We all like to gaze at the shiny Prime Day deals on laptops, or new smartphones, something for gaming with, and so on. Why not, after all? Cheaper stuff is the best stuff. But the best thing I bought this Prime Day isn't any of those big-ticket items, it's not even something new. I already had one.
I recently got converted over to the world of GaN chargers, replacing my regular laptop charging brick with one of these adorable little smol bois. Seriously, it can charge the likes of a MacBook Pro, an XPS 13, and a Razer Book 13, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
So, when Prime Day served up a lightning deal I immediately grabbed another without hesitation. That deal is now over, but fortunately, there's another in place that makes it just as cheap. The best part? You don't need to be a Prime member to get it now.
So, what's so great about it? Everything. Besides the fact it costs under £30, it's a 65W charger and it's about the same size as those rubbish bricks you find included with your smartphone. It's also square so if you have a bunch of plugs lined up in a power strip you don't have to worry about it interfering with anything else.
GaN, if you haven't heard of it yet, is pretty fantastic. I won't pretend to understand the tech at all, but some basics include that it stands for Gallium Nitride. They don't require as many components as traditional silicon chargers, are more efficient at transferring current, and lose less energy to heat. This all adds up to a small charger that will efficiently and quickly charge something like a laptop.
This particular charger by UGreen also has two USB-C ports on it so you can also top up your phone at the same time as your laptop. When you're doing this the load splits, so you get 45W and 20W, but the full 65W if you only have your laptop hooked up.
That's about all there is to it. It's super convenient and it works. I've been charging a Razer Book 13 with one for the past week and it's no different from its regular brick, except being a good deal smaller. When traveling becomes a thing again, one of these will always be in my laptop bag.
So, how much? Normally it's a reasonable £30, and that's what I paid for my first one. But if you click the voucher button on the listing you can save 20% on that which takes it down to £24. Take my word for it, you will look at large power bricks with disgust once you try one of these.
Alternative GaN charger deals where you are
If you're outside the UK, no worries, here are some alternative GaN charger deals where you are.
More Amazon Prime Day deals in the UK
- Amazon Echo devices: now starting from £9.99
- Amazon Echo Dot:
£49.99£24.99 at Amazon - Amazon Echo Show 5 (2019):
£79.99£39.99 at Amazon - Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet:
£89.99£39.99 at Amazon - Audible Premium Plus: Prime members get 3 months for 99p
- Blink Mini security camera: now just £21.99 for Prime members
- Deals under £15: save on games, smart home, fashion and more
- Fashion: big savings on Amazon brands starting at under £5
- Headphones: Jabra headphones from £69
- Kitchen: Dolce Gusto coffee machines from £59 and more
- Laptops: cheap PCs starting at just £199
- MacBook Air M1: £100 off at Amazon - now £899
- PC games: EA titles including The Sims 4 from £7.49
- Prime Video: channel add-ons 99p for three months
- PS5: Demon's Souls, Immortals and more discounted now
- Smart home: Ring Video Doorbell from £35
- Smartwatches: Fitbit Charge 4 now £99
- TVs: 4K smart TVs from £298
More Amazon Prime Day deals in the US
- Amazon devices: early Prime offers from $14.99
- Amazon Echo Dot: 2 for $49.98 with code PDDOT2PACK
- Amazon Echo: 2 for $119.98 with code ECHOPRIME
- Audible Premium Plus: save 53% on your first 4 months
- Apple Watch Series 6 (40mm, GPS): $399 $279 at Amazon
- Deals under $25: save on games, smart home, fashion and more
- Fashion: men's and women's fashion from $14
- Headphones: save on Sony, Beats, Bose and more
- iPad (8th generation): was $329 now $299
- Kitchen: save up to 42% on Cusimax, Cosori, Instant Pot and more
- Laptops: Chromebooks, MacBooks and gaming laptops discounted
- Nike: save on NBA jerseys, sneakers, and more
- Nintendo Switch: big titles now $10 off
- PS5: now starting at $29.88
- Smartwatches: save up to 35% on Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
- Subscription boxes: 50% off for Prime members
- TVs: Fire-enabled smart TVs starting at just $99.99
