Harbor Dynamics 100W Dual Power Delivery Power Bank
Pros
- Features two USB-C Power Delivery ports, with one 100W port and the other is a 65W port, enabling you to charge two laptops at the same time
- Can charge five devices at the same time, which includes wireless charging at the top of the power bank
- Can be recharged at very fast speeds with a Power Delivery wall charger that Harbor Dynamics also offers
Power banks are quite common now, there are ones that feature all sorts of charging tech and have different ranges of power capacities. However, few power banks on the market feature all the things you would need for the best charging experience. Even the most higher capacity portable chargers are missing features, and lower capacity power banks don’t have enough power for fast charging devices to full power multiple times.
In this review, we’re taking a look at this Harbor Dynamics 100W dual Power Delivery power bank, a portable charger that has everything that you need and more.
Power
Power Capacity:
This Harbor Dynamics portable charger has a 26,800mAh power capacity. It’s a high capacity that is quite common on the market, especially when it comes to power banks that feature Power Delivery at higher wattages, as you’re going to be able to charge most Power Delivery compatible laptops with this Harbor Dynmaiscs power bank.
When it comes to charging smartphones, you’re going to get about four or five full charges for most smartphones on the market. You may get less when it comes to charging smartphones with larger batteries, such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra with its 4,500mAh battery, which will get about four full charges from this power bank.
That said, most smartphones now use about 3,000mAh to 4,000mAh batteries, so you should be good with using this power bank for a few days without having to recharge.
Charging tablets and laptops is more on par with what this Harbor Dynamics power bank is made for, both for its power capacity and charging power. With a 26,800mAh power capacity, you’re able to charge most tablets and laptops to full power about two times, or possibly three times if the tablet or laptop you’re charging has small batteries.
In our case, we were able to charge a Lenovo Flex 5 laptop that has a 52.5Wh battery to full power about three times. However, these full charges were done when the laptop was either sleeping or turned off. Using a power bank while using your laptop is perhaps the best part as you don’t have to stop using your laptop and can continue working without having to worry about your laptop dying.
Output Charging:
The best part of Harbor Dynamics power bank is the charging that you get from it. There are a total of five ways to charge from this power bank.
The most notable being that this power bank features two USB-C Power Delivery ports. One USB-C PD port has a 100W charging speed and the other has a 65W Power Delivery charging speed. Both of the PD ports are capable of most USB-C Power Delivery compatible laptops on the market, such as the USB-C Macbooks, Chromebooks, and most others, and at this point, most people own USB-C chargeable laptops.
The 100W Power Delivery port ensures that you’re getting the most power for charging a laptop, and if you want to charge another laptop at the same time, then you can also use the 65W Power Delivery port.
In addition to the two Power Delivery ports, this Harbor Dynamics power bank also has two USB-A ports, with one featuring a 22W output and the other has an 18W output, which means that both of them use Quick Charge 3.0 which can fast charge most Android smartphones.
The fifth way to charge from this power bank is wireless charging from the top of the power bank. There is a pad at the top of the power bank where you can place a Qi wireless charging smartphone and the smartphone will wirelessly charge, and the best part is that its fast wireless charging at 10W. So you’re able to charge Samsung wireless charging smartphones at 10W with this power bank.
Input Charging:
The input recharging from this Harbor power bank is just as good as the output charging, and that’s because this power bank’s two USB-C Power Delivery ports can be used as input ports, you can only use one of the ports at a time to recharge the power bank, but each of the input ports can recharge the power bank very quickly.
The great thing is that Harbor Dynamics has its own Dual USB-C Power Delivery wall charger which features 100W of Power Delivery charging via a single Power Delivery port. So you’re able to recharge this power bank at 100W via the 100W PD port or 65W via the 65W PD port.
Design
Size and Weight:
Since this power bank has so many ways to charge from, and it has a very high power capacity, it is quite large. The charger has a length of 7 inches, a width of 3 inches, and a thickness of 1 inch. The weight of the charger is 1.2 pounds. So the charger is still quite small, so small that if your pants have a pocket that is large enough then you’re able to place this Harbor power bank into your pocket.
Holding it is still easy, too, and you can place it into a backpack or purse.
Functional Components:
The charger has nearly all of its useable parts on a single side, and this side of the power bank has the two USB-C Power Delivery ports, the two USB-A ports, five LED power indicators, and the power button. At the top of the power bank is where you’ll find the rubber wireless charging pad.
Charging automatically starts when you plug a device into any of the charging ports, and the four Blue LED power lights show the remaining power capacity. To turn on wireless charging, you have to press the power button, and a Green LED power light turns on to show that wireless charging is on and you can place your wireless charging compatible smartphone on the charging pad.
Build
Structure and Material:
The build quality of this power bank is great. It does not have water-resistant or shockproofing, but the power bank is built well with an Aluminum casing that will last a very long time and makes it perfect for everyday use.
Tech:
Even when charging five devices at the same time, this Harbor portable charger only gets a little warm.
The only part of the power bank that gets warm is the wireless charging portion, as wireless charging creates quite a bit of heat, both the power bank and your wirelessly charging smartphone will get warm. Other than that, there is nothing to worry about when it comes to charging five devices at the same time.
Reliability
This is likely the most reliable power bank that you can purchase, or at least, will be able to purchase, because, at the time of writing this review, this Habor power bank still has its ongoing IndieGoGo campaign.
The power bank has two very powerful Power Delivery ports that can charge most Power Delivery compatible laptops at their max charging speed, and it also has two Quick Charge 3.0 ports. It even has 10W fast wireless charging at the top of the power bank for fast wirelessly charging Samsung smartphones.
Summary:
Power:
With a 26,800mAh power capacity, you’re going to be able to charge smartphones, tablets, and laptops to full power multiple times. The charging from this power bank is the best part as there two USB-C Power Delivery ports with a 100W PD port and a 65W PD port. Along with the Power Delivery port, there are two Quick Charge 3.0 ports and a wireless charging port at the top.
Design:
The power bank is quite large, but still potable enough for everyday use. It’s also easy to use with port charging automatically starting and wireless charging being able to start by just pressing the power button.
Build:
The charger has an Aluminum build, and it does get a tad bit warm, but that’s mostly due to the wireless charging.
Reliability:
This Harbor Dynamics power bank has everything that you need to charge nearly any portable device on the market.
Conclusion:
Harbor Dynamics has created the premiere type of modern portable charger that has a high power capacity for charging a wide range of devices to full power multiple times, and it’s able to fast charge laptops and smartphones, at the same time.
Since 2016, Usman has flourished as an independent tech journalist, reveling in the evaluation of diverse tech gadgets, with a particular fondness for charging technology to ascertain product performance. Besides his journalistic endeavors, he helms the Charger Harbor YouTube channel, where he extends his tech insights to a broader audience.