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Alogic 68W Rapid Power 2 Port USB-C GaN Charger $47.50 (Was $94.99) + Shipping / Pickup @ EB Games

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Alogic 68W Rapid Power 2 Port USB-C GaN Charger $47.50 (Was $94.99) + Shipping / Pickup @ EB Games
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Wakrak on 05/07/2022 - 09:12 ebgames.co.nz (1249 clicks)
Last edited 06/07/2022 - 10:41

Seems decent for the price when compared to the cost elsewhere. I'm no USB-C wall charger expert though.

Price elsewhere

Acquire $68 + GST
NL via CSC $73.72
PB Tech $76.34
JB Hi-Fi $94
The Warehouse $94.99
Warehouse Stationery $94.99
Harvey Norman $94.99

Review:

4.2 / 5 (6 reviews) JB AU
4.6 / 5 (17 ratings) Amazon

Shipping / pickup

Pickup: Manukau, Botany Downs, Sylvia Park, Newmarket, St Lukes, High Street, Northwest, The Base, New Plymouth, Napier, Whangarei,Gisborne, Queensgate, Cuba Mall, Riccarton, Hornby, Dunedin, Hastings, Palmerston North, Richmond, The Palms, Northlands, Timaru, Queenstown, Albany, Glenfield, Invercargill

Shipping: starting from $5

Features:

  • Provides up to 68W of power to resource-intensive devices, such as laptops and tablets
  • Can also charge USB devices that don’t support USB Power Delivery (adapter required and not included)
  • Uses GaN technology, resulting in a more compact footprint compared to standard chargers
  • Underwent rigorous testings to prove compliance with all USB standards
  • Comes with a 2m USB cable

Specifications:

  • Dimensions L x W x H(mm): 66 x 63 x 29.5
  • User Interface:
    • Output: 68W Max
    • USB-C #1 single output: PD3.0 (5,9,15,20V/3A) - 60W*
    • USB-C #2 single output: PD3.0 (5V/3A, 9V/2A) - 18W
    • USB-C #1 + #2 output: USB-C #1 50W + USB-C #2 18W
    • Input: 100–240VAC 50~60Hz 1.5A Max
  • Includes:
    • WCG2X68 USB Wall Charger
    • 2m USB-C Charging Cable
    • Instruction Manual
Electrical & Electronics Alogic WCG2X68-ANZ Gan Charger USB Charger Wall Charger

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closed Comments

  • Wakrak on 05/07/2022 - 09:56

    This is from the 50% off sale (filter: new only)

  • FPLShane on 05/07/2022 - 10:14

    Been looking one of these at a good price. Thanks

  • Matrixx on 05/07/2022 - 10:33

    Grabbed one, thanks OP :)

  • KoolBananas on 05/07/2022 - 10:36

    I wonder if these chargers will be subsidized in the next few years affer the EUs standard USB C Mandate

    https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/06/19/kiwis-expected-to-be-affe…

  • Plug on 05/07/2022 - 10:46
    +1

    Good price, because even on Ali the reputable ones are in this range

  • Wakrak on 05/07/2022 - 11:10
    +1

    Successfully completed a pricematch at The Warehouse. I strategically used the word pricebeat when talking to live chat and to my surprise they delivered.

    $47.50 - 10% = $4.75 = $42.75 collect from my local store. How to pricematch

    Alternatively, get it pricematched at $47.50, add $2.50 worth of items to your cart, use the $5 off $50 offer in the app = $45.

    • Tmurder91 on 05/07/2022 - 11:55

      I also got a price beat rather than match. I even used the word price match.

      Although Ben accidentally closed my chat and when I came back I got Ashley who probably felt bad and was just in a rush to sort me out :D

    • Danbakes on 05/07/2022 - 11:56

      aaaand now its out of stock lol i swear the staff have Cheapies up.
      EDIT: okay its back in stock, this was their reply
      Thanks for waiting. Upon checking, this product is currently 50% off on the competitor's website and we are unable to price match.

      • Wakrak on 05/07/2022 - 12:14

        Who was it? Alyssa did my pricebeat.

