Anker 548 Power Bank (PowerCore Reserve 192Wh) is a power bank/power station hybrid perfect for camping and festivals. Priced at £200
It is not uncommon for me to take two power banks away with me. I am lucky enough that I have plenty to choose from, and the Anker 737 Power Bank and Ugreen 145W 25000mAh Power Bank get taken with me any time I am away for the weekend.
I could, of course, take a portable power station way with me, the 268Wh BLUETTI EB3A, but at 4.6kg, it is perhaps a bit too big to be used for a lot of scenarios and at £350 I am not sure I would want to leave it lying around at a festival.
Anker has come out with the perfect in-between device, the Anker 548 Power Bank (PowerCore Reserve 192Wh).
As the name suggests, this has a massive 192Wh capacity, so you won’t be able to take it on a plane with you, but it is perfect for long weekends away camping.
The capacity of the PowerCore Reserve is good for charging an iPhone 14 Pro Max over 7 times, so this should keep your family and friends charged up for a couple of days easily.
The capacity is only 28% less than my 268Wh BLUETTI EB3A, yet the weight of 2.31kg is almost half, and it is 43% cheaper. So you are getting much more bang for you buck. The PowerCore Reserve doesn’t have plug sockets, though, it is limited to USB.
- MASSIVE ENERGY FOR EVERYONE: Get the ultimate power source for all your devices with a decent capacity of 60,000mAh. This allows you to charge an iPhone 14 about 10 times and a MacBook Air up to 2.9 times or operate a 3W LED lamp for 42.3 hours.
- Charge at the same time: thanks to the 60W and 27W USB-C ports, you can charge your smartphone and laptop at the same time – ideal for fast power supply on the go.
- Safe and protected: the extendable lighting and an SOS button ensure safety in the event of power outages and other emergency situations.
- Sustainable energy tanking: the power bank can be seamlessly charged via a solar panel and thus allows you to reliably charge your devices on the go.
- Box contents: Anker 548 power bank (PowerCore Reserve 192Wh), 60 cm USB-C to USB-C cable, instructions (English language not guaranteed). (Note: charger and XT-60 cable not included)
Ports and Power Allocation
As far as the ports go, you have:
- 2 × PowerIQ 3.0 USB-C ports
- 2 × PowerIQ 2.0 USB-A ports
Then the power allocation is:
- Single Port
- USB-C: 60W
- USB-A: 18W
- Two Ports
- 2× USB-C: 60W + 27W
- USB-C 1 + USB-A: 60W + 18W
- USB-C 2 + USB-A: 20W
- 2× USB-A: 20W
- Three Ports
- USB-C 1 + 2× USB-A: 80W
- USB-C 2 + 2× USB-A: 20W
- 2× USB-C + USB-A: 80W
- Four Ports
- 2× USB-C + 2× USB-A: 80W
Input:
- USB-C: 60W
- Solar: 72W
It is disappointing that the USB-C ports are limited to 60W and 27W. In contrast, the Anker 737 Power Bank can do 140W from USB-C. It shouldn’t be too much of an issue as most laptops can run off 60W, and it is plenty for all phones.
Differentiating it from a power bank, this has an XT 60 solar plug that allows you to connect to solar panels ranging from 10-24 volts.
Then to add more camping credentials, it has a useful pop-up, adjustable light source.
While this is not cheap at £200, there are not many other products like this on the market, portable power stations cost more, and the Anker 737 Power Bank has an RRP of £140 with less than half the storage capacity.
Additional features include an SOS function, an Emergency locator glow strip, smart digital display and a carry handle.
You can be the Anker 548 Power Bank (PowerCore Reserve 192Wh) now, and it is available from Amazon and Anker.
- MASSIVE ENERGY FOR EVERYONE: Get the ultimate power source for all your devices with a decent capacity of 60,000mAh. This allows you to charge an iPhone 14 about 10 times and a MacBook Air up to 2.9 times or operate a 3W LED lamp for 42.3 hours.
- Charge at the same time: thanks to the 60W and 27W USB-C ports, you can charge your smartphone and laptop at the same time – ideal for fast power supply on the go.
- Safe and protected: the extendable lighting and an SOS button ensure safety in the event of power outages and other emergency situations.
- Sustainable energy tanking: the power bank can be seamlessly charged via a solar panel and thus allows you to reliably charge your devices on the go.
- Box contents: Anker 548 power bank (PowerCore Reserve 192Wh), 60 cm USB-C to USB-C cable, instructions (English language not guaranteed). (Note: charger and XT-60 cable not included)
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