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I ordered this in October of last year as part of the indieGoGo campaign, and received it in April of this year. It was estimated to arrive in "1-2 months". The good news is that the 4 port USB-C charger works very well. I can charge a 2020 intel mbp and a 2021 M1 pro MBP at the same desk with two extra ports remaining, with advertised speeds.

However, I'm never ordering from Hyper again b/c of fumbled communication and impossible-to-estimate lead times. If anyone ends up ordering from Hyper's site, make sure Hyper can ship it now, not "soon".
 
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I got mine about 2 weeks ago. And the thing is, if the company was way more transparent about their issues and did their due diligence to at least update us more often with real statuses including their issues, I wouldn’t even be mad that it was 10 months after I backed it.
Exactly why I stopped funding Kickstarters. Every one I backed (not just from Hyper) came in very late. And by the time they did, there were other comparable options (Anker, etc) available via Amazon, B&H, etc.

That said, the two Hyper products I received still work great.

It is just a weird world of concurrence when Amazon delivers in hours and Kickstarter delivers in months (if at all). Amazon (& B&H, etc) generally over-communicate while Kickstarters generally under-communicate.
 
Who cares if it can do 245W; it's only 27000 mAh capacity. It'll create more heat and more energy loss.
THIS - also, it "does 245W" only in the sense of total output, per port output is still 100W (20V @ 5A), speaking of thermal losses!

The better option here IMO (I get no financial benefit either way) is Anker's new GaN power bank that has true PD 3.1 140W (28V @ 5A) output, less lost to heat, more in the target device.
 
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I ordered this in October of last year as part of the indieGoGo campaign, and received it in April of this year. It was estimated to arrive in "1-2 months". The good news is that the 4 port USB-C charger works very well. I can charge a 2020 intel mbp and a 2021 M1 pro MBP at the same desk with two extra ports remaining, with advertised speeds.

However, I'm never ordering from Hyper again b/c of fumbled communication and impossible-to-estimate lead times. If anyone ends up ordering from Hyper's site, make sure Hyper can ship it now, not "soon".
I’m assuming you saw my novel above? 😂
 
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It's all fun and games until you actually draw 200W out of that battery... means it's voltage and usable capacity drops to approx 75% of the nominal capacity as things get rather inefficient. Turns those 100Wh into 75Wh.
75Wh/200W = 22:30 (mm:ss) runtime. Even at "only" 100W the runtime is roughly 45mins.

Also, I like how they photoshopped the cable to make the cable mess look more visually pleasing... XD
 

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Am I only one happy to see a non-Apple product without old USB ports, it's about time.
 
One computer (96 watt ?)
One iPhone (5-20watt)
Another iPhone (5-20 watt)
iPad (18 watt)

What’s that… oh… 154…..

Okay maybe throw another MacBook in there. Haha 😂

iPhones draw up to 27W. Some Android phones draw 120W.
iPads draw 36W.

And a Mac/iPhone/iPad are hardly the only things that run off USB. Some displays are powered by USB for example. And of course there's always battery banks.

Also - in my house we have four computers, two iPads and three iPhones. Is it that unreasonable to want to plug two computers into the same charger?
 
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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.


Hard to trust someone that can't spell Chief properly. 🤣
 
I recently picked up a 200 watt GAN charger and it was HEAVY. While it's nice to have a lot of wattage on these chargers to charge multiple devices at a time, it comes with that weight cost. These things are getting heavy enough that they're barely portable. If this 245 watt charger is anything like the 200 watt one I just got, this one is probably as heavy as a brick.
Sure - it's about the same weight as a 200W conventional charger.

However it'd normally be less than half the size, and generate less heat (an ordinary 200W charger would need a cooling fan).

Also, GAN only needs about 210W to deliver 200W of power. A silicon charger needs about 230W, which is nice.
 
So …… I have these and haven’t opened them yet (plan on doing a YouTube review on them- work has been insane so I’m very delayed here)

Hyper does make good stuff, some have had issues but I’ve been lucky thus far. I have an old Hyper USB-C dock with 3 USB-A, a MicroSD/ SD reader, power passthrough (albeit very slow but it was first gen USB-C, so forgivable), gigabit Ethernet, HDMI out & a Qi charger. And it’s been flawless (unlike 2 of my Apple branded USB-C to HDMI which both died within 3 months of owning them)

So remember the above when I say the next part.

