I can't pick up a Steam Deck until October 2022 so all of your videos about it have been keeping me patient. Please continue to make lots of videos about it.
Anker PowerCore+ works real well. 26800mah (max that’s TSA compliant) and has 45W PD. Bought it originally for my switch and now with the steam deck I’m glad I got more than I needed.
I've had the Baseus 65w bank since Christmas and I completely agree with ETA that its a great performer. I've been using it to charge my 45w Chromebook(Acer Spin 311 gen 2). Endurance and charging speed is great and havent noticed a difference in the 6 months I've owned it capacity wise.
@@doncristobal33 just remembered, keep in mind that the USB A ports only charge at 30 watts, the USB-C port supports charging out at 65w so you need a USB-C to USB-C to get full charging speed.
@@Tommo_ they may come with a high capacity battery or what if the dock itself is a battery? General purpose external batteries are good, but the voltage is different (7.7), so while you can use them, but not in an efficient way. In fact, it may damage the battery, specially if used regularly. They may come with something better and more specific for the Deck, that's all I'm saying.
@@ferteknocyberpunk as long as the wattage the battery pushes out is sufficient and the capacity isn't whimsically small, it really doesn't matter. I doubt valve will do this because there really isn't any point. There are plenty of external battery manufacturers that can do a battery much better than valve.
Baseus is actually one of the Chinese brand that I have some faith on. I bought one of their cables and they just said: "take this 4 meter velcro tie for free." But their Battery Banks are really nice.
@@HypocritesExposd Would still take the Baseus brand products with a grain of salt. My wire melted after using a fast charger and many others have also come foward stating the same issue.
@@lanaroads69 of course. Even officially branded products and accessories fail, but I still think the failure rate of Baseus products are far better compared to many, many other lesser known brands from China.
link? I need best charge and play battery for steam deck power bank. I have the anker core essential 20k 40 watts I think but not good enough for this steam deck
I use the Xiaomi Power Bank 3 Pro which has 45W PD input/output. It's 20000mAh and I got it on a sale for relatively cheap, and it can charge my 45W laptop no problem. It can also output additional ~5-6W of power via regular USB ports when it already outputs 45W via PD. And of course it has passthrough charging so it can output at 5V/1.5A while charging. It's a very good quality powerbank and I've had no problems with it for the past 8 months.
I would like to see someone trying t mod a battery bank like this into the chassi, maybe making a custom backplate, since the deck is pretty thin, a custom backplate that is thicker, and then you can fit the battery pack in the back don't know if its possible, but if it is, it would be nice lol
I've seen several mods at r/steamdeck , mostly 3d printed backplate. I think there wold be third party attachable battery pack for Steam Deck in the future.
Here's my idea for the Deck: A custom backshell with an Power-bank and USB-C hub integrated all in one fit between the handgrip. I know it would make the Deck a lot heavier, but i also think it would make good use of the space!
As u said it makes the deck heavier. I would say the best compromise would be a detachable integrated unit that includes a power bank and usb-c hub. Something that can be clipped on and removed when not necessary. I'm also interested in an attachable usb hub that is light enough to be left there permanently, something that plugs into the port securely and without stress on the port. This is mainly to take the daily wear off of the the main single port of the deck.
I'm probably going to make something like that once my Deck arrives in Q2. Not sure if I'd integrate a power bank in it due to the weight, but definitely a USB hub with a USB SSD and power pass-through for charging. Although I think until then we'll already have some commercial mods out there that do the same thing.
Thanks for this. I'm not due to get a Steam Deck until Christmas, but I'm constantly getting ripped off by battery packs. The last one I bought (some no name ChanTech thing) claimed 30,000 mAh but the performance was nothing like. It felt heavy enough, but even it's own digital display was inaccurate and the thing would run out of juice even thought it claimed it was 50% full. So I took it apart and the bulk of the weight was made up of steel blocks! So very useful to have a guide on battery packs to avoid and what to look out for.
Good info. I just bought two of those 65W Baseus, after getting one unit and torture-testing it. (Wanted for my Pinesil 60W USB-c soldering iron. Works grear!) Tested with a dell and a macbook laptop with USB-c 65W power. Perfect. (20V out at 3.25A measured at highest power) Also love that superquick charge. most 20,000ma battery banks take 8hrs or so. This thing stays cool and fills up in 70-90 mins. Walmart had some 65W USB-C chargers on sale, and they work great with both the soldering iron and charging this pack. Amazon had coupon on them as well... I test a _lot_ of lithium batteries and packs, and these really were great. Still haven't pulled a full capacity test, yet, tho. Pretty close from what I've seen so far. A solid, very useful pack for charging most anything. And the quick recharge is better than any other one I've seen. By far. Good stuff! A lot of battery banks out there are pretty much just scams. Overstated capacity, overstated output capability. Thanks for all the great content! Stu the technerd.. (and 45+ year electronic tech, with more than a bit of a battery fetish.. My house rides thru utility outages for many hours powered by recycled scooter batteries..:)
I’d have been interested to see you test the high capacity Anker units like their Powerbank 737, 537 or 535 which are actually intended for charging laptops, unlike the phone focused anker unit you tested in this video.
