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Nomad Launches 65W Dual-Port GaN USB-C Power Adapter

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Nomad, known for its range of accessories designed for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, today announced the launch of a dual-port 65W USB-C PD charger that uses Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology for a slim and light design.

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This is Nomad's third GaN charger, and it is the company's most powerful with 65W maximum. When a single device is plugged in, the power adapter is able to charge at the full 65W, and when both ports are in use, the upper port outputs at 45W and the bottom port supplies 20W.

We were able to test out the charger ahead of its launch, and it has a simple, compact shape with collapsible prongs that make it ideal for travel. It works as expected, and is able to charge an M1 MacBook Air, M1 MacBook Pro, iPad, or iPhone at full speed, with a second port available for another device. It can dual charge an iPhone or iPad and a MacBook at the same time, though it is not powerful enough for Apple's 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.

The charger is ideal for Apple products but it also works with Nomad's Base One and Base One Max MagSafe chargers.

The 65W AC Adapter can be purchased from the Nomad website starting today for $69.95.

Article Link: Nomad Launches 65W Dual-Port GaN USB-C Power Adapter
 
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Does anyone know why these GaN chargers don't seem to support 30/30 W from the two ports? The second port is always limited to 18/20 W. 30/30 W would be great for charging two MBAs within a household, or a MBA and iPhone Pro Max (which can take 27 W).
 
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kevcube said:
Some people need to just stop competing. Anker sells this exact product (Anker 726) for $50.
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This is what I was going to post. There are probably 15-20 Anker batteries, accessories, etc. in our house or w/ my kids in school. We've used Anker for *years* and they make great products and their customer service is outstanding. I have a couple Nomad products but it's hard to imagine they bring any value or quality beyond what Anker provides. Nomad -- in my opinion -- is not enough of a brand stalwart to justify their pricing vs. competitive, commoditized products.
 
kiranmk2 said:
Does anyone know why these GaN chargers don't seem to support 30/30 W from the two ports? The second port is always limited to 18/20 W. 30/30 W would be great for charging two MBAs within a household, or a MBA and iPhone Pro Max (which can take 27 W).
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My experience is that you can charge any device with this if they are in sleep, just takes longer. So, this is plenty powerful for me for charging over night. But they can't power and charge the larger computers when in use.
 
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kiranmk2 said:
Does anyone know why these GaN chargers don't seem to support 30/30 W from the two ports? The second port is always limited to 18/20 W. 30/30 W would be great for charging two MBAs within a household, or a MBA and iPhone Pro Max (which can take 27 W).
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Too much heat basically.
 
kevcube said:
Some people need to just stop competing. Anker sells this exact product (Anker 726) for $50.
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Problem is Anker 726 rose in price in the past few months. If you look back at history it was well below $50 in the past and had coupons.

After Aukey, Ravpower and a bunch of other Chinese charger makers got booted from Amazon, Anker basically had a monopoly and raised prices as a result. Aukey and Ravpower had such good deals, I got the 65W Omnia 2C charger for $19.99.

Also I honestly like Anker but they were really late to the competition for multi port chargers. In 2018 or 2019 I was shopping for a multi port charger and Anker had a 60W PortPower Atom2, but it could only do 30W/30W split. I ended up buying another Aukey charger to get 45W split. In 2020 Aukey launched the Omnia series which were a huge hit and all I saw on Anker's side was "intelligent power allocation" which worked well for iDevices but didn't seem to split power properly with other PD devies like the Pixel.

It's kinda sad that it took til late 2021 to even get something like the 726. Anker's behind the ball here and with the exodus of all those low cost manufacturers there aren't that many choices for consumers unless they want to go on Aliexpress.
 
kiranmk2 said:
Does anyone know why these GaN chargers don't seem to support 30/30 W from the two ports? The second port is always limited to 18/20 W. 30/30 W would be great for charging two MBAs within a household, or a MBA and iPhone Pro Max (which can take 27 W).
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It's a pre-wired switch. It only has discrete modes it can switch between, and adding another mode adds cost, bulk, etc. Plus, it's easy and cheap to merely tell if two cables are plugged in, and switch based on detecting wires are plugged in, vs. trying to figure out what kind of power each is trying to draw and adjust on the fly. So, they pick what they think is the most likely two device configuration, which is a medium-draw laptop plus a phone. Two low-draw laptops plugging into a single outlet seems like a much rarer use case.
 
