Our research indicates that the EcoFlow River Pro Portable Power Station is $119.01 lower (21% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $549.
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Our research indicates that the EcoFlow River Pro Portable Power Station is $119.01 lower (21% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $549.
About this product:
Rating of 4.7 from over 50 Costco customer reviews.
Tell your coworker he is an idiot. I have both the Delta Mini and the CP1500PFCLCD. Completely different uses. Just a few differences that immediately comes to mind:
The Delta Mini has a 882 Wh NMC battery, where as the Cyberpower has a 216 Wh SLA battery. So the Delta Mini has 4x the battery capacity.
The Delta Mini has a transfer time of 30 ms, which is not good enough to act as a UPS for computer equipment. The Cyberpower has a transfer time of 4 ms.
The Delta Mini can charge from 0% to 80% in less than an hour, or 96 minutes to 100%. The Cyberpower takes 8 hours to fully charge.
The Delta Mini has a MPPT solar charge controller, so you can connect solar panels to it to charge it. The Cybrpower cannot.
The Delta Mini can be charged from DC sources, such as a 12V car outlet. The Cyberpower cannot.
The Delta Mini has X-Boost, which allows it to run *some* devices up to 1800W by lowering the voltage. This mostly works with devices with resistive heating elements. Without X-Boost, it's officially rated for 1400W. I've personally used it to make coffee with my Nespresso, which peaked at 1460W. The Cyberpower has a max output of 1000W. Go over that, it will overload and shut off power.
The Delta Mini has USB-C PD 100W charging port built-in. The Cyberpower does not.
The Delta Mini can be app controlled with many adjustable parameters. The Cyberpower cannot.
Mostly for power outages to keep my fridge and freezer running or powering my TV and internet. The quick charging is the best thing about this. If you have a prolonged outage, you can charge it back up quickly with a gas/propane generator to conserve fuel. Also can charge with solar panels during the day as well.
The $699.99 option for the extra battery just gets page not found.
I think that would've been the biggest discount vs buying from Amazon as that bundle is $1050 right now whereas the Solar panel bundle is $850 right now with $100 off so buying the River Pro and the solar panels is $730
EF ECOFLOW RIVER Pro Portable Power Station 720Wh with Extra Battery, Double Capacity from 720wh to 1440wh, Solar Generator for Outdoors Camping RV, Home Backup Emergency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G2RW...RHM4ZY92VQ
EF ECOFLOW RIVER Pro Portable Power Station 720Wh with 160W Solar Panel, Power Multiple Devices, Recharge 0-80% Within 1 Hour, for Camping, RV, Outdoors, Off-Grid https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091Y65...NPV1QF76GJ
Is it practical to wait around at target just to charge this? Curious if anyone has done this. I mean you would have to leave it outside or keep your window open to charge right? Otherwise it would be cool to go shopping while charging unless I am missing something. Thanks in advance!
What are you using the mini for ? Trying to figure which one to buy. Do you know what's the surge is on the mini? I don't see it listed in the description.
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What are you using the mini for ? Trying to figure which one to buy. Do you know what's the surge is on the mini? I don't see it listed in the description.
MINI surge power is 2,100w from echoflow website. normally for very short time period like 200ms. Amazon customer review claim it can run 1,450w for 2min to boil water. I'm buying MINI for powering car-frig on the go, and paired with 12v/200Ah LIFEPO4 battery as MINI DC input(300w max) for power outage. rated 1400w inverter AC output to run invert-microwave, kitchen frig, etc. This combination can have 882Wh+2560Wh by their spec, 80% of that in real use. This combination advantage are portable, cheaper while little bit more hassle to manage the charge of both and lower DC-Max input compared to more expensive one
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Battery backup really won't help you much, frankly.
Even the pro model here will only power your *blanket* for like 12 hours, not including anything else ("The average blanket uses about 200 to 400 watts." and the unit is 3.6kWh). The non-pro version is only 1.26 kWh which is just over 4 hours of your blanket.
Your larger concern would not really be keeping warm but instead keeping your water pipes from freezing.
Also let's keep in mind cost. The basic model of the Ecoflow is nearly $1000 on sale. For $1k you can get a pretty nice inverter gas generator for 6-8kW and 240V capable.
This is for a power outage that lasts a few hours to a day. Inverter gas generators are for longer lasting power outages. The convenience and ease of starting up these power stations is worth the investment, in my opinion. You also shouldn't be running an inverter gas generator inside your house, for many safety reasons, and the weather outside is not always conducive to running it outdoors either.
Having this giant battery as a backup is even more insurance against power outages. If you need, you can always re-charge these power stations elsewhere and bring it back to your house, and charging with this power station is super super fast.
