Satechi’s new travel-friendly 145W GaN charger has four USB-C ports, utilizing the latest USB Power Delivery protocol to provide fast-charging features safely.
To make travelers’ lives easier, Satechi includes four interchangeable travel adapters (EU/AU/UK/US) along with a mesh carrying bag in the box.
The 145 USB-C 4-Port GaN Travel Charger is available from the Satechi web store for $120, with early shoppers being treated to a limited-time twenty percent discount with the promo code CES20. It’s also available on Amazon.
Meet Satechi’s latest travel-friendly 145W USB-C charger
The lightweight accessory slips into any bag or purse. With it, you can charge up to four USB-C devices like your Mac laptop, iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch.
It’s powerful enough to recharge high-powered laptops like Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro and Lenovo’s Legion Slim 7i and Legion 7i.
For those who travel a lot, a versatile power adapter with multiple ports makes a big difference. You could also use this charger to power your devices at home or work.
Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology makes chargers safer to use than the traditional bulky non-GaN ones. For example, the 145 USB-C 4-Port GaN Travel Charger dissipates less heat and prevents heat from reaching the exterior.
Power sharing is the name of the game
Apple uses the USB Power Delivery protocol to support features like fast charging on its devices. The same protocol enables this charger to automatically adjust wattage when new devices are detected. This is called power sharing.
Like all multi-port chargers, you don’t get up to 145 watts of power on every USB-C port. Instead, the total power output of 145W is shared across the available ports, depending on what device is plugged into each port (or not).
Two of the four USB-C ports take advantage of the latest Power Delivery 3.1 protocol. They can deliver up to 140W of power individually but not simultaneously.
As for the other two ports, those are based on the previous Power Delivery 3.0 protocol and can provide up to 45W when one port is in use at a time.
Pricing and availability
You can buy the 145W USB-C 4-Port GaN Travel Charger on the Satechi web store for $120. For a limited time, Satechi’s online store offers a twenty percent launch discount with the redemption code CES20 entered at checkout.
You can also buy this charger from Amazon but without the launch discount. Your purchase includes interchangeable international adapters (EU/AU/UK/US) and a mesh carrying bag at no additional charge.
Other Satechi launches at CES
Satechi introduced other accessories at this year’s CES. For example, its first mechanical keyboard for Mac and Windows can be paired with up to four devices at a time and provides macOS-specific keys.
A new Pro edition of the Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub Pro ships with a stronger GaN power adapter and enables you to daisy-chain up to six devices at once.
Meanwhile, Satechi’s Stand & Hub for Mac Studio and Mac mini has been updated with support for NVMe and M.2 SATA SSDs, faster USB Gen 2 ports and support for backing up Macs to the SSD with Time Machine.
Last but not least, Satechi unveiled new 3-in-1 and 2-in-1 foldable stands with both Apple’s MagSafe and the latest Qi2 protocol. Qi2 brings MagSafe perks like twice the charge speed (15W) and magnetic alignment to non-Apple devices.