Hyper Introduces New 140W Multiport Charger to Support Fast Charging on 16-Inch MacBook Pro

[MacRumors]

Hyper today is launching a new 140-watt HyperJuice charger with PD 3.1 support that's capable of fast charging even a 16-inch MacBook Pro from 0 to 50% in just 30 minutes when paired with Apple's USB-C to MagSafe 3 charging cable.

Compared to Apple's 140-watt charger, Hyper's version is 24% smaller and includes three USB ports instead of just one. The HyperJuice charger includes two USB-C ports (one at a maximum of 140 watts and one at a maximum of 100 watts) as well as a USB-A port with a maximum of 30 watts of charging power. With a total maximum output of 140 watts, that power will be split between the ports if you have multiple devices connected.

The HyperJuice 140W PD 3.1 USB-C Charger for the U.S. market features foldable prongs and is priced at $129.99. Swappable heads for the UK, Europe, and Australia are included, as is a 2-meter USB-C to USB-C cable.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Hyper. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

Article Link: Hyper Introduces New 140W Multiport Charger to Support Fast Charging on 16-Inch MacBook Pro

 

[ratspg]

It looks really nice!! I might pick one up for travel use

 

[RoadCyclistID]

24% smaller
30% faster
Where have I heard that before?

 

[nutmac]

I wish Apple would at least bring a 2nd USB-C connector on all of their chargers. It is my understanding that Apple's 30W dual USB-C and 140W USB-C chargers are Apple's only GaN chargers to date. Apple should leverage GaN on the rest of its line up.

 

[djbuddha]

Hyper is a disaster. As much as I want to endorse them, the company itself is a s*!tshow.

Hopefully they figure it out, but there’s too many things wrong with them and how they handle customer PR and some reports of people having their devices damaged from their products. Macrumors shouldn’t be taking sponsor money from them as there’s plenty of other reputable companies that they should make the ad space for.

 

[mastercheif91]

MacRumors should be ashamed of themselves for giving Hyper publicity, again.

Hyper makes dangerous products. Do not buy them.

Someone's house is going to burn down and I hope it weighs heavily on anyone who promoted this terrible company.

See:

The Verge: Are Hyper’s stackable USB-C chargers melting?

Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/qiczn5

 

[Morgenland]

Hyper today is launching... (Hyper yesterday shopped at "CN Supplier" on Alibaba ).
Here we are...

• One technical note: If Apple's engineers had considered this device safe, they would have bought it themselves or mass-produced it long ago. Not all power electronics can be scaled down to any size in a thermally safe and HF-emission manner.

 

[jonnysods]

That MBP keyboard looks weird!

 

[woolypants]

I think there's a typo in this article – the price is listed at $129.99. This can't be right.

 

[albert421]

This is not a company Mac rumors should associate themselves with. Their products have fire risk. Until they come out and officially recall the stackable 100W charger. Never ever consider buying anything from them.

 

[bmustaf]

I have no idea how these guys are still around let alone why places like MR shill for them (well, I get it, Hyper pays MR...just not sure why MR accepts it given how horrible & dangerous their products are).

Not only does every Hyper I have bought not actually sit in the wall (which is annoying, yes, but it's so bad how much the prongs jiggle where they connect internally that you can hear arcing and sparking...which is really an accident waiting to happen), but I've had two smoke and blow up (because of this? who knows?). Hyper didn't care (like if they put their head in the sand about it it means it never happened?).

Ended up getting my money back from credit card disputes, but, really, Hyper is not a company any reputable business should partner with, and consumers should be very wary.

 

[nutmac]

Hyper is a disaster. As much as I want to endorse them, the company itself is a s*!tshow.

Hopefully they figure it out, but there’s too many things wrong with them and how they handle customer PR and some reports of people having their devices damaged from their products. Macrumors shouldn’t be taking sponsor money from them as there’s plenty of other reputable companies that they should make the ad space for.

Perhaps I am just unlucky when it comes to third party chargers, but I have several string of bad luck with 3rd party chargers not just from Hyper, but also from Anker, Belkin, Mophie, and Satechi. So in the end, I am sticking with Apple's chargers, despite the bulk and price.

