Buy the Anker 25,000mAh Laptop Power Bank.
More capacity, more power, more ports, for a fraction of the price of the smaller Anker.
What was compared
- Anker Power Bank, 20,000mAh Travel Essential, Built-in USB-C Cable(Black) | 1 USB-C and 1 ... — $69.99
- Anker Laptop Power Bank, 25,000mAh Travel Essential with 165W Total Output | 3 USB-C Ports... — $17.99
Five reasons
1. 165W beats 87W, no contest
Product 2 pushes 100W through each of its three USB-C ports for 165W total, enough to fast charge a MacBook Pro at full speed. Product 1 tops out at 87W split across two ports, so charging a laptop and phone together bottlenecks both.
2. 25,000mAh beats 20,000mAh for long trips
The 25k model holds 25 percent more energy than the 20k Anker, enough for an extra partial phone charge or real laptop headroom. On a multi-day trip without an outlet, that buffer is the difference between fine and stranded.
3. Charge three devices at once, not two
Three 100W USB-C ports on product 2 mean a laptop, phone, and earbuds case can all charge at full speed together. Product 1 has one USB-C and one USB-A, so the moment a third device joins in, someone waits.
4. More capacity and power for way less
At $17.99, product 2 undercuts the $69.99 asking price of product 1 while packing more capacity and nearly double the output. Judged purely on what you get for what you pay, this is not close.
5. Yes, it drops the USB-A port. Fine.
Product 1 keeps a USB-A port that a few older headphones or car chargers still need, and that is a real, honest advantage it has. But almost everything worth charging today runs on USB-C, and three fast USB-C ports beat one legacy port on every actual trip.
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