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UGREEN NEXODE 200W USB C GaN II Charging Station $110.39, 300W GaN III $165.80 Delivered @ UGREEN via Amazon AU

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UGREEN NEXODE 200W USB C GaN II Charging Station $110.39 Delivered

All time low, previous was $116.99 for big smile sale. The coupon might be removed soon.

Ports: 4x USB-C + 2x USB-A

USB-C1/C2 Output: 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/5A, PPS: 3.3-21V/3A, 100W Max
USB-C3/C4 Output: 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/3.25A, PPS: 3.3-21V/3A, 65W Max
USB-A1/A2 Output: 5V/2A, 10W Max
Fast Charging Protocol: PD3.0, PPS, QC4+(QC4.0/QC3.0), FCP, AFC, APPLE 5V2.4A, BC1.2, PPS, Samsung Super Fast Charging (25W)

Thanks to anonym: "Able to sustain 2x100w output via USB C and it will not reset or renegotiate power unless a third port is plugged in, which is still a fairly rare feature for high wattage GaN chargers with multiple outputs."


UGREEN 300W USB C Charger, Nexode 5 Ports GaN III PD 3.1 Laptop Charging Station $165.80 Delivered

Edit: Added in. Thanks to Dyl for spotting it.

Previous deal last year was $224.99. It has come down to $179.99 reguarly but with the coupon brings it down to $165.80.

Thanks RichardL:

Ports: 4x USB-C + 1x USB-A

  • USB-C1 Output: 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/5A, 28V/5A, PPS: 3.3-21V/5A, 140W Max
  • USB-C2/C3 Output: 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/5A, PPS: 3.3-21V/5A, 100W Max
  • USB-C4 Output: 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/2.25A, PPS: 3.3-16V/3A, 45W Max
  • USB-A Output: 5V/3A, 9V/2A, 12V/1.5A, 10V/2.25A, 22.5W
  • Fast Charging Protocol: UFCS, PD3.1, PD3.0, PPS, QC5.0, QC4+(QC4.0/QC3.0), QC2.0, SCP(10V2.25A), FCP, AFC, APPLE 5V2.4A, BC1.2, PPS, [USB-C1/C2/C3 Ports support 45W Samsung Super Fast Charging 2.0]

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Comments

  • +2
    • +2

      Thanks, added it in.

  • Can these chargers be left on….. even when its not charging any device ?

    • +7

      I've always left mine on without issues, have this exact model. It just does nothing when idle / nothing plugged in

    • +6

      What have you been doing with your USB chargers for the past 20 years?

      • +3

        My friend's mother turns every single device in her home off at the power point when not in use. TV, microwave, lamps, everything. The only things she can't turn off are the fridge and the oven (which has no accessible switch). It's quite OCD.

        • +2

          That's old people in general. Must of been drilled in to them back in the day.

        • That's because they know all about phantom power, and in this day and age, saving every dollar possible is literally life or death for some people.

          • +5

            @KangaDrew: The idle power draw from some of the chargers mentioned in this thread is 0.5W. This comes out to slightly less than $1 a year.

            Lamps draw 0 (obviously). So it's not about being aware of idle power draw, it's more like some kind of superstition. You'd save a damn sight more money by simply not buying extra USB chargers.

            I have no problem with people wanting to do this- I have a friend who does it because he loves saving every dollar. But he's also aware of how little it's saving him so he's really doing it for the personal satisfaction and not the cost saving.

            (It'd just be easier flipping the circuit breakers than going around switching off individual power sockets.)

            • @rumblytangara: My dad does this with the PowerPoints. It drives me nuts. I'm like you could save the same amount of money by taking a few shorter showers or boiling the kettle a few times less per year.

  • Can it charge a pixel 9 pro xl at the full 45w fast charging speed?

    • +2

      I have the 100w version and it charges my Pixel 7 with the fast charging thing. It has a strange quirk though, the moment you plug something else in, it stops charging everything for like half a second.