So I tested the 45W PD anker and the newer 87W and the 45W can play and charge up to AAA games at 30fps and anything basic like indies at 60fps or higher and of course in sleep mode. the 87W at 60W (I had a 60W USB-C cable) can play and charge pretty much doing whatever so if you want absolutely no compromise you'd have to go 60W or 87W. The 87W with no charger is only $100 new from Anker on their ebay store so that's what I plan to upgrade to since it's like maybe $20 more than the 60W although you do lose 400mAhs but I feel it's worth it for almost 1/3 bump in total wattage.
@@RKramer105 I got the 87w. I'm happy so far but I don't have my switch killer to test it with. 25600 seems like a fine capacity compared to the 26k of the next model up.
@@PenultimaGamrAKAhank the 87 will do you just fine. It was able to play and charge with Elden ring running uncapped at very respectable speed even at 60W! :) Good luck to you getting your deck!
The powercores are just plug and play from my experience. The powercore III elite does have a trickle charge option if you press the button twice in quick succession tho :)
the pd charging didnt work on the anker because it was in a slow charge mode. You need to tap the button like 3 times or hold it to get the green light to change to white.
The TLDR Baseus has a 30000 capacity version but thats a little over the plane limit if you plan to travel. It sits at 111 wats per hr when planes limit 100 watt hrs. The 20000 capacity version is the one to go since it sits at 74 watt hrs 👍 I just bought the 20000 capacity one and it comes in black if you don’t like the blue :)
Baseus powerbanks have much lower real capacity than what is declared by them (around 75-78%). You can buy better powerbanks for the same or even lower price.
@@zaraza. do you realise that EVERY SINGLE power bank has "much lower capacity than claimed"? Some people are too uneducated to understand that NO power bank with lets say 20000Mah capacity can OUTPUT the same volume and 12000/13000 is industry standard. I dare you to find me a single power bank with significantly better efficiency than Baseus, if I knew you IRL I would be ready to bet money that you will lose )))
@@baka_ja_nai Nitecore NB20000, Ugreen Mini 10000 PD, TeckNet 10000 IEP1010. There are many more. You just lost the bet, I guess you are too uneducated.
Just a little fact - from review of Nightcore nb20000: "Capacity:20000 mAh 3.7 V (77 Wh) Rated Energy:13500 mAh". PHYSICS WORKS THE SAME WAY FOR ALL POWER BANKS!!!
PowerBen units are around 172 Watt Hours, and support two USBC 100 watt input and output jacks. It's an expensive unit but I've had mine for about 6 months and it was well worth the money. It's also a fraction of the size of the large battery in your video.
The Baseus charging at 60 watts when It’s already at 99% is actually a really disappointing indication of awful charge management that will quickly destroy the battery pack capacity after relatively few charges. Good battery management protects the battery by slowing to a trickle charge for the last 30% of capacity.
I own the 30000mAh 65W Baseus and have for about 1.5 years (bought on 11/11 in 2020 from ALiexpress). Haven't noticed the capacity draining too much, but I also have no way to measure that. Also got it for $50. 30000mAh at 65W for $50 is a steal.
So an interesting thing that I just tested (with my 45W PD Anker power bank)! If the device is in sleep mode or the 30fps cap is in place then it will play and charge at nearly full speed but if you try and run a game with the 60fps cap or uncapped framerate it can just barely keep up and it will discharge the Steam Deck battery still (slower than not being plugged in or course though). Haven't seen anyone else report this yet so I figured I'd post it here. Found this when I played a power hungry game like Elden Ring. Notably, if you play a less demanding game like a modern indie title (I tested Bloodroots) then you can not only run at 60fps while charging but it will also charge FASTER than something like Elden Ring at even 30fps.
Reminder: power banks above 100Wh are generally not allowed on planes. Usually you are allowed to have multiple of 100Wh. You are not allowed to keep de power banks in the cargo, you have to take it on board.
Just ordered the Baseus charger for my Steam Deck and Switch. The cheaper LICORNE charger I have wasn't capable of fast-charging, so I needed something to charge my Deck while I take my Dad to the cancer center (where we can be there for at least an hour). I actually ordered another power bank, an 40,000 mAh Anker 437 which IS capable of fast-charging, but only at 30W. I've put in a cancellation request for that but if it doesn't go through... well, then I'll have TWO power banks: The Baseus for the Steam Deck and Switch and the Anker for all my other devices.
I don't know if it's just me, but I love ETA's videos, yet ultimately only the steam deck and AYA Neo are getting reviewed. I'd like to see a more varied content.
There's mini pcs & Odin in that mix of Steam Deck & Aya Neo. I am glad ETA is doing a series on the Steam Deck. There's different handhelds that came before the Steam Deck, on channel. There has to be new hardware to get different content. Blame what gets more views, as to what gets released first, too
Just to be clear, the Anker power bank can be charged via USB-C, but it does not charge other devices via USB-C. I purchased that exact model last summer for my iPad Pro/Switch and I was disappointed to say the least when I realized the advertised USB-C charging was referring to charging the powerbank itself. I had to then go out and buy a fast charging USB-A to USB-C charger from Anker in order to charge my devices, and to be honest, it doesn't charge larger appliances very fast. On top of that, it takes several hours to charge this thing via the charger that came with my iPad Pro (20v USB-C to USB-C). That being said, it does store a lot of charge, and was very helpful. Just not what I expected from all of the hype behind Anker, and again, the advertisement of fast charging/USB-C charging.
