GaN Pro Desktop Fast Charger...Garbage
The brandless GaN charger I picked off Amazon had one trick: power only whatever I plugged in last, starving everything else. The replacement was barely better. My bigger-picture lesson: a company that sells a product with no brand name probably knows exactly how bad it is.
I try to learn "bigger picture" lessons instead of just the one-off, specific circumstance. Here's what I've decided. Brand names are important. If you produce and sell a product without a brand name – like so many on Amazon – it is likely that you have produced a shit product, and you know it.
Case in point:
I needed some fast-charging USB-C and USB-A ports. I compared a number of products on Amazon, and this thing (pictured above) looked like the best bet.
It arrived. I plugged everything in and it seemed to work. Later on, I grabbed my Apple Watch off its magnetic charger and found that it wasn't charged at all. Peculiar! I unplugged its USB-A cable and plugged it back in, and it started charging. Huh.
Later on, I tried to turn on a USB-C powered light. Nothing. I unplugged it and plugged it back in, and presto! It was then that I noticed that my Apple Watch was no longer charging.
So, the last-man wins; whatever I plugged in most recently gets power, and nothing else. Must be a fluke; I'll get another one.
I requested a replacement unit and sent the original one back. I'm glad that returns are easy. There's a UPS drop box not far from here. I am blessed to have only needed to use it rarely.
