A Portable Battery That Can Charge Your Laptop and Isn’t Awful? Maybe So.

There are very few portable batteries out there that can charge a laptop, and for good reason. The capacity and power management requirements mean the battery will inevitably be much larger, heavier and more expensive. Dealing with all the different charging socket types is also a big hassle.

We’ve never found one we liked, but that might be about to change. The Omnicharge just raised over two million dollars on Indiegogo, with shipping due early next year. Related:GroupBuy SEO Tools

It packs up to 20400mAh capacity into a relatively small package, and gets around the charging socket issue by providing a standard wall socket instead. Just plug your existing charger in, and away you go. It’s surprising more companies haven’t done this, really.

There are also two fast-charging USB ports, as well as Qi wireless charging if your device supports it. Using the company’s own charger, the Omnicharge itself will recharge in 2-3 hours, which is much quicker than most of the competitors.

As USB-C laptop charging becomes common in the next few years, it’ll get much easier for portable battery manufacturers to offer compatible devices. Until then, though, and assuming it lives up to its promises, the Omnicharge is the best we’ve seen yet.