Anker Prime 100W A2343 versus 317 Rocoren and Monoprice USB Showdown

While I understand that a PD charger (such as 100W or more) can easily power a laptop, are there any drawbacks / demerits to permanently replacing the original power adapter with a compatible PD charger? More specifically, I typically do not shutdown my laptop and it can stay powered for months at a time--I use it the same as a desktop PC. Is there any concern of damaging the PD charger with such usage? Is this a scenario that a PD charger is meant to support?

Typically I have only used chargers to, well, charge batteries short term until they are full. I am not sure if such extended long-term usage of a charger is healthy or not. I suspect it will work, but advice from someone with more electrical experience would be appreciated.

I think I got the Anker A2343 model for the Chinese market. Do you think that matters? Because the it has the CCC mark, but not the TUV mark. I'm worried that the other versions are safer. Maybe they make two versions of A2343, one safer for TUV and not, is that the case?

Have ordered the A2343 based on this review. Appreciate the detail! Question I have is does the travel clip shown on the first charger also fit the A2343? Or is there another option that does the same thing to avoid the usual fall-off-of-the-wall experience with some of the traditional options?

I appreciate all the work you put into these but at the end of every video, it seems like it’s always inconclusive.

Story is always the same:
Not bad but not the best. Terrible sign wave but it doesn’t really matter because over the stretch of a year the inefficiency translates to just a few dollars. Stay away from ones that don’t have safety ratings.

Very helpful review thank you! Can you think of any reason why this A2343 is not compatible with MagSafe charging from a MacBook according to the Amazon listing? I was just about to order one for a MacBook Pro M3. This is what the listing says: "This charger does not support MagSafe charging for M2 MacBooks. We recommend using a standard USB-C to USB-C cable." Thanks!

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Would love you to force the heaviest possible continuous load on your top chargers to see what happens beyond their simply tripping under overload.

I bought the new 100W MagPRIME and replaced my cute, white, very good looking and decently compact AOHI single port 65W adaptor (that thing, with its chiseled front face, sculpted rounded corners and breathing LED is almost a work of art, aesthetically).

TBH, the fact that the legs fold means that spacewise, the 100W'ter doesn't feel much bigger than the 65 AOHI.
I'm concerned about the heat tho... the 100W Anker gets Hella (literally Hell) hot. The Anker WILL actually burn you if you hold it for more than a few seconds. I mean, lingering skin damage 24 hours later kind of burns, not just "warm".
On the other hand my 65W AOHI was manageable, heatwise. It got hot, but was never aggressively so.

The Anker feels borderline thermonuclear after an M1 Macbook 14" and iPad Pro full charge!

Seriously 45g of heat conductive compound forced into the gaps notwithstanding, this thing is a thermal beast...

It's 2am on a Friday night and I'm watching a nerd-tastic video about power adapters... I've said this before but I'll say it again yours is the only channel I've discovered that discusses sine wave distortion, overload cutoff, power factor and efficiency stats for off the shelf consumer power adaptors.... Pretty much THE go to channel in the power supply space!
-- Black Friday sale, I cancelled the 67W GaNP rime charger order and went for the 100W GanPrime shown here. Only a $10 bucks difference in price between the two.

UGreen RoboGan 65w please

If I used the 2 type c in the anker 100w… will I have 2 cable charging by 50w? (I need a single charger for 2 laptops)

Hey, is the Anker 317 PD capable?

Does this 100W Anker support Samsung's 45W super fast charging 2.0 ?
Also, if two samsung devices are plugged with 45W charging support - What speed it will charge both devices ?

It's 25.00 only for the Anker 317, is it worth it? I think it's not built well from what I've read and heard from other reviewers ?

Great! this is really helpful content! Thanks a lot
Another question, do you at "temerature control" performance from each adapter to see safety performance like
- Overheat protection
- Overcurrent and over voltage protection
- Short circuit protection

Could you advise if Anker 100w A2343 will charge 100w power bank during 1 hour?
Will it increase temperature much or it is better to look at 120-150w variants?
Will Baseus 100w charger (2C + 2A) be better for this use case or any other charger you advise?

Anker 67w vs 100w? I not sure I need the 100w, but not sure if the $20ish more is worth watts for ‘in case’, but also the size factor

i realy enoying listen to your explanation regarding Power Adapters BUT :) im getting lost ... can you tell me what YOU will choose as the best power Adapter you think exist right now ? since im really struggle with this - to chose from. (out of all power bricks) that you tested?

Thank you for bringing some data into the charging game!
I am currently trying to identify the (smallest) best option for a 100W PSU travel-replacement for my notebook. Tested an Alxum 100W charger, which disconnected when running a stress test for a few minutes, likely due to overheating or overcurrent.

Is the new Anker Prime 100W able to be used as a stable power source, even under full load? The other options I am looking at are the Ugreen 100W and Baseus 100W (wall plug).

If there is any option that does not disconnect from overheat (or at all really), that would be great. Kind of can not believe that the small Anker can withstand the heat.

This anker prime vs the 100w baseus you like? Using mostly as a laptop usb c charger. Also do you think this anker prime is worth 25-30$ more than the Anker USB C Charger (GaN II 100W)? THANKS!

Doing gods work 🙏🏽

That Monoprice charger (Monoprice part # 43556) has some serious quality issues, I think. After some months, mine popped the magic smoke charging an iPhone & a MacBook Air; horrible burnt smell. Turns out, plenty on Monoprice's site had the exact same result: after a few weeks / months, it'd get extremely hot (even charging basic, low-power devices) → loud pop & smoke → totally dead. I'm glad they discontinued it. Either it was designed poorly or it had poor QC. Can't remember in the past decade any "name brand" product popping & smoking (especially one ETL listed). Anyways, love the channel. Subbed. If you're ever bored, I'd send it to you. I kept the dead one around if Monoprice ever wanted to do an investigation, heh, but they never got back (though they did refund me happily).

