Right here at CNET, we have examined practically 140 moveable energy stations and counting in our Louisville, Kentucky, testing lab. Among the {qualifications} we use to assist us decide the best portable power stations are capability, charging time and and charging choices. The Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 is the most recent mannequin from Anker to try to tick all three packing containers.

The standout function right here is Anker’s HyperFlash know-how, which it says permits the facility station to do a full recharge to 100% in 49 minutes whereas plugged into a typical wall outlet. This works so long as UltraFast Cost Mode is enabled within the app. If true, that is considerably quicker than the first-generation C1000 and notably even higher than the EcoFlow River 3, our greatest small moveable energy station, which managed to cost to full in 1 hour throughout our testing and the Bluetti AC70 (full cost in 1.5 hours). It additionally beats out the DJI Power 500 (100% cost in 70 minutes) and the Bluetti HandsFree 2 backpack power station (80% in 45 minutes).

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The battery itself has a 1,024-watt-hour capability (2,000 watts), placing it on par with a few of our different prime picks, together with the Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus, although we’ll truly need to put it via its paces within the lab to see the way it fares for positive. It comes with UL-1778 certification and has lower than 10 milliseconds UPS switchover, so it ought to work for CPAPs, Wi-Fi and extra delicate electronics.

In different specs, you are 2,000-watt AC output and help as much as 3,000 watts with SurgePad. Anker says it is able to powering laptops and fridges, operating a fridge for 4.7 hours, a microwave for 1.3 hours and a TV for 7.5 hours. You get LifePo4 cells that needs to be good for 4,000 discharge cycles, which Anker estimates ought to final a decade.

Your entire unit weighs 24.9 kilos and is 14% smaller and 11% lighter than Anker’s earlier technology. It additionally comes with tons of enter and output choices. You could find 2,000-watt AC plugs, two 140-watt USB-C ports, one 15-watt USB-C port, one 12-watt USB-A, and one 120-watt automotive cigarette output. It helps 600-watt photo voltaic enter to recharge off-grid. The one draw back is that there is not a battery capability growth as many different moveable energy stations provide, together with our favorites from EcoFlow.

Value and availability

The Solix C1000 Gen 2 can be out there on Anker Solix’s website beginning Tuesday. At full worth, it’s going to price $799, however at launch, you may get it for $429 in the event you register by Sept. 8.