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ANKER POWERDRIVE SPEED 2 CAR CHARGER: ANKER LIGHTS THE WAY BY JASON CIPRIANI
Anker’s ever-expanding line of illuminated, making them easy to locate it smartphone accessories and products is in a dark vehicle or an obscured nook. impressive. Case in point is the Anker In our tests, the Anker PowerDrive PowerDrive Speed 2 car charger ($25 on Speed 2 charged an iPhone X at 5V/1.4A. Amazon at go.macworld.com/ankr). Testing with a Galaxy S8 immediately The charger, which features an triggered Fast Charging, with the car charger attractive carbon fiber pattern, fit snugly using 9V/1.5A. In other words, it performed in enough in our test car’s power line with Anker’s claims. port that we had no worry about The PowerDrive Speed 2 mmmm it coming loose on a bumpy ride. PowerDrive Speed 2 comes without cables or a car charger The charger features two carrying case. Anker offers its PROS ports, each one capable of standard 18-month warranty. • Lit USB ports. • Quick charging. Quick Charge 3.0 speeds— BOTTOM LINE eliminating any guesswork. If you CONS • A bit expensive. If you’re willing to pay a premium, have two QC3.0-compatible PRICE $24.99 the Anker PowerDrive Speed 2 devices plugged in, both ports COMPANY car charger is a powerful and will continue to charge at full Anker well-designed charger. ■ speed. The blue ports are
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