You don’t ever want to be caught in an emergency situation without power. When a blackout happens, you need to worry about the food in your refrigerator spoiling and keeping your phones up and running so you can get updates on when the grid will be able to come back online. Always be prepared by investing in a backup power solution like the Anker Solix S2000. This portable power station also doubles are a great rig to bring with you on a camping trip, and right now, it’s come down in price by 50%. Normally sold for $1,200, It’s now half price at just $600 for a limited time.
The Anker Solix S2000 can help you keep your crucial appliances up and running no matter the situation. If you lose power, you can bring this power station in from your garage to the kitchen to plug in the fridge. That’ll keep everything inside as cold as it needs for up to 35 hours.
Anker has equipped this power station with eight different outlets to help keep your various appliances and devices powered. The front of the unit houses three AC output ports, with two more found on the rear. The front side also is home to two USB-C ports. One of which can provide charging to your devices at speeds of 100W while the other at 15W. You also have a USB-A port right beside them, capable of up to 12W.
Anker’s portable power station is fairly compact when stacked up against other mainstream 2kWh power stations. Anker claims it to be 30% smaller and 25% lighter than what else is commercially available. The integrated handles also makes it easy to transport around the home or move in and out of the back of your vehicle.
The battery inside the power station is intended to serve you for a long time. It’s been tested to stay up and running for up to 10,000 charging cycles in a lifespan of up to 15 years.
Multiple Ways to Charge
You have your choice of recharging the generator. Plugged into the wall with a 1,600W outlet while charging in UltraFast Mode can bring it from dead back up to 80% in just 1.2 hours. If you’re taking this on the road, you’ll find a 120W car outlet can bring it to 80% in just 18 hours.
The power station can even be charged with solar power. A 400W solar panel on its own can bring it to 80% in 4.5 hours. Though the fastest charge would be combining both the wall outlet and solar input, which can bring it up to that 80% figure in just one hour.
Anker even has the Solix S2000 bundled with a solar panel. That combo is also on sale at the moment, currently going for $1,000 even.