Their PR is TRASH. From end to end, trash. There’s at least 200 complaints on the Indiegogo for this exact campaign. Including me. That being said, I knew the following:

- Component shortages are what they are
- Funding anything through a crowdsource is a risk.

And all this was understood. At first I was defending them in their comment section that component shortages and Indiegogo being risky is something you take on. Even then, they made it near impossible to keep defending them. Here were the main issues:

- Their lack of communication. All of us echoed the sentiment that they should have just updated us with all the difficulties they faced, when they were facing it. Instead they put out a ton of promises that were unfulfilled. And when asked about the status, they just wouldn’t answer- and if they did, they’d take a few weeks and even then, the answers were super vague.

- And then the biggest offender. Their campaign updates. For those who don’t know, when you fund stuff on Indiegogo, there’s a section called “updates” which is where they update the backers on the status of things and if they’re on track or if they ran into roadblocks. When they update this, if you opt to (I think it’s on by default) we are all sent an email with the subject being: “Update #x: 245w Gan Charger & USB-C battery bank” with the body of the post. So while we were already annoyed by the lack of communication, they would use that TO PROMOTE NEW CAMPAIGNS AND PRODUCT LAUNCHES. And then we would all collectively say: “we’ve been asking for a real status update and instead you’re using the update of the campaign to push new stuff and not answer us, while your last promise was unfulfilled”

So, again, most of us are understanding of the shortages and also of crowdfunded campaigns being a risk. But the issue is, the initial delivery was Nov/early December for early backers like myself who ordered it back in mid-October. When the delays started, they would take a good month to even update us after the delivery time slipped, BY A MONTH. And sometimes, after a month or an unfulfilled promise, the next “update” they would post would be something like: “Update #x: 245w Gan Charger & USB-C battery bank: New Campaign! Triple Display USB-C dock”. Again, with no answer or real update. Imagine seeing that in your email while waiting to hear anything, having waited over a month since the last update / unfulfilled promise.

I got mine about 2 weeks ago. And the thing is, if the company was way more transparent about their issues and did their due diligence to at least update us more often with real statuses including their issues, I wouldn’t even be mad that it was 10 months after I backed it.

What makes me disappointed, is that I recommended Hyper to so many because I believed in their brand up until this. Now I’m very skeptical to do so. I hope for their sake that they can remedy this lack of real PR because I’m sure that a LOT of people lost their brand loyalty over this. And I’m not one to openly hurt anybody’s livelihood but someone should be reprimanded or even fired for this. It was a disaster.

There’s also a weird email exchange I had with them about a partnership for review items, but I’m saving that for my video. It just reinforces how bad the PR is.

That being said, I hope these are good. May try them today or tomorrow. I’m skeptical as well because I’ve already seen some reports of issues, the glaring one being that a MacBook Pro was bricked immediately on plugging the charger in. So I won’t be testing that, I need my MacBook for work.

I hope anybody ordering these has a way better experience than I, and so many others did.
Do you do teardowns? It’d be interesting to see what sort of failures might happen with their design.

If electrical engineering isn’t your thing, you could just take some high resolution shots of the board, making sure component markings are visible, and ask your viewers to chime in in the comments if they want to have a go at analyzing it.

Edit: Also thermal imaging shots of it operating are really helpful (and good for YT thumbnails).
 
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iPhones draw up to 27W. Some Android phones draw 120W.
iPads draw 36W.

And a Mac/iPhone/iPad are hardly the only things that run off USB. Some displays are powered by USB for example. And of course there's always battery banks.

Also - in my house we have four computers, two iPads and three iPhones. Is it that unreasonable to want to plug two computers into the same charger?
Not really disagreeing with anything. Just answering a question about why the need for over 200 watts
 
Do you do teardowns? It’d be interesting to see what sort of failures might happen with their design.

If electrical engineering isn’t your thing, you could just take some high resolution shots of the board, making sure component markings are visible, and ask your viewers to chime in in the comments if they want to have a go at analyzing it.

