Cygnett ChargeUp Edge Plus review: Big business

In Australia, the Cygnett ChargeUp Edge Plus power bank starts at $199.95. There's only one size and color to choose from but what's here is far from an impulse purchase. This is the caliber of power bank that feels like an investment. If you'd like to make it a smarter (or at least a less financially burdensome one), then it might be worth shopping around for the best deal.

Check out the pricing table below for a round up of deals on the Cygnett ChargeUp Edge Plus Power Bank in Australia.

Cygnett ChargeUp Edge Plus Power Bank is obviously aimed at those looking for quantity more-so than quality. The idea here is that you have something beefy enough to help even your laptop make it through a particularly long day, even if that endurance comes at a cost on other fronts.

This gamble is not without its charms. The hardware here is modestly-sized and more than a little hefty. There's rough fabric on side and a seamless metallic plastic surface on the other. The top and left-most edge are left clean. The bottom-most end is where you'll find the ports and the power key.

Meanwhile, the right edge is host to both an LED indicator light and a storage bay for a USB-C to USB-C cable. The mechanism holding this add-on in place is simple but surprisingly effective and reliable. Since it's not actually built into the power bank, you also dodge a lot of the usual downsides that come with doing so as well.

All told, the Cygnett ChargeUp Edge Plus Power Bank features two USB-C ports and a single USB-A one. It's also got support for wireless charging built into the top-side.

While the outlay of options it gives you are far from universal, the Cygnett ChargeUp Edge Plus Power Bank works much the same as any other power bank. You charge it up using one of the USB-C ports and then you can expend that 27,000mAh of additional energy however you like.

If you're using the USB-A port (or the secondary USB-C one), you'll be limited to speeds of 12W. Opt for the USB-C port that supports faster speeds instead, you'll be able to get as much as 60W out of this thing. Even with the caveats involved, that's pretty impressive for a power bank and a feat that takes away a lot of the issues with using it to pass power to something more power-hungry like a laptop.

As for wireless charging, the Cygnett ChargeUp Edge Plus Power Bank can deliver speeds of up to 10W for Android devices. That's not the fastest you can get nowadays, but it's far from the slowest wireless charger out there. That said, since what's here isn't Made for MagSafe, iOS users won't be able to reach the same speeds.

Regardless of how you mix and match these charging methods, you'll be capped out at 72W. That's a pretty high ceiling though, which does help offset some of the practical realities and the premium price you're paying for the Cygnett ChargeUp Edge Plus Power Bank.