The 6-port 250W Anker Prime Charger offers a tidy way to charge multiple devices, plus customizable options to fine-tune what devices get charged fastest and an easy-to-read display showing how much power is going to each device.
All digital devices require a charger, either integrated or via an external power supply, but most often they use a wall or desktop charger. Wall chargers plug straight into a power socket, and you connect it to your device using a charging cable (usually USB-C). Desktop chargers connect to the wall socket via a standard power plug and cable and are more convenient when charging multiple devices in the same place.
While there are many great wall chargers with multiple charging ports, if you want more than three or four ports you are going to need a desktop charger, such as the Anker Prime Charger. A desktop charger means less table cable clutter, keeping everything charged using just one wall power socket.
Anker Prime Charger: Design
The Anker Prime Charger does resemble a bedside alarm clock, so it’s appropriate for it to have a Clock Mode. Sadly, the charger’s Clock Mode only shows the time and date and lacks any alarm functions.
Built using the latest GaN technology, the device is incredibly small and compact for something with so many ports and features. It measures 4.18 x 1.58 x 3.64 inches (10.6 x 4 x 9.3cm) and weighs 22.58oz (640g).
Anker Prime Charger: Power display
The Anker Prime Charger has a large 2.26-inch LCD at the front that gives you visual feedback on the charging status and speed of each USB-C port. When you aren’t charging or don’t need to know the precise details, you can set the charger’s display to show a clock in three different formats, with date and time on show. A Wi-Fi connection is necessary for Clock Mode to work.
Anker Prime Charger: Ports
The Anker Prime Charger boasts six charging ports: four USB-C conveniently placed at the front and two old-school USB-A on one side.
The first USB-C port (C1) can output 140W, which makes it perfect for the 16-inch MacBook Pro, which can be fast-charged (to 50 percent full battery in just 25 minutes) at this speed when using Apple’s MagSafe 3 cable. It is also fine for charging any other lower-powered device, even your AirPods charging case, but it is best suited to laptops that require a PD 3.1 (up to 240W) power source. The other three USB-C ports (C2, C3, and C4) are rated at 100W charging potential.
The two USB-A ports can each output 22.5W.
Maximum power output is 250W so you could fast-charge a 140W laptop and still have over 100W for another laptop and a smaller device.
Anker Prime Charger: Customization
You can customize charging priorities and energy output using the unique twist smart control dial next to the USB-A ports. You rotate the knob to switch the cursor and press it to confirm your selection.
In Port Priority Mode, you can manually set power priority for one or two ports as you require. When setting C1 as the Priority Port you can use all six ports in this configuration: 100W, 45W, 45W, 45W, and 15W shared between the two USB-A ports. Other power configurations could include 70W, 70W, 45W, 30W, and 15W shared and 65W, 20W, 20W, 20W, and 15W shared.
There’s also a Dual-Laptop Mode to make sure that the laptops are at the front of the charging queue, and a Low Current Mode to preserve the battery life of phones and low-power devices.
Or you can leave it in the default AI Power Mode, where the charger itself works out the optimal prioritization of output by port–identifying device power requirements (high, medium, or low), and adjusting power distribution accordingly for optimal charging efficiency.
You can also adjust the screen brightness using the dial.
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