It is not unusual to see a power bank that has support for fast charging. There are a bunch of them in the market that support Qualcomm’s Quick Charge technology or the manufacturer’s proprietary fast charging technology. What is unusual is a power bank that has support for 7 different charging protocols, and that is exactly what ORICO’s latest power bank has.

The ORICO power bank has two-way fast charging support and comes in two variants – one has a capacity of 10000mAh and the other has a 20,000mAh capacity. Both contain lithium-polymer batteries.

The unique feature of the ORICO power bank is its support for 7 different charging protocols. Apart from the popular ones such as Qualcomm’s Quick Charge (2.0 and 3.0) and MediaTek’s Pump Express+ (1.1 and 2.0), it also supports Huawei’s FCP fast charging technology, Samsung’s Adaptive Fast Charge (AFC), Apple’s 2.4A/12W fast charge, BC1.2, and a smart identification fast charge technology.

The ORICO power bank isn’t done showing off. It has four ports in total – two full sized output ports, a micro USB input port and a USB-C port that charges both ways.

The micro USB and USB-C input ports support 5V/3A, 9V/2A, and 12V/1.5A. One of the full-sized ports supports 5V/2.4A while the other is a fast charge port that supports 5V/3A, 9V/2A, and 12V/1.5A. The USB-C port supports 5V/3A output.

One additional cool feature about the power bank is that the LED lights can indicate if it is fast charging or not. An orange LED means it’s in fast charge mode while a white LED means it is in normal charging mode. ORICO says the power bank comes with a kevlar-wrapped USB cable that can bear weights of up to 60kg without sustaining any damage.

READ MORE: ORICO MOUPS 100,000mAh Powerbank Launched- A Universal Charging Powerhouse

The power bank is currently being crowdfunded on Jingdong for ¥89 (~$13). It is unknown if this is the price for the 10,000mAh model or the 20,000mAh model.

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Sata hard drive docking station is one of those gadgets that may come handy if you have your old internal HDD disk or you want to use the new internal SSD (or HDD) disk as the external one. Orico has a solution that may help you do that. Find out more in a the full review.

UNBOXING

The docking station comes in a simple yet neat looking box and the contents include the docking station itself, a power cord, USB cable and instruction manuals.

DESIGN

Orico docking station can take either 2.5″ or 3.5″ HDD or SSD disks. You can either insert a 2.5″ or 3.5″ disks, which is very convenient if you have lots of old disks lying around. What you have to do is simply slide the HDD drive into the mount and you are good to go. It is very easy to do it and even easier to remove the disk.

On the back we a USB 3.0 interface and DC power input.

The top is made of glossy plastic and we are not huge fans of it since it attracts dust, fingerprints and smudges very easily. Here you can find a power button and the LED light.

It lights up purple once the docking station is powered on and turns blue once you insert your HDD disk.

On the bottom of the docking station there are soft pads to prevent the device from sliding on the table.

FEATURES and FUNCTIONALITY

To start using the Orico docking station you have to connect it via USB 3.0 to your computer and power it up.

To be honest, this is a very old (made in 2009) HDD disk that I used in this review. It was lying around for quite a while and it was used in my old laptop, and I thought it was almost dead. The reason for this kind of thinking is that I replaced it with the SSD disk on my old laptop since it was working very slowly. Seriously, painfully slowly.

Once I connected the disk (320GB, SATA 3.0GB/s) to my MacBook I was pleasantly surprised that it was recognised within seconds. No drivers needed.

Another surprise was that the old HDD disk was a lot faster than using it inside the old laptop. As a matter of fact, it has become more than usable and I may start using it for backup files. All the folders and files are opening and closing fast, and the performance is great overall. Of course, it is not on par with any SSD disks but since I used this old HDD disk for 5 years on my old laptop, this is one the fastest performances of it I have seen.

CONCLUSIONS

Orico USB 3.0 SATA docking station is not something we haven’t seen before as there are plenty of other offerings out there but it offers a great quality and value.

For the price of $21.99, you are getting a well designed device that is sturdy, looks pretty nice but most importantly it performs as advertised.

All in all, it is very easy to recommend the Orico SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA hard drive docking station and it is well worth the price.