      • +3

        USB Power Delivery has a negotiation mechanism where they kind of talk to each other and agree on how much power they need vs what is available. So there's a little blip while all that is happening. If you have cables that display the charging wattage you can watch it drop and then creep up as the negotiation progresses

        • +5

          This has bitten me in the arse with my planned setup for travel. Thought I would have enough ports to run a travel router and charge things, but every time i plug or unplug a device, the power drop reboots the travel router. Either have to live with it or take a dedicated charger for the router. Niche problem, but still annoying.

          • @fenric: Ah damn, that would be annoying. You think you've solved and streamlined your setup and slam into a wall. Could you place a small battery pack in between? Probably not a big saving over a separate charger anyway

            • +1

              @danwylie: Yea, that's one of my several average options. Just need to pick the least bad one. Add on the multiple countries, so multiple adapters and it goes downhill fast. It's still great to be able to run everything, including a laptop and torches off USBC though. Travelling with family, so multiples of everything.

          • @fenric: You can run a power bank with UPS capabilities between the charger and whatever device you need to keep powered and stay on. The setup can get pretty expensive and fairly messy with cables running everywhere though.

            • @anonym: Are there really any commonly available powerbanks that can do this though?

              • +2

                @rumblytangara: Only ones I know of that are available in Australia are Xiaomi power banks sold by @MostlyMelbourne on their website / Amazon store. The two I currently use are the ZMI No. 20 QB826G and the Xiaomi 212W HyperCharge Power Bank 25000 P03MI. I've written a review/comparison of these two powerbanks here.

                • @anonym: Thanks- very specialised but good to know the existence of.

            • @anonym: That's my next step to explore. I just bought a small Anker one today which does power pass though to test. No mention on whether there will be a power drop when the attached charger does its drop and calculate, but will be interesting to see. Will only add 220g to my total weight and has the cable built in.

              • @fenric: I have an Anker 737 which I bought for the expectation I can charge and discharge at the same time… but yes it drops out every time anything is plugged in, including the charging port. Also annoying is the single port charging, which happens to be the higher wattage port…

                • @MadoxNet: I have read its a case of "the dumber the better" when it comes to a power bank sitting in between. You don't want yet another thing trying to stop and figure out what's going on whenever you change anything.

        • yes I am sufferring the same.

      • +3

        OP mentions this, GaN charges renegotiate when you plug something new in.

        Apparently this one doesn’t when only using 2 ports, but once a third is plugged in it distributes the 200w among the ports

        • Thanks for the clarification

          • @afayd: Essentially all multiport charges these days will do this - they renegotiate to charge everything as fast as possible with the available power / compatibility of what's plugged in / etc.

            It's rare to see any that don't until a third port is plugged in (usually anything new they do), so that's a plus for this one

  • +9

    It has a strange quirk though, the moment you plug something else in, it stops charging everything for like half a second.

    It's renegotiating the power output per outlet depending on what is connected.

  • +2

    I have both of these and love how deadset reliable they are, although they do weigh a bit heavy.

  • +1

    There's a 200W 6 port Anker linked on the same page for around the same:

    https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CT2NQ7WG/

    • +1

      Some good comparison here to consider.

      • Why’s grounding mentioned as a plus? It’s a plastic case, nothing to ground is there? USB power boards are designed that there’s a large gap between AC and DC, this combined with a plastic case there’s no benefit to grounding - no possibility of AC making it out of the case even with a major fault (there’s likely no cables inside it either (just a board), so even less likely)

        Both C5 and C7 are also rated 2.5A so no difference there.

