About Anker
Anker is a global electronics accessory maker founded in 2011 by Steven Yang, a former Google engineer, and now headquartered in Changsha, Hunan, China with more than 30 offices worldwide. What started as replacement laptop batteries grew into wall chargers, power banks, and — the lines that matter most for a desk — USB-C hubs, docking stations, webcams, and ergonomic mice. The company reports serving over 200 million customers across 180+ countries and also owns the eufy smart-home and soundcore audio brands.
Anker's desk hardware has picked up recognition beyond Amazon: its 675 12-in-1 docking station won a CES Innovation Award, and Wirecutter has recommended Anker's Thunderbolt-class docks in its own buying guides. In our own testing, the pattern that stands out is plug-and-play reliability at scale — docks and mice that work without driver installs on locked-down office machines, backed by review counts in the tens of thousands that give real signal on long-term failure rates.
Brand website: anker.com
What Anker makes
Anker's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
USB-C hubs & docking stations
8-to-14-port docks with HDMI/DisplayPort output and PD charging up to 140W — featured on DeskRated
Webcams
PowerConf series conferencing cameras with AI noise-canceling microphones — featured on DeskRated
Vertical & ergonomic mice
wireless and wired options built around a handshake-angle grip — featured on DeskRated
Power banks & wall chargers
portable batteries and GaN chargers — Anker's original category
Charging cables & cases
USB-C, Lightning, and MagSafe cables and charging cases
Portable power stations
solar generators and home backup batteries
Why we recognized Anker
The DeskRated Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our hands-on category reviews. Anker earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: bought, used at a real desk, and judged on merit.
Anker products we rated highly
Anker 8-in-1 USB-C Hub, Dual Monitor Docking Station
Backed by more than 35,000 verified ratings at a 4.5-star average, the strongest trust signal of any dock in our review. Dual HDMI outputs drive two 4K monitors on Windows without installing a driver, and a Gigabit Ethernet port adds wired network stability for video calls.
Read the 7 Best USB-C Docking Stations of 2026 guide →
Anker 11-in-1 USB-C Hub, HDMI and DisplayPort Dual Monitor
Combined HDMI and DisplayPort outputs let it drive one monitor of each type without adapters, and its 10Gbps USB data ports move files at double the speed of Anker's own entry-level dock. A 3.5mm audio jack frees up a USB port for headset users on back-to-back video calls.
Read the 7 Best USB-C Docking Stations of 2026 guide →
Anker Prime Docking Station, 14-Port with 160W Max Output
140W upstream Power Delivery charges a 16-inch MacBook Pro at full speed, the highest wattage in our docking station tests, and a front LCD panel shows real-time power output and data speeds. All 14 ports run at a full 10Gbps with no throttling under combined load.
Read the 7 Best USB-C Docking Stations of 2026 guide →
Anker 2.4G Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse
More than 53,000 verified ratings make it the most-reviewed vertical mouse we track, and its 2.4GHz nano receiver pairs with no software, which matters on corporate machines where Bluetooth is disabled. Adjustable DPI across three settings covers everything from a single monitor to a dual-monitor desk.
Read the 9 Best Vertical Mice of 2026, Tested for Wrist Relief guide →
Anker USB Wired Vertical Mouse
A wired connection means it works the instant it is plugged in, with no batteries, pairing, or wireless radio for IT to block, and over 9,000 ratings back its reliability on shared and locked-down desks. Adjustable DPI between 1,000 and 1,600 keeps the same handshake-angle ergonomics as Anker's wireless model.
Read the 9 Best Vertical Mice of 2026, Tested for Wrist Relief guide →
Anker PowerConf C200 2K Webcam
2K resolution delivers noticeably sharper detail than 1080p webcams at the same price, and dual AI noise-canceling microphones filter typing and HVAC noise in a way that approaches a standalone USB microphone. An adjustable 65-to-95-degree field of view and an included privacy shutter round out features that competitors often omit at this price.
Read the 7 Best Webcams of 2026 guide →What earned Anker the recognition
- Review depth at scale — Anker's desk products carry tens of thousands of verified Amazon ratings apiece (35,100 on the 8-in-1 dock, 53,335 on the wireless vertical mouse), a data set large enough to surface real long-term failure patterns rather than early-review noise.
- Plug-and-play engineering across categories — every dock and hub we tested connects with no driver install, and the wired mouse works the instant it's plugged in, which matters on locked-down corporate desktops where IT blocks Bluetooth and software installs.
- Outside recognition beyond Amazon — the Anker 675 12-in-1 docking station won a CES Innovation Award, and Wirecutter has recommended Anker's Thunderbolt-class docks in its own guides.
- Meaningful spec range — from a $19.98 vertical mouse with adjustable DPI to a 140W dock with a real-time LCD power readout, the lineup covers hardware most competitors only build at one end of the price range.
- Consistent presence across our desk categories — docking stations, webcams, and ergonomic mice each earned a place in our roundups on their own feature set and durability record, not on brand name alone.