I've had the anker metro for some time and just got the original 64g lcd steam deck a week ago. They must have fixed the software with an update because my bank only had 25% charge and my steam deck was on 2%, I was gaming for 30min and ended with 7% on the steam deck. I wasn't sure how it was going to do but I was happily surprised 😅
I bought the 65 watt version of this about 6 months ago and I use it to charge my motile laptop the same laptop that's featured on your channel all I needed to do was buy a barrel plug adapter awesome product
Thanks for the video! I've actually been looking for a solid usb c battery bank for various devices and an ultrabook I have but didn't actually do any research yet. Gonna grab one of those Baseus banks! :)
I feel like a scrub for using the 15,000 mAh ones from Five Below, but at ~only 10 dollars~ it's hard to go wrong, and so far they have worked great for me. I haven't used it for anything other than phones and iPads, though. I really doubt it would meet the needs of the steam deck.
Baseus must be having quality control issues. I just bought and retuned the battery you tests from them. It came out of the box and wouldn't charge up. Pushed the power button and the display would not even turn on. If I plugged it in to change the display shows 100%, and 20v in and 0 amps. Reviews on Amazon are showing others having issues. I really wanted this battery to work for me.
Idk how everyone loves the Baseus battery. I may have just had really bad luck, but after two that wouldn’t work I gave up on them. The first wouldn’t charge at all, the second charged but didn’t hold anywhere near the charge it claimed and could only charge my deck to 50% from a full power bank
I grabbed the Baseus Power Bank, 65W 20000mAh one thanks for the recommendation the Baseus Power Bank 30000mAh has been reported as being a fake size so decided on the 20000mAh.
I bought the Baseus 65w 30,000mah power bank for road trips, but will probably buy a smaller one in both capacity and size for flights later. I'll probably use it for my Tab S7 too. I also didn't know that some trucks have 120V power outlets. I could have been playing Spiderman the whole 12 hours without interruption.
but this already exists, I've seen on Banggood and AliExpress for less than 100$, I'm not sure about the reliability of most of them, but you can see some reviews and tests on the CZcams...
I found the 65W 20000Ah PD3.0 version he recommended in the video. But there's another version of it, apparently it's better? It's supposed to be 30000mAh PD3.0
Just use Watt-hours like TSA and every EV. The Steam deck probably requires 15V charging... Get a trigger to test the banks. Lots of batteries will not do anything above 12v, and some stop at 9v. Also, sometimes they are inneficient at high voltage.
Wanted to get an idea of the cable lengths to see how far you could comfortably game with the various chargers attached. Couldn’t get a sense of that in this video.
Okay, since you're running tests like this, I've gotten many different results from different cigarette lighter power supplies. Do you think it would be worth it to do a shoot out of travel 12v chargers?
The Beasus, has the power delivery, but not the capacity. I only get one full REcharge of the VSD (valve steam Deck) per charge. This is disappointing because it claims to be 20k/mAh, while VSD is only 5k/mAh, so you'd expect 3-4 full charges.
I was hoping you were going to run a full test of how long the Deck will run. Maybe run a game with a built in benchmark on repeat without the battery pack and then with the pack connected.
Also consider buying the Xiaomi Power Bank 3 Pro. That's the one I use, it's 45W and 20000mAh. It's going to be perfect for the Steam Deck and other devices that can charge at 45W. I've had no problems with it for the past 7 months. And it's got much better battery management than the Baseus ones that don't trickle charge at 99% which kills both the battery and the BMS. Baseus has bad reviews because of the garbage reliability.
For sure from my own testing if you wanna play and charge while running anything AAA over 30fps your gonna want 45W minimum but you may wanna splurge for at least 60W if your wallet can handle it :)
@@iRmRs Anker makes a PowerCore III Elite at 60W which is plenty for the steam deck. I think the 87W is only like $20 more if you want to splurge a little but depends on your sit. of course :) there is cheaper stuff than Anker for sure but I don't want to risk such a rare piece of tech.
I have a jackery 300 with 60 watt usb c power out and in so I'm set if I'm out camping. Also have anker 30000mah power bank. Can't wait to get my steam deck in Q3 I got pushed back a Q
I hate when I see cool things advertised in videos and articles and it turns out the products aren't even sold anymore. This video is only 3 weeks old and the power station isn't available anymore.
Anker are one of the few brands you can guarantee will meet their specks. As for the rest it's pointless even considering a bank unless it meets the 45w spec.