I've ordered the Anker Prime 100. How long do you think it will take to charge my Anker 737 Power Bank? On their website it says 52 minuted to fully charge it. I'm guessing it's with the 140w or higher brick. How much longer you think it'll take with a 100w one?

After I watch this video, I got myself the anker 100w Prime charger (uk plug version). I was happy at first upon receiving the device. Nice finishing and design.
Unfortunately, it has random power interruption and power cycling even though only one device is connected. This is devastating, because I am using it on my minisforum EM680 minipc which does not have a built-in battery, it relies completely on the wall PD power, as such, my pc just went blackout without warming. So does my unsaved work, all disappeared in a blink of the eye. I thought that was the cable problem, so I swapped out my usual cable to my spigen thunderbolt 4 cable. Still no luck, this happened 3 more times in the same day. Utterly unacceptable. For a premium charger, the least it could do is provide the constant power. The charger body was barely warm, not even hot, so it's not heat problem.
Further to that I tried using it on my other device. I tried charging my surface book 2, it does not even charge. It just kept power cycling non-stop. disappointing.
I think this is the problem when people review item base on the 2min when it works on a power meter in front of the camera without testing it through with real world usage, and with actual device. What is the point of power quality score when it is killing my pc and nuking my unsaved work. Padon my language, I am very frustrated with this anker "top of the line" 100w Prime charger.

It's amazing to see how Anker improves over the years - i'm traveling frequently and having a small charger is something I'm willing to pay for. The 100W charger is just amazing to carry around

Thanks for providing videos that provide technical information on chargers while still making it easy to understand! I'm on the fence between getting the anker 747 150w and the anker a2343 100w for my phone, ipad, and lenovo legion go (gaming handheld that uses a 65w charger). Do you think jumping up to the 150w charger is worth the price premium as right now the 150w charger is around 70 dollars and the 100w charger is 56 dollars?

As always, great review! This review was much anticipated, as I think the 100 watt offerings are the most versatile—enough to power almost anything without being overkill—and I've been eyeing the Anker A2343. Since it's currently discounted to $56, I think I'm going to snag it.

Great video! Between the anker prime 100w here and the anker 120W prime 737 which would you recommend mostly for portable laptop and phone charging?

Does the anker prime still have the low voltage issues like the 737?

Hello, does the anker supports the clip on international adapter ? Also what is the reference of this clip on ?

Anker A2343 vs Aohi magcube 100w. Which one is better iyo?

The anker 317 is regularly available for $23 on Amazon, or about 30% of the Anker Gan Prime. With very low idle consumption, and a bonus USB-C cable, just how bad are effects from voltage ripple in practice? I have 3 of these units so I'm very curious.

can give your take on the Toocki 140w Gan Charger with 5 ports (3 usb C and 2 usb A)

Anker ganprime 100w vs anker 737 120w? Which is better?

If one was looking for a power supply for traveling the Anker Prime A2343 looks like an awesome fit. Form factor is pretty impressive for what it's delivering. Great vid!

Hi, first of all amazing job and great analysis, keep it going. I really like the Ankers 100W and 120W, but the fact that on 20v mode they run kinda low it worries that it will damage my macbook, is that a concern or it doesn't really matters? Which one would you recomend? Is mostly to use one charger for all my devices

You are being too generous. Anker is misleading consumers with those fake numbers! if it says 100w on screen people will be under the impression that it is charging devices at 100W when its really only delivering half! Shame on them! Says a lot about a business and its lack of integrity when designing products like that.

hi,have 20----500W USB C GaN Charger

It seems Anker's new Prime 100w fixed the issue I had with 2022 Prime 747, 737. The new 100w could power my Samsung wireless charging dock fine without cycling through whatever the dock was searching for.

Would you try testing wall chargers with wireless dock to see how efficient they are or aren't?

Do you think the higher idle power of the prime series may have to do with some of their extra features, such as the "active shield" where prime measures 3,000,000 times a day and the 317 measures 570,000?

Thank you so much for doing this review. Every time a search for reviews on power adapters they're literally just unboxing videos, this is the DATA I want to see. Subscribed!

Thanks for the review. Can you please compare Anker prime 100W with Anker 736 nano ii and if possiable add 737 120w. The reason is 736 Nano is in deal with good price compare to other 2. I purchased 736, but my Samsung S23 ultra doesn;t shows Super fast charger 2.0 with single USB C input. I am using 100 W type C table, So need some comparison planning to switch Anker Prime 100W, not sure whether it supports Samsung 2.0 Super Fast charging. Please let us know your thought's.

I only just discovered the channel, so I am not well-versed on things like voltage ripple. I received the Anker 317 today as I have recently gotten a Lenovo Z16 that uses the proprietary 135w USB-C charger. I thought the 317 would be a nice travel adapter, so I can my Legion 135w GAN charger (imported from China) at my desk where I would be more likely to need full performance. Basically, will the 317 work for my ThinkPad safely?

Does this Anker Prime 100W in theory allow for 3 devices fast charging? Like, USB-C1 ~ 50W, C2 ~ 30W, USB-A ~ 18W? Thank you for the detailed review, as always.

Where can I buy one of those clip-on/slide-on adapter clips?

The Anker prime seems to be getting some bad ratings on Amazon for audible buzzing. Is this something you can listen out for during reviews?

Can you please review the new GaN 130W charger from Nomad?

My Anker powerport atom iii 60W power adapter usb-a port stopped working….. what can I do?

very useful information. Can you test aukey pa-b7s 100w, Thanks.