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The Anker Prime 160W power brick shows the maximum wattage of the cables you plug in. It is also surprisingly small.

I don't think there's a USB-C charger out there that can actually pump out anything close to their rated maximum.

At $150 (“on sale” from $184?), wonder how close it comes: https://anker.com/products/a2687-anker-prime-charger-160w-3-...

I have not managed to stress test it yet, I believe that so far I saw it deliver ~100W max.

I got it for 110€ in some Amazon bundle together with 3 usb cables. Which is about the price of the 140W Apple brick. (We don't get the powerbricks included with the MacBooks.)

But Apple's is much larger, heavier and has a single port.

Anker did a great job with their image comparing it to the Apple charger. Gave me a good sense of size and wattage.

And it’s much lighter? Nice, wishlist!

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