Which Portable Power Station Brand Wins?

narrator states 'It's rated for 1024 W. It can handle up to 1800 W' at introduction, but later in the max output test says 'The EcoFlow is rated for 1,800 W' and it performed very close to that rating at 1,801 W; these two statements of its rated wattage are inconsistent, kept verbatim rather than resolved. Also claims 7 times faster charging (0 to 80% in 50 min, 0 to 100% in 80 min), solar charging up to 500 W, life cycle over 3000 cycles

rated 2,200 W, 1,024 Wh capacity, claims recharge in 1.2 hours, over 4,000 cycles, 97% efficiency; uses lithium iron phosphate battery like all units tested

rated 2,000 W with surge to 4,500 W, 1,024 Wh capacity, claims pure sine wave output, 0 to 80% charge in 36 minutes ('if you could buy an AC with solar, just 26 minutes' per transcript, kept verbatim, exact meaning unclear), claims 3x faster charging than conventional stations, 3,500+ cycles, power transfer time under 20 ms

rated 2,200 W AC output with a boost feature up to 3,300 W, 2,048 Wh total capacity, claims 4,000+ charge/recharge cycles, 0 to 80% recharge in 1.5 hours, multiple quiet operation modes, seamless backup with less than 15 ms EPS switching, up to 12 devices simultaneously with intelligent current management

rated 1,800 W or 3,600 W surge; total capacity stated as 1,024 Wh at introduction, but later restated as 1,152 Wh in both the battery capacity test and the charging test sections (internally inconsistent, kept verbatim, the 1,152 Wh figure is corroborated twice); claims smaller/lighter design at 25 lb and 17 L, full charge in 70 minutes, up to 11 devices at once

claims handling up to 2,600 W, 0 to 80% recharge in 37 minutes, marketed as 'a really quiet generator at only 26 decibels', dual 140 W USB-C charging ports, UPS capability with a 10 ms switch time, 1,024 Wh total capacity

rated 2,000 W with surge up to 3,000 W, claims 14% smaller and 11% lighter than similar models, at least 80% capacity retained after 4,000 cycles, 49-minute ultra-fast recharge claim, 1,024 Wh total capacity

rated 2,200 W, 4,800 W peak, total capacity 1,126 Wh, claims full charge in 1.25 hours, 13 total ports, life cycle of 3,500 cycles, 20 ms switch time on power outage

described as the lightest yet at that point

about 119.4 V

per multimeter, described as accurate

and 120.48 V without a load

and 60 Hz

very close to 60 Hz and just over 120 V; about 11 W difference between the two meters, around 119.4 V and 60 Hz under light load

and close to 119.5 V without a load

just under 120 V

around 110.8 V, notably lower than the roughly 119 to 121 V range seen on every other unit tested (kept verbatim, not explained in transcript); watt meter on the unit read 18 W lower than the energy use meter; under load, 60 Hz and close to 110.16 V

confirmed later in the recap as the quietest of all 9 units tested

the loudest of all units up to that point in the video

described as the least noisy yet at that point in the video

confirmed later in the recap as third place, behind EcoFlow (37.8 dB) and Jackery (45.4 dB)

measured at 55.7 dB, notably higher than the marketed claim of 26 decibels (kept both figures verbatim, not reconciled)

described as one of the loudest so far

AC outlet initially powered itself down when the lights were plugged in, then powered the lights once the AC outlet was re-enabled; with one light it was struggling, around 106.25 V and 1,805 W (right at its max rating); it did kickstart the compressor but voltage dropped below 100 V which the narrator calls way too low; not clearly tested with two lights in the transcript

easy work with the compressor alone plus one light; with two lights, experienced quite a bit of voltage drop at first but powered up both lights and the compressor, settling at 2,275 W with voltage down to 109.35 V

with one light, experienced quite a bit of voltage drop starting the compressor; with two lights, was not able to kickstart the compressor and voltage dropped to 94 V before the AC outlets powered down (failed the two-light test)

easy kickstart with one light already in use; easy work with two lights, kickstarting the compressor at 119.5 V and 2,554 W; three lights plus the compressor was too much for it (failed the three-light test)

unable to kickstart the compressor with just one light; tried a second time and gave up early again; unable to power the compressor at all even without a light drawing current (total failure on this test)