Edit: Also thermal imaging shots of it operating are really helpful (and good for YT thumbnails).

Oh I wish!! I’d even go as far as ordering one and sending it to Louis Rossman to really inspect. That kind of technical deep-dive is something I thoroughly enjoy watching but is out of my wheel-house to conduct properly.
 


Hyper today announced the launch of two new high-powered accessories designed for Apple devices, including the HyperJuice 245W GaN Desktop Charger and the HyperJuice 245W USB-C Battery Pack. The accessories are available for purchase as of today following a successful Kickstarter campaign.

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Hyper says that its HyperJuice 245W GaN Desktop Charger is the world's smallest 245W GaN charging option. It includes four 100W (max) USB-C power delivery ports for charging multiple devices at one time. Up to four 60W laptops can be charged at once, or two 100W laptops can be charged alongside accessories like the iPad Pro and iPhone.

The 245W of power is split between the four charging ports depending on what's plugged in, and for those who prefer to charge on the go, there's also a new HyperJuice 245W USB-C Battery Pack.

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The HyperJuice 245W USB-C Battery Pack is airline safe, offering a 100Whr/27000mAh capacity and two 100W max USB-C ports and two 65W max USB-C ports for charging up to four devices at one time. There's a built-in OLED screen that provides details on remaining capacity and the charging power of each port, plus there's a 100W input for recharging the battery pack in approximately an hour.

Hyper's 245W GaN USB-C charger is available from the Hyper website for $200. The 245W USB-C Battery Pack is also available from the website for $250.

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 Launches 245W GaN Charger and 245W USB-C Battery Pack
Fina-effing-ally (pardon my language). All the powerbanks that 9to5 and macrumors have been posting about recently were like 2 usb c plus an A or 3 usb c plus an A. But everyone keeps complaining about apple not moving on from lightning. I'd argue the usb a port being kept around so long is the real sin. Very happy about an powerbank with multiple usb c ports and no A coming out. Very very happy! Anker's latest drop is literally terrible for the environment with all their usb a ports that most people with up to date gadgets don't freaking use anymore
 
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Not really disagreeing with anything. Just answering a question about why the need for over 200 watts
it allows for multiple devices to have faster charging. if all you have is a macbook and iphone, sure maybe you don't need that. But I'm gonna use this for my macbook, ipad, iphone, and apple watch. 2 of those will get fast charging. ipad mini will get it's full charging speed (but not rated fast) and the macbook will stay topped up unless of course I'm editing my clients videos (but even then on the m1 pro that'll be hours of work before I empty out)
 
Fina-effing-ally (pardon my language). All the powerbanks that 9to5 and macrumors have been posting about recently were like 2 usb c plus an A or 3 usb c plus an A. But everyone keeps complaining about apple not moving on from lightning. I'd argue the usb a port being kept around so long is the real sin. Very happy about an powerbank with multiple usb c ports and no A coming out. Very very happy! Anker's latest drop is literally terrible for the environment with all their usb a ports that most people with up to date gadgets don't freaking use anymore
Just so you know, this is a possibility. I took a while to find this. If you want to see how bad this company is, check:

 

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Oh I wish!! I’d even go as far as ordering one and sending it to Louis Rossman to really inspect. That kind of technical deep-dive is something I thoroughly enjoy watching but is out of my wheel-house to conduct properly.
That’s a good idea. Could also reach out to Big Clive or Dave Jones (EEVBlog). Shahriar (The Signal Path) has done some power station teardowns recently— he specializes in RF stuff, but is certainly well qualified to do a deep dive on potentially dodgy consumer electronics.

I personally would not use anything from Hyper without taking it apart myself to make sure it wouldn’t set my house on fire. That said, it would definitely be good to see a teardown from any of the above mentioned.
 
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I got suckered into their Triple 4K Display Dock:

One of the display outputs is a hack job. When I attempted to contact support they kept deleting my tickets.

Don't buy from this company. Shame on MacRumors for running an ad for this scum.

--- More reputable options ---

Satechi's 165W 4 Port USB-C Charger:

Anker also recently released their 737 24K mAh 140W USB-C PD 3.1 battery bank:
 
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