You didn´t try pass throw charging. That is when you have the power bank connected to a outlet, and then the deck to the battery. This can be useful on several different places. Like if you are on a airplane with a 10W USB, you can extend the battery life quite a bit. Or you just have one charger, and you leave them over night, this way both the powerbank and the deck will be full in the morning. Or if you are on a road trip and also have limited power in the USB
I’d think even the smaller ones would have more than enough wattage for the SD. I wanna get the 1000W someday for power outages :) Linus was able to run multiple gaming rigs off it at once lol
@@BluD Yeah would totally depend on wattage. Website says it can do 900W sustained for about 50 min so a more reasonable rig around 300-500W (I mean a PS5 only pulls 350W max) you could prolly get a few hours XD
The beasus one. someone on amazon said it doesnt even do 1 full cycle for the steam deck. I really hope this isnt the case. Cus it should be able to charge the deck 3 times
Stay away from the Baseus ones generally. They overheat very quickly if you use them with anything that takes 15W+. In practice, it will turn on the charging for few seconds and then the overheat protection kicks in, turning it off for a minute. This then repeats, making it useless.
Thanks a lot for checking their claims. There are lot of fake powerbank nowadays. Would love to see yearly review on those powerbank and best suggestions.
I am pleasantly impressed by how compact these battery banks are. Are there some recommended battery banks for laptops and mini PC? I have a 16.8V 4000mAh battery at the moment for my NUC but it is super chunky
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I can't pick up a Steam Deck until October 2022 so all of your videos about it have been keeping me patient. Please continue to make lots of videos about it.
Anker PowerCore+ works real well. 26800mah (max that’s TSA compliant) and has 45W PD. Bought it originally for my switch and now with the steam deck I’m glad I got more than I needed.
Link? For the lazy how’s that?
@@enriquec.7057 Just Google powercore+? Don't be lazy, mate
I got the Powercore Elite III. It says it's rated for 87w PD.
@@PenultimaGamrAKAhank upgrading to this. It was able to handle the steam deck even at 60W (using 60W USB-C cable)
@@enriquec.7057 sorry , I’ve tried to post them like 3 times now but CZcams doesn’t like the links for some reason :(
I've had the Baseus 65w bank since Christmas and I completely agree with ETA that its a great performer. I've been using it to charge my 45w Chromebook(Acer Spin 311 gen 2). Endurance and charging speed is great and havent noticed a difference in the 6 months I've owned it capacity wise.
How many charges do you get from it?
@@doncristobal33 1-2 depending if I'm using it heavily or not. Charges just as fast as the charger that came with it, around an hour and a half.
@@Justindoestech thanks man
@@doncristobal33 just remembered, keep in mind that the USB A ports only charge at 30 watts, the USB-C port supports charging out at 65w so you need a USB-C to USB-C to get full charging speed.
TLDR baseus 65 watt is the go to
I'd say Valve can release a better external battery for the Steam Deck if we tell them to. I'd wait for it.
@@ferteknocyberpunk in what way will it be better?
@@Tommo_ it will have a picture of the medic kissing spy on it
@@Tommo_ they may come with a high capacity battery or what if the dock itself is a battery?
General purpose external batteries are good, but the voltage is different (7.7), so while you can use them, but not in an efficient way. In fact, it may damage the battery, specially if used regularly.
They may come with something better and more specific for the Deck, that's all I'm saying.
@@ferteknocyberpunk as long as the wattage the battery pushes out is sufficient and the capacity isn't whimsically small, it really doesn't matter. I doubt valve will do this because there really isn't any point. There are plenty of external battery manufacturers that can do a battery much better than valve.
I've been using Baseus for a year now and I must say I'm really impressed by its quality. Can't go wrong with it.
I own a few of their products and all have been working just as expected. Definitely one of the good brands out there
Baseus is actually one of the Chinese brand that I have some faith on.
I bought one of their cables and they just said: "take this 4 meter velcro tie for free."
But their Battery Banks are really nice.
@@HypocritesExposd Would still take the Baseus brand products with a grain of salt. My wire melted after using a fast charger and many others have also come foward stating the same issue.
@@lanaroads69 of course. Even officially branded products and accessories fail, but I still think the failure rate of Baseus products are far better compared to many, many other lesser known brands from China.
I have a Limefuel 24000mAh/91.2Wh, that thing is a beast, so I'm set.
There's only the minor issue of not having a Steam Deck.
link? I need best charge and play battery for steam deck power bank. I have the anker core essential 20k 40 watts I think but not good enough for this steam deck
I use the Xiaomi Power Bank 3 Pro which has 45W PD input/output. It's 20000mAh and I got it on a sale for relatively cheap, and it can charge my 45W laptop no problem. It can also output additional ~5-6W of power via regular USB ports when it already outputs 45W via PD. And of course it has passthrough charging so it can output at 5V/1.5A while charging. It's a very good quality powerbank and I've had no problems with it for the past 8 months.
Did you test it with the steam deck?
I would like to see someone trying t mod a battery bank like this into the chassi, maybe making a custom backplate, since the deck is pretty thin, a custom backplate that is thicker, and then you can fit the battery pack in the back
don't know if its possible, but if it is, it would be nice lol
I've seen several mods at r/steamdeck , mostly 3d printed backplate. I think there wold be third party attachable battery pack for Steam Deck in the future.
That would be pretty awesome
I think it is possible but because deck uses so unusual battery it is kinda hard to get a battery with same specs.
The fan in the deck would not be able to compensate foe that extra heat. And, extra sodtware programming would be needed to adjust for throttling.
@@oplkfdhgk it's literally 2 battery in series.
You know 3.7v+3.7v...
