EcoFlow has announced a new set of compact, 45W portable power banks for its RAPID line. On top of being powerful enough to partially recharge a laptop at a decent clip, one of them, the $70 RAPID 3-in-1 Power Bank (10K, 45W, retractable cable + AC Plug), as its kludge of a name suggests, has its own retractable USB-C cable and built-in, two-prong AC plug.
The RAPID 3-in-1 is like a beefed-up version of the company’s previous 35W model that lacked a retractable cable. It can charge itself from a wall outlet while outputting a total of 45W to two devices by its built-in cable and single USB-C port, and features a display that shows battery and charging status. It has the same 10,000mAh capacity as the 35W version, but its more-powerful 45W output could make it handy in a pinch when you’re traveling and need to quickly juice up your smartphone. EcoFlow says it can charge an iPhone 17 Pro Max to 50% in as little as 20 minutes.
That 10,000mAh capacity, after heat loss and such, isn’t enough to get a laptop back to full charge or even particularly close, but however much it can give you, it should do so fairly quickly. Weighing less than a pound and measuring 4.5 inches long by about two inches deep, it should travel pretty well.
The other power bank, which EcoFlow just calls the RAPID Power Bank (10K, 45W, retractable), is similar—it also has a retractable USB-C cable—but lacks an AC plug and features a 45W USB-C port and a 22.5W USB-A port, letting it recharge three devices at once. It costs $42.
EcoFlow is far from the only company to sell a wall adapter and power bank hybrid. There’s also the similar, yet pricier at $90, Anker Prime Power Bank Fusion, which offers a higher 65W output but has no built-in cable. Then there’s the Sharge Discho Hybrid Power Bank, which does feature a retractable cable and, with its slick, half-transparent design (apparently inspired by the Braun Audio 300 turntable), looks a heck of a lot cooler than EcoFlow’s inoffensive, run-of-the-mill plug-in brick. At $50, the Sharge Discho is cheaper, but only outputs at 30 watts.
Both of EcoFlow’s new power banks are available now.
