection. To re-establish wifi connection after a reset, the user has to expressly initiate the wifi reconnection manually.Hope this point is useful info for privacy conscious users.

I bought this after returning the UGREEN 300W charger. One of the USB-C ports failed for no reason, and their third-party insurance was a waste of time. Even the manufacturer couldn’t be bothered. If I hadn’t bought it through Amazon, I’d have lost over £100 in under a year.The Anker Prime 250W is in a different league. It’s solid, smart, and just works. The display shows exactly how much power each port is drawing, and the charging speed is seriously quick. It stays cool even when everything’s plugged in, thanks to the built-in fan and proper power management.It cost less than the UGREEN and feels ten times better. Compact, quiet, reliable. Anker delivered properly.

The unit is nice and compact, and capable of charging my 2 high power laptops at the same time as my phone. All using PD for high voltage rapid charging.By default it runs in AI mode which I found did not work for my use case as each laptop complained that the charger was "low power". Changing the mode to "Port Priority" and setting each of the laptop ports to this seemed to cure the issue.It's well built, and quite heavy.Do consider the orientation of the ports and how this might work on your desk. Forward facing cables might not be good for everyoneOverall I'm fairly happy with it as I have moved from using 2 wall sockets down to just 2 without compromising charging speed

Anker have created a classic style alarm clock, that can power the most powerful usb-c laptops, and anything you or your gf can throw at it.Charging speed is perfect, because it’s AI seems smarter than urgeen, but also provides over-riding, so I can fast charge on one port and look after battery health on another.The ultimate test for technology, is if your gf (who isn’t a tech enthusiast) finds it useful and wants to buy one.Well done Anker, just please keep the price below £150. £199+ is too much, and the build quality is not impressive enough to exceed this. I see this as a tool, a standard of how charging should be, not a luxury or an exciting piece. I hope it will now provide value be being reliable, given its high price point.

It’s not often a product compels me to write an immediate review but I’m so impressed by this Anker charging device that I just had to. Main reason for getting this charger was because I wanted something with a mix of USB C and A ports that could charge a number of items connected to it simultaneously without sharing or compromising the power given to each device so this meets that requirement perfectly. Add to that the detailed display on the front which gives you specific information about each charging port and then add to that the device connects to WiFi, or Bluetooth, and to an app to your phone allowing you to not only monitor things like Watts Amps and Volts but to turn on and off each port as you wish as well as some clever schedules and power graphs and controls. The build quality is excellent and the items doesn’t feel hot so the tech inside is definitely doing a good job of managing power effectively. I’m just so impressed at the thought that has gone into this, and it certainly meets and exceeds my expectations, I absolutely recommend this product, well done Anker.