We all know that pang of anxiety when our phone battery tips into the red, or worse, the rush to plug in before our laptop runs out of juice completely and shuts itself down. Battery technology is the Achilles’ heel of portable gadgetry, which is why I always carry a power bank, and you should too.
I started testing power banks in the before times, in the long, long ago, and I’ve put hundreds of these handy chargers through their paces. I always look for reliability, speed, and efficiency, but my most recent favorites include useful extras like built-in cables that double as carry loops and displays for precise battery stats. The Anker Laptop Power Bank is my top pick if you have a bag to sling it in, but you’ll find many worthy alternatives in my best power banks guide.
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