{"id":8569,"date":"2024-12-10T16:06:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T16:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/?page_id=8569"},"modified":"2024-12-10T16:50:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T16:50:21","slug":"chargers-cables-and-power-banks-a-cheat-sheet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/chargers-cables-and-power-banks-a-cheat-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers, cables, and power banks: A cheat sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<div class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-metadata ngl-metadata\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;text-align:center;font-size:12px\" data-padding=\"10px,10px,20px,20px\" data-margin=\"0px,0px\">\n<div class=\"ngl-metadata-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aa0adcee1ed4c584fa5754b6bb2f3067?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ngl-metadata-author\">Jared Newman<\/div>\n<div class=\"ngl-metadata-sep\">|<\/div>\n<div class=\"ngl-metadata-date\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">December 10, 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ravpowercharger.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ravpowercharger.jpg 900w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ravpowercharger-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ravpowercharger-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ravpowercharger-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ravpowercharger-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ravpowercharger-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ravpowercharger-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ravpowercharger-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-table-of-contents-block ub_table-of-contents\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-1f47c865-5f24-445c-9c31-24de8301ba0e\" data-linktodivider=\"false\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" data-enablesmoothscroll=\"false\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\" data-initiallyshow=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-container\" style=\"background-color: #587a6c; color: #FFFFFF; \">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header\" style=\"text-align: left; \">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-title\">In this guide:<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column \">\n<ul style=\"\">\n<li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/chargers-cables-and-power-banks-a-cheat-sheet\/#0-connection-basics\" style=\"\">Connection basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/chargers-cables-and-power-banks-a-cheat-sheet\/#3-know-your-wattages\" style=\"\">Know your wattages<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/chargers-cables-and-power-banks-a-cheat-sheet\/#4-choosing-a-charger-and-cable-to-match\" style=\"\">Choosing a charger (and cable to match)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/chargers-cables-and-power-banks-a-cheat-sheet\/#6-picking-a-power-bank\" style=\"\">Picking a power bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/chargers-cables-and-power-banks-a-cheat-sheet\/#7-putting-it-all-together\" style=\"\">Putting it all together<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While I often link to various charger and portable battery deals in my Advisorator newsletters, it&#8217;s easy to get lost in all the jargon around charging speeds, data transfer rates, and battery levels.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the difference, for instance, between a 20W charger and one that advertises 60W? What size power bank do you need to charge your laptop and phone on a long flight? And does it matter what kind of USB cable you use to plug everything in?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f0f0f0;padding: 20px 20px\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Hold up!<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This article is for <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\/\">Advisorator&#8217;s paying members<\/a> only. 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