We absolutely love our River (non pro) paired with their 110w solar panels. We dry camp often and it enables my now-remote-worker husband to run his laptop. No more generator just to charge the laptop.
It charges up from the panels really quickly. Lots of ports to charge a bunch at once.
This is for a power outage that lasts a few hours to a day. Inverter gas generators are for longer lasting power outages. The convenience and ease of starting up these power stations is worth the investment, in my opinion. You also shouldn't be running an inverter gas generator inside your house, for many safety reasons, and the weather outside is not always conducive to running it outdoors either.
Having this giant battery as a backup is even more insurance against power outages. If you need, you can always re-charge these power stations elsewhere and bring it back to your house, and charging with this power station is super super fast.
And what I am saying is this is such low capacity and expensive it's not very useful. The pro version which is practically $1000 only provides 3.6kWh and NO 240V. It could barely run a single average fridge for ~ 6 hours. Space heater? just over 2 hours.
Sure it would be good for places with MUCH less power demand and maybe where being very quiet is crucial (camping), but $1000 is a big pill to swallow for a device that's so handicapped (especially when you can get REALLY nice MUCH more capable generators that provide 240V and can run indefinitely for the same $$$)
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This mini and the pro (that is less $ than mini), which one is better bang for the bucks?
based on $/Wh River pro wins with $0.59/Wh vs MINI $0.79/Wh. Same MAX DC input at 300w. However, MINI can have DC input up to 100v vs 25v River pro. MINI can be charged by 24v solar panel while River Pro cannot. Also MINI has flat top to make it easier placement in tight space
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based on $/Wh River pro wins with $0.59/Wh vs MINI $0.79/Wh. Same MAX DC input at 300w. However, MINI can have DC input up to 100v vs 25v River pro. MINI can be charged by 24v solar panel while River Pro cannot. Also MINI has flat top to make it easier placement in tight space
Show my order of the mini to a guy at work and he said I overpaid it. He showed me this. Said he got it at home and happy with it...
I don't have enough knowledge to justify his claim...
Show my order of the mini to a guy at work and he said I overpaid it. He showed me this. Said he got it at home and happy with it...
I don't have enough knowledge to justify his claim...
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Your co-worker is showing a CyberPower UPS, with built in battery, it can power for 10min of 50% load and 2.5min for full load. copied from amazon Q&A of the product
CP1500PFCLCD https://www.amazon.com/CyberPower...r=8-3&th=1
If handy enough, you can replace internal battery with big external one to let run longer. Some more expensive UPS has terminal/socket to let you attach compatible external battery
Your co-worker is showing a CyberPower UPS, with built in battery, it can power for 10min of 50% load and 2.5min for full load. copied from amazon Q&A of the product
CP1500PFCLCD https://www.amazon.com/CyberPower...r=8-3&th=1
If handy enough, you can replace internal battery with big external one to let run longer. Some more expensive UPS has terminal/socket to let you attach compatible external battery
Exclusive seems like a misused word. Not a single person would have battery storage off the grid or no way to charge from the grid. That part doesn't really make sense.
edit: basically it seems you just "can't" plug this into the wall outlet and have to charge it from your solar array, as far as the tax man is concerned.
Tax man can not prove that you charged this thing from outlet. So you win.
Show my order of the mini to a guy at work and he said I overpaid it. He showed me this. Said he got it at home and happy with it...
I don't have enough knowledge to justify his claim...
CP1500PFCLCD
PFC Sinewave UPS Senes
Tell your coworker he is an idiot. I have both the Delta Mini and the CP1500PFCLCD. Completely different uses. Just a few differences that immediately comes to mind:
The Delta Mini has a 882 Wh NMC battery, where as the Cyberpower has a 216 Wh SLA battery. So the Delta Mini has 4x the battery capacity.
The Delta Mini has a transfer time of 30 ms, which is not good enough to act as a UPS for computer equipment. The Cyberpower has a transfer time of 4 ms.
The Delta Mini can charge from 0% to 80% in less than an hour, or 96 minutes to 100%. The Cyberpower takes 8 hours to fully charge.
The Delta Mini has a MPPT solar charge controller, so you can connect solar panels to it to charge it. The Cybrpower cannot.
The Delta Mini can be charged from DC sources, such as a 12V car outlet. The Cyberpower cannot.
The Delta Mini has X-Boost, which allows it to run *some* devices up to 1800W by lowering the voltage. This mostly works with devices with resistive heating elements. Without X-Boost, it's officially rated for 1400W. I've personally used it to make coffee with my Nespresso, which peaked at 1460W. The Cyberpower has a max output of 1000W. Go over that, it will overload and shut off power.