Here's my idea for the Deck: A custom backshell with an Power-bank and USB-C hub integrated all in one fit between the handgrip.
I know it would make the Deck a lot heavier, but i also think it would make good use of the space!
As u said it makes the deck heavier. I would say the best compromise would be a detachable integrated unit that includes a power bank and usb-c hub. Something that can be clipped on and removed when not necessary.
I'm also interested in an attachable usb hub that is light enough to be left there permanently, something that plugs into the port securely and without stress on the port. This is mainly to take the daily wear off of the the main single port of the deck.
I'm probably going to make something like that once my Deck arrives in Q2. Not sure if I'd integrate a power bank in it due to the weight, but definitely a USB hub with a USB SSD and power pass-through for charging.
Although I think until then we'll already have some commercial mods out there that do the same thing.
Not sure how that gonna affect the thermal tho.
Weight really doesnt matter on the deck, im going to need a backpack to carry it anyways, so whats a couple more pounds anyways
Yeah I can't wait for a caseish thing that has at least a battery pack for it and the hub would definitely be nice
I got a 20,000 mah battery pack at walmart on clearance for $20 and charges at 65watt fast charging via usbc. Absolutely love it and got lucky.
no name?
@@Agent-lw3fh have to look. Can't remember. I think it was monster though.
@@claytonyoung1351 if you find an exact name pls let us know :) thanks in advance
Thanks for this. I'm not due to get a Steam Deck until Christmas, but I'm constantly getting ripped off by battery packs. The last one I bought (some no name ChanTech thing) claimed 30,000 mAh but the performance was nothing like. It felt heavy enough, but even it's own digital display was inaccurate and the thing would run out of juice even thought it claimed it was 50% full. So I took it apart and the bulk of the weight was made up of steel blocks! So very useful to have a guide on battery packs to avoid and what to look out for.
Not getting what you paid for and unwanted weight. That's terrible.
Get yours yet? Mine got pushed into Q3 today.
@@wholesome2792 Just got the "confirm your purchase" email! :)
@@martinh4982 Congrats, mine arrives tomorrow!
thank god you got a review on this i was searching like hell. but i know i can trust your reviews 💪
Good info. I just bought two of those 65W Baseus, after getting one unit and torture-testing it. (Wanted for my Pinesil 60W USB-c soldering iron. Works grear!) Tested with a dell and a macbook laptop with USB-c 65W power. Perfect. (20V out at 3.25A measured at highest power) Also love that superquick charge. most 20,000ma battery banks take 8hrs or so. This thing stays cool and fills up in 70-90 mins.
Walmart had some 65W USB-C chargers on sale, and they work great with both the soldering iron and charging this pack. Amazon had coupon on them as well...
I test a _lot_ of lithium batteries and packs, and these really were great. Still haven't pulled a full capacity test, yet, tho. Pretty close from what I've seen so far. A solid, very useful pack for charging most anything. And the quick recharge is better than any other one I've seen. By far. Good stuff!
A lot of battery banks out there are pretty much just scams. Overstated capacity, overstated output capability. Thanks for all the great content! Stu the technerd..
(and 45+ year electronic tech, with more than a bit of a battery fetish.. My house rides thru utility outages for many hours powered by recycled scooter batteries..:)
So 20v doesn't overheat/damage the battery overtime? Steam deck has 15v
This is one of my favorite news channels. Thanks for sharing with us.
I’d have been interested to see you test the high capacity Anker units like their Powerbank 737, 537 or 535 which are actually intended for charging laptops, unlike the phone focused anker unit you tested in this video.
So I tested the 45W PD anker and the newer 87W and the 45W can play and charge up to AAA games at 30fps and anything basic like indies at 60fps or higher and of course in sleep mode. the 87W at 60W (I had a 60W USB-C cable) can play and charge pretty much doing whatever so if you want absolutely no compromise you'd have to go 60W or 87W. The 87W with no charger is only $100 new from Anker on their ebay store so that's what I plan to upgrade to since it's like maybe $20 more than the 60W although you do lose 400mAhs but I feel it's worth it for almost 1/3 bump in total wattage.
@@RKramer105 I got the 87w. I'm happy so far but I don't have my switch killer to test it with. 25600 seems like a fine capacity compared to the 26k of the next model up.
@@PenultimaGamrAKAhank the 87 will do you just fine. It was able to play and charge with Elden ring running uncapped at very respectable speed even at 60W! :) Good luck to you getting your deck!
This youtuber's work rate is out of this world. 👍 Great video, eta.
On the Anker battery pack you have to hold down the button so it goes into a different charge mode for more power.
The powercores are just plug and play from my experience. The powercore III elite does have a trickle charge option if you press the button twice in quick succession tho :)
On both of my ankers, holding down the power button causes it to go into a low power charging mode
I feel bad for this poor Steamdeck getting milked so many times a week on this channel :)
What’s better than a video that tells you what works? A long ass video about everything that doesn’t.
the pd charging didnt work on the anker because it was in a slow charge mode. You need to tap the button like 3 times or hold it to get the green light to change to white.
