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Review on ๐Ÿ’ก Satechi 100W USB-C PD Wall Charger: High-Powered GaN Tech for MacBook Pro/Air, iPad Pro M1/Air (US) by Donna Colbert

Revainrating 4 out of 5

The perfect universal charger for everything Apple

This beautiful space gray wall charger matches the color of my 13" MacBook Pro perfectly. This is a single port USB C Power Delivery wall charger capable of delivering a full 100W of power (the maximum power USB-C can charge. That's enough to charge a 2019 16" MacBook Pro and pretty much any other Apple device with a battery (from the small iPhone 12 mini to the 12.9" iPad Pro and all MacBooks. I would love it if they included a second port that supports 2.22 amps/9 volts so iPhones can be charged at full speed. These chargers have profiles and can switch between them for different devices , depending on what each device needs.It will charge iphone at 15w as this charger can't charge 2 amp.It's actually very common for these 60w and m PD chargers eh, they support 15W and 27W, but nothing in between. The speed difference between 15W and 20W isn't that big, but it would still be ideal if it could charge an iPhone at the fastest possible speeds. I noticed a few more omissions in the list of supported profiles, here are the different ones this charger can do: 15/27/36/45/100W. Surprised by the lack of charging at 60 watts. It's possible that some devices can use a higher profile than required for charging and use only some (but not all) of the available power, but I really don't think it works that way. Though admittedly I'm not an expert on USB-C power delivery. This charger also supports a programmable power supply, which is required by some Samsung devices to charge them quickly. It's sort of a newer addition to Power Delivery 3.0 and that's the main reason I said the lack of a 60W (3A/20V) profile might not be such a big deal. On the other hand, it should be fine to charge things like AirPods or other accessories that don't require a lot of power. The only other issue I have with this charger is that they don't include a USB-C cable. It's not uncommon not to include one of these anymore, but the basic USB-C 2.0 cable is 1 meter long and would be nice. I think this is a good charger that will be your only charger to charge everything at least when you are away from home at night.

Pros
  • Rugged design
Cons
  • Damaged