The Delta Mini has USB-C PD 100W charging port built-in. The Cyberpower does not.
The Delta Mini can be app controlled with many adjustable parameters. The Cyberpower cannot.
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The Delta Mini has a 882 Wh NMC battery, where as the Cyberpower has a 216 Wh SLA battery. So the Delta Mini has 4x the battery capacity.
The Delta Mini has a transfer time of 30 ms, which is not good enough to act as a UPS for computer equipment. The Cyberpower has a transfer time of 4 ms.
The Delta Mini can charge from 0% to 80% in less than an hour, or 96 minutes to 100%. The Cyberpower takes 8 hours to fully charge.
The Delta Mini has a MPPT solar charge controller, so you can connect solar panels to it to charge it. The Cybrpower cannot.
The Delta Mini can be charged from DC sources, such as a 12V car outlet. The Cyberpower cannot.
The Delta Mini has X-Boost, which allows it to run *some* devices up to 1800W by lowering the voltage. This mostly works with devices with resistive heating elements. Without X-Boost, it's officially rated for 1400W. I've personally used it to make coffee with my Nespresso, which peaked at 1460W. The Cyberpower has a max output of 1000W. Go over that, it will overload and shut off power.
The Delta Mini has USB-C PD 100W charging port built-in. The Cyberpower does not.
The Delta Mini can be app controlled with many adjustable parameters. The Cyberpower cannot.
I think that would've been the biggest discount vs buying from Amazon as that bundle is $1050 right now whereas the Solar panel bundle is $850 right now with $100 off so buying the River Pro and the solar panels is $730
EF ECOFLOW RIVER Pro Portable Power Station 720Wh with Extra Battery, Double Capacity from 720wh to 1440wh, Solar Generator for Outdoors Camping RV, Home Backup Emergency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G2RW...RHM4Z
EF ECOFLOW RIVER Pro Portable Power Station 720Wh with 160W Solar Panel, Power Multiple Devices, Recharge 0-80% Within 1 Hour, for Camping, RV, Outdoors, Off-Grid https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091Y65...NPV1Q
OP should also update the original post with the Solar panel but it has a separate thread created here now so they could get merged: https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/t/15468160
https://www.costco.com/ecoflow-16...16854.html
Good find as previous deal 2 months ago was 94 TU: https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/668200
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https://www.costco.com/ecoflow-de...32158.html
likely to buy another one for this price
https://www.costco.com/ecoflow-de...32158.html
likely to buy another one for this price
Even the pro model here will only power your *blanket* for like 12 hours, not including anything else ("The average blanket uses about 200 to 400 watts." and the unit is 3.6kWh). The non-pro version is only 1.26 kWh which is just over 4 hours of your blanket.
Your larger concern would not really be keeping warm but instead keeping your water pipes from freezing.
Also let's keep in mind cost. The basic model of the Ecoflow is nearly $1000 on sale. For $1k you can get a pretty nice inverter gas generator for 6-8kW and 240V capable.
Having this giant battery as a backup is even more insurance against power outages. If you need, you can always re-charge these power stations elsewhere and bring it back to your house, and charging with this power station is super super fast.
https://www.costco.com/ecoflow-de...32158.html
likely to buy another one for this price
It charges up from the panels really quickly. Lots of ports to charge a bunch at once.
Having this giant battery as a backup is even more insurance against power outages. If you need, you can always re-charge these power stations elsewhere and bring it back to your house, and charging with this power station is super super fast.
And what I am saying is this is such low capacity and expensive it's not very useful. The pro version which is practically $1000 only provides 3.6kWh and NO 240V. It could barely run a single average fridge for ~ 6 hours. Space heater? just over 2 hours.
Sure it would be good for places with MUCH less power demand and maybe where being very quiet is crucial (camping), but $1000 is a big pill to swallow for a device that's so handicapped (especially when you can get REALLY nice MUCH more capable generators that provide 240V and can run indefinitely for the same $$$)
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I don't have enough knowledge to justify his claim...
CP1500PFCLCD
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I don't have enough knowledge to justify his claim...
CP1500PFCLCD
PFC Sinewave UPS Senes
CP1500PFCLCD
https://www.amazon.com/CyberPower...r=
If handy enough, you can replace internal battery with big external one to let run longer. Some more expensive UPS has terminal/socket to let you attach compatible external battery
CP1500PFCLCD
https://www.amazon.com/CyberPower...r=
If handy enough, you can replace internal battery with big external one to let run longer. Some more expensive UPS has terminal/socket to let you attach compatible external battery
edit: basically it seems you just "can't" plug this into the wall outlet and have to charge it from your solar array, as far as the tax man is concerned.
What are you all doing with these?
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