t measures 11.9 by 8.3 by 8.6 cm and weighs 850 grams, shrinking a heavy piece of outdoor gear into something roughly softball-sized. Jackery built the Explorer 100D to look like a vintage transistor set with orange side vents and a carrying strap, but inside sits a 96Wh battery pushing up to 158W of total power. If you have ever hunted for an open outlet at a crowded airport gate, the appeal is obvious: a pocketable brick that recharges your laptop at full speed without needing a wall socket.
In plain terms, Jackery stripped away the traditional AC wall plug to save space and weight. That single design choice eliminates the heavy internal inverter and the whirring cooling fans that come with it. You get a quiet, desk-friendly box that legally flies in your backpack, because the 96Wh battery sits just below the FAA threshold of 100Wh for lithium-ion batteries carried without airline approval.
Cutting the Inverter to Cut the Bulk
Traditional power stations haul around AC inverters so you can plug in blenders or lamps, which turns them into heavy bricks. Jackery’s D-series models skip AC outlets entirely, betting that modern travel gear runs strictly on USB. Dropping the inverter lets the Explorer 100D weigh less than the 14-inch MacBook Pro it is built to charge.
A single front display button controls a car-style TFT screen that tracks input wattage, output wattage, remaining runtime, and battery level. Tapping the button flips through screens, while holding it for three seconds switches on a Low-Power Charging Mode.
Holding the display button activates a low-power mode so the battery does not cut off current to earbuds.
That dedicated trick prevents the station from falling asleep when tiny gadgets like smartwatches or AirPods draw minimal power. The new 100D delivers combined output across its three ports up to 158W.
What happens when you need to recharge both the battery and your laptop at the same desk? When charging the battery and powering devices simultaneously, input and output are capped at 100W each.
Fast Protocols and Real Travel Limits
The two USB-C ports push up to 140W and support USB Power Delivery, Programmable Power Supply for Samsung phones, and Adjustable Voltage Supply for newer Apple hardware. According to Jackery, the unit charges an iPhone 17 to 50% in 21 minutes, with enough capacity for more than four charges of an iPhone 17 or Galaxy S26, or roughly one full recharge for a 14-inch MacBook Pro. An 18W USB-A port sits alongside them for legacy cables.
Recharging the battery itself takes several paths: a 140W USB-C wall adapter, a 100W car charger compatible with 12V and 24V sockets, or a 100W solar panel that Jackery quotes at 1.7 hours from zero to 80%. Inside, Jackery rates the LFP cells for 3,000 cycles before capacity drops to 80%.
The 96Wh capacity sits under airline limits, while rival high-capacity bricks exceed the 160Wh passenger ceiling.
Without standard wall outlets, you cannot plug in anything with a standard wall prong. If your laptop charger relies on an AC brick or you want to run small appliances, this box is useless to you. Furthermore, while Anker’s rival Solix C200 DC packs 192Wh for $149, that battery exceeds the FAA upper limit of 160Wh for spare passenger baggage, grounding it for air travel.
Walmart begins selling the Explorer 100D for $99 on November 15, Costco offers a two-pack for $179.99, and Jackery lists it at $119 on its website. If you need standard wall outlets, buy a traditional backup pack; if you just need fast USB-C power that breezily clears airport security, this compact cube makes total sense.
Against the field
Why would an outdoor power station maker release a device without a single AC wall outlet? Unlike competitors like the Anker Solix C200 DC with larger capacity, Jackery clearly defines its operational boundaries by dropping home appliances and bulky plugs entirely for USB-only travel. The result of this trade-off is 850 grams of hardware delivering up to 158 W of total output while staying safely within carry-on limits.
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