Anker 100W GaN Prime Charging Station

Products like this have increasingly made Anker my go-to brand for travel and daily use, and this charging station has changed how I pack for trips because of its versatility. In terms of form factor, this is remarkably slim. The main power brick part of the charging station is thin enough to be packable in a wide variety of pockets or voids in just about any suitcase. The three-prong outlets pop up out of the brick as you push your power plugs into it, so they sit flush otherwise. With a lack of moving parts, the brick feels pretty durable, and I have no qualms stashing it wherever I can find space. Also, the main power cord is removable, and while it's a thick cable with thick ends (props to Anker for putting the cord at a 45-degree angle so as not to block any other outlets when it's plugged into the wall), I usually run it around the inside perimeter of my bag, so it really doesn't take up much space at all. Most importantly, I've had every port in use on this station, and it has done the job pretty well. It's a 100 watt station (the sum of all the ports, not 100W per port), and for the most part this takes care of most devices I have. My main laptop takes a 45 watt charging brick with a USB-C cord, and it's massive compared to this charging station, so it saves me a ton of room when traveling. My work laptop, however, is 65 watts USB-C, and depending on what else I have plugged in, I've gotten pretty close to maxing this charging station out for power (which is not good for a laptop that's trying to charge). I've had my laptop plugged in through the main USB-C, my phone only managing slow-charging with the second USB-C, an Anker backup battery charging on one of the USB-A ports, my travel headphones charging with the other USB-A, then I've had my work laptop charging through one of the AC ports on top (unfortunately I have to bring along the 65W charging cable just in case), then I have my work phone charging with an Anker 313 slim charger on the other AC port. I didn't feel much heat coming off of the station, and everything charged well. Shortly after I bought this, I believe Anker came out with a 140 watt version that looks even cooler and gives you real-time charging information via little screens. Someday I'd love to try it and compare, especially as wattage required to charge laptops and phones increases. Overall, this has eliminated my need for several wall-wart plugs and charging bricks when I travel. It acts as a nice extension cord that adds versatility to hotel rooms that sometimes don't have plugs in the most accessible places, and it does it without adding much bulk at all. And it continues Anker's streak of pretty solid devices that just seem to keep working.