Review on 🔌 UtechSmart USB C Charger: 100W 4-Port Desktop Type C Charging Station with USB C PD Power and QC 3.0 USB A Ports – Ideal for MacBook Pro/Air, iPad, iPhone, Galaxy, Laptop and More by Steve French

Pros: - Travel adapter, combination of 100W power, 4 ports and relatively small size make it a good choice. - Weighs just under a pound - Uses a standard 8-foot two-wire cable with no polarization. In the event of damage, it is easy to exchange or replace with sockets from another country. The body is plastic, but it doesn't look cheap or flimsy at all. IMO, a metal case just adds weight with no benefit. - Stays cool under load. - 100W is the maximum for USB-C power delivery, so as future-proof as possible. - Pre-programmed power distribution stages are well chosen - The manual explains well the output voltage/current and how the microcontroller distributes power between ports. It does not list the numerous supported USB fast charging standards, but the product description does. It worked great with almost every device I had connected to it, and even supported some proprietary fast charging protocols (like Huawei FCP) that other IME chargers either don't support or don't work properly. It matters which port you use depending on how power is distributed. 30W maximum on the 2nd (internal) USB C port. If you overload the port, the rest will continue to work. Cons (only one): - Partially compatible with some Razer laptops. I tested the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2019, RZ09-03101) and it only charged at 45W. This was measured using the built-in USB-C power meter. It sometimes took a while for charging to start after powering on. For reference, when I run CPU and GPU stress test programs (like Prime95 and Furmark) and also charge the battery, the maximum power drawn from the factory charger is 77W. I don't know why it doesn't draw 100 watts what it would allow the battery to be charged at maximum speed as well. B/C Razer I think. TBH I think the issue here is more with the Razer laptop than the UtechSmart charger. I don't have another 100w third-party charger to test, so I can't say definitively that's the case. This is just a guess based on the fact that it worked great with everything else plugged into it, combined with other Razer models' reputation for fiddly charging. I noticed coil whine from a Razer laptop when using the UtechSmart charger and doing a stress test. I think this is because the laptop needs to draw power from both the battery and the charger and needs to switch between the two quickly. Additional Notes: I bought this to have a travel charger so I can keep the Razer factory charger plugged into a USB-C dock on my desk. (Yes, I'm that lazy.) It's not ideal for this purpose, but it's really close. A USB-C power meter is very useful to ensure you are getting the most out of such devices. .When you plug or unplug the device, the charger's microcontroller pauses the charging process very briefly to redistribute the current. My laptops didn't notice, but my phone did.