The TLDR Baseus has a 30000 capacity version but thats a little over the plane limit if you plan to travel. It sits at 111 wats per hr when planes limit 100 watt hrs. The 20000 capacity version is the one to go since it sits at 74 watt hrs 👍
I just bought the 20000 capacity one and it comes in black if you don’t like the blue :)
Baseus powerbanks have much lower real capacity than what is declared by them (around 75-78%). You can buy better powerbanks for the same or even lower price.
@@zaraza. do you realise that EVERY SINGLE power bank has "much lower capacity than claimed"?
Some people are too uneducated to understand that NO power bank with lets say 20000Mah capacity can OUTPUT the same volume and 12000/13000 is industry standard.
I dare you to find me a single power bank with significantly better efficiency than Baseus, if I knew you IRL I would be ready to bet money that you will lose )))
@@baka_ja_nai Nitecore NB20000, Ugreen Mini 10000 PD, TeckNet 10000 IEP1010. There are many more. You just lost the bet, I guess you are too uneducated.
Just a little fact - from review of Nightcore nb20000: "Capacity:20000 mAh 3.7 V (77 Wh) Rated Energy:13500 mAh".
PHYSICS WORKS THE SAME WAY FOR ALL POWER BANKS!!!
PowerBen units are around 172 Watt Hours, and support two USBC 100 watt input and output jacks. It's an expensive unit but I've had mine for about 6 months and it was well worth the money. It's also a fraction of the size of the large battery in your video.
Which one do you use? every powerben that I know are over 800g
The Baseus charging at 60 watts when It’s already at 99% is actually a really disappointing indication of awful charge management that will quickly destroy the battery pack capacity after relatively few charges.
Good battery management protects the battery by slowing to a trickle charge for the last 30% of capacity.
This.
Charge rate should decrease as capacity is filled.
That batt pack is gonna get cooked.
That is true.
This is indeed a reason why I will stay away from it now, before I've considered it.
I own the 30000mAh 65W Baseus and have for about 1.5 years (bought on 11/11 in 2020 from ALiexpress). Haven't noticed the capacity draining too much, but I also have no way to measure that. Also got it for $50. 30000mAh at 65W for $50 is a steal.
@@BADD2087 just got my 30000mah last night for my deck it's said to recharge it five times that's awesome now I just need that email Monday
So an interesting thing that I just tested (with my 45W PD Anker power bank)! If the device is in sleep mode or the 30fps cap is in place then it will play and charge at nearly full speed but if you try and run a game with the 60fps cap or uncapped framerate it can just barely keep up and it will discharge the Steam Deck battery still (slower than not being plugged in or course though). Haven't seen anyone else report this yet so I figured I'd post it here. Found this when I played a power hungry game like Elden Ring. Notably, if you play a less demanding game like a modern indie title (I tested Bloodroots) then you can not only run at 60fps while charging but it will also charge FASTER than something like Elden Ring at even 30fps.
Reminder: power banks above 100Wh are generally not allowed on planes. Usually you are allowed to have multiple of 100Wh. You are not allowed to keep de power banks in the cargo, you have to take it on board.
Im having flash backs from my sega Nomad days. Lol
I think you forgot to put battery bank capacity calculation website link in description.
Holy shit, I was looking at those same Baseus/Anker ones (Altrough from Ali/Bangood). Thank you fore the video!
Thanks for taking the time and sharing these results.
Title should read "batteries" not "battery's"
Sorry, English teacher! Thanks for your videos!
I bet some company will make a battery that clips onto the back of the steamdeck.
Just got the Baseus thank you!
Just ordered the Baseus charger for my Steam Deck and Switch. The cheaper LICORNE charger I have wasn't capable of fast-charging, so I needed something to charge my Deck while I take my Dad to the cancer center (where we can be there for at least an hour).
I actually ordered another power bank, an 40,000 mAh Anker 437 which IS capable of fast-charging, but only at 30W. I've put in a cancellation request for that but if it doesn't go through... well, then I'll have TWO power banks: The Baseus for the Steam Deck and Switch and the Anker for all my other devices.
I don't know if it's just me, but I love ETA's videos, yet ultimately only the steam deck and AYA Neo are getting reviewed. I'd like to see a more varied content.
There's mini pcs & Odin in that mix of Steam Deck & Aya Neo. I am glad ETA is doing a series on the Steam Deck. There's different handhelds that came before the Steam Deck, on channel. There has to be new hardware to get different content. Blame what gets more views, as to what gets released first, too
Just to be clear, the Anker power bank can be charged via USB-C, but it does not charge other devices via USB-C. I purchased that exact model last summer for my iPad Pro/Switch and I was disappointed to say the least when I realized the advertised USB-C charging was referring to charging the powerbank itself. I had to then go out and buy a fast charging USB-A to USB-C charger from Anker in order to charge my devices, and to be honest, it doesn't charge larger appliances very fast. On top of that, it takes several hours to charge this thing via the charger that came with my iPad Pro (20v USB-C to USB-C). That being said, it does store a lot of charge, and was very helpful. Just not what I expected from all of the hype behind Anker, and again, the advertisement of fast charging/USB-C charging.
Yeah, it's written right on the power bank, so I don't know how a guy making a video comparing charging speeds missed that...