      • bigcheese on 05/07/2022 - 12:23

        I would just go back to a different agent.
        Here is their own price promise.
        The reason you are price beating is someone else is cheaper! It's not a trade offfer or limited quantity.
        The only sticking point would be whether this is a technology product, in which case they should still match it.

    • moona on 05/07/2022 - 12:22

      Their agents are all over the place and they all seem to have their own interpretation of their price match/beat policy.

      First two told me they weren't sure they could price beat on this item as it was on a 50% off sale and they would get back to me in 24-48 hours.

      The 3rd flatout said not price match applies to this.

      The 4th would only price match as it's in the Electronics section and they don't offer a price beat. Resumed and said it was out of stock and they couldn't apply it any more. Told them it was still showing in stock for me. After that comment they were magically able to process it.

      Ended up buying it from EB as they bugged the hell out of me lol.

      • phillq on 05/07/2022 - 16:08

        Oh yea the bloddy electronics section exception, sigh.

  • Hundees on 05/07/2022 - 12:22
    +1

    Dam, most stores in auckland are out of stock, so only delivery :( Warehouese is OOS aswell so can't pricebeat :(

    • Wakrak on 05/07/2022 - 12:35

      Could try instore at JB / Harvey? (if you have the time. Or call).

  • blacksheep on 05/07/2022 - 12:56

    Thank you, grabbed one

  • bluezod on 05/07/2022 - 13:24
    +1

    Great found. Price matched with NL and will click&collect later

  • NZLSizeNZL on 05/07/2022 - 14:21

    Thanks, got it for $42.75 from The Warehouse via pricebeat.

  • drgshah on 05/07/2022 - 20:49
    +1

    Thanks, price matched with Noel Leeming online!

  • aklchp on 06/07/2022 - 10:39

    For what it's worth, The Warehouse refused to give me a price match on this, but Noel Leeming did match it, YMMV

  • Wakrak on 06/07/2022 - 10:41

    Glenfield and Albany all of a sudden have stock.

    Edit - scratch that, just Glenfield and Invercargill left now.

  • NovaAlpha on 07/07/2022 - 21:03

    You guys know that a 100W Satechi GaN charger with 4 ports is only around $20 more on Facebook Marketplace? And why buy a 68W charger? If you have a laptop or whatever that requires 65W, good luck charging your phone at the same time with the remaining 3W. I personally have a 245W GaN3 charger (got it for $160) and I can power 3 laptops at 65W each at the same time and still have enough power output to charge other devices. You wanna get a GaN charger, at least get 100W. Spending $45 on a 68W is just stupid and you'll probably need to upgrade in a few months or years.

    • Shay84 on 08/07/2022 - 00:26
      +2

      Really odd critism. I got this primarily to charge my 1 laptop (I know living in the dark ages with just 1..)

      This charger will last as long as people need to fast charge smart devices with a USB c port.

      if I need to fast charge my phone this is more than capable of super charging it.
      I don't think I've ever felt the need to use the same charger to charge more than one device but maybe that's just me..

      If you believe the 100w charger for $70+/- is a better deal post it. I'd be shocked if it attracts more than 3 up votes let alone beat this one.

      Also I would NEVER buy something like this on Facebook Market place is pot luck at best and so many con artists at work there.

      • NovaAlpha on 08/07/2022 - 10:50
        +1

        Your laptop probably only needs 45W, which leaves your charger with 23W leftover to power other devices like your phone. Older phones would probably only support up to 18W fast charging and that's probably why you found this charger to be suitable for you. You're just lucky that this charger just barely meets the charging requirements for the current devices you're using.

        More and more devices these days support higher watt charging. Phones can charge up to 100W now and most of them support 33W, 50W or 66W charging. If you have a laptop that requires 45W and a phone that supports up to say 33W, you'd need a charger that can do at least 78W to charge both at the same time (it's not actually this simple and I'll explain a bit more on this below). This also means that your charger can only charge just those 2 devices and no more than that, even if it has e.g. 4 charging ports. It won't have enough power to distribute to a 3rd or 4th device. Charging 2 devices is nothing special. Good luck using the same charger when any of your 2 devices upgrade to new ones that require a higher power input.

