"There was a time not too long ago when buying a power bank was as easy as choosing the cheapest portable battery that could charge your phone and quickly slip into your pocket, purse, or backpack. The hardest part was deciding whether it was time to ditch USB-A ports. Recently, however, brands have been slathering on features, many of which are superfluous, in an attempt to both stand out from the commodified pack and justify higher price points."
"The power bank that pushed things over the edge for me is the $270 EcoFlow Rapid Pro X Power Bank 27k that I received for review. Here's my review: it's bad. Do. Not. Buy. As a power bank, it tries too hard to do too much, making it too expensive, too big, too slow, and too heavy. The snap-on decorative faceplates are ridiculous and the proprietary magnetic modules for its Apple Watch charger and retractable USB-C cable are too easy to misplace."
Power bank manufacturers are adding many superfluous features to differentiate commodified products and justify higher prices. Integrated cables are a convenient and welcome trend. Large, energy-sapping displays on portable batteries provide little practical value and reduce usability. The EcoFlow Rapid Pro X 27k exemplifies feature bloat: it is overpriced, bulky, slow, and heavy. Snap-on decorative faceplates are impractical, and proprietary magnetic modules for an Apple Watch charger and retractable USB-C cable are easily misplaced. The giant display scratches easily, is too dim outdoors, and the touch-sensitive UX is clumsy, slow to wake, and adorned with pointless animations.
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