I've had the anker metro for some time and just got the original 64g lcd steam deck a week ago. They must have fixed the software with an update because my bank only had 25% charge and my steam deck was on 2%, I was gaming for 30min and ended with 7% on the steam deck. I wasn't sure how it was going to do but I was happily surprised 😅
I bought the 65 watt version of this about 6 months ago and I use it to charge my motile laptop the same laptop that's featured on your channel all I needed to do was buy a barrel plug adapter awesome product
Thanks for the video! I've actually been looking for a solid usb c battery bank for various devices and an ultrabook I have but didn't actually do any research yet. Gonna grab one of those Baseus banks! :)
Just use WH, that would help with mah & voltage confusion.
This video is so useful!!! I’m getting my 512 Steam Deck literally tomorrow… Wahoo!!!
I bought the blackweb one in the clearance section at Walmart 2 years ago for $7.
As a matter of fact I got two of them.
I feel like a scrub for using the 15,000 mAh ones from Five Below, but at ~only 10 dollars~ it's hard to go wrong, and so far they have worked great for me. I haven't used it for anything other than phones and iPads, though. I really doubt it would meet the needs of the steam deck.
Thank you for doing this testing for us. Definitely gonna go with your recommendation so I can get the most out of my steam deck while in the go. 👍
The power pack gets the most out of it with 4 charges
Baseus must be having quality control issues. I just bought and retuned the battery you tests from them. It came out of the box and wouldn't charge up. Pushed the power button and the display would not even turn on. If I plugged it in to change the display shows 100%, and 20v in and 0 amps. Reviews on Amazon are showing others having issues. I really wanted this battery to work for me.
I got a Jackery. Makes the entire travel easy and still portable. Cost a bit more than these but hey, who doesn't love more power.
Just too expensive and not portable.
If you're with you're car I don't see a use case your car battery will run the deck 2 days straight.
@@markdove5930 They are very portable and the 240 is barely more expensive than the big one shown in this video.
You should test an Anker one with 45W+ charging
Idk how everyone loves the Baseus battery. I may have just had really bad luck, but after two that wouldn’t work I gave up on them. The first wouldn’t charge at all, the second charged but didn’t hold anywhere near the charge it claimed and could only charge my deck to 50% from a full power bank
I grabbed the Baseus Power Bank, 65W 20000mAh one thanks for the recommendation the Baseus Power Bank 30000mAh has been reported as being a fake size so decided on the 20000mAh.
Can you please just use Watt-hours instead of mAh because wH is what really matter in the end and mAh just make it more confusing in the end
5:31 I did the math, this thing can charge the steam deck up to 20,9 times lol
I've been using some baseus productsd for a while, and never had a problem. Good quality products for a fair price.
got the baseus 65 for the deck. had the anker before. can agree 100%
I'm using the anker GAN Prime as a charger and the 737 as a 24k mAh 140W bank.
I bought the Baseus 65w 30,000mah power bank for road trips, but will probably buy a smaller one in both capacity and size for flights later. I'll probably use it for my Tab S7 too.
I also didn't know that some trucks have 120V power outlets. I could have been playing Spiderman the whole 12 hours without interruption.
A battery pack that can charge your Steam Deck and jump start your car would be the perfect product
but this already exists, I've seen on Banggood and AliExpress for less than 100$, I'm not sure about the reliability of most of them, but you can see some reviews and tests on the CZcams...
I found the 65W 20000Ah PD3.0 version he recommended in the video. But there's another version of it, apparently it's better? It's supposed to be 30000mAh PD3.0
It's got bad reviews, people say it gets bricked after a week
@@one_step_sideways which one? The newer one?
Also be aware that 300000 is over the TSA limit if that’s important to ypu
I bought the 30000ah version and it stopped working after 2 days.
@@BigMussMSFS Sorry for your loss, go buy the Xiaomi Power Bank 3 Pro, it's been working for me for 10 months, and it's got 45W PD output
Just got two of these, they're on sale for $30 right now. Only downside is the 30w charging in speed. But 65w out of usb C is pretty great.
I have the higher capacity basuse battery and I love it, I use it all the time when I'm at work testing phones
Just use Watt-hours like TSA and every EV. The Steam deck probably requires 15V charging... Get a trigger to test the banks. Lots of batteries will not do anything above 12v, and some stop at 9v. Also, sometimes they are inneficient at high voltage.
This is so helpful thank you 💯
Anker 737 is great, though i'd check price, for me it's only a bit more than the baseus in the UK.
Thank you for this video. I’m going to pair this with the jsaux mod case 🤝
This is genuinely awesome information. I highly appreciate it and subbed.
Wanted to get an idea of the cable lengths to see how far you could comfortably game with the various chargers attached. Couldn’t get a sense of that in this video.
Bought the baseus for 12 euros on Aliexpress it will be usefull for my switch and my laptop and maybe a steam deck in the future :)
Where is the link to the awesome website that explains it all?!
I've been recommending the Techsmarter 30000mah which comes with 45W Power Delivery.
i have orderd my steam deck today. i also orderd the 65w battery pack, 500gb sd card and a usb-c dock
who cares?
@@thorodinson7739 you bc you give a reaction 🤣
Please put a link for that meter if you have one. Thanks for all the videos, I watch 'em all!
