SlimQ Laptop Power Adapters 150 and 240 Watts Reviewed and Tested 

Hi, this is from the SlimQ team. First of all, a big thank you for this independent review, very clear and enjoyable to watch. We had a few colleagues subscribe to this channel because it has a lot of information specifically about chargers. Just want to pitch in a few quick comments as FYI 1. The design goal of the SlimQ 150W and 240W charger is to get smaller, lighter, and more ports for multiple devices and mostly for gaming laptops and ultrabook laptops and overall more user-friendly, that's why it has round barrel port and a whole bunch of customized adapters (separate) for different laptops. From this perspective, we believe both SlimQ 150W and 240W fulfilled the promises (still have room to optimize though). 2. The UK and other adapters are specifically re-designed according to safety requirements. There are attach-on adapters on the market but not exactly meet the safety distance requirement among components. We are confident ours may probably be the only ones that can meet the safety requirement, not just electronically but also mechanically. These adapters are _not_ general-purpose adapters and are only meant to be used on SlimQ chargers (they are clip-ons and not compatible with other brand chargers) and each SlimQ charger has a fuse inside and is directly connected to the international adapters. This is the same thing as the adapter itself having a fuse from safety checking perspective 3. AC cable is only used for SlimQ chargers that are 240W or below so the max current is 2.4A in a country like Japan and about ~1A in like European countries. 4. We didn't hear complaints about the low voltage on USB C ports, so far, but it's a thing we need to keep eye on for sure. This is a tradeoff in design to output 20V on the DC (without lost) and 20V on USB C (with lost) at the same time. 6. There is a teardown report on the 150W (in Chinese, but you can use Google translate to have a pretty accurate translation): www.chongdiantou.com/archives/128796.html Hopefully I didn't miss anything I want to add. Again, thank you for the video, and really appreciate the effort.

I had started to fill out the payment form for the 240 when I realised I hadn't really checked for proper reviews. Very happy I did and stumbled upon yours. Too bad the the review didn't feel too encouraging. I guess I'll keep the literal brick of a PSU at home for gaming and use one of my apple chargers for USB charging on my laptop (good thing it can do either, hehe). Thank you for your work and sharing your thoughts! I had to subscribe after this :)

What a detailed test! I am a laptop user who just switched from Lenovo to ASUS. ASUS has paired its tiny 14-inch notebook with a stupid 240W charger that weighs 700g, almost 40% of the weight of the notebook. SlimQ is the only vendor I can find on Amazon that provide solutions. In my opinion, providing 2 C ports is a bit redundant. It can completely provide only 1 C port, even if it is only 65W level. At the same time, more redundancy is provided to meet the output, heat dissipation, and stability of the DC port. There are also many reviews on Amazon stating that this product has overheated and external deformation. This is why I haven’t placed an order yet.

Thanks for the great content, your work is underappreciated. Keep it it up. 🎉

one of my favorite things about SlimQ is their Japan certifications

I travel quite a bit in my car and have to charge a 700wh battery pack quite often. I got their 150W and 330W charger and ive been pretty happy with it. I think theyre the smallest in the market for the output they can do. The 150W i had just died out of the blue and i contacted SlimQ. They shipped a brand new one to me the next day with no questions asked. Tbh i was kinda surprised with how quick and easy the warranty claim was. Anyway I opened up the dead charger when i got the replacement in a couple days and i suspect one of the capacitor died. It didnt blow but it looked like there were slight burn marks on one of four caps. Other than that, with both the 150 and 330 ive been really happy. Makes life easier not having to carry so many different bricks.

Hi. Thank you for your in-depth reviews, which has helped me pick up a portable multiport charger for my Steam deck (45w max consumption), phone, and wireless earphones. I plan to go with the Minix 66w as I understand that it's the best fit for my use case despite being less efficient. I hope you have a good day.

You perform a great service with your videos. Very interesting findings with your testing. I'll be staying away from these.😁😁😁See ya next week. Thank you.

Thanks for this review! I bought a 240w one so I could leave my far larger and heavier laptop OEM charger at home.

I've found that SlimQ's DC laptop adapters usually have the correct chip. I know that their Lenovo and HP ones have the right ones at least, can't confirm the other ones.

