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#368877 - 29/05/2017 00:35 Re: Anker [Re: larry818]
K447
old hand

Registered: 29/05/2002
Posts: 798
Loc: near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Originally Posted By: larry818
I have the big iPad pro, an ipad 3, and a mini. I only use the mini. smile
Ship the big iPad to me. I can make use of it.
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#368878 - 29/05/2017 05:02 Re: Anker [Re: larry818]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
Originally Posted By: larry818
I have the big iPad pro, an ipad 3, and a mini. I only use the mini. smile


Yeah, I get that. A lot of people say it's too big. I'd have a different use for it that requires the big size: Using it as an electronic music stand.
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#368879 - 29/05/2017 11:48 Re: Anker [Re: K447]
BartDG
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/05/2001
Posts: 2616
Loc: Bruges, Belgium
Originally Posted By: K447

Actually, some iPad chargers are rated for 12 watts. Others say 10 watts on the label. I have both variations. Not sure which came with which iPad generation. If I had to guess, the iPad 3 or 4 had huge batteries, so maybe those has the 12 watt wall charger included?

I found that iPad was always shipped with 10 watts chargers. However, if you bought a charger separately, it was rated as 12 watts. Both products look identical though...
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#369296 - 10/09/2017 01:56 Re: Anker [Re: Dignan]
drakino
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 7868
I finally picked up some Anker stuff, and overall I'm happy. Ended up with a USB-C and dual USB-A portable battery that can recharge my Macbook 13 inch to full once, or the Nintendo Switch and iPad Pro at fast rates. That came in handy for a recent multiday camping trip along with really short USB-A to Lightning cable for charging the phone.

I also picked up a 60W PowerPort with 5 USB-A and 1 USB-C ports.

I'm surprised the only place online their entire catalog is offered is on Amazon. Only parts of it is available elsewhere online, though I am lucky to have an Anker kiosk at a local mall that has a bunch of stuff.

The PowerPort and battery have some odd limits I'm hoping they address in future iterations, and it still shows USB-C charging has a bit to go to being 100% universal. I wish the Powerport could push the full 60W to a USB-C device if no other ports were plugged in. This would let me use it as a replacement laptop charger in all circumstances. It's also odd it has issues with the USB-C to lightning cable, meaning it can't fast charge the iPad Pro, while the battery can. I tested it out with a Kill a watt and sure enough, only 2W of power would be used, compared to 12W over a USB-A to lightning cable.

The battery won't recharge over USB-C when plugged into my USB-C laptop, and I'm not sure if that's a MacBook or battery limit. It'll only recharge when plugged direct into the wall. I know the MacBook will pass 15W of power to another USB-C device including another MacBook, so I'm not sure why the battery won't accept that to charge.

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