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

Yeah a hard pass for me. I’m sticking with the good ol’ Apple chargers. Never failed me once.

 

[calstanford]

Hyper is the cheapest China sh.t. I bought two of their chargers. Neither one lasted four months. Absolute utter garbage.

 

[tubomac]

That MBP keyboard looks weird!

yep! it’s fake like those dangerous chargers.

 

[MacLawyer]

0 to 50 in thirty minutes sounds like my car. 🥺

 

[Daniel L]

Hyper is a disaster. As much as I want to endorse them, the company itself is a s*!tshow.

Hopefully they figure it out, but there’s too many things wrong with them and how they handle customer PR and some reports of people having their devices damaged from their products. Macrumors shouldn’t be taking sponsor money from them as there’s plenty of other reputable companies that they should make the ad space for.

This needs to be reiterated. I've never used a product that was so poorly designed and low quality. That plus the nonexistent customer support (1 week for support to tell me to send their product to China to be examined for a possible refund)

 

[T-R-S]

and no three prong AC 3' AC cable included - Wall Wart - $130 pass...

 

[Realityck]

The HyperJuice charger includes two USB-C ports (one at a maximum of 140 watts and one at a maximum of 100 watts) as well as a USB-A port with a maximum of 30 watts of charging power. With a total maximum output of 140 watts, that power will be split between the ports if you have multiple devices connected.

The Apple 140 watt charger was designed to be able to support a M1 Max 14/16 MBP when using the laptop with applications that stress it.

Example from a review

The MacBook Pro 16 with the M1 Max has a slightly higher idle consumption compared to the unit with the M1 Pro, which is a result of the additional GPU cores, larger cache, and more RAM. We also managed to measure peak consumption of up to 30W when the panel reached full HDR brightness during the playback of HDR videos.

We can see a maximum package power of almost 90W (more precisely 86W), but there are fluctuations due to the changes in the benchmark sequences. You can see this behavior very well in the following chart, where the consumption during our stress test fluctuated between 90 and up to 135 Watts. It will repeatedly hit the higher figures with an average consumption of 115 Watts. Gaming (tested with Witcher 3 via Steam/CrossWare) results in a steady consumption of more than 100 Watts (~61W package power). The 140W power adapter is sufficient to cover the peaks under full stress.

So how does a HyperJuice charger fare when it offers two ports, but still a max output of 140 watts? IMHO I don't think a smaller charger and the combination of pushing its limits easily with two ports will run any cooler or better as a alternative to powering a 14/16" M1 Max laptop with another laptop.

 

[ajfahey]

I really dislike and won’t buy chargers in this form factor where the brick is cantilevered from the wall and only held in place by whatever friction the prongs and the receptacle can produce to keep it in place. In my experience the friction is never enough. I’d prefer the brick at least be able to accommodate a modular cord. Better, I would prefer a brick that can be screwed into the receptacle using the duplex face plate mounting screw. Duplex receptacles that include USB-C receptacles are more acceptable but incapable of providing the necessary power.

 

[sorgo †]

A lighter would be cheaper…

 

[kaz911]

my 2 cents to the "Do not buy ANY Hyper products"

The below is my subjective opinion:

I have 3 different products from Hyper before I learnt my lesson. None of them work as they should. Their support stops responding when they know there is nothing they can do to fix the design flaws.

I know MR wants to earn their advertising money - but it is a bit shameful that MR continues to promote Hyper products - when every single time it has so far turned out to be "less than ok" products MR has "pushed"

 

[AppleFan1998]

This is really bulky, it can’t go behind furniture or a tight space.

 

[Realityck]

This is really bulky, it can’t go behind furniture or a tight space.

Yeah can't connect the additional Apple 1.8 meter $19 Power Adapter Extension Cable to a $99 Apple 140 watt power adapter w/2 meter cable to laptop as example when you need to be connected some distance away from a wall AC outlet. With this $129 product you are limited to being considerable closer to your Apple Macs. Their picture clearly shows that.

 

[carl76tr]

Fire extinguisher and asbestos gloves included in the box.