Okay, since you're running tests like this, I've gotten many different results from different cigarette lighter power supplies. Do you think it would be worth it to do a shoot out of travel 12v chargers?
Your video is greatly appreciated!
The Beasus, has the power delivery, but not the capacity. I only get one full REcharge of the VSD (valve steam Deck) per charge.
This is disappointing because it claims to be 20k/mAh, while VSD is only 5k/mAh, so you'd expect 3-4 full charges.
Charmast 65w 23k is £31 after 25% off on Amazon UK. Best deal around.
I was hoping you were going to run a full test of how long the Deck will run. Maybe run a game with a built in benchmark on repeat without the battery pack and then with the pack connected.
Much for doing this test for all of us
Was literally looking for one yesterday. Thanks!
Also consider buying the Xiaomi Power Bank 3 Pro. That's the one I use, it's 45W and 20000mAh. It's going to be perfect for the Steam Deck and other devices that can charge at 45W. I've had no problems with it for the past 7 months. And it's got much better battery management than the Baseus ones that don't trickle charge at 99% which kills both the battery and the BMS. Baseus has bad reviews because of the garbage reliability.
@@one_step_sideways I'll definitely take a look at it. Thanks!
For sure from my own testing if you wanna play and charge while running anything AAA over 30fps your gonna want 45W minimum but you may wanna splurge for at least 60W if your wallet can handle it :)
@@RKramer105 any recommendation for a 60W?
@@iRmRs Anker makes a PowerCore III Elite at 60W which is plenty for the steam deck. I think the 87W is only like $20 more if you want to splurge a little but depends on your sit. of course :) there is cheaper stuff than Anker for sure but I don't want to risk such a rare piece of tech.
Hello sir hopefully you can do powerbank suggestions for the upcoming Rog Ally thanks
I have a jackery 300 with 60 watt usb c power out and in so I'm set if I'm out camping. Also have anker 30000mah power bank. Can't wait to get my steam deck in Q3 I got pushed back a Q
Yes, batteries.
Great video thank you ETA prime
I hate when I see cool things advertised in videos and articles and it turns out the products aren't even sold anymore.
This video is only 3 weeks old and the power station isn't available anymore.
There can be one more its bit chunky its called the Yoobao H40 had it for so long charge my macbook with it, has a 45w type c port
I like how when he gets to the big battery he mentions how many hours he got charging an Xbox but not the device the video is focused on.
Anker are one of the few brands you can guarantee will meet their specks. As for the rest it's pointless even considering a bank unless it meets the 45w spec.
I got the baseus 65W, with a baseus cable that has a display. The deck oled pulls out maximum 44w or so the display says.
Awesome...please share what brand USB multimeter you used in this video thanks!
Pretty cool man! Thank you. 🙂
ETA it's batteries. Battery's means one battery owns something.
Well, according to the video, that beast of a portable battery RAVPOWER 'owns' the other 4 battery packs combined! ;-)
You didn´t try pass throw charging. That is when you have the power bank connected to a outlet, and then the deck to the battery.
This can be useful on several different places. Like if you are on a airplane with a 10W USB, you can extend the battery life quite a bit.
Or you just have one charger, and you leave them over night, this way both the powerbank and the deck will be full in the morning.
Or if you are on a road trip and also have limited power in the USB
Do you have a link for the usb multi meter ? thanks
Wondered about it myself, never seen such a bare bones meter before..
Blackweb is a walmart owned brand that got phased out and replaced with ONN. Or so it has been explained to me.
Can you please do a recommendation of power banks for the new AYANEO 2 🙏🙏🙏
With the anker, I never got the slow charging notification. But I'm only able to get an extra hour of game play
i'm seeing Baseus Power Bank, 65W 20000mAh , $147.63cad .... did the price jumps this much ... ouch
I've actually thought about a jackery portable battery. Big obviously but can be used for pretty much anything.
I’d think even the smaller ones would have more than enough wattage for the SD. I wanna get the 1000W someday for power outages :) Linus was able to run multiple gaming rigs off it at once lol
@@RKramer105 yeah tempted to affirm a 1000 but i really only need like a 500. as for the pcs id imagine youd get like 40 minutes of life on one.
@@BluD Yeah would totally depend on wattage. Website says it can do 900W sustained for about 50 min so a more reasonable rig around 300-500W (I mean a PS5 only pulls 350W max) you could prolly get a few hours XD
@@RKramer105 definitely. Even a laptop would work for a while.
I Use the Survivor 7 in 1 Powerbank. Have 72 000 Mah and 266 Watt Houers
The beasus one. someone on amazon said it doesnt even do 1 full cycle for the steam deck. I really hope this isnt the case. Cus it should be able to charge the deck 3 times
Stay away from the Baseus ones generally. They overheat very quickly if you use them with anything that takes 15W+. In practice, it will turn on the charging for few seconds and then the overheat protection kicks in, turning it off for a minute. This then repeats, making it useless.
Thanks a lot for checking their claims. There are lot of fake powerbank nowadays. Would love to see yearly review on those powerbank and best suggestions.
I am pleasantly impressed by how compact these battery banks are. Are there some recommended battery banks for laptops and mini PC? I have a 16.8V 4000mAh battery at the moment for my NUC but it is super chunky
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