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lifereinspired

macrumors member
Original poster
Jul 9, 2019
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Hi,

I have a quick question and I'd love to hear your thoughts.

I'm looking for a travel charging solution. We have to travel 3-4x a year for several weeks at a time for multiple surgeries. My spouse and I each have an iPhone, iPad Pro, Apple Watch, AirPods, etc. We also have a couple of other various items that need recharging. I'm trying to decide whether to get a 100w charger and get a different travel Apple Watch charger (had a Maco Go, which broke on my last trip) vs trying to get something like the Flash Pro Plus power bank that can do pass through charging - and can charge 6 items at once including 5w Apple Watch wireless charging and 15w Qi charging.

Is there any downside to using a power bank as a sort of central charger like this or does it damage the unit? I know the Flash Pro Plus has a 2000 cycle life (vs the usual 500 or so) but I still don't want to do something that would cause damage or it to "die" sooner than it should. Has anyone else used a power bank in this manner? If so, has it worked well or were you disappointed?

Thanks so much in advance!
 
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