MACUSER REVIEW: ANKER POWERCORE+ 19000 PDmmmmh
Anker PowerCore+
19000 PD
PROS- Highly efficient.
- Multiple ports, including
USB-C. - Doubles as a USB hub.
CONS - Pricey.
PRICE
$119
COMPANY
Anker
34 MACWORLD OCTOBER 2019
USB-C-to-USB-C cable. The
adapter and cable charged
the pack in an impressive 3
hours, 21 minutes.
All things considered, it’s a
respectable battery pack on its
own. But the PowerCore+ 19000
does even more. It doubles as a
USB hub, which will simul-
taneously charge a laptop and let
you access files stored on a thumb
drive or connect accessories to your laptop.
I tested this feature on a MacBook Pro
and it worked without issue. To activate
hub mode, press the power button for two
seconds. The power lights will rotate a few
times, and then blink every three seconds.
Connect the pack to your laptop, then
connect a USB accessory to the pack.
I followed the instructions and a few
seconds after connecting everything, all of
the files on the thumbdrive were
available in the Finder app. It
was a pretty cool trick, and one I
could actually see myself using
when traveling.
At Amazon’s $85 asking price
(go.macworld.com/pwcr), the
PowerCore+ 19000 is pricey, but
when you consider what that gets
you—a 30W wall adapter, a
battery pack, and a USB hub—it’s
a good value for anyone who
relies on a battery pack. ■The
far-left USB port
provides up to 15W of
power, with the port just to its right serving
up to 10W of power. The USB-C port is used
to charge the pack, as well as deliver up to
27W of power to a tablet, laptop, or
Nintendo Switch.
The internal batteries total up to
19,000mAh, or 71.04Wh. In our
testing, the PowerCore+ 19000
provided 60.6Wh of power at a
consistent 5V/2.5A. That’s good
enough to place the pack in the
top third of packs we’ve tested
when it comes to efficiency.
When charging a Nintendo
Switch or an iPad Pro, the pack
stayed at a steady rate of
14.5v/2.93A.
Inside the box is a 30W
USB-C wall adapter and a