The RAVPower 120W 4-port charging station is meant to sit your desktop and supply power to your laptops, phones and tablets. Thankfully, there is no power brick to sit on the floor or oversized plug to block your outlets. The unit is fairly self-contained besides the AC input cord.

The dimensions of the charging block are 3.3 x 1.8 x 1.8in. It doesn’t take up much room on your desk and the two USB-C and two USB-A ports are located conveniently on the front.

Features

• Two USB-C ports: This allows you to charge two devices at the same time, such as two laptops. When a single port is in use, the charger can output up to 100 watts, but when charging two devices, then each USB-C port receives a maximum of 60 watts (120 watts total).
• Two USB-A ports: In addition to charging USB-C devices, this RAVPower charger can also charge your phones and tablets thanks to the two “regular” USB-A ports on the front.
• Dim LED: The green LED is dim and shouldn’t keep you up at night if you’re using the charger in the bedroom.

Performance

These tests were performed with 1 USB-C port of the RAVPower 120W PD desktop charger in use.

Nintendo Switch

The RAVPower PD wall charger successfully supported the Nintendo Switch’s 15V charging profile, allowing you to play in handheld mode and charge at the same time.

Dell Chromebook

The RAVPower PD wall charger supported my Dell Chromebook’s 20V profile, allowing it to charge at full speed.

Acer R13 Chromebook

The Acer R13 Chromebook doesn’t officially support the Power Delivery standards, but the RAVPower PD wall charger was able to support its 15V and 45 watt profile.

Lenovo 14W Laptop

My Lenovo 14W Laptop (powered by Ubuntu!) was able to be charged with its 20V profile with the RAVPower PD wall charger.

Technical Specifications

• USB-C PD Output: 5V⎓3A, 9V⎓3A, 15V⎓3A, 20V⎓5A
  • 100 watt max for either port when one port is in use
  • 60 watt maximum per port maximum when both ports are in use (120 watt maximum total output)
• USB-A iSmart Output: 5V⎓3A, 9V⎓2A, 12V⎓1.5A
  • 18W maximum for each port

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The design of this RAVPower 40W charger is very similar to RAVPower’s 65W charger that we previously reviewed, coming in at just a hair smaller. Thanks to the GaN technology, RAVPower is able to make these chargers surprisingly compact, making them ideal for travel.

There is a small blue LED that lights up any time the charger is receiving power. The LED is not very bright and should be fine for a dark bedroom at night.

The dimensions of the charging block are 2.04 x 2.04 x 1.18 in. It’s only a little bit larger than the Apple 20W USB-C charger, but gives you twice the ports and double the power!

Features

• Two USB-C ports: This allows you to charge two devices at the same time, such as two phones. Many laptops need at least 30 watts to charger, which this charger can provide if only one port is in use.
• Foldable plugs: Being able to fold the prongs makes this charger ideal for travel.
• Dim LED: The blue LED is dim and subtle, so it shouldn’t keep you up at night if you’re using the charger in the bedroom.

Performance

These tests were performed with 1 port of the RAVPower PD wall charger in use.

Nintendo Switch

The RAVPower PD wall charger successfully supported the Nintendo Switch’s 15V charging profile, allowing you to play in handheld mode and charge at the same time.

Dell Chromebook

The RAVPower PD wall charger supported my Dell Chromebook’s 12V profile, allowing it to charge quickly, but not at full speed which would be using the 20V profile.

Acer R13 Chromebook

The Acer R13 Chromebook doesn’t officially support the Power Delivery standards, but the RAVPower PD wall charger was able to support its 12V profile and charge it. However, it was not able to achieve full speed charging which would have been at 15V.

Lenovo 14W Laptop

My Lenovo 14W Laptop (powered by Ubuntu!) was able to be charged with its 20V profile with the RAVPower PD wall charger.

Technical Specifications

• PD Output: 5V⎓3A, 9V⎓3A, 12V⎓2.5A, 15V⎓2A, 20V⎓1.5A
• 30 watts max each port and a 40 watt maximum of the two ports combined

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GaN technology continues to shrink chargers, for which I’m grateful because it sure beats packing a large laptop charger when I travel. The RAVPower RP-PC145 65-watt Power Delivery 2-port charger features a compact design with foldable plugs.

There is a small blue LED that lights up any time the charger is receiving power. The LED is not very bright and should be fine for a dark bedroom at night.

The dimensions of the charging block are 2.2 in x 2.2 in x 1.2 in. It’s only a little bit larger than the Apple 20W USB-C charger, but gives you twice the ports and 3 times the power!

Features

• Two USB-C ports: This allows you to charge two devices at the same time, such as a laptop and a phone. It’s important to note that the two ports combined cannot exceed 65 watts (so if one port is using 45 watts, the remaining port can only output a maximum of 20 watts)
• Foldable plugs: Being able to fold the prongs makes this charger ideal for travel.
• Dim LED: The blue LED is dim and shouldn’t keep you up at night if you’re using the charger in the bedroom.

Performance

These tests were performed with 1 port of the RAVPower PD wall charger in use.

Nintendo Switch

The RAVPower PD wall charger successfully supported the Nintendo Switch’s 15V charging profile, allowing you to play in handheld mode and charge at the same time.

Dell Chromebook

The RAVPower PD wall charger supported my Dell Chromebook’s 20V profile, allowing it to charge at full speed.

Acer R13 Chromebook

The Acer R13 Chromebook doesn’t officially support the Power Delivery standards, but the RAVPower PD wall charger was able to support its 15V and 45 watt profile.

Lenovo 14W Laptop

My Lenovo 14W Laptop (powered by Ubuntu!) was able to be charged with its 20V profile with the RAVPower PD wall charger.

RAVPower PD Power Bank

RAVPower’s own PD Power Bank supports a 60 watt input, which this wall charger is able to provide at 20V.

