
Satechi’s new charger delivers 200 watts of energy to 6 ports
At CES 2023, Satechi introduced what it calls its strongest charger but: a brand new GaN charging hub able to delivering 200 watts of energy. Principally, it will probably cost a variety of stuff directly and do it at excessive speeds, too.
The GaN charger comes with six USB-C PD ports, so you’ll be able to cost as much as six units on the similar time. Weighing just a little over a pound and measuring about 4.1 x 4.1 x 1.4 inches, it’s additionally sufficiently small that you might match into your backpack and pull it out whereas on the go.
In contrast to its predecessor — a 165-watt charger launched last year at CES — this new mannequin additionally comes with two USB-C PD 3.1-compatible ports, that are able to delivering extra energy than their predecessor. That’s along with 4 USB-C PD 3.0 ports, in addition to help for QC 4.0, PPS, and quite a lot of different protocols.
The 200 watts are distributed based mostly on the ports you employ. For instance, the hub is able to offering 140W of energy for a single machine just like the 16-inch MacBook Pro when it’s linked to a PD1 or PD2 port.
If you happen to’re utilizing all six ports, although, the hub can cost at a 65W / 45W / 20W / 20W / 20W / 20W cut up. Which means you might rapidly juice up units just like the M2-powered 13-inch MacBook Pro in addition to tablets such because the 12.9-inch iPad Pro or a Chromebook like Asus’ Chromebook Detachable CM3. You’d even be to cost, say, 4 iOS or Android smartphones all on the similar time, even whereas out and about working.
Satechi’s 200W 6-Port PD GaN Charger will likely be out there within the second quarter of 2023 for $149.99. Nonetheless, you’ll be able to preorder it from Satechi.net and get 20 % off once you use the code CES20.
The charger is only one of some merchandise Satechi introduced at CES. The corporate additionally launched the compact $199.99 Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub, which Satechi says is designed to supply customers provides extra port choices, upgraded bandwidth, and sooner information switch charges. Satechi additionally introduced the brand new $119.99 USB4 NVMe SSD Pro Enclosure, which ought to permit for sooner switch price speeds and assist SSDs last more.