Max per-port output
140W per USB-C port (2 ports)
vs UGREEN Nexode 200W — 200W total max – per-port split not in brief
A MacBook Pro 16 ships with a 140W brick; anything less throttles a sustained workload.
Anker Prime 300W vs UGREEN Nexode 200W: $80 Gap
Researched by Reed
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Both banks pack ~25,000mAh into TSA-legal bodies, both run dual USB-C, and both show real-time wattage on a screen. The question is whether the Anker Prime's $80 premium buys anything you'll actually notice once the laptop is plugged in.
Here is the evidence behind that split.
Combined output
300W combined across ports
vs UGREEN Nexode 200W — 200W total
Decisive only if you're charging two power-hungry laptops on one bank.
MacBook Pro recharge time (Engadget)
10% to 75% in ~45 min – fastest tested
vs UGREEN Nexode 200W — Not in the brief – Engadget tested the 145W sibling, not the 200W
The Prime is the only one of the two with a published lab time at this capacity tier.
Rated capacity
- Anker Prime 300W
- 26,250mAh
- UGREEN Nexode 200W
- 25,000mAh
A ~5% capacity edge is below the noise floor of voltage-conversion losses.
Display
Charge, per-port output, temperature gauge
vs UGREEN Nexode 200W — TFT smart display (charge + output)
A live temperature readout is the only way to spot thermal throttling before it bites.
App / extras
- Anker Prime 300W
- Bluetooth app (Engadget: 'more novelty than practical')
- UGREEN Nexode 200W
- None
The reviewer who used the app called it a novelty, so the Prime's nominal feature win does not translate to a usability win.
Price
$89.99
vs Anker Prime 300W — $171.48 (Engadget Best Premium)
The Prime costs ~1.9x the UGREEN; only meaningful if you actually need >140W of per-port output.
Track record
734 reviews, 4.7★; trusted in r/UsbCHardware for Starlink Mini reliability
vs UGREEN Nexode 200W — 2,000 reviews, 4.5★; no Reddit data in the brief for this specific 200W SKU
Anker's named-source community trust narrows the unknowns on first-year reliability.
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16-inch MacBook Pro user
The Prime's 140W-per-port output matches Apple's stock 140W charger; the UGREEN 200W brief doesn't confirm a single 140W port.
Anker Prime Power Bank (26,250mAh, 300W)
$171.48 4.7 (734)
Charging two laptops at once
300W combined leaves headroom for two 140W draws plus a phone; 200W cannot.
Anker Prime Power Bank (26,250mAh, 300W)
$171.48 4.7 (734)
Sub-140W laptop, value-first
If your laptop draws 100W or less, the extra Anker headroom is unused capacity you paid $80 for.
UGREEN Nexode Power Bank 25,000mAh 200W
$89.99 4.5 (2,000)
Want a thermal readout on the bank
Only the Anker Prime exposes a temperature gauge on its display – useful if you've seen a bank get hot under sustained 100W draw.
Anker Prime Power Bank (26,250mAh, 300W)
$171.48 4.7 (734)
Before you click, here is what neither product page nor either review can tell you yet.
- Can either bank charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro at full speed?
- The Anker Prime can – its 140W per USB-C port matches Apple's stock 140W charger, and Engadget recorded 10% to 75% in ~45 minutes. The UGREEN Nexode 200W's brief lists 200W total max output but does not confirm a single 140W port, so a full-speed MacBook Pro 16 charge on the UGREEN is unverified in the research we reviewed.
- Are both TSA-approved for carry-on?
- Yes – both list TSA-approved status in the brief. The Anker Prime is 26,250mAh and the UGREEN Nexode is 25,000mAh; both sit under the 100Wh airline limit at nominal voltage. Note that Southwest Airlines began requiring power banks to be visible during flight in May 2025 – visibility, not capacity, is the new constraint.
- Does the $110 Anker Prime charging base do anything the bank can't do over USB-C?
- It speeds up recharging the bank itself and is described in the brief as the bank's most convenient recharging workflow. The bank works fine without it – you recharge over USB-C like any other power bank. Whether the base is worth $110 depends on how often you let the bank run flat at home.
- How does the Anker Prime compare to the cheaper Anker 737 (140W)?
- The 737 is a 140W single-port-equivalent at $109.99 with 16,400+ reviews – the longest track record of any Anker laptop bank in the brief. The Prime adds a second 140W port (so 300W combined), a temperature gauge, and a Bluetooth app for $171.48. If you only ever charge one laptop, the 737 is the cheaper way to get 140W.
- Does either bank support pass-through charging?
- The research brief does not list pass-through status for either of these two specific SKUs. If pass-through is decisive for you (e.g., you want to charge the bank and a laptop from one wall outlet simultaneously), confirm against current product pages before buying – neither Engadget's review nor the Reddit threads in the brief explicitly addressed it for these models.
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