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Anker SOLIX S2000 1500W 2010Wh LFP Power Station on sale for $679.99 - $81.60 promo code
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Details:
- Up to 35-hour fridge backup with 6W idle power draw and 10% higher efficiency (20% longer runtime than comparable 2kWh systems)
- 10,000-cycle LFP battery (314Ah cells) with 15-year lifespan
- Smallest and lightest 2kWh power station: 30% smaller and 25% lighter, measuring 8.2 × 11.1 × 12.7 in and weighing 35.7 lbs
- 1,500W continuous / 3,000W peak output powers 99% of home essentials
- Recharging methods: 1600W AC / generator, 400W solar / alternator, 120W car outlet
- 8 outlets (front and rear) for everyday devices and always-on appliances
- Includes: Anker SOLIX S2000, AC charging cable, Quick Start Guide, safety and warranty card
Top Comments
Pecron is great, I have two units, the E600 and the E1000.
But at 800 dollars for the F3000 I'd bump to 1k and get the E3600 or splurge for the E3800 at 1.2k - both of those systems take extension batteries and can be bonded together with a twin power station for a 240 dual phase output for a whole house backup solution. Inverter aside, the capacity of this unit is just as good value as the pecrons if not a bit better.
For me, this is just a different class of power station we haven't seen before - I'm looking for something that fits into a cubby to replace my UPSs and has the best efficiency and life cycle rating. The pecrons, ecoflow, and Anker's own C2000 units are just different things for different needs - they'll all have beefier inverters, but won't live as long, have more weight, bigger, and less efficient.
A lot of people recommending other units don't seem to recognize this is a new class of power station - if you're looking for a traditional all rounder:
Pecron: best bang for the buck and value across the board, always good pricing, okay to good support, best upgrade paths in the business if you want to grow a unified system. Okay app support and okay (wouldn't use it for high value electronics tho) UPS functionality. Top tier efficiency.
Ecoflow: I've had issues with ecoflow so am a bit biased - I think their customer support SUCKS, and while they were the top a few years ago they are a hard sell, at least for me, these days. Great app. Wonderful UPS *when it works* and when it doesn't it's horrible. The last firmware update has taken the UPS benefits and smashed them on the ground as units across their devices seem to be randomly shutting off. Good to very good efficiency.
Bluetti: Not a fan of the company or their tactics as they try to stifle criticism, but they've made some banger units. Top tier efficiency, especially on their elite / v2 lines. Very good app control. Top tier UPS functionality and top tier efficiency. I'll be putting a refurb elite 100 v2 through its paces next week.
Jackery: Haven't owned one myself, but not a fan of the company - was way overpriced until recently when the competition started eating their lunch, only got off of the traditional lithium ion solutions that ran 500 cycles but kept on advertising the damn things insinuating they were like all the other LiPo 3000 cycle batteries that had arrived on the market. Not sure about app or UPS.
Anker: I believe they are the best in the business, though usually have a premium cost close to ecoflow. Best UPS functionality (this S2000 unit is UL 1778 ups rated, though no power station as a UPS is rock solid as none of them have AVR), best app, best efficiency. Even their c300 300W AC units are banger. Very slick and increasingly functional ecosystem that takes advantage of different solutions if you buy in. The S2000 is a different class of unit - if you're not trying to get a jack of all trades like everything else, and want something you can use all the time (UPS basically) this unit will last 3 times as long, weigh a bit less, take less of a footprint, and sip half as much energy as anything else on the market. The inverter isn't as beefy, but that's the price you pay for more efficiency. I mean.... in theory, but the early bird reviews seem to back up the talk in this area.
I love my Pecrons, but in 5 years I don't see rotating them to something like networking gear - these units, more so than the Anker C2000, are something I see throwing on a server in 5 years and networking equipment in 10 years.
If you're wondering why I'm so crazed on this, I have x6 UPSs running at all times, I replace at least one of them a year at 300+ USD and they suck up more energy than you think. I'm blowing all my money to get out of the lead acid rotation and save a bit of cash after a few years of use - this particular unit offers more in the efficiency and life area than anything else I've tried or considered. If they don't screw it up, it'll be a banger of a unit.
I totally get people pointing out it has middling solar input, no 12V charger, and a weak inverter for the 2kWh capacity. But it's not a unit that is designed to be like all the other power stations - I think it would be more appealing to a lot of people if they understand the differences.
Right, hopefully that satisfies my OCD and I can top off this UPS replacement saga when these units arrive in June. What the feck am I going to do with all that extra time?
While this unit is launching quite a bit cheaper than other 2kWh units (it does have a less beefy inverter, but that's what gives it it's efficiency), I'd treat the 680 USD as the real MSRP.
I suspect the 680 price tag will stick for at least 90 days but it won't hit the 599 again until Black Friday at the earliest; for one if buying direct from Anker, they do 90 day price matching and probably don't want to go below that figure in that time frame.... and once it is released, the 680 price is set with their whole ecosystem. A.k.a. if their C2000 is 15% off, the S2000 best case scenario will follow suit, otherwise you can buy a 2kWh from the same company for cheaper than the S2000 inverter be damned.
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I second that
Pecron is great, I have two units, the E600 and the E1000.
But at 800 dollars for the F3000 I'd bump to 1k and get the E3600 or splurge for the E3800 at 1.2k - both of those systems take extension batteries and can be bonded together with a twin power station for a 240 dual phase output for a whole house backup solution. Inverter aside, the capacity of this unit is just as good value as the pecrons if not a bit better.
