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The UGREEN Nexode 140W is the cheapest 140W GaN charger that actually sustains 140W under load. If you run a MacBook Pro 16 with the M3 Max and regularly push it under Final Cut export or Xcode compile workloads that draw the battery down faster than the charger can replenish it, this is the charger that keeps up.
140W is about the laptop, not the phone
The MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max can draw up to 140W sustained when the GPU and all performance cores are running flat out. A 100W charger will visibly lose ground during long exports — battery drops from 80% to 60% in 30 minutes even while plugged in. A real 140W charger holds the battery steady at load, which is the whole point. The Nexode is the first sub-$100 charger that actually delivers on this.
The extras
Three USB-C ports and one USB-A, PD 3.1 + PPS support, automatic power redistribution (though not as clean as the Anker 737), and a 2-year warranty. At $99 it undercuts the Apple 140W brick by $40 and adds 3 ports.
Bottom line: Cheapest 140W GaN charger that actually sustains 140W under load. Buy if you own an M3 Max laptop.