Refurbished: EcoFlow RIVER 3 245Wh Portable Power Station LiFePO4 Solar Generator $105 at EcoFlow Official Store via eBay

tzweelz

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tzweelzYesterday 04:40 PM

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Also, Refurb River 3 Plus is $159 with coupon

HasRa

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HasRaYesterday 04:51 PM

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Quote from tzweelz

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Also, Refurb River 3 Plus is $159 with coupon

thanks. how much is the difference between the 2

RealDealForReal

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RealDealForRealYesterday 05:27 PM

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Quote from HasRa

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thanks. how much is the difference between the 2

River 3 Plus is 600W continuous output versus 300W for the River 3.

IMO 600W opens up a lot more options for powering devices so unless you have a particular use case in mind that is <300W I'd recommend spending the extra $55 for the plus.

BlueMallard216

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BlueMallard216Yesterday 06:20 PM

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Quote from HasRa

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thanks. how much is the difference between the 2

I ended up going with then River 3 Plus w 45 Watt Solar Panel combo for $189 after discount. The River 3 Plus can be used as a proper UPS since it has <10ms cutover time. The 3 Plus has a modest ~16% capacity increase (245Wh for 3, 286Wh for 3 Plus), but can output double the power (300W/600W boost for 3, 600W/1200W boost for 3 Plus). The 3 Plus comes with a 5000mAh portable powerbank. I feel like the 3 Plus is more future-proof since it can be expanded via add-on batteries - up to an additional 572Wh for a total of 858Wh. Overall, $54 to upgrade to the River 3 Plus seems like a good deal. You probably don't need the solar panel, but the ability to add capacity in the future, the ability to use it as a true UPS, the extra power bank, and the extra power output is worth it IMO.
I feel like EcoFlow makes it a bit hard to compare the different models, they don't really do comparisons with their own models and they do screwy things with the numbers. For instance, they have a comparison of a 1000VA UPS, the River 3 and the River 3 Plus, and for the UPS and 3 Plus, they use a 600W computer for the computer runtime benchmark, but for the 3 they use a 300W computer. I think it's because other models like the River 2 Pro which has a lot higher capacity is 2x the price, and is better in a lot of ways, but has a <30ms power switch-over time which means that you shouldn't use it as a UPS. I think that they want you to really dig if you want to compare the different models.

excoriatorb

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excoriatorbYesterday 06:24 PM

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Quote from BlueMallard216

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I feel like EcoFlow makes it a bit hard to compare the different models, they don't really do comparisons with their own models and they do screwy things with the numbers.

I've found that AI is very good at building side-by-side comparisons between two models of these, even from different manufacturers. It shows me the specs and explains which one is better and why.

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LavenderPickle7682

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LavenderPickle7682Today 01:37 AM

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Quote from excoriatorb

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I've found that AI is very good at building side-by-side comparisons between two models of these, even from different manufacturers. It shows me the specs and explains which one is better and why.

Say no to AI slop.

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Refurbished: EcoFlow RIVER 3 245Wh Portable Power Station LiFePO4 Solar Generator $105 at EcoFlow Official Store via eBay

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