$72,116 raised out of $10,000
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Indiegogo
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703
Start date
Apr 18, 2021
Close date
May 29, 2021
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The 240W GaN charger is the new addition to SlimQ GaN mini charger series, from 30W to 240W

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Overview

If you own a high-power laptop for gaming/design/engineering, you are probably fed up with how much room the big charger is taking up in your backpack, not to mention its weight. You can now get more free space and carry less weight with SlimQ F240 and enjoy gaming anywhere and working wherever with a stylish, portable, powerful charger. 

The SlimQ F240 Charger is the world’s first 240W Gallium Nitride (GaN) charger. It’s also by far the smallest, despite having two built-in Type-C ports. It weighs just 350g so you can take it with you wherever you go.

Leave your bulky, brick-like charger behind. The future is the SlimQ F240, the only charger you’ll need for ALL your devices.
 

 

iPhone 12 Mini size SlimQ F240 Charger is the world’s first 240W Gallium Nitride (GaN) charger, and also the smallest, even with two Type-C ports. Now you can forget about chunky chargers that take space in your backpack. With SlimQ F240 you can enjoy gaming and work with desired portability. 

 

 

Through the DC port, this charger can comfortably output 240W power capacity. That covers the power needs for virtually all laptop models on the market, including those models that are renowned for high power consumption.

 

 

Power is shared intelligently on a laptop-first principle to 1xDC and 2xUSB-C. If you are a serious gamer, engineer, or designer, SlimQ 240W is the best charger you can find. Period.

 

 

SlimQ F240 packs the power to charge big laptops such as Dell Alienware or MSI, AT THE SAME TIME as your iPad, iPhone, or any other mobile device.

 

 

Stop worrying about having enough available sockets to charge all your devices when you’re on the go. SlimQ F240 has you covered. It supports:

• PD 3.0
• PPS
• QC4+
• AFC
• SCP 
• FCP 

All for quick charging of Apple, Samsung, and Huawei devices as well as most smartphones. 

 

SlimQ F240 is the best solution for gamers, engineers, or designers that want to be mobile. With only 350g in weight, you can easily bring it with you wherever you go.

 

 

High power consumption laptops (more than 100W) normally use round barrel DC connectors, some at various dimensions. SlimQ F240 comes with a DC-DC cable (5.5×2.5) that covers about 60% of laptop models on the market. For models that don’t use the 5.5×2.5 connector, we’ve made converters, so virtually all laptop models are compatible.

 


 

 

 

Don’t go hogging all that power! The new SlimQ charger has plenty of power to share. That’s why we designed a multiport extender to allow extra connectivity. With an additional 2xUSB A and 2xUSB C, you can share the power with friends or charge literally all your mobile devices at once. This extender can also be used with your legacy adapter and turn it into a PD-enabled modern charger and fast charge your phones and USB C laptops.

 

 

Thermal management is vital when it comes to making a performance charger function well and last longer. The best heat dissipation mechanism is the infusion of thermal conductive silicon materials. Not only will it conduct heat quickly, but it will also stabilize and protect internal components from erosion, helping them last longer. We use high-quality thermal conductive silicon materials in SlimQ F240 and other high-capacity SlimQ chargers, even though it costs more in material and manufacturing. Because we never compromise on quality. This way SlimQ chargers can continue to work effectively, at full capacity, and for many hours. 

Many other chargers can’t deal with the excess heat the chargers generate. Oftentimes, those chargers will have to reduce their output capacity after a short period of usage (often less than an hour) when the heat gets too much.  This under-power condition will cause high-performance computers to underperform. The F240 does not have this problem.

 

 

What makes this a truly global charger?

This is a charger you can use all over the world. 

You might not know that all countries have safety requirements for chargers. Many specifically require chargers to have a high enough PF (Power Factor) value. The reason is that a charger/adapter with a low PF value will cause extra load on a local power grid. Power companies sometimes charge commercial customers more for using low PF electronics on their network. A charger that fails to meet local PF requirements should not be legally sold or used in many countries. 

This isn’t something you need to worry about with SlimQ F240. It has a built-in PFC (Power Factory Correction) circuit and components to make sure the charger has a high enough PF value to be legal to use in any country in the world. 

 

 

Only top-notch GaN chips from Navitas are used in SlimQ F240. 

These chips perform up to 20x faster than old, slow silicon (Si) chips, delivering up to 3x more power conversion. Navitas is the #1 GaN chip provider, and their amazing tech enables SlimQ F240 to be built with such a compact design and still provide high power capacity. 

 

 

Play your computer video games, create your 3D renders or work on your engineering project with total safety. Even with the most power-demanding computing tasks, the SlimQ 240W charger will NEVER HEAT UP and ALWAYS provide multi-layer total protection.

 

 

Here at SlimQ, we celebrate practicality and convenience because we know that’s what users who are often on the go want and need. Our goal is to create iconic and functional products that truly provide solutions. The new SlimQ 240W charger is designed to look good with a superior feeling and grip.

 

 

 

We’ve been able to establish a beta program thanks to our great community of backers. Since January 2021, we have been having many people testing the F240 on many devices in real-life situations. The feedback? Overwhelmingly positive. Plus we got valuable suggestions as well. Thanks to all our beta testers for helping us test SlimQ F240 on all these devices:

 iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro, Galaxy S10, Galaxy Note 10+, Samsung S20, Galaxy Note 20 +, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 8T, iPad Mini, iPad Pro, iPad Pro 11 2018, Eluktronics RP-15, MacBook Pro 13, Macbook Pro 16, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Surface Pro 4, Razer Blade 15 and Dell Precision 15, Lenovo Laptop, Two Dell D7400 at the same time, Dell D7900, …
 

 

I love the feel and grip of the charger. It feels very sturdy. A perfect scenario for this charger (with Usb-C port) is that I will only need to bring this charger along when I am travelling (once this Covid nightmare is over), and I will be able to use it to charge my power bank and Nintendo Switch and my partner’s phone instead of carrying multiple chargers. The charger doesn’t feel hot at all. I like the LED indicator to show that it is working. 

 

I was able to solder a Razer Blade connector to be used with the F240 cable and it worked on my Razer Blade 15. My Razer Blade runs on a 230W adapter. The charger does not feel hot at all during the whole process, good job there. I also run some 3D software to stress the laptop a little while charging with F240, the charger behaved as expected, not hot. My Razer Blade has a 1070 video card, which is not exactly the most power consuming but it appears the F240 charger can handle more load without a problem. Compare with the original adapter which is also good looking, the F240 has two more USB C ports which are convenient. I suggested the SlimQ team to add a USB C to USB A converter so some small devices can also be charged. Overall, I am happy with this F240 charger and I am just hoping the team can source a Razer Blade connector so they can officially have a converter for my laptop.

 

 

 

 

 

You can buy add-ons after you choose the perk. If you want to buy more add-ons such as cables, converters and more F-Series chargers, you can use following perk. We will ship all your orders together, so make sure you have the correct address on all your orders.
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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