Hardware Bargains 2 - Electric Boogaloo

Dell Alienware AW2726DM 27" | 2560x1440@ 240Hz | QHD QD-OLED Gaming Monitor @ R7999

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PhireSide said:
Best case - it works as described.
Worst case - it dies, taking your electronics with it.

I'd rather get something with known good reviews from a more reputable brand like Anker or Baseus or UGREEN.
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Agreed I'd always get from known reputable brands. But I found this on Amazon and I'm confused. I'd not consider Gizzu a terrible brand but this seems a bit cheap for a GAN charger?

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ronz91 said:
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You get what you pay for.. Reputable brands like Belkin, Anker Ugreen etc are asking 1k or more for 100W gan chargers.. Now I know Chinese made off brand things will be cheaper, but this is far too cheap to be legitimately 100W or its terrible quality and will not last long and take your connected devices with it when it blows..
 
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Been using this for a year with no issues. Top 2 ports do 100w but across them all its max of 140w. Think it’s a white list brand. Was R499 last year
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I've not used that particular charger but Cash Crusaders Dixon stuff has become very decent these days, it’s my go to for cheap and cheerful Usb cables and even a few chargers, all have worked flawlessly and have had zero issues with them, even with Apple lightning cables which iPhones can be a bit finicky with sometimes.

Just be careful though they use a bit of creative latitude with the wattage ratings, often they use the combined individual output of each USB output which is not the true total wattage because all the ports can't run at their maximum output simultaneously.
The main USB-C output on the charger is probably 60W but I could be wrong on that.
 
Seems it is true 100W, USB-C 20v x 5A but PPS is 63W.
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They also have well priced 100W USB-C cables for R89 which I took a look at the other day and they look very well made, they have magnetic coiling.
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100w Usb-C Magnetic Cable With E-Marker Chip

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Intox said:
Dell Alienware AW2726DM 27" | 2560x1440@ 240Hz | QHD QD-OLED Gaming Monitor @ R7999

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Nice. Will probably grab this. US pricing of $350 means about 6k cost. Comparable monitors on Amazon.com cost about R1.5k to import, so R7.5k in total. That means you're only paying R500 "extra" for local support.
 
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