        Also note from comment below one linked:
        ✅ The Anker doesn't do 12V out for some reason.
        ⚠️ The Anker PPS is 3V-16V 5A, the UGREEN is 3V-21V 3A.
        ⚠️ The Anker can supply 100W across any of its USB-C ports, the UGREEN is can only do 65W on its C3/4 ports.(no biggy, just ensure you use the right ports)

        • Sorry about that, I don't know much about electrics & electronics… Having a grounded plug as an extra safety feature is a plus in my book 😅

          • +1

            @anonym: It's usually a plus, but as it's a plastic case and there's no internal wires (I assume; it'd just be a circuit board) there's no real chance of 240v AC making it to any output and/or shorting to the case (as it's not metal), so it's not really required for this purpose.

            It's required more when you have 240v AC going directly to a metal case, such as a microwave. The ground connection is connected to the metal case, so if a positive wire comes loss it goes to ground rather than through anyone touching it. Realistically, Australian houses (and businesses even more so) typically have RCDs these days which monitor the positive vs negative flow and trip automatically if anything is imbalanced, so grounding isn't as important as that would pick it up with only a minor tingle at worst. It's still a strict requirement though and is apart of test and tagging. It's standardised for all new houses and anytime electrical work is done on existing properties without one. Some older properties (with no electrical work for decades) may not have one yet.

            I've seen it as an issue with laptop chargers more so - they use 3 pin when it's a fully plastic case with only circuit boards, just means you have to pay $2-4/tag as a business to test and tag when there's actually no risk due to the plastic housing and (usually) quality designs containing no wires that can come loose. The tagger literally just has to test the 3 pin cable is actually connected to ground and has a grounding wire, more so incase it's swapped to a device that DOES require grounding. Just a wasteful expense for businesses. Adds up to literal hundreds of dollars for test-and-tagging unnecessarily.

            tl;dr:
            No difference for home applications.
            An annoying extra unnecessary expense for businesses.

      • +1

        Unfortunately that was tested under 110V so it's uncertain whether the thermal throttling issue would still hold of Oz voltage. Wish the reviewer had tested that as well. Still, it's a good thing to flag.

  • -2

    Which of these stupid chargers can maintain their max rating for more that a couple of hours.

    • +1

      This one according to past comments, the anker apparently can’t (it’s assumed it overheats)

  • I have the 200w and can recommend 100%. Very well built.

  • These look good.

    If you're on a budget and have some older cables, the Belkin I got in 2022 is $80 plus freight on Amazon, 2x -A & 2x -C https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09RPJ25XN?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_co…

    I'm happy with it cause we still have a fair few USB-A to Micro-USB cables for old android phones, Plantronic Voyager and Bose headphones etc. USB-C for newer apple and android.

  • Are there any products in the $30-40 range just for low power (max 18w for phones)?

    Although charging laptops is great, I'd rather have a $35 65w laptop brick and then a $30-40 6 port 18w brick, since i'd be unplugging the laptop brick when going out anyway.

    Blitzwolf S15 comes to mind, but its expensive now.

    I can also see Blitzwolf S26 (the "replacement"). I realise the OP's charger lets you plug in a Laptop without it "resetting" / renegotiating. For my use case, renegotiation is fine.

  • +2

    For anyone wondering, the AC cable uses a standard C5 connection.

  • Thoughts on getting the UGREEN 300W USB C Charger over the 200W or the Anker equivalent?

    Do we think the Anker Prime 250 will come to Amazon any time soon?

  • +1

    Torn between this and the Anker Prime 200W. I’d like Satechi but seems their 200W is slightly worse.

  • I need something that will charge two iPads on fast charge at once while they are still in use. Will this do it?

    • This will do it. When using the first 2 ports at the same time they can output 100W each and the iPad only take 20W

      • Interesting. I thought iPads could do fast charging beyond 20w

        • It will provide 100W so it will use what it can take

  • +1

    300W now? I think soon you can charge your EV and laptop and phone with these chargers at the same time lol

  • Is the power cord attached to these or is it like a Figure 8 / Kettle plug or something else?

    • this is answered by omnoms about five posts up

      • Perfect, ty :D

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