It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of Anker products around here, I’m actually currently charging the computer I’m writing this post on using a Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 PD battery pack which packs 20100mAh of juice along with full USB PD compatibility to charge things like my MacBook and Switch at full speed or an iPhone really fast by using a USB-C cable. The “problem" with this battery (in massive exaggerated air quotes) is that it’s more capacity than most people would need, and because of that, is a little too large to ever live anywhere outside of your backpack. This morning Anker announced two new battery packs, both “calibrated for the Nintendo Switch" (which just seems like marketing, as the Switch uses the USB PD standard). The first new battery pack is the Anker PowerCore 21000 PD which basically seems to be the same thing as my existing PowerCore Speed 20000 with whatever certification process Nintendo had them put the batteries through to have official Switch branding on them. This battery (similar to the one I have now) provides an additional fifteen hours of Switch playtime, multiple iPhone charges, and/or a complete recharge of a MacBook Pro. This new version of the battery has an MSRP of $89.99.
Exponentially more interesting to me is the upcoming Anker PowerCore 13400 PD which only weighs 10oz but still has enough capacity to add nine additional hours of Switch play time for $69.99. (Or charge your iPh...