difference between these 2 external battery charger for tascam dr60d

Depends on what features you desire. Both are close in capacity.
The LifeCHARGE Mega LCD 16800 mAh is about 14oz.s. The Anker Astro E5 doesn't state the weight, which maybe a factor for bag/run&gun use.
 
First of all, your last two links are identical, so you can only compare two chargers - the LifeCharge, and the Anker. I use these kinds of chargers for my DR-60D and DR-70D, so I have a little bit of experience. I initially thought "the more power capacity (mAh) the better", so I bought accordingly. Having used various ones (including no-name chargers from eBay), I reached some conclusions - these are of course all from my point of view, YMMV. (1) you don't need huge capacity - you only need enough capacity, i.e., if the battery can last for a full day or two of use with the DR-60D, then that's all you need, because you can always charge it once every 48 hours or so. (2) size and weight are important - if it's too big, it won't fit into smaller bags designed just for the DR-60D (I had that problem), and a large charger is going to be awkward wherever you put it - on the rig, under the DR-60D, next to it etc. so smaller is better. Usually, a bigger capacity battery is going to be larger in size - another argument for keeping the capacity adequate and not too big. Therefore, of the two you linked to, I would prefer the Anker, because it has only slightly smaller capacity, but is physically smaller. If you have over 12000 mAh, that's all you really need to operate the DR-60D - anything more is overkill, and I'd rather take the smaller size. (3) charging time is important - you don't want to have the battery take 12 hours to charge or so, that might actually interfere with being able to charge it while you already need to use it early the next day. This is another argument for smaller capacity - smaller capacity batteries generally charge faster. (4) It is a good idea to have more than one battery - all sorts of odd things can happen and it's good to have backup. One time I thought I had the battery charged, but my cat disconnected it before it was charged and I didn't notice, and I had no battery for the next day. Anything can happen - always have backup. This is yet another argument for having smaller capacity batteries: I would rather have 3 batteries of 10,000 mAh each, than one monster battery of 30,000 mAh - they are quick to charge, they are smaller and so much more convenient to hook up to your DR-60D, you can change them very quickly, and they provide redundancy and backup... and in the end, cumulatively, they have as much capacity as the bigger battery! Also, smaller capacity batteries are usually cheaper, so that doesn't hurt. Now, I actually have two Anker batteries - the Anker brand is well respected - and I have been quite happy with them. If it were me, I'd get two smaller anker batteries.
 
The only good thing about the Tascam BP-6AA is that it can be very easily attached to the DR-60D. But it still uses multiple AA batteries which are a hassle. I'd rather use something like the Anker which packs more power into a smaller size. I didn't bother getting the BP-6AA.
 
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