Apple’s official 20W charger costs $20 on their website, and you get exactly one USB-C port for that price. Meanwhile, Ugreen is offering a deal through Amazon that’s frankly absurd: their 65W charger with four ports (including three USB-C) is currently 44 percent off, dropping from $42 to just $23. From a value perspective, this is wild.
Ugreen has built its entire reputation around safety and reliability which makes this price point even more remarkable. You’re getting more than three times the power output, four times the ports, and GaN technology that makes everything safer and more efficient, all for three dollars more than Apple’s most basic single-port option.
The Ugreen Nexode 65W has enough juice to charge a MacBook Air to a 51 percent level in 30 minutes, which is critical when you’re rushing out the door and notice your laptop is running on fumes. That 65W rating can handle power-sucking devices like the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro or even a Steam Deck at full throttle. The charger intelligently distributes power across its four ports based on what’s connected, so you can simultaneously charge your laptop, phone, tablet, and wireless earbuds without needing multiple wall outlets or a power strip cluttering your desk.
GaN stands for gallium nitride and it is a semiconductor material that’s replaced traditional silicon in modern chargers. GaN devices switch at much higher voltages and are quicker than silicon and generate less heat and providing more efficient electrical conversion. The payoff in real life is a charger that’s significantly smaller than earlier 65W versions and that operates cooler and safer as well. The foldable plug design means you can simply toss it into your bag without the prongs scratching your laptop or sticking anything.
The built-in safety features are overheating prevention and overcurrent protection which proactively monitor power flow and heat. When the charger detects something irregular, it automatically corrects or shuts off to protect your devices. This is crucial since cheap chargers can kill battery health in the long term or, worse still, cause electrical fires.
The four-port design changes the way you charge: Three USB-C ports and one USB-A port will accommodate pretty much every device in your life. The USB-A port is great for older accessories like Bluetooth speakers, Kindle e-readers or wireless mouse dongles that still have not upgraded to USB-C. All three of the USB-C ports have Power Delivery support, the fast-charging protocol used by iPhones since iPhone 8, Galaxy and Pixel phones, and all new laptops.
For $23, you’re acquiring a charging solution which can replace multiple single-port chargers yet take up less space and deliver higher performance.
