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At IFA last year, Belkin announced a 140W GaN wall charger called the (what a mouthful). It's finally here and it looks like the ideal charger for anyone who has loads of devices to charge. The BoostCharge Pro 140W 4-port GaN wall charger has three USB-C ports and a single USB-A port. . This is enough to charge a from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes. If you use two USB-C ports simultaneously, it can deliver up to 65W to each USB-C port. And if you use all four ports at the same time, it'll send . For a more detailed breakdown, check out  . To give these figures some context, .  To get the most out of this charger, particularly if you want the full 140W charging performance, you'll need a high-power USB-C cable and Belkin recommends its own 240W USB-C to USB-C cable. Available in black and white, and in one-metre and two-metre long sizes, this cable has chips with that was tested to survive over 30,000 bends. At the time of writing, I've had the charger for about a day and it does as advertised. Using the charger and Belkin's 240W cable, . My only complaints are that it's quite big and it's pricey. You could find options from Chinese makers that are more compact and cheaper, though their reliability is a bit of a question mark. MacBook Pro owners will be interested to know how it stacks up against . They are both equally bulky, so size isn't a huge differentiator. Apple's charger is cheaper at , but it only has a single USB-C port. The Belkin is pricier, but with that, it has more ports and is unquestionably more versatile. I think the premium is well justified. The Belkin BoostCharge Pro 140W 4-port GaN wall charger is available now and is priced at . You can find it on and . The Belkin 240W USB-C to USB-C cable is also available now. The one-metre cable is , while the two-metre long cable is . You can also find it on and .