When it was opened last year, the USB-C transmission port, with faster data transmission, power supply, video transmission and other functions, began to be imported into the latest 3C products. Even Apple's latest MacBook Pro series notebooks also fully use USB The -C port has also made many USB-C adapters on the market spring up. Whether they support card readers, USB-A 3.1, HDMI terminals, etc., they can indeed meet the needs of work. But if you just want to charge, using these adapters has a feeling of killing chickens with a knife. For this reason, Monitormate, which has previously launched a variety of monitor mounts, has launched M2 charging series products. The transformer charging adapter and the ADS8345EB fast charging charger with 60W make it more convenient to charge when traveling.

The products I want to share with you out of the box this time are the M2 Cube charging adapter on the left and the M2 Square 60W PD fast charging charger on the right. From the outer packaging, they all seem to be quite compact accessories.

The first one to open the box for you is the M2 Cube charging adapter. You can see the instructions on the outer box packaging, and the detailed specifications of the product are also printed.

M2 charging adapter box packaging

Product Specifications

In addition to the product itself, an instruction manual is also attached. This M2 charging adapter is actually like the usual USB-C adapter, but it is only used for the adapter of the MacBook Pro transformer. Above the adapter is a One set of USB-C PD, QC 3.0 USB ports, and two sets of USB ports.

The M2 Cube charging adapter is designed with a USB-C connector, and there is a cable storage device on the side of the product like the previous MacBook Pro transformer.

USB-C plug

take-up device

The weight of the M2 Cube charging adapter is 57g, which is quite suitable for carrying.

This M2 Cube is mainly used with the Apple MacBook Pro transformer, so I tested it with the device I had at hand. I used a 15-inch MBPR Touch Bar laptop, so I attached an 87W transformer. , the assembled size is just in line with the width of the transformer, but if it is a 13-inch 61W transformer, the M2 Cube will be slightly larger, which may affect the aesthetics a little.

The cable take-up device provided with the product can perfectly solve the problem that the new version of the transformer does not have a cable take-up device, and the weight of the 87W transformer plus the power cord is only 410g, which does not add too much weight.

The second is the M2 Square 60W PD fast charging charger. From the outer packaging, you can know that this is a transformer product, and it provides 60W charging power, and a QC 3.0 charging port is set on the transformer. Detailed specifications are also available.

M2 Square Outer Packaging

Product Specifications

The appearance design of the M2 Square fast charging charger is not as curved as the original Apple charger. The square appearance gives people a different sense of design style. The charger has a USB-C port and QC 3.0 that supports fast charging. The port, the plug is a retractable design, and it is a pity that the international plug cannot be replaced.

The actual weight of the M2 Square fast charging charger is 171g, but because I don't have an Apple 61W charger at hand, I use an 87W charger for comparison, and the weight is 293g.

M2 Square Weight

Apple Charger Weight

Finally, I prepared a USB voltage/current tester for testing. This is a tester that supports USB-A / USB-C and QC 3.0 and QC 2.0.

The editor first conducted the charging test of the MacBook Pro 15 Touch Bar, but because Apple's original USB-C cable only has the function of charging, another USB-C cable is required for testing. Charge the iPhone X through QC3.0, the voltage is 4.9743V, the voltage of the QC 2.0 charging port is 4.9869V, and finally the QC 3.0 is used to charge the iPad Pro 9.7, the voltage is 4.9560V.

As for the M2 Square fast charging charger, when charging the iPad Pro 9.7 through QC 3.0 on the charger, the voltage is 5.1001 V.

To sum up the two M2 charging series products launched by Monitormate, of course, for users, the M2 Cube charging adapter is a relatively economical product, which can be connected to USB-C to charge the notebook, and a set of QC 3.0 and two sets of QC 2.0 charging ports, plus a cable take-up device that the original charger does not have, are relatively lightweight configurations for travel or business trips. As for the M2 Square fast charging charger, it can reduce the burden on the weight of the transformer, but for the MBPR 15 originally equipped with a higher wattage transformer, it will be a bit insufficient. The included set of QC 3.0 charging Although the port is equipped with fast charging, you can make more sets to meet more charging needs. If the weight is a little heavier, I believe consumers can still accept it.