Good charger for most USB-C devices, not just laptops

Overall I'm really happy with this charger. It's not the smallest 65W charger I own, but it's fairly compact and lightweight, and it does it's job well. It's suitable for leaving plugged in at your desk, or keeping in a bag for traveling.

It supports a wide variety of devices, basically anything compatible with the USB Type-C Power Delivery (USB-C PD) standard. That includes most laptops these days, but also most other USB-C devices.

It supports a variety of voltages:

• 5V for basic things like my earbuds

• 9V for my phone

• 15V for my iPad

• 20V for my laptop

(It also reportedly supports 12V, which was used in earlier versions of the USB PD spec, but I don't think I currently have any devices that require that voltage level, so I couldn't test it.)

The only things it's probably not compatible with are the really cheap devices that are designed to only be charged from USB-A ports, and omit the circuitry to negotiate USB-C charging (literally just two resistors, ~$0.01 worth of parts).

On the other end of the spectrum, if you have a higher-powered gaming laptop, this charger probably won't be able to keep up with it while gaming, but it can recharge it in-between sessions. Still, you might be better off with a higher wattage charger in that case.

I wasn't able to quite hit the advertised 65W, but I did get 63.37W (19.6V * 3.23A) out of it when charging my Macbook Pro.

In each case, there's a small voltage drop, so the actual delivered power level is slightly below the target voltage, but it's always well within the specifications. Still, given that it has a permanently attached USB-C cable, it would have been nice if they had measured the voltage drop it creates and compensated for it in the power brick.

When charging my Macbook, it got warm but not hot.

Physically, it's about 3.9"/99mm long, 2.2"/55mm wide, and 0.9"/22mm thick, and it weighs 9.25oz / 264g.

The USB-C cord is about 6' long and not replaceable, which is a bit of a bummer. It does feel like the connection to the power brick is going to last, with just a little bit of give to it, but not too much. It has a nice woven feel, and also comes with a little notch to clip it to itself so that you can wrap the cable around the brick when it's not in use. Overall it feels good, although I probably would have preferred a detachable USB-C cable.

The AC cable is about 2.5' long and uses the standard IEC 60320 C5 connector (sometimes called a "Micky mouse cable"). It is replaceable, which is convenient if you need a longer or shorter one, or you're going to a country that uses a different electrical outlet. (The charger supports 100-240V input, although I only tested ~110V.)

In summary, it's a good charger, suitable most use cases that call for USB-C power.