Technical Specifications

• PD Output: 5V⎓3A, 9V⎓3A, 12V⎓3A, 15V⎓3A, 20V⎓3.25A
• 65 watts max each port and a 65 watt maximum of the two ports combined

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Design

The AUKEY GaN 65W charger (model PA-B3) is definitely smaller than most laptop chargers, and it’s even smaller than a comparable Anker model.

A soft white LED on the top glows to let you know that the unit is receiving power. It’s not too bright that it would keep you up at night if you use it in a bedroom.

Features

The AUKEY charger features a 65W USB-C port on top, with a regular USB-A port on the bottom that can provide up to 12 watts (5V ⎓ 2.4A) to smartphones and tablets. Please note that when both ports are in use, the total wattage cannot exceed 65 watts.

The charger features a technology that AUKEY calls “Dynamic Detect“ that allows it to allocate most of it’s power to the USB-C port if it is the only one in use, or to divide the 65 watts of power appropriately if both ports are in you use. If both ports are in use, the top port will typically only output about 45 watts.

This charger also has foldable prongs, making it ideal for backpacks and travel.

Performance

Please note that the following tests were performed when using just the USB-C port of the Aukey charger.

Nintendo Switch Charging

The Switch requires about 18 watts (15V – 1.2A) to charge and play at the same time in handheld mode, and the AUKEY PA-B3 charger was able to provide the needed 15V to charge and play at the same time.

Acer R13 Chromebook Charging

My Acer R13 Chromebook is not compliant with the USB-C Power Delivery standard, however the AUKEY PA-B3 charger was able to charge it anyways. The stock charger can reach 45 watts (20V ⎓ 2.25A) while the AUKEY PA-B3 charger provided 41 watts (14.5V ⎓ 2.86A).

Lenovo 14W Laptop Charging

The stock Lenovo 14W laptop charger output 45 watts at 20V ⎓ 2.25A. The AUKEY PA-B3 charger was able to output the 20V profile (well, close enough at 19.687 V) and provide the 45 watt charge the Lenovo 14W requires.

Dell Latitude 5590 Laptop Charging

The Dell Latitude 5590’s stock charger is 65 watts. The AUKEY PA-B3 charger was able to support the 20V profile. The laptop recognized it as a 60 watt charger (and complained that the 60 watt charger was not a “full speed” 65 watt charger). Despite the message, the laptop continued to charge while in use.

iPhone Fast Charging

Starting with the iPhone 8 and including the iPhone X, XS, XR and 11, you can use a Power Delivery charger (and a USB-C to Lightning cable, which needs to be purchased separately) to fast charge your iPhone to 50% in as little as 30 minutes. For more information about this, please refer to the Apple support article regarding fast charging. This Aukey charger supports the Power Delivery requirements needed for fast iPhone charging.

Technical Specs

USB-C Maximum Output (when only the USB-C port is in use): 5V ⎓ 3A / 9V ⎓ 3A / 12V ⎓ 3A / 15V ⎓ 3A / 20V ⎓ 3.25A

USB-A Maximum Output: 5V ⎓ 2.4A

When both ports are in use, the total output will not exceed 65 watts.

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Design

An aluminum enclosure surrounds the power bank, giving it a premium feel and considerable durability. Due to the additional circuitry to support charging at different voltages, this power bank may be a little larger than other 10000mAh power banks you have seen.

There are two regular USB ports on the top, as well as one USB-C port that serves as both a Power Delivery output as well as an input to charge the power bank itself.

Features

This power bank features an LED display that shows you the precise charge level. When you are charging the power bank, the right-most digit will blink to let you know that the power bank is receiving a charge.

When charging another device, such as a laptop, you may notice the numbers decrease at a somewhat fast pace. This is most likely due to the energy loss when converting to the different voltages and is to be expected. With that said, you may not realize the full 10,000 mAh capacity as there will be a sizable energy loss as this power bank converts the 3.7V battery cells to a 5V, 12V, 14.5V, and 20V ouput.

In addition to USB-C Power Delivery, the orange USB port on the power bank supports Quick Charge 3.0 for smart phone that support the technology.

You can also charge other devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Android phones using either full-sized USB port, which output up to 5V 2.4A.

Included with the power bank is a USB-C to USB-C cable, as well as a USB to Micro USB (with an attached USB-C adapter) that can be used to charge the power bank. Using a regular wall USB charger (that outputs 5V 1A, such as the little white iPhone charging block) takes about 12 hours to recharge the power bank.

Performance

Nintendo Switch Charging

The Switch requires about 18 watts (15V – 1.2A) to charge and play at the same time in handheld mode, in which case the Omars Power Bank can provide the needed 15V to charge and play at the same time.

Samsung Galaxy Book 12 Charging

My Samsung Galaxy Book 12‘s stock charger maxes out at 25 watts (12V – 2.1A), but the Omars Power Bank actually exceeded it and charged the tablet at 30 watts (20V – 1.5A).

Dell Chromebook Charging

The Dell 14-inch Chromebook charged almost as quickly as the stock charger. The stock charger can output 45 watts (20V – 2.25A) while the Omars Power Bank charged at about 22.5 watts (15V – 1.5A). However, at this level, the Chromebook still seemed to gain a charge while I used it at the same time (albeit slower than using the wall charger).

Acer R13 Chromebook Charging

My Acer R13 Chromebook is not compliant with the USB-C Power Delivery standard, and unfortunately, this power bank was not able to charge it. Instead, the power bank itself charged from the Chromebook instead of the other way around. The manual for the power bank does not provide instructions for reversing the power flow, and despite my different button presses, I could not find a way to reverse it either. To be fair, the Omars Power Bank does not advertise to charge non-compliant Power Delivery devices.

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