Ultraprolink Powerq 65w UM1165U

UltraProlink PowerQ 65W UM1165U

The UltraProlink PowerQ 65W, model UM1165U, combines three things that usually live in separate boxes: a two-socket AC extension, a 65W GaN fast charger and a surge protector. Two universal AC sockets handle mains-powered equipment up to a 2500W load rating, while two USB-C Power Delivery ports and two USB-A Quick Charge 3.0 ports charge phones, tablets and USB-C laptops directly, with no separate adapters occupying the sockets. A 2 metre cable puts the hub where the desk actually needs it, and 350 joule, 10,000 amp surge and spike protection stands between the connected equipment and the voltage fluctuations that Indian mains supply regularly delivers.

Key features

• 6-in-1 hub: 2 universal AC sockets, 2 USB-C PD ports and 2 USB-A QC 3.0 ports
• 65W total USB output with GaN fast charging
• Each USB-C port rated up to 65W and each USB-A port up to 30W when used on its own, as published by the maker
• AC sockets rated for loads up to 2500W in total
• Surge and spike protection rated at 350J and 10,000A
• 2 metre BIS-approved cable for flexible placement
• Child-proof shutters on the AC sockets and 100 percent copper bars inside
• Fire-retardant housing for everyday desk and home use

One hub for the whole desk

A typical workstation needs mains power for a monitor, a computer or a printer, and USB charging for a phone, a tablet, earbuds and a watch. Served by ordinary extension boards, that means a row of phone adapters fighting for socket space, with the bulkiest ones blocking their neighbours. The PowerQ separates the two jobs cleanly. Mains equipment plugs into the two universal AC sockets, which accept the flat, round and angled plug styles used across regions, and everything that charges over USB plugs straight into the hub’s own ports. Six devices can draw power at once, and the desk keeps a single cable run back to the wall instead of a nest of adapters.

The USB side: 65W of GaN charging

The charging half of the hub is built around gallium nitride components, which is how 65W of USB output fits into a power strip format at all. The two USB-C ports support Power Delivery, so a compatible laptop can charge directly from the hub at up to 65W when a USB-C port is used on its own, exactly as it would from its own adapter. The two USB-A ports support Quick Charge 3.0 for Android phones and accessories that still use USB-A cables, rated up to 30W each when used independently. When several ports work together, the 65W total is shared between them, which in practice means a laptop takes the large share while phones and accessories take what they need. Phones that support USB PD fast charging can use the USB-C ports to reach the rapid charge rates their makers advertise, without giving up an AC socket to a separate brick.

Surge protection, in plain terms

A surge is a brief spike in mains voltage, caused by lightning, grid switching or heavy equipment starting and stopping nearby. Spikes that a computer power supply shrugs off once can still shorten the life of chargers, drives and displays over time. The PowerQ’s protection is rated at 350 joules of energy absorption and 10,000 amps of surge current, figures the maker publishes for this model, and it guards the equipment plugged into the hub against those spikes and the everyday voltage fluctuation that comes with them. Combined with the fire-retardant housing, child-proof socket shutters and copper internal bars rather than plated substitutes, the design is clearly aimed at being left plugged in and trusted, not treated as a temporary travel strip.

Where it works best

The 2 metre BIS-approved cable makes the hub practical in the places fixed wall sockets never are: behind a desk, beside a sofa, at a bedside table or in a studio corner where the recording computer, interface and monitor all meet. It suits home offices running a laptop and monitor, entertainment units with a television and streaming devices to charge remotes and controllers for, and shared family charging points where several phones compete every evening. Check the combined draw of mains equipment against the 2500W socket rating before adding heaters or other heavy appliances, which belong on wall sockets of their own.

If your desk power has grown into a chain of adapters and extension boards, the PowerQ UM1165U is a tidy consolidation: two protected AC sockets for the equipment that needs mains, and 65W of GaN USB charging for everything that does not, in one hub on one cable.