Let’s start with something simple, a car charger. You might be asking “is charging in your car truly portable?” The simple answer to that is kinda, I mean it’s not “charge your laptop anywhere” level of portability, instead, it’ll turn your car into a charging station of some sort. The thing is, for a lot of us, a car charger can be enough to charge our laptops portably.

Going into our first product, this charger is very similar looking to the car chargers we use for our phones, in fact, it works almost the same, the main difference lies within the internal components which increase the voltage and amperage output giving it the ability to charge USB-C equipped laptops.

This car charger can support Fast Charging, Quick Charge, and Power Delivery to quickly charge not only your laptops but also your phones. If you are curious, this charger can output up to 65W, but that comes with a caveat: The USB-C port can only output 65W when there’s nothing plugged into the USB-A port, you can only output 65W on the USB-C and 18W on USB-A simultaneously if your car has a 20V electrical system. Not to worry though since the charger has a built-in display that’ll show you your vehicle’s voltage level.

For a lot of people, the Anker PowerCore III Elite is still going to be a big investment, no matter how good of a deal it was. So to give a budget option, I recommend this power bank made by Baseus. It’s inferior to the Anker PowerCore III Elite, but due to its much cheaper price, I think it’s worth a look.

This power bank has a 20000mAh battery capacity which can still charge your phone numerous times and it can still fully charge most laptops. It’s equipped with 2 USB-A and 1 USB-C port plus it has PD3.0 so the USB-A ports can output up to 30W and the USB-C ports can output up to a whopping 65W. There is also one Micro USB port for charging the device, which I think is unnecessary since charging with USB-C with a fast charging brick will recharge the power bank much quicker.

Aside from all this charging goodness, it also has a small display for the battery percentage, now that’s a step up from the Anker PowerCore III Elite which only has tiny LED dots to tell you the battery level.

Lastly, unlike the PowerCore III Elite, this Baseus power bank doesn’t come with a power brick to charge it, so you might have to stick with your stock charger or buy another quick charger, I recommend the latter since that way you’ll also get a backup power plug for your devices.

For laptops with USB-C, the first thing I recommended is a simple car charger, what about any other laptop? For that I’ll recommend this BESTEK 300W Power Inverter, what it does is it essentially turns your car’s 12VDC power from your car outlet and it turns it into a 110VAC, essentially the same power we use in our homes.

Personally, I saw a handful of power inverters that can output more power and looks better, but for the BESTEK’s simple and functional design and reasonable price, I figured this would be the best for most people.

This power inverter features a metal housing that not only protects the device from drops, but it’s also great for dissipating heat. Speaking of heat, this also has a fan to take care of it, and no it doesn’t sound like a jet engine warming up for takeoff.

As for the power, it takes a 12VDC-28A of electricity (which most cars can provide) and it turns it into 115V that can handle up to 300W so it certainly can handle your laptop charger, it might even run other appliances like a small TV.

Besides outputting AC power, it also has two USB-A ports that output 5V-2.4A which is just enough for basic fast charging for phones.

Next up, we have one heck of a power bank that is the Omni Ultimate power bank, and it has a huge battery capacity of 38400mAh that you’d be surprised to know that this is still legal to take on an airplane with you.

With that beefy battery, it’s able to output 120W-120V on the AC Plug, 100W on the USB-C port, and up to 150W on the DC output which we’ll talk more about in a bit. There are also two USB-A ports for low-power devices. Lastly, there’s a DC port for charging the device using the included 65W GaN charger that fills up the battery in just above 2 hours, but you can also use the DC port for charging the batteries using a solar panel.

Now, going back to the DC output, it’s an MR30 port, and not to worry, Omni provided an MR30 to barrel type adapter in the box so you can use a plethora of dongles (not included) to charge your laptop, drone, camera, and a lot more. The special thing about this DC output is that it can push out up to 150W of power and it’s adjustable from 5V-60V and up to 8A, needless to say, that’s a lot of power.

Down at the bottom of this power bank is an OLED screen plus three buttons, with this you can manually adjust the power that’s coming out through all the ports available. The display also shows the internal temperature which is great especially once you’re using the AC output.

This power bank also has removable batteries so you can interchange it with another battery once it’s depleted. Lastly, this does have pass-through charging which means you can use it as a UPS if you like.

No matter how great it is, the Omni Ultimate Power bank is a hefty purchase. So to have something that can cover everyone we have this Handife Portable Power Station.

Here’s the thing, the Omni Ultimate is not only expensive, but it’s also heavy, in contrast, the Handife power station is just over a pound in weight. In this lightweight package, we have one AC plug that can output 90W (110W peak), one USB-C port that can output up to 30W, and one USB-A port that can output 18W.

It has a battery capacity of 20000mAh and it has a fan to control its temperature and prevent overheating. It also has a simple battery indicator (no fancy screens here), and I think it’s pretty well built for its price.

Overall, it’s a pretty solid product from Handife, and considering how expensive some great power banks get, it’s a steal for what it offers.