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Sure, Aukey and Ravpower are gone from Amazon but in their place are several new brands selling the same lines of chargers. And some of those brands have proven to be just fine in my personal experience. Plenty of options that are equivalent to this overpriced Nomad plug.
 
avatar77 said:
Sure, Aukey and Ravpower are gone from Amazon but in their place are several new brands selling the same lines of chargers. And some of those brands have proven to be just fine in my personal experience. Plenty of options that are equivalent to this overpriced Nomad plug.
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Have you opened them?

I am not saying those you mentioned are unsafe...but, I prefer to buy my chargers from 100% reputable sources/brands.

Have you ever seen those videos on youtube targeting cheap Chinese chargers, some of them are freaking death traps.
 
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It can dual charge an iPhone or iPad and a MacBook at the same time, though it is not powerful enough for Apple's 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.​

Article Link: Nomad Launches 65W Dual-Port GaN USB-C Power Adapter
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Meanwhile....aside from that statement being incorrect (i.e. you can charge the 14/16" MBP from any USB power source, just happens slowly), the picture in the article literally shows a 16" MBP being charged from what appears to be the lower slot providing just 20W.... So much misinformation about charging MBPs via USB.
 
I don’t think many of you realise that nomad is just another one of those companies that just bulk buy products from AliExpress, rebrand them, resell them for quadruple the price and claim it as their own. Same with Voltacharge. They’re pretty much a scam and people actually fall for their products.
 
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kiranmk2 said:
Does anyone know why these GaN chargers don't seem to support 30/30 W from the two ports? The second port is always limited to 18/20 W. 30/30 W would be great for charging two MBAs within a household, or a MBA and iPhone Pro Max (which can take 27 W).
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You can get this 90W charger (it's actually a highly-rated TUV-certified RAVPOWER) for $28 and it does 45w + 45w:

Technical Specifications:

  • Input: AC100-240V, 50/60Hz 2. 5A
  • Output:
  • 1, Single port output: PD18W/30W/45W/60W/87W/90W
  • 2, Two ports used together:
  • 1) Laptop + Laptop: 45W+ 45W
  • 2) Laptop + Phone: 60W + 30W
  • 3) Laptop + iPad 2017/2018/2019: 45W +30W
  • 4) Laptop + Tablet (except iPad 2017/2018/2019): 60W +30W
  • Dimensions: 2. 5 x 2. 5 x 1. 2in / 64 x 64 x 32mm
What’s in the Box:

  • 1 x RAVPower GaN PD 90W Wall Charge
  • 1 x 1.5m USB-C to USB-C Charging Cable
  • 1 x User Guide

I've ordered about 4 of these (for myself and clients) and they work perfectly and include a 100W cable. White version is 2 bucks more.
 
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boylerman said:
Nomad has an exaggerated opinion on the value of their products. I can't imagine anyone buying this at this price point.
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Yeah,, $70 for a charger that should be $30 and $40 for a single USB-C cable (you need two for this dual port charger).
That's $150 for something you can get for under $50 on Amazon.

Thanks MR for pointing out this great deal. /s
 
citysnaps said:
UL LISTED? If not, no thanks.
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Honest question - is that really a requirement most people have nowadays? I couldn't tell you whether or not any one particular product I have is UL listed or not.

Its sort of like Kevin McAllister asking whether his toothbrush is ADA certified. I've never cared much whether my toothbrush was or not and I'd imagine most others don't either.
 
noone said:
Honest question - is that really a requirement most people have nowadays? I couldn't tell you whether or not any one particular product I have is UL listed or not.

Its sort of like Kevin McAllister asking whether his toothbrush is ADA certified. I've never cared much whether my toothbrush was or not and I'd imagine most others don't either.
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It's a requirement for me.

I suspect a toothbrush that's ADA certified has nothing to do with safety; ie a device being a potential fire or shock hazard.
 
kevcube said:
Some people need to just stop competing. Anker sells this exact product (Anker 726) for $50.
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And Baseus sells an even more compact 65W charger for around $20 (GaN2 Lite 2xUSB-C). With CE logo and everything. Just received it yesterday.
 
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