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graypeggyesterday at 10:44 PM0 repliesview on HN

This is a rather stupid to rave about, but I was in amsterdam several months ago, and I forgot to bring my NA to EU plug adapter. I was a bit miffed having to buy a new travel charger, but it's become the best one I own. (Only because all the other chargers I own were spawned into existence around me/came with some device)

65watts isn't even that much, but its enough that I don't need:

- the mac charger that's always connected to the magsafe cable I can't use with anything else,

- the dinky iPhone brick with the cable that needs USB-C on both ends,

- and the slightly less dinky pocketbook e-reader charger with the cable that needs USB-A on the brick-end and micro USB on the business-end.

2x 65 watt USB-C ports and 1x USB-A running at whatever anemic power USB-A is capable of pitfully spitting at my ancient e-reader without drawing the ire of UL or something (5v/500ma still?), perfection.

You should go purpose-buy a charging brick, anything is better than the freebie ones you get with stuff.