        And before you correct me, yes I know that a phone that supports "up to 33W" doesn't necessarily need to be charged at 33W. You could charge your phone at 12W if you wanted to. But that defeats the purpose of fast charging and also defeats the purpose of getting a good charger in the first place.

        The above is just an over-simplification. If you have a 100W charger and you use 2 ports to charge your devices, it doesn't actually mean they get 50W each. Chargers are designed to allocate specific wattage output depending on the combination of ports that you're using. Take this one for example:
        https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/ADPSAC3003/SATECHI-USB-C-Ch…

        The specs on the website shows this:

        1 x USB-C PD connected - up to 100W
        2 x USB-C PD connected - up to 60W/30W
        1 x USB-C PD + 1 x USB-A connected - up to 100W/12W
        2 x USB-C PD + 1 x USB-A connected - up to 60W/30W/12W

        Notice that the maximum power output is 100W but that's only for one port. If you have a laptop that use 65W and some other device that uses 33W, well too bad you can't charge them both at the same time. They both add up to 98W and you'd think a 100W charger can support that, but the charger can only distribute a maximum of 60W/30W when 2 devices are plugged in.

        Now, let's take a look at the specs (taken directly from the website) of your charger:

        USB-C #1 single output: PD3.0 (5,9,15,20V/3A) - 60W*
        USB-C #2 single output: PD3.0 (5V/3A, 9V/2A) - 18W
        USB-C #1 + #2 output: USB-C #1 50W + USB-C #2 18W

        If you have 2 devices connected at the same time, you can only charge them at 50W and 18W each. If you have a laptop that requires 65W charging (which is pretty common), you're screwed. You can't even charge that 65W laptop by itself, because the charger only supports up to 60W maximum charge. This 68W charger is a joke. Good job, you bought a charger that is already severely limited and is already two GaN generations behind (there's GaN3 Pro chargers now). If you decide to upgrade to a newer laptop in the future and you want to keep using this charger, you've now limited yourself to laptops that only does 45W charging. Anything above that, your charger can't take it.

        • NovaAlpha on 08/07/2022 - 11:36

          Also, having a higher wattage doesn't necessarily mean "fast charging". In order to fast charge, you need to up the Ampere. Look at the specs for your charger, the maximum ampere it supports is 3A. If you focus on port 2, it basically means you can do 15W charging (5V/3A) or 18W charging (9V/2A). If your device supports up to 18W charging, then your charger will charge it at 18W and not 15W. But it's charging at 18W with only 2A, which is weak.

          Here's a better example, let's say you have 2 different 100W chargers. One of them has a spec of 50V/2A and the other has 25V/4A. Guess what, the 2nd one charges much quicker because it's literally double the Ampere of the first one. Having high voltage doesn't mean anything when it comes to fast charging.

          So, your "fast charger" is actually not going to charge as fast as you think, because of the low ampere. This is also why good charging cables that support 5A/6A/7A charging are more expensive than a cheaper 2A/3A rated cable. It's not just about getting a good charger, it's also about getting a good cable to go with it.

          For me, I've got a gaming laptop that uses up to 80W and another that uses up to 150W. My wife also has 2 laptops that use 45W and 65W. If we go on a trip with one laptop each, with tablets and phones etc, my 245W GaN3 Pro charger can easily handle them. We just bring one charger (and maybe a backup one) for all our devices. At work, I can use the same charger to power my docking station or port replicator, my laptop, phone, smart watch, bluetooth keyboard & mouse, headphone, tablet, etc. You can't power those devices at the same time with a measly 68W charger.

          If you're happy to use multiple chargers and just upgrade when you need to, that's good for you. Personally, I think you should have just upgraded to the right specs in the beginning. It's like how some people go with very budget motherboards and PSU (power supply unit) and put in a mid to high-end graphics card. Sure, you can do that and it probably meets your needs and the PSU probably is enough to power your graphics card, but the PROs will tell you it's a bad idea and never go cheap on PSU and motherboards. If your power supply blows up or whatever, there goes your expensive graphics card. NEVER go cheap on power supply and you're already going cheap on a crappy charger.

          Some people think that all deals on Cheapies are great deals and they buy because there's a "discount" and don't actually check for themselves whether it's really worth buying or not. Be smarter with your money.

          • Shay84 on 08/07/2022 - 13:49

            @NovaAlpha: Like I said in my original post If you think you have found a better deal than this one post it.

            Let the public decide :)

            • NovaAlpha on 08/07/2022 - 20:49
              -2

              @Shay84: I've already told you where to find it. Do you not know how to use the internet? Ever heard of Aliexpress or Ebay, etc?

              And I've already explained why your charger sucks with actual facts. Not sure what else I can do for you mate. I can explain the basics, but I can't help you understand it.

              Again, let me just state the super obvious here. This is FACT and taken straight from the specifications of your charger from their website:

              USB-C #1 single output: PD3.0 (5,9,15,20V/3A) - 60W*
              USB-C #2 single output: PD3.0 (5V/3A, 9V/2A) - 18W
              USB-C #1 + #2 output: USB-C #1 50W + USB-C #2 18W

              You basically can only charge devices up to 60W (single port) and that's the maximum. Your "68W" charger doesn't actually support charging a device that use up to 65W. Good luck charging laptops that use 65W, which is pretty standard these days. You bought a obsolete and crap charger that can only charge a very limited selection of low-end devices. Even if you could charge 2 devices, that's 2 ports at best and the power distribution would be 50W and 18W maximum. I know the feeling of wasting your money and trying to justify the purchases, but sometimes you should just accept that you've made a mistake.

              • Shay84 on 08/07/2022 - 20:51
                +1

                @NovaAlpha: Take a breath mate. My advise is there to take or leave. Up to you if you believe in what your saying enough to post a deal or not.

                • NovaAlpha on 08/07/2022 - 20:57
                  -2

                  @Shay84: Here's an example of a charger that I purchased last year, which I later sold and upgraded to a 240W one. It's a good brand and a great charger. The cost highlighted in yellow is the full total I paid.

                  https://imgur.com/PXhuvSx

                  https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001731609332.html

                  You can check Reddit or whatever other website for reviews of the brand. You can also check Youtube for the review of the charger as well:
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bECRv3Ljro

                  Obviously, comparing 68W to 130W doesn't make sense, but it does from a price perspective. Imagine if you double your charger, so that instead of 68W you get "136W" and the cost is $95 ($47.5 x 2). In this case, the "136W" and the 130W is somewhat comparable. The Wotobeus charger costs $7.24 more, but it's still way better. You get one charger with 4 ports instead of your 2 chargers with a combined of 4 ports. More importantly, you can actually charge 2x laptops (or whatever device) running at 65W each. Specs is found in that Aliexpress link:

                  USB-C1+USB-C2 : 65W+65W( 130W max）
                  USB-C1+USB-C3 :100W+30W( 130W max）
                  USB-C1+USB-A : 100W+30W( 130W max）

                  USB-C2+USB-C3 : 90W+30W( 130W max）
                  USB-C2+USB-A : 100W+30W( 130W max）
                  USB-C3+USB-A : 5V/3A ( 15W max）

                  USB-C1+USB-C2+USB-C3 :65W+30W+30W
                  USB-C1+USB-C2+USB-A :65W+30W+30W
                  USB-C1+USB-C3+USB-A :100W+15W(5V/3A)
                  USB-C2+USB-C3+USB-A :100W+15W(5V/3A)
                  USB-C1+USB-C2+USB-C3+USB-A:65W+30W+15W(5V/3A)
                  Total Output: 130W

                  The one I got comes with the extension cable, so you can plug the charger directly to the wall or extend it. Great for travel if you're using it at an airport or whatever and you need it to extend a bit further from the wall.

                  Having 4 ports just gives you more flexibility as well. Most people have more than 2 devices these days (smart watch, tablet, phone, laptop, mouse, headphone, whatever).

                  Maybe you're stuck with low-end devices and maybe you don't use a lot of electronics. But when you do, your charger immediately becomes useless. Your charger also immediately becomes useless anytime you get 2x devices that can't be handled by the charger at a maximum of 50W and 18W.

                  Also, regarding the 240W charger that I upgraded to, it was on sale recently for $150, which makes it even more bang for buck. The prices you see on Aliexpress atm isn't actually discounted. It's been at that price for ages. When it does go on sale, it'll be even cheaper.

                  • Shay84 on 08/07/2022 - 21:00

                    @NovaAlpha: Great post it on the site as a deal. I completely understand if you don't want to. No one likes it when their deals get zero up votes.

                    🐔 🐔 🐔

                    • NovaAlpha on 08/07/2022 - 21:06
                      -2

                      @Shay84: Calm your ego mate. I don't care about votes like you do. You're making this sound like a competition or something. I understand that some people like you are on a budget and don't have money for multiple electronic devices and can only go for cheap budget chargers. It's fine.

                      Maybe one day, you'll actually be able to read the specs and actually discuss this based on the technical details of the charger. But until then, you enjoy your 2 port charger that can't even charge a 65W laptop and only does a maximum of 3A charging at best.

                      • Shay84 on 08/07/2022 - 21:26

                        @NovaAlpha: I get it, you don't believe in yourself. You want so badly to be right but deep down you know if you post it it will get no likes. It's so tough when no one agrees with you and even tougher when no one cares 😥

                        • NovaAlpha on 08/07/2022 - 21:30
                          -2

                          @Shay84: I get it, you wasted money and made an impulse purchase and so the only thing you can do now is to ignore specification facts and try to justify your purchase decision by telling yourself that it's OK. You're terrible at money management and so badly want to ignore your bad purchases, but deep down you know you've made a mistake and can't get a refund and you're stuck with a 2 port charger that can't even charge a 65W laptop. It's so tough when you're on a budget and literally have to buy a crap charger and ignore the specification facts and it's even tougher when someone else who has a future-proof charger that is better in every way calls you out on your stupidity.

                          • Shay84 on 08/07/2022 - 21:38

                            @NovaAlpha: 👍

                            • NovaAlpha on 08/07/2022 - 21:40

                              @Shay84: No worries mate.

                              • Shay84 on 08/07/2022 - 22:01

                                @NovaAlpha: 😭 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Oh my little friend that was a comment on out broken society. Sorry it went over your head, (but alot of things seem to). You are so desperate to believe you are not a sad little boy thinking your choise of a charger matters. It's almost adorable 😍

                          • Tmurder91 on 08/07/2022 - 21:56
                            +1

                            @NovaAlpha: While your technical facts and maths and knowledge of the specs is all great, you are missing a few points here.

                            1. "that can't even charge a 65W laptop" but (I know you know this) a 65W laptop does not draw 65W constantly. That is the peak it will draw. my laptop spends a significant amount of time plugged in and doing light work therefore its actual power draw is likely to be closer to 15W for the majority of the time. Therefore there is not a huge advantage to having 60W vs 68W of power available

                            2. The deals you listed from Aliexpress etc are great. But for some people, having the item supplied locally is worth paying extra for - usually people are happy to say that a local warrantly claim is easier and therfore worth paying the extra for.

                            3. I have multiple laptops for work, and 65W is common, but I would have to disagree that future laptops are going to draw more and more power. Don't forget that there are ultra portable laptops that are happy with 1/2 of that power

                            Your recommendations are fantastic for someone wanting a "one-size fits all" solution for traveling with 2 people or multiple devices.
                            This deal is actually a good deal for someone wanting a spare charger, or something basic (for example a work laptop that spends all day plugged in while working from home so that you don't need to carry a charger back and forth to work)

                            • NovaAlpha on 08/07/2022 - 22:12
                              -2

                              @Tmurder91: Yes, I left out some bits of information here and there because obviously Shaneoh wasn't interested in specs/facts/technical specs, so what use is there to write a long ass explanation (which I've already done and didn't want to go longer)?

                              In a nutshell, you're correct that devices don't always draw at max power. This is also why I previously pointed out that a phone that supports "up to" 33W charging can still be charged at 12W as well, just that it'll be slower charging. The problem here is that the device CAN'T draw at max power when it needs to, because you've given it a charger that can only supply 60W. I mean, isn't this pretty obvious? A device rated for 65W gets a charger that doesn't provide 60W and yet you somehow think this makes it OK or that it'll run stable or whatever.

