UGREEN’s 100W Cable & Gadget Deals – A Brutally Honest Tech Rant
Hello everyone. Let’s talk about charging cables, chargers, gadget pouches, and robotic vacuum cleaners – things that should theoretically make life easier but instead often test your patience with the persistence of a Dark Souls boss fight. And today’s suspects are from UGREEN and Anker, flaunting their numbers like “100W” and “65W” as if they’ve unlocked some cheat code to eliminate every charging woe. Spoiler: they haven’t. But let’s dissect this lineup with the precision of a surgeon and the skepticism of someone who’s seen too many corporate marketing PowerPoints.
The 100W 2-in-1 Type-C Cable – The Two-Headed Snake
On paper, the 100W 2-in-1 Type-C cable looks like the ultimate weapon: a Y-shaped design that lets you charge two USB-C devices simultaneously. That’s right, two devices at once – which sounds impressive until you realise it’s also the perfect way to halve your charging potential if you’re not careful. Marketing loves shouting the “100W” spec, because it sounds like you could power a small submarine with it, but in the real world, it means your laptop and phone can both suck at the digital teat without one getting hangry. At ¥2,699 (before coupons), they’re dangling the usual 15% discount as if this is the last mana potion in the shop, available until August 20th.
Durability-wise, they brag about 10,000 bend tests, aluminium alloy shells, and nylon braided armor. Basically, it’s dressed like it’s going into cyberpunk battle, which is great – unless you remember that the ultimate test in my clinic isn’t a lab bend test… it’s surviving the mess that is my backpack for six months without looking like it’s been chewed by a cyber-rat.
The 65W GaN Charger – Compact, Yes. Revolutionary? No.
UGREEN’s Nexode PD 65W GaN charger boasts two USB-C ports and one USB-A, promising to juice up everything from a smartphone to a MacBook Pro in under two hours. GaN tech makes it 30% smaller than the generic brick, but it’s still… a brick. I can appreciate the foldable plug and compact design – nobody wants to carry a charger the size of a loaf of bread – but this is solving a problem as old as USB-C itself: every device wants your charger exclusively, like an insecure co-op partner who refuses to share XP.
The Gadget Pouch – Because Chaos Needs a Container
The UGREEN gadget pouch is basically a fancy bag for your cables, power banks, and earbuds. It’s small enough for travel, with modular dividers and mesh pockets for SD cards. It’s also hard-shelled for protection, which is nice if – like me – you treat your backpack like an MMORPG inventory that’s 70% unidentified junk. For ¥2,599 (minus the 15% coupon) it’s a modest investment in preventing the dreaded “cable spaghetti” scenario. Just remember: it won’t magically stop you from losing your stuff. That’s still a skill check you’ll fail.
The Eufy Omni E25 – Roomba’s Overachieving Cousin
Anker’s Eufy Omni E25 wants to be the Elden Ring of robot vacuums – massive stats, full bosses slain, no crumbs left alive. With its 29cm roller mop and 1.5kg pressure “press and wipe” cleaning, it claims to obliterate stubborn dirt while washing its mop mid-mission with something they call HydroJet. Add AI obstacle detection and laser mapping, and it’s essentially running Recon Mode in your living room. For ¥149,900, you’re paying for convenience and pretending your cleaning chores have been “patch updated out of existence.”
It’s impressive tech – but let’s not forget these robots still occasionally get stuck on socks like a low-level mob hitting invisible wall glitches. AI can dodge 200 objects? Great. Now teach it how to survive a LEGO minefield, and we’ll talk about floor supremacy.
The Eufy S1 Pro – Fully Automated Cleaning Overlord
The S1 Pro takes the E25’s skills and goes full auto-pilot. Mop washing, drying, garbage collection, even ozonated water disinfection – basically, a janitor with a built-in medbay. The 1kg mop pressure means your floors will shine whether they like it or not. It’s ¥199,900 with ¥50,000 off and points back, which sounds like a lot until you compare it to hiring a real cleaner who won’t need a firmware update every month.
Yes, it’s a luxury. Yes, it’s cool. But it’s also the cleaning equivalent of buying a legendary sword for a game you barely play. It will make you smile – right up until it decides to error out mid-clean because your cat got in its way.
Final Verdict
UGREEN’s cable and charger lineup feels like solid, functional gear you buy because it works, not because it’s revolutionary. The gadget pouch is nice for those who can’t handle inventory chaos. The Eufy bots? Glorified cleaning companions that blend impressive tech with eye-watering prices. If you want “practical and reliable,” UGREEN’s your safe pick. If you want “wow-factor automation,” Eufy delivers – but prepare your wallet for the DPS hit.
My overall impression? Good – for those who know exactly what they’re buying. For the rest, don’t let the marketing stats fool you. The real XP grind is still in using them efficiently.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is entirely my opinion.
Article Source: 最大100W出力・二股・高耐久。UGREENに不満なしケーブルあります, https://www.gizmodo.jp/2025/08/rakuten-sale-2025-0814-1.html
