Stuff We Want: Anker 25,000mAh Laptop Power Bank, Keep the Updates Coming
During a PSPS your phone is how SCE, your city and your family reach you. This 165W Anker bank can charge it, your laptop and two more devices at once.
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Southern California Edison ran Public Safety Power Shutoffs across LA and Ventura counties this week as Santa Ana winds and Red Flag Warnings raised the fire risk. Malibu's outage started Thursday afternoon, and tens of thousands of customers were without power by Friday, per ABC7 and CBS Los Angeles.
In a shutoff, your phone is your lifeline: SCE updates, the outage map, evacuation orders and the group chat checking on Grandma. Follow those official warnings first, every time. Then make sure the phone stays on to receive them.
The Anker Laptop Power Bank (25,000mAh, 165W) is built for exactly that. It has three 100W USB-C ports, so it can charge a laptop, not just a phone, and 165W total output when several things are plugged in.
The best detail is the cables. There are two built in: one retractable USB-C that extends up to 2.3 ft, and a short one that doubles as the carrying strap. Add the USB-A and USB-C ports and you can charge 4 devices at once without digging through the junk drawer for the right cord.
At 25,000mAh, Anker pitches it for week-long trips and emergency backup. It complies with the 100Wh airline limit, so it goes on vacation too. In the box: the power bank, a protective pouch, the manual and an 18-month warranty. Note: no wall charger is included.
Who it's for: anyone in a PSPS zone, remote workers who can't lose a day, and families charging a pile of phones off one battery.
Skip it if you need to run appliances. That's a power station job.
The verdict: hand-picked for shutoff prep. Keep it charged by the door, and keep the official updates, the outage map and the family texts coming.
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