For me, this is just a different class of power station we haven't seen before - I'm looking for something that fits into a cubby to replace my UPSs and has the best efficiency and life cycle rating. The pecrons, ecoflow, and Anker's own C2000 units are just different things for different needs - they'll all have beefier inverters, but won't live as long, have more weight, bigger, and less efficient.
A lot of people recommending other units don't seem to recognize this is a new class of power station - if you're looking for a traditional all rounder:
Pecron: best bang for the buck and value across the board, always good pricing, okay to good support, best upgrade paths in the business if you want to grow a unified system. Okay app support and okay (wouldn't use it for high value electronics tho) UPS functionality. Top tier efficiency.
Ecoflow: I've had issues with ecoflow so am a bit biased - I think their customer support SUCKS, and while they were the top a few years ago they are a hard sell, at least for me, these days. Great app. Wonderful UPS *when it works* and when it doesn't it's horrible. The last firmware update has taken the UPS benefits and smashed them on the ground as units across their devices seem to be randomly shutting off. Good to very good efficiency.
Bluetti: Not a fan of the company or their tactics as they try to stifle criticism, but they've made some banger units. Top tier efficiency, especially on their elite / v2 lines. Very good app control. Top tier UPS functionality and top tier efficiency. I'll be putting a refurb elite 100 v2 through its paces next week.
Jackery: Haven't owned one myself, but not a fan of the company - was way overpriced until recently when the competition started eating their lunch, only got off of the traditional lithium ion solutions that ran 500 cycles but kept on advertising the damn things insinuating they were like all the other LiPo 3000 cycle batteries that had arrived on the market. Not sure about app or UPS.
Anker: I believe they are the best in the business, though usually have a premium cost close to ecoflow. Best UPS functionality (this S2000 unit is UL 1778 ups rated, though no power station as a UPS is rock solid as none of them have AVR), best app, best efficiency. Even their c300 300W AC units are banger. Very slick and increasingly functional ecosystem that takes advantage of different solutions if you buy in. The S2000 is a different class of unit - if you're not trying to get a jack of all trades like everything else, and want something you can use all the time (UPS basically) this unit will last 3 times as long, weigh a bit less, take less of a footprint, and sip half as much energy as anything else on the market. The inverter isn't as beefy, but that's the price you pay for more efficiency. I mean.... in theory, but the early bird reviews seem to back up the talk in this area.
I love my Pecrons, but in 5 years I don't see rotating them to something like networking gear - these units, more so than the Anker C2000, are something I see throwing on a server in 5 years and networking equipment in 10 years.
If you're wondering why I'm so crazed on this, I have x6 UPSs running at all times, I replace at least one of them a year at 300+ USD and they suck up more energy than you think. I'm blowing all my money to get out of the lead acid rotation and save a bit of cash after a few years of use - this particular unit offers more in the efficiency and life area than anything else I've tried or considered. If they don't screw it up, it'll be a banger of a unit.
I totally get people pointing out it has middling solar input, no 12V charger, and a weak inverter for the 2kWh capacity. But it's not a unit that is designed to be like all the other power stations - I think it would be more appealing to a lot of people if they understand the differences.
Right, hopefully that satisfies my OCD and I can top off this UPS replacement saga when these units arrive in June. What the feck am I going to do with all that extra time?
Nice post. As someone carrying these things back and forth, am I crazy or is the big standout on this unit that it is 2KWH and weighs only 35 lbs? I feel like most quality brands are closer to 45-50 lbs at that much energy? To me that is more important than 1500W vs 1800W given my use case lol.
Edit: man that footprint is crazy to. That's smaller than my Ecoflow 3 1kwh unit I'm pretty sure, and only 8 lbs more lol.
So ultra high efficiency on the inverter, you think the improvements in useable power on AC are real? How much?
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Most batteries on battery backup sumps need replacement every three years. I'm debating if something like this would give more longevity / utility than one of those solutions.
Nice post. As someone carrying these things back and forth, am I crazy or is the big standout on this unit that it is 2KWH and weighs only 35 lbs? I feel like most quality brands are closer to 45-50 lbs at that much energy? To me that is more important than 1500W vs 1800W given my use case lol.
Edit: man that footprint is crazy to. That's smaller than my Ecoflow 3 1kwh unit I'm pretty sure, and only 8 lbs more lol.
So ultra high efficiency on the inverter, you think the improvements in useable power on AC are real? How much?
Yes - the size and weight are phenomenal and I don't think we'll see anything beat it, at least not in a substantial way, in a very long time. For my main workstation I simply can't fit any other 2kWh and some 1kWh units into the space it needs to fit into. Plus I'll have one in my office and its slightly less of an eyesore than the x2 UPS units they are replacing.
This review:
https://youtu.be/ZeDy6_Jo8X4?si=
Pits a 2kWh Ecoflow against the S2000 and the S2000 wins by about a 16 hours if I remember correctly. A few caveats though, with the ecoflow test the reviewer thinks his family may have hit the fridge a little more, and I suspect that's an inverter fridge which makes the math a bit more nuanced.
Other reviewers have clocked in the idle at 4.5 to 6 watts, which is a solid 15 to 20 watts lower than other 2kWh units. That's huge and a lot of the reason why it does better on intermittent load tests. For my UPSs they consume a solid 20 watts and I frequently have at least one unit that spