My new favorite multi-port charging station is $50 off on Amazon right now

ZDNET’s key takeaways

• A great charging station that’s not just for those deep in the Apple ecosystem
• It offers a total of 140W output, and the USB-C ports and built-in cable support up to 100W
• There’s a cool LCD screen, and this can be switched off if it becomes annoying or distracting.

For a limited time, Baseus has discounted the Nomos 5-in-1 charging station by $50, bringing it down to near all-time lows.

Chargers are giving way to charging stations, purpose-built gadgets for charging multiple devices. They’re quite common items for the Apple ecosystem, where you can buy one that works for iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods, but more generic charging stations are rarer.

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Enter the Baseus Nomos, a 5-in-1 charging station with a few tricks up its sleeve that set it apart from the competition.

First, as I’ve already mentioned, it’s built to work with a range of devices. There’s a single Qi2 magnetic wireless charging pad that handles outputs up to 15W — perfect for a range of handsets.

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Keep it flat and it will work with any Qi-compatible smartphone, or tilt it up — it’s tiltable from 0 to 60 degrees — and it will work with iPhones or a phone with a case designed to work with MagSafe (or add a magnetic ring).

But there’s more

The next feature that checks a box for me is the one that avoids those situations where you come to your charger and find that someone has taken all the cables. This charging station gets around that by having a built-in USB-C 0.8-meter/2.6-foot cable capable of delivering up to 100W, so it can satiate the most demanding of devices.

And don’t worry about damaging this cable with normal use, as Baseus has tested it to handle over 10,000 pulls.

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Still got your charging cables? Then you’re in luck, and you can use one of the three USB ports on the front. The USB-C ports are capable of a maximum of 100W, and the USB-A is good for a maximum of 27W.

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In total, the unit can push out 140W.

There’s also an LCD screen that monitors power output to all the ports and the charging pad, which is a nice touch for geeks like myself. If you’re going to be using the charging station in a situation where the display would be a nuisance or distracting, there is a button to turn it off.

Nice touch, Baseus. Too many companies overlook little things like that.

ZDNET’s buying advice

The Baseus Nomos 5-in-1 charging station is a great charging station for those who aren’t deep into the Apple ecosystem, and it works for both nightstand use and on a desk or table.

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And it’s very competitively priced. Normally, this charging station would set you back $149, but right now there’s $50 off at Amazon, bringing this charger down to $99.

At this price, it’s a steal.

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