                              Ever heard of throttling on laptops? It's very common. Laptops are designed to be portable and lightweight and often have minimal space for cooling. A lot of them have poor thermals and can't deal well with heat due to the increased power consumption generated from the increased performance. Hence why a lot of manufacturers will throttle the laptops, even when you don't want it to. Throttling means less performance and guess what else also drops the performance? Power input. If the laptop isn't getting enough juice, it's not going to perform as well. Same idea with cars and horsepower. If you don't give them the right fuel, they won't run at max horsepower. Again, this is simplifying things but it's the same idea.

                              So yes, a laptop that use 65W can still work on a charger that can support up to a maximum of 60W output. Is that laptop going to run stable? Probably not. Is that laptop going to be able to run at max power consistently? Definitely not. You're basically limiting the laptop to run at clockspeed that doesn't draw up to 65W's worth of power. It's just going to run at a lower performance to stay stable and why would you ever cripple your laptop like that? Is it worthwhile to sacrifice that extra 5W? And if you're OK with the idea of running a 60W charger on a laptop that is rated to use 65W, then why even bother mentioning the warranty lol? Put it this way - most people drive their cars at under 80 kph most of the time. Why would you even buy a car that can go up to 150 kph, or even faster than that? Just have your car limited to a max speed of 100 Kph, because most places have a speed limit under 100 Kph anyway. There's no need for your car to go any faster than that, right? I mean, why would manufacturers even bother to rate the laptop at 65W when it doesn't need that much power on average? They could literally rate them 20W and it'd meet your 15W average usage. Why don't they just do that? They must be stupid then. Hell, you could even get a phone charger that supplies 20W and run your laptop on that. The question is, how much risk do you want to take?

                              Anytime you want to play a game, or perform any GPU intensive workload from apps like 3D rendering or photoshop or whatever, it's gonna need to use both your GPU and CPU and that's gonna use a lot more power, most likely at the max peak usage that the laptop is rated at. Sure, you could undervolt your laptop to make it use less power and I've done that before. But that's a whole other topic.

                              Besides, that Aliexpress link is just an example. Like I said, when it goes on special, it's even cheaper and of course it depends if you add the extra extension cable or not. If you don't add it, it'll be even cheaper still.

                              Lastly, warranty is a joke. I honestly do not recommend ever buying warranty or ever needing one. Do your research, read reviews, actually understand the specs and get a good product and you shouldn't run into any issues. I own so many electronic devices, expensive brands, cheap brands, most of which are phones/tablets/cables/etc that I bought either 2nd hand or from overseas (Aliexpress, Amazon, etc) and I've had zero issues over the past 5 years at least. I've bought countless of phones and laptops (2nd hand) from Trademe and have had no issues. Even if you do somehow have issues, you can easily repair them. Electronics are easy to fix and there're plenty of guides and tutorials online on various things. Electronic devices these days are generally very stable and don't fail (as long as you buy the good products).

                              If there was a deal for the same charger from Amazon, people would still post it on Cheapies (plenty of Amazon related posts) and people would still buy it. If you see that 130W charger on Aliexpress selling for $30, I bet your ass would buy it. Warranty is irrelevant here.

                              Having said all that, I do respect the points you've made and I think some of them are valid. I still don't agree with them though. Just because something is cheaply priced, or goes on a discount, doesn't mean it's a good buy. Put it this way, Briscoes goes on 30~50% sale ALL the time and do you really see the majority rushing to buy them every time? Companies pull tactics like this all the time. The fact that this charger was even selling at ~$100 RRP is a joke. Of course people will rush to buy it at a 50% discount. I mean, it's so obvious and some people still blindly fall for it, it's just sad AF to see.

                  • NovaAlpha on 08/07/2022 - 23:47

                    @NovaAlpha: Here is another one that is actually a better comparison:
                    https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOrPI3k

                    There are craploads of these 65W charger and anyone with half a brain knows how to look these up.

    • Tmurder91 on 08/07/2022 - 06:34
      +5

      Username checks out

  • Wakrak on 08/07/2022 - 12:30

    Did anyone order from The Warehouse and spend over $50? Curious to see if anyone that did, received a 20% off toys coupon code.

  • m83x on 09/07/2022 - 16:12
    +1

    Just checked This still in stock

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