AnkerDirect via Amazon[amazon.com] has Anker SOLIX C1000 1056Wh 1800W (Peak 2400W) LiFePO4 Portable Power Station + BP1000 Expansion Battery for $699. Shipping is free.
Price $1099 lower (61% savings) than the list price of $1798
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4.6⭐ / 1,907 50+ bought in past month
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AnkerDirect via Amazon[amazon.com] has Anker SOLIX C1000 1056Wh 1800W (Peak 2400W) LiFePO4 Portable Power Station + BP1000 Expansion Battery for $699. Shipping is free.
Price $1099 lower (61% savings) than the list price of $1798
Customer reviews
4.6⭐ / 1,907 50+ bought in past month
Model: Anker SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station and BP1000 Expansion Battery, 1800W Solar Generator, Full Charge in 58 Min, 2112Wh LiFePO4 Battery for Outdoor Camping and Home Backup (Optional Solar Panel)
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Not a fan of Amazon, but best price ever for this bundle, and even the individual two pieces if you consider them $350 each.
Previous best price was a very quickly dead deal for the C1000 (Gen 1) from Lowe's for $350, and nothing has come close otherwise that I know of.
The expansion battery is often around $399, and dipped to $379 once, so $350 would be great pricing.
This C1000 "Gen 1" is effectively getting discontinued by Anker as they push the "Gen 2" that takes away the expansion capabilities and the built-in LED lightbar, in favor of slightly smaller size.
Anker also cannibalize their own sales for those that need ~2000Wh by having their own new C2000 very cheap currently, as post-launch and holiday pricing, and as they are aggressive about pushing out competitors. But, having 2000Wh split between two devices is a different use case that some still might want, so this is a good deal for those people.
Amzon may not be the best, but purchasing directly from Anker made me thinking twice. I was going to buy the C2000 bundle for $100 discount than Amazon's, but the delivery timely and questionable quality guarranty held it off despite the $100 discount (though fully understand the $100 is what Amazon may have added to Anker's cost).
C1000 gen 2's main advantage other than the boost peak voltage (insignificant), are the 10ms (20ms in Gen 1) interruption when switch power and most importantly the TOU feature now only added through firmware to the Gen 2. I bought C1000 in summer with solar, and it's the main painpoint to make it work along with TOU day schedule, e.g. peak hour in the evening and mid-peak overnight then cheapest rate 8-5 during the day when solar is the strongest in the noon. I had to use a zigbee power switch to control between solar and grid power inputs to the Gen 1 by time. It's only based on the time but missing the capacity of kwh left in the battery, so it's a daily struggle to adjust the schedule when to turn on the grid as opposed to the solar or recharge, so much so in term of electric saving, LOL.
The TOU feature makes it easy to charge when the rate is the cheapest while leveraging solar the most. Having said that, there is a dollar value calculator in the Gen 2 which shows trivial in saving after a couple days of trying it, LOL.
However, this is a sign that Anker is paying attention to the feedback (might as well from this forum) and made effort to suffice the comsumers. Adding solar to grid or in combination is something only high end power station would have, or DIY with a solid understanding of the parts and design in this matter. It's only sad that Anker didn't make it a firmware upgrade to all the Gen 1 of their products but forcing the consumer to re-purchase the Gen 2, that's a bit profit frugal and sense of desperation, something even a good brand name such as Anker has room to learn in order to become a world renown brand.
Now I'm retring all the Gen 1 as UPS, powering refrig and internet router in the event of outage, if you live an area where outage is likely more than a couple times a year, lol. The UPS is needed only to essential devices which are really all there is that needed than the full house power. However, if there is any point investing into the power station, Anker and et. al., justifying the expensive price, would be the battle of the ever increasing electric bill. If the battery manufacture don't currently have a keen insight of this, they might be missing the whole point but wasting time pushing the market. The solar/battery is no longer a toy, make it work, and don't waste my money.
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Previous best price was a very quickly dead deal for the C1000 (Gen 1) from Lowe's for $350, and nothing has come close otherwise that I know of.
The expansion battery is often around $399, and dipped to $379 once, so $350 would be great pricing.
This C1000 "Gen 1" is effectively getting discontinued by Anker as they push the "Gen 2" that takes away the expansion capabilities and the built-in LED lightbar, in favor of slightly smaller size.
Anker also cannibalize their own sales for those that need ~2000Wh by having their own new C2000 very cheap currently, as post-launch and holiday pricing, and as they are aggressive about pushing out competitors. But, having 2000Wh split between two devices is a different use case that some still might want, so this is a good deal for those people.
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C1000 gen 2's main advantage other than the boost peak voltage (insignificant), are the 10ms (20ms in Gen 1) interruption when switch power and most importantly the TOU feature now only added through firmware to the Gen 2. I bought C1000 in summer with solar, and it's the main painpoint to make it work along with TOU day schedule, e.g. peak hour in the evening and mid-peak overnight then cheapest rate 8-5 during the day when solar is the strongest in the noon. I had to use a zigbee power switch to control between solar and grid power inputs to the Gen 1 by time. It's only based on the time but missing the capacity of kwh left in the battery, so it's a daily struggle to adjust the schedule when to turn on the grid as opposed to the solar or recharge, so much so in term of electric saving, LOL.
The TOU feature makes it easy to charge when the rate is the cheapest while leveraging solar the most. Having said that, there is a dollar value calculator in the Gen 2 which shows trivial in saving after a couple days of trying it, LOL.
However, this is a sign that Anker is paying attention to the feedback (might as well from this forum) and made effort to suffice the comsumers. Adding solar to grid or in combination is something only high end power station would have, or DIY with a solid understanding of the parts and design in this matter. It's only sad that Anker didn't make it a firmware upgrade to all the Gen 1 of their products but forcing the consumer to re-purchase the Gen 2, that's a bit profit frugal and sense of desperation, something even a good brand name such as Anker has room to learn in order to become a world renown brand.
Now I'm retring all the Gen 1 as UPS, powering refrig and internet router in the event of outage, if you live an area where outage is likely more than a couple times a year, lol. The UPS is needed only to essential devices which are really all there is that needed than the full house power. However, if there is any point investing into the power station, Anker and et. al., justifying the expensive price, would be the battle of the ever increasing electric bill. If the battery manufacture don't currently have a keen insight of this, they might be missing the whole point but wasting time pushing the market. The solar/battery is no longer a toy, make it work, and don't waste my money.
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