Product reviews, comparisons, runtime tests
My neighbor knocked on the door a week before this review was supposed to go up. He was holding a large cardboard box, already visibly dinged on two corners, with my name and address on the label. The unit had been sitting on his front porch since the previous afternoon — roughly 24 hours in … Read more
2009. That’s when Goal Zero shipped its first solar generator — eight years before EcoFlow existed as a company. In a product category where most brands are less than five years old, Goal Zero’s track record is genuinely unusual. Their Yeti line became the reference product for off-grid and backup power enthusiasts long before the current … Read more
17.4 pounds. For a unit with 768Wh of LiFePO4 capacity, that’s one of the best power-to-weight ratios in the entry-level tier. The Anker SOLIX C800 is the smallest unit in the SOLIX lineup, and when I first picked it up I thought they’d made a mistake on the weight spec. It felt light enough to be … Read more
Can 403Wh actually do anything useful during a power outage? Short answer: yes, depending on what you define as useful. Long answer is what this review is for. The Bluetti AC60 is a compact unit — 16 pounds, 403Wh, 600W AC output. It’s smaller than most competitors I write about here, and deliberately so. Bluetti … Read more
Quick note — took a day off from the publishing schedule. Back now with five more. I almost overlooked the AC180 entirely. Bluetti’s product naming has become sprawling enough that distinguishing the AC180 from the AC200MAX, the AC240, and the AC300 requires a spreadsheet. When a reader emailed asking specifically which Bluetti she should buy … Read more
3,024Wh. Just writing that number requires a moment of pause, because it represents about three times the capacity of the entry-level units most homeowners start with — and a price tag that sits comfortably in the $1,699–$2,299 range depending on when you buy. The Jackery Explorer 3000 Pro is a substantial machine, and before I say … Read more
Why do I keep recommending the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus before I’d even tested it thoroughly myself? Honest answer: three different neighbors asked me what to buy as their first power station in a six-month period, and I kept landing on the same unit. The price was right, the brand had a track record I … Read more
$300. That’s the consistent price gap between the EcoFlow DELTA 2 and the DELTA 2 Max — roughly $599–$799 for the standard unit versus $999–$1,199 for the Max, both on sale. Whether that gap is worth crossing depends entirely on what you’re trying to do, and the answer is less obvious than EcoFlow’s product page makes … Read more
It was August 12th, 91°F ambient temperature in my Jacksonville garage, and I was staring at a power station that had just shut down at 34% capacity. That was my first major purchase, a unit I won’t name here, but it taught me a harsh lesson about the difference between spec sheets and reality. When … Read more
$2,799 and $2,999. Those are the typical sale prices I’ve seen for the EcoFlow DELTA Pro and the Anker SOLIX F3800, respectively. When you’re spending nearly three thousand dollars on a piece of backup equipment, you’re not just buying a battery; you’re buying peace of mind. But as I’ve learned over 11 different unit tests … Read more
