7 days of amazing discounts on USB-C charging tech up to 30%
Pro-AV manufacturer Ugreen is jumping the gun on Black Friday with a week of discounts on its charging products, including PD (Power Delivery) chargers and USB-C cables. These discounts are live until November 10th in the UK only.
Keep checking Tech Advisor for all thebest Black Friday tech deals.
For starters, there’s a17% discounton its 18W USB-C PD Charger, down from an already reasonable £10.79 to just £8.99.
Apple has traditionally been a Scrooge with the chargers it includes in the box with its iPhones. Even the latestiPhone 11still ships with a puny 5W charger. Luckily, theiPhone 11 Proat last comes with a proper 18W charger.
So if you own an iPhone 11 or model previous to this, here’s an excellent way to buy a trustworthy 18W charger to power-up your device much faster.Apple’s own 18W chargercosts a whopping £29.
See also our roundup of thebest USB wall chargersfor more options.
There are also a bunch of USB-C cables discounted in the promotion.
You can buy a 3.3ft USB-C to Lightning cable for £10.19, which is15% off the standard price.
There are USB-C to USB-C cables (which can handle charging at up to 60W) from 1m to 2m, atoffers of up to 20% off. The 1m USB-C to USB-C cable costs £5.95 (15% off) and the 2m version is 20% off at £6.39.
You can also buy the same but with one of the USB-C ends at a 90-degree angle, which should reduce the potential for cable splitting. The 90-degree USB-C to USB-C cables is priced at£6.74 for 1m lengthand at£8.74 at 2m.
We have also created a list of thebest USB-C cablesif you want to see more options.
Ugreen’s biggest discount is 31% off its 4-port USB hub, although this is still USB-A only, not USB-C. It’sdown from £11.99 to £8.24, and is a bargain if your old USB-A computer lacks all the USB ports you need.
For thebest USB-C hubs, we have tested those adapters that work with the latest USB-C laptops.
Author: Simon Jary, Contributor
Simon was Editor of Macworld from the dark days of 1995 to the triumphant return of Steve Jobs and the launch of the iPhone. His desk is a test bench for tech accessories, from USB-C and Thunderbolt docks to chargers, batteries, Powerline adaptors and Fitbits.