easy kickstart with one light; also powered up with two lights but powered back down after 8 seconds (partial pass, degraded under sustained two-light load)

with one light, voltage dropped to 109 V; with two lights, voltage dropped to 105.5 V and the unit was overloaded, giving up after a few seconds (failed the two-light test)

kickstarted the compressor without a problem with one light; with two lights, voltage dropped to around 100 V before recovering to 109 V; the first (and only) unit in the video to kickstart the compressor with all three halogen lights running, described by the narrator as the winner of this specific test, settling near 2,600 W

rated 1,800 W, performed very close to that rating at 1,801 W, voltage dropped quickly as demand increased further

essentially maxed out at 2,275 W; when demand was increased further, voltage dropped to just under 108 V and watts dropped from 2,345 W to 2,261 W

rated 2,000 W; began experiencing significant voltage drop at 1,985 W; test ended around 107 V

handled a surge over 3,100 W; settled back to around 2,200 W after a couple of seconds, sustaining that level

wasn't able to kickstart the air compressor, but performed well powering a space heater and lights at around 2,103 W

produced 2,746 W for a few seconds before an alarm triggered; the alarm cleared around 2,641 W; came out on top of the max continuous output test at around 2,641 W, ahead of Jackery's 2,401 W

rated 2,000 W, sat right at its 2,000 W rating; demanding more caused quite a bit of voltage drop

reached 2,465 W but the outlet powered down after a couple of seconds; able to sustain 2,200 W for a longer period

rated 1,024 Wh, barely reached 900 Wh and powered down at just over 38 minutes; finished third place in absolute watt hours produced, second place in efficiency at 87.9%

completely drained at close to 33.5 minutes, 0.79 kWh (790 Wh)

lasted about a minute longer than Segway, producing 820 Wh, just over 80% of its rating

rated 2,048 Wh; lasted 78 minutes 40 seconds and produced 1,880 Wh, 91.8% of its rated capacity, the best efficiency of all 9 units and the highest absolute watt hours produced

rated 1,152 Wh per the battery test narration (see spec inconsistency note); gave up sooner than EcoFlow at close to 36 minutes, producing 850 Wh

rated 1,024 Wh, same as EcoFlow; powered down at 36 minutes 38 seconds, producing 870 Wh

rated 1,024 Wh, lasted about 2 seconds less than DJI and also produced 870 Wh (effectively tied with DJI in this test)

rated 1,126 Wh; repeatedly powered itself down at 12% remaining charge rather than fully draining, producing 830 Wh; narrator tried several times and it would not go below 12%

showed 1,328 to 1,342 W on its own display versus about 1,336 W on the tester; needed about 5 minutes longer than OUPES to reach full charge, finishing at 57 minutes 20 seconds; took 1,180 Wh for a full charge

drawing about 1,109 W per its own display versus about 1,514 W per the energy use meter (large discrepancy between the two meters, kept verbatim); finished charging in just over 1 hour 3 minutes, about 11 minutes longer than OUPES; took 1,040 Wh to charge, the same as OUPES

first of its charging group of three to reach 100%, finishing in 52 minutes 18 seconds; took 1.04 kWh (1,040 Wh) to charge

showed a charging rate of around 1,064 W matching the analyzer reading; finished charging in around 114 minutes 38 seconds; took 2,380 Wh to fully charge; third place in the apples-to-apples charging efficiency comparison at 16.4 usable watt hours per minute

showed around 1,198 W versus about 1,214 W on the energy use meter; finished charging in 1 hour 8 minutes; took 1,130 Wh to charge

charging at 1,447 W per both the energy use meter and the unit itself, faster than Bluetti; finished in 53 minutes 17 seconds, about 4 minutes behind Anker; took 1,170 Wh to charge

fastest progress of the second charging group at 1,547 W per the Anker and 1,580 W per the analyzer; moved into first place for charging speed among all units at just under 49 minutes; took 1,180 Wh to charge; second place in the apples-to-apples charging efficiency comparison at 17.8 usable watt hours per minute

the analyzer showed 1,116 W versus 1,095 W on the unit itself, described as not nearly as fast as some other brands; finished charging in close to 64 minutes, the fastest wall-clock time of its charging group because it has the smallest capacity of the three; took 1,111 Wh to charge; not named among the top 3 in the apples-to-apples charging efficiency recap (Jackery, Anker, Dabbsson)