Buy SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station from Amazon US

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station from Newegg

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Sata hard drive docking station is one of those gadgets that may come handy if you have your old internal HDD disk or you want to use the new internal SSD (or HDD) disk as the external one. Orico has a solution that may help you do that. Find out more in a the full review.

UNBOXING

The docking station comes in a simple yet neat looking box and the contents include the docking station itself, a power cord, USB cable and instruction manuals.

DESIGN

ORICO docking station is made of high quality matt plastic material, which does not fell cheap by any means.

The top is where you need to insert your SATA HDD or SSD disk. You can either insert a 2.5″ or 3.5″ disks, which is very convenient if you have lots of old disks lying around. What you have to do is simply slide the HDD drive into the mount and you are good to go. It is very easy to do it and even easier to remove the disk.

On the back we have USB 3.0 interface, DC power input and a power on/off switch.

Once you power up the docking station, the notification LED turns purple.

Once you insert the disk, the LED light turns blue meaning that the disk has been inserted correctly and it has been recognised.

On the bottom of the docking station there are soft pads to prevent the device from sliding on the table.

FEATURES and FUNCTIONALITY

To start using the Orico docking station you have to connect it via USB 3.0 to your computer and power it up.

To be honest, this is a very old (made in 2009) HDD disk that I used in this review. It was lying around for quite a while and it was used in my old laptop, and I thought it was almost dead. The reason for this kind of thinking is that I replaced it with the SSD disk on my old laptop since it was working very slowly. Seriously, painfully slowly.

Once I connected the disk (320GB, SATA 3.0GB/s) to my MacBook I was pleasantly surprised that it was recognised within seconds. No drivers needed.

Another surprise was that the old HDD disk was a lot faster than using it inside the old laptop. As a matter of fact, it has become more than usable and I may start using it for backup files. All the folders and files are opening and closing fast, and the performance is great overall. Of course, it is not on par with any SSD disks but since I used this old HDD disk for 5 years on my old laptop, this is one the fastest performances of it I have seen.

CONCLUSIONS

Orico USB 3.0 SATA docking station is not something we haven’t seen before as there are plenty of other offerings out there but it offers a great quality and value.

For the price of $22.99, you are getting a well designed device that is sturdy, looks pretty nice but most importantly it performs as advertised.

It woke my old HDD disk to the second life and using it is absolutely seamless.

All in all, it is very easy to recommend the Orico SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA hard drive docking station and it is well worth the price.

Buy SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station from Amazon US

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station from Newegg

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We all have plenty of devices but they have the same problem as their batteries die too often. Sure, all the gadgets come with the wall chargers but multi-port charging solutions help you reduce the mess on your table and save space while travelling. Today we have Orico Portable 5-Port USB Wall Charger in our labs. Find out more in our the full review.

The device comes in a neat packaging and the contents include the power cord and instruction manuals.

The Orico 5-port charger is made entirely of quality matt plastic and it very well constructed.

We have 5 USB ports and each of them have an output of 5V/2.4A or 40W of power output combined.

On the opposite side there is a power input port.

Once you power this 5-port USB charger up, a nice little LED lights up.

We have tested each port thoroughly to make sure they are all able to deliver advertised power output. While we did not measure them with a dedicated measuring tool but we took an empirical average user’s approach.

The results suggest that the Orico portable 5-Port USB wall charger is indeed capable of charging devices fast and it can even outperform some standard power plugs that have been shipped with gadgets.

It is worth mentioning that this device also has some technologies inside of it like synchronous rectification (it dramatically reduce charger rectifier losses, improves efficiency and reduces the heat of the charger).

As usual, the charger also has smart control chipsets which automatically detect the device you connected to provide a maximum charging speed.

ORICO Portable 5-Port USB Wall Charger Review: CONCLUSIONS

ORICO portable 5-Port USB wall charger is a great solution for those who are looking to improve their cable management or lose the power plugs of their devices. Also, it is indeed a great little travel companion.

Our test results suggest that this charger can definitely deliver fast charging speeds. Also, we did not have any issues with it like overheating.

The only downside of it is that there are no silicone pads provided, which always come handy to prevent a device from sliding on the table.

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