Nomad Base One Max: maximum quality, maximum power

we tried the most premium charging station you can find right nowfor performance, design and quality of materials: Base One Max by Nomad.

When evaluating a charging base, many parameters must be taken into account: materials, design, finishes and characteristics. What is the most important point of a charging base? Its power is important, but it depends on what we are looking for, there are other sections that may be even more relevant than the watts of power it has. Today we tested the new Base One Max charging station from Nomad, which no matter where we look at it because it is exceptional in all its aspects.

Max power

The MagSafe was a revolution in the iPhone despite its simplicity, or perhaps precisely because of it. The magnet incorporated into iPhone and compatible cases has been seized by manufacturers as an opportunity to offer new designs and new possibilities to create more comfortable and versatile charging systems. But let’s not forget that the magnet is only part of the MagSafe, since This system allows you to double the charging powerwhich goes from 7.5W of traditional systems to 15W if used.

However, so far very few manufacturers have dared to offer this certification. “Designed for MagSafe” which not only ensures that there is a magnetic hold but also that achieve the maximum charging power of 15W. You will find many “MagSafe Compatible” bases but very, very few “Made for MagSafe”, like this Base One from Nomad. With the first you will have the magnet, with the second the magnet and the maximum possible load.

two better than one

Nomad first launched the Base One, which we have already analyzed here, and now it dares with the Base One Max, which with the same premium qualities and the same style not only allows us to take advantage of the MagSafe fast charge for our iPhone, but also gives us a place to charge the Apple Watch. All this on a metal and glass base with excellent finishes that take care of even the smallest detail. They even factored in the weight of the base so we could easily put our iPhone on and off. Because the base magnet is very strong it was given a weight of 900 grams, so we can remove and put the iPhone with one hand without the Base One Max moving a millimeter. Important detail: the charging disc is raised above the surface of the base, so that the iPhone fits perfectly, regardless of the size of the camera module.

While the MagSafe stand is surrounded by glass, the metal Apple Watch stand, finished in the same dark gray anodized finish as the rest of the stand, is covered in soft-touch plastic that will protect your Apple Watch from damage. And all of this with a single USB-C cable that connects to the back. You won’t need to add cables, but you will need to add a USB-C charger of at least 30W power for the base to work. With lower chargers you won’t get slower charges, it won’t work straight away.

Outstanding, but no honors

This One Max foundation is exceptional. El iPhone se coloca casi solo encima del disco de carga gracias al potente imán del system MagSafe, con lo que no sólo consigues comodidad para el usuario que no tiene que andar tanteando hasta dar con la posición correcta, sino que además permits una colocación tan exacta What energy loss in the form of heat is minimized as much as possible. This allows for much more efficient charging and our iPhone to heat up as little as possible, which ends up being very good for your phone’s battery life.

Nomad, however, came very close to honors. And it is that Apple Watch charger is not fast, it’s normal. From Apple Watch Series 7 we have fast charging, only in this model and only with a specific Apple charging cable. This allows our Apple Watch to charge from 0% to 80% in just 45 minutes. With that I would have the highest rating possible, and if they had also added another USB-C port to be able to charge another device with a cable, that would have been the icing on the cake.

Editor’s review

Nomad’s new Base One Max is the most premium charging base you can buy right now. Light years away from Apple’s MagSafe Duo, it gives us the same 15W fast charge to be “Made for MagSafe” but with a design and materials that make Apple’s base look like a toy. And yet the price is practically the same. You can buy this Base One Max from the Nomad website for $149.95 (link) in white and black. Hopefully it will soon be available in other stores like Macnificos and Amazon.

Versus

• Standard Apple Watch Charger
• Does not include power adapter

Advantages

• Exceptional design and materials
• 100% compatibility with MagSafe 15W
• one thread
• 900 grams of weight

Versus

• Standard Apple Watch Charger
• Does not include power adapter