However the actuality emerged fairly shortly when, not too lengthy after buy, the RG67 started to develop crucial defects corresponding to: B. Overheating and a discount in energy from 67W to 45W underneath extended load. The little charger shortly fell out of favor in comparison with the very best from Anker, Belkin and Ugreen.
Then Novoo launched a brand new mannequin – the 67W RG68. It’s a bit of longer, but additionally slimmer three USB ports, included two USB cable and is promoting on the temptingly low value of simply $18.99 / £26.99 / AU$39.99 on Amazon on the time of writing. Hopefully, however cautiously, I vowed to topic it to thorough testing earlier than being wooed by the smooth new design.
I took it straight to the dyno, hooked it as much as my load testing tools, connected a temperature monitor probe to the facet, and turned it as much as full energy. And it stayed there for twenty-four hours with no wobble within the voltage output. The temperature reached 42.9°C / 109°F – a terrific outcome in comparison with the 51°C / 124°F achieved by the RG67. Not but glad, I examined each voltage the RG68 can ship at full energy score, in addition to every USB port individually, after which all three on the similar time.
The RG68 handed each check.
And naturally this additionally applies to (nearly) each charger (to not point out the very best energy banks) that I’ve examined from well-known manufacturers. However the Novoo 67W did it for a fraction of the worth.
Extra efficiency!
Not glad, I additionally put the bigger Novoo 120W RG120 charger ($31.99 / £39.99 AU$69.99) to the check – however one thing needed to give, proper? Novoo claims as much as 100W of energy on a single port and 120W when utilizing two or three.
The RG120 additionally carried out very properly in the identical exams and simply delivered the rated energy on each connection. The temperature peaked at 46.7°C / 116°F – nonetheless not overly sizzling to the contact and a superb outcome for a robust charger working at full throttle. Regardless of being twice the scale of the RG68, the RG120 is good for high-end laptop computer customers – though I discover the bigger measurement and heavier weight a bit cumbersome at instances.
For reference, the Novoo RG67 ($25.99 / £26.99 / AU$35.99) is the older mannequin – it runs sizzling (as much as 51°C / 124°F, as talked about) and might deal with the complete Energy is just maintained for half-hour, making the RG68 a a lot better mannequin to behave on.
Why is it price caring for the Novoo R68?
Positive, the RG68 can cost a laptop computer or a cellphone (or three gadgets directly), helps the newest quick charging protocols, is environment friendly and really compact – however is that sufficient to contemplate Novoo over well-known manufacturers like… Ugreen and anchor?
Sure. And there are some good causes for that.
To begin with, the RG68 is fairly darn inexpensive. I normally warn individuals in opposition to taking the danger of plugging their thousand-dollar gadgets into low-cost chargers. However on this case, Novoo has the construct high quality of a a lot increased high quality choice. The common value of $18.99 / £26.99 / AU$39.99 is a superb deal at the very best of instances for a high-quality 67W charger, however Novoo often provides reductions on Amazon.
As compared, the equally compact Anker Nano II 65W single-port charger is often twice as costly, and even the superb however budget-friendly Ugreen 65W Nexode 3-port charger solely reaches RG68 costs at a deep low cost.
Novoo additionally incorporates a two-year guarantee – identical to Belkin and Cygnett. Anker states 18 months, whereas Ugreen on Amazon doesn’t even state a guaranty interval. The Novoo crew can be very responsive and after I talked about that there have been no manuals on the help pages for the chargers offered in Australia, they shortly added them.
Though I like the RG68, Novoo isn’t good. They nonetheless promote the older RG67, however don’t warn customers (on the product web page or within the handbook) that the charger can’t preserve full energy for greater than half-hour.
What if you would like a bigger or smaller wattage charger?
The vary of Novoo chargers is considerably restricted. Along with the 67W RG68, there may be the superb 120W RG120 charger and the best-avoided 67W dual-port RG67 charger, however decrease wattage choices are restricted.
Whereas I believe a 65W charger (or so) is ideal for a wide range of on a regular basis makes use of, alternate options within the 30W vary might be a lot smaller and cheaper – particularly in case you simply want a fundamental cellphone charger. Whereas the oh-so-small 30W Anker 511 charger or the inexpensive 33W Anker 323 dual-port charger are arduous to beat, Ugreen provides a variety of low-wattage chargers. There’s the 35W Nexode 2 connector, the small Ugreen 30W single-port mini charger, or the phone-focused 20W mannequin, which is even cheaper. All 5 of those chargers carried out very properly within the check.
Low cost provides from Novoo
Novoo is at present working a promotion providing the RG68 and RG120 chargers on the lowest costs I’ve ever seen. Moreover, it can save you an extra 10% utilizing the low cost code NOVOOSAVE10 on the checkout. The Novoo code is legitimate for one use per buyer till September thirtieth. It really works on each the RG68 and RG120 on Amazon within the US and UK, however solely on the RG120 in Australia.