I cracked open a '1,000W' portable charger after it failed me in minutes - the cause was clear (and gooey)
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- Things that look "too good to be true" invariable are just that.
- This example got dangerously hot in a short period of time before dying.
- There's no legitimate charger that comes close to delivering on the 1,000W promise.
Being a tech reviewer for a living means that I get offered some very interesting things. Not interesting as in Bugatti supercars or jewel-encrusted Fabergé eggs, but interesting as in "this thing could easily be a fire hazard -- want to take a look?"
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Submissively, I often say yes. And I'm glad I did with the most recent pitch, because it was very interesting indeed.
Meet the "interesting" charger
This time around, the thing of interest was a charger that claimed to deliver an incredible 1,000W through its ten ports...
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