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A Useful Power Delivery Charger for Laptops & High Power Devices
I recently picked up a Surface Connect to type C cable for my Surface Pro 6 that allows me to charge it using a power delivery charger.I therefore started looking at suitable power delivery chargers.I looked at a lot of options on Amazon. When I ordered this Sumvision one there were no reviews, however an identical version with different branding was being sold at a higher price using a different logo so I had an idea of what to expect.Size wise, the charger is bigger than the four port USB charger I normally take to Europe and the USA, however this is also going to be replacing my USB charger and my Surface Pro 6 charger. So whilst it's big for a USB charger, it's still significantly smaller than taking a USB charger and a full laptop power brick.With regards to the USB ports:I was a little concerned about the quality at first as the USB port internals are all at a weird angle, though I did not have any problems connecting charging cables.USB 2.0 Port - I was able to get about 1.6 amps whilst charging my phone.USB QC 3.0 - The charging rate bounced around between 2.0 and 2.7 amps.As a test I charged my Sony RX100 III via the USB 2.0 port, my phone via the QC 3.0 port, and my Surface Pro 6 via the type C port. When the Surface Pro 6 was being charged too, the charging rate for my phone via the QC 3.0 port dropped down to around 1.6 amps.In other words, if you have a laptop, phone, and another device connected, you are going to get reduced charging rates in at least one of the ports.The total power delivery for the charger is apparently 65 watts. The official power supply for my Surface Pro 6 is rated at 45 watts (i.e. noted on the power brick). If I was charging a laptop that required 60 or 65 watts, I would not be able to charge my phone and camera too. I believe you can charge laptops that require more power too, but the charging rate will be slow in comparison to a full charger so you will get trickle charging.So how did the adapter handle charging my Surface Pro 6?Surprisingly well.My Surface Pro 6 was already at 100% so I was not geting any significant power draw, so I left it playing YouTube videos for a few hours until it was around 40%.With the official Surface Pro 6 power charger, I was getting between 35 and 39 watts.With the Surface Connect to type C cable and the Sumvision charger, I was getting between 36 and 41. I was surprised that I got slightly more with the type C cable than with the official power brick.I also tested the power draw using the official Surface Dock. With that I was getting between 50 and 61 watts. It jumped about a lot. As you can see, the official Surface Dock charges quicker than both the official power brick and type C cable.At my last conference my cabin bag was full, so I am always looking at ways to reduce the number of items I am carrying. With this charger I will be able to charge my laptop and phone at the same time as well as a camera when needed. Plus I can change in Europe and North America too.Since this is the first time I have used power delivery, I am not able to test the charger with any other laptops or tablets or devices such as the Nintendo Switch.
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Understated True 65W Type C cherger
USB Type C is supposed to give consumers greater power delivery, data throughput and ease of use with the reversible connector.But the new technology has actually caused a lot consumer frustration with incompatibility issues and opaque feature support.I know this because so far, I have had to returned 3 PD charger with these issues.The first problem is that a lot of companies overstate the wattage output of the charger.There is a big brand name 75W charger I bought which completely fail to charge my Macbook Pro even though I contacted Apple to confirm my laptop only need 60W power delivery.I later found out that the headline 75W is actually made up of 35W on the PD port and then 20W on the other two Type A ports.I really can,t understand why Amazon or Trading Standards will allow them to use such deceptive descriptions. Thankfully, after a lot of false starts and research on forums, I stumbled on the recommendation of this Sumvision PD Charger.The Sumvision has a true 65W Power Delivery Port with some extra headroom.In fact, it can output 75W maximum although they have not put that higher 75W anywhere on their packaging or description.This honesty and understatement already give me extra confidence in the company.The second thing with USB Type C is it is supposed to be a charger for all things.And you would think that if it says it’s a Type C charger it will charge all C devices, right?Well, I have bought Type C PD chargers that cannot charge iphones or Nintendo Switch.The reason seems to be that some companies skim on the licensing or internal components so that even though it’s got enough power it will still not support certain devices.Well, I am happy to report that this Sumvision PD chargers can definitely charge all my Apple devices and the Switch as fast as the original charger.And even with all the ports charging at the same time, the Sumvision charger never got more than a little warm so it seems to have high quality capacitors, resistors internal components.It still has the older Type A ports so it will work with the older Micro USB or Mini USB cables.The extra travel adapters mean that this will pretty much cover you worldwide.Just take this one charger will cover all your devices old and new.So overall, my advice is don’t skim on a few quid, get a proper PD charger like this Sumvision as cheap ones not only have compatibility issues, they can also damage your devices.Just google “Charger bricking Nintendo Switch” to see how prevalent the problem is. You will kick yourself for destroying your £300 electronics with no comeback from dodgy chargers.Do your research (even well-known brands like Anker combine all the ports wattage to get a higher headline figure) and buy with your eyes open.
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