Thank you for your work yet again

In the UK we don’t require a fuse if the thing is double insulated 😊

Primarily interested in the 240W charger. I'd be interested in using this as a portable charger and the stock charger as a permanent one at home given that its more compact, so idle power consumption wouldn't be an issue since i would be paying for the electricity when I'm using it. Using a 100w c charger would be more compact, but if I'm worried about damage to my laptop due to out of spec voltages then I'm not sure it'd be that much of a problem. The laptop I'm getting doesn't allow direct DC power theough thr C port, so it'd constantly be charging the battery (putting wear on it instead). So if im only using the 240w on the go, then the slightly oos voltages might be a worthy tradeoff since its only some of the time. I am still hesitant though to get this product after your review. I wish you did a teardown of these to look at the quality. And the comments on the cable make me feel like I'd be getting a premium product with an unpremium cable. I'd be interested in other Gan 240w laptop chargers, but this is the only one I can find.

I use a SlimQ 330W charger. Works very well. Much lighter and smaller to lug than the standard HP charger.

Thanks for such an informative video! I've been considering this for some time, but am worried about the lack of safety certificates for the US, do I have that right? Would that make this adapter prone to catching fire or other issues? Hope you can share some insight, this is still a relatively new space for me. Thanks again!

What is the best replacement Dell 240 watt Alienware adapter?

Thank you to the creator of this video and to Slim Q for replying. I understood only about 20% of the technical explanation. All I care about is... 1. Can I save a great deal of bulk and weight from the power charger and cable that comes with my laptop (brand and purchase pending)? 2. Can I safely use this product in Canada and most of Asia (Japan, Turkey, Thailand, India etc), without damaging the computer or causing a fire? 3. Will using it void my manufacturer's warranty? 4. Will the laptop be damaged in any way using an unauthorized part? If the adapters are not electrical standards-compliant wouldn't it make more sense to use just the plain original and a dedicated adapter (although that adds bulk and in my experience the more doodads I add the more likelihood of problems). Does this device also have a surge protector? Adding on such adds a great deal to my travel luggage. I have damaged several phones using ungrounded electrical outlets in several countrues. And lastly, what are the pros and cons of SlimQ's competitors? I will watch the other videos to get your take.

Do you think you could test the Pine64 Pinepower Desktop 120W charger and also the Pinepower travel charger PD65W? The interesting thing about the Pinepower desktop is that it comes with a 3-pin Cord with earth grounding, They also took community feed back about the USB shields. All the front USB metal shields have continuity to each other and also continuity to the ground pin on the cord which means they are all earth ground. This is important if you are using sensitive electronic devices with your USB charger. Pinecil soldering iron is one of those sensitive devices (yes you could just run ground cable from the GND screw on Pinecil to good ground but who wants 2 cables dangling off their soldering iron?) I ordered the 2 baseus USB-C chargers that also come with a 3-pin grounded cord, but they were both disappointing. the 3-pin cord ground was only connected to the ground pin on the additional AC outlets on the cord. the USB shields iir had continuity to each other but no connection to the earth pin or ground pin on the 3- pin Cord. Why they skipped that final and important step I have no idea. I returned the baseus chargers for this reason.

I recently backed their 330W Indiegogo campaign. Hopefully they address some of these issues. I'm pretty excited as it has an xt60 port, and I plan to use it as a power supply for my iCharger x12. I've got profiles for my scooter, various utility packs, and as a lab bench power supply. Can do a lot with 330W in a compact package!

What is the advantage / use case of the barrel plug? Enjoy your videos a lot.

damn this is so detailed!

Hi, I have noticed that they released a different version of the 150w charger (3 usb c and 1 usb A) did you had a chance to have a look at it specially if there is any safety certificate that should be there and is missing? i was thinking to buy if it was good enough

nice review, but I wish you tested it on real gaming laptops.

So what is the best alternative?

Man, I never thought that I need this kind of video until I found your channel. I'm also searching for a good 3rd party adapter and this slim q brand isn't available in my country. Can you try adapters from aukey? Specifically the PA-B6T (65w) and the PA-B6S (90w), because those 2 are the most recent releases here. There are few other brands that you already tested that are available here like baseus, anker (which is like extremely expensive here for what you get 😂), ugreen. But I just want more options and references.

okay ihave question. since u did mention that sa sung have maxed out about 5 amps. btw i did have a samsung tablet needed PD . then is it mean the pd wont work in this one? if i were about to buy adapter which i could use a adapter which can also charge a gaming laptop . in my experience gaming latop are really power monger. and if i may ask, based on your vast experiennce, can i trust any adapter ,let say i want to use it also for my PD samsung 4.0,which needed around 45w? coz as far as i have tested on my other xiaomi ultra could use usbA to usbC 65w with any cable and adapter? and of cos i never put my devices to any AC laptops typeC charger,coz i didnt got any change.and foc like u said it will damage my devices if went to plug it to my devices without thinking. appreciates that you atleast response to viewers. it is a quality for a youtuber like yourself sir.

could you test the Anker USB C Plug 40W, 521 Charger (Nano Pro). Also, I tried using the cost calculator on your site but I am not sure how to select "average time" and "peak time", I mean, if I charge my phone for 3 hours, how many are average and how many are peak? Thanks for making these videos.

Hi I just want to ask if these are ok for use in Singaporean standards, not a lot is written on their product page so I am wondering if it is safe for use in singapore

Hello and thank you for your reviews, can you perhaps test UGREEN CD226 P/N 40749 100W charger? it's the same as the 100 w that you tested before but for UK and has new standards and a different shape. I was curious if they have changed anything for markets outside of china.

They should have waited for the 240 watt usb c hopefully they make one with that

Can i replace the wall cord (slimq 240) with a better one i have on hand, such as a ps4 one?

SInce most people usually buy Anker or Ugreen, maybe you can write to them about being an external validator

This no longer comes with the orange straps, not a big deal but it was a nice touch. Comes with cheap velco straps now.

Please suggest a worth getting 150w or 165w or 200w PD adapter to charge 2 phones at 45w & 2 at 30w Would be nice if it had USB A so can charge my Samsung Watch. Etc Thanks All

Hi, I am looking for a Power Adapter for my Asrock X300 (Barebone) PC. The Original Adapter is only 120W, I am going to use a 5700G APU + 64 GB of Ram and also 2 nvme SSDs the 120W won t be enough especially when I want to overclock . Im useing small fans and an improved heatpad (18 W/mk) on the VRMs. Also I am useing liquid metal and direct die cooling on the CPU. I am looking for a 19,5V and 200W< + powersupply which delivers clean power without much ripple. Do you think the slimq 240W is a good choice? Can you suggest something better? The plug is 5,5 mm on the inside and 2,5 mm on the outside by the way. Thank you. Sorry for my bad english.

So it's probably better and safer to stick with my larger, stock 230w laptop charger?

Can I charge my acer aspire 7 (19.5V , 6.92A , 135W) laptop with the dc port of 150W adapter?

Do you recommend any adapters that do have a DC port?

Would the UK plug be safer if you were to use the extension and just rewire the US plug to a UK plug with fuse?

There needs to be stricter regulations that prevent these devices from being sold in 1rst world countries, unless they straighten their butt plugs up, and follow DO6 requirements, as well as safety regulations. I want these devices to be safer, and I want them to be power efficient. At least they have PFC, thats a good thing. But what good is PFC, if in the end you electrocute yourself from the adapter plug of embracement?

UK plug is safe since it has a internal fuse, which cuts off the current once it exceed the rated current.

USB C Charger, Rocoren 100W 4 Port PD3.0 QC5.0 PPS USB C Charging Station

This is very misleading product. It's not the famed holy grail Type-C 240W PD... That would require 48v support, and this caps out at 20v, so 100W max.

look nice

i just bought 330 w charger i saw your video i'm confused now

Which brand is Best in 100W Charger or Charging Dock or Station??????

wow, no UL listed.

I was skeptical when I got one Just came across this suggested video I can say that this charges is really good (besides 1 think I don’t like) I have an ASUS flow x16 This charger is much smaller and lighter that the asus original, it charges perfectly and it gets a LOT less hot The original power supply gets really hot I tough I’d catch fire This is also a LOT cheaper than the original asus block which is not available anywhere and it’s $185 What I don’t like is the adapter barrel plug for asus that it’s an l piece to connect and it doesn’t look that good Mainly cosmetic complaint I’d be nice if the adapter came with some type of Velcro to attach it to the main cable so it doesn’t get lost I got the 240w one Great buy

Are there any better options for an asus flow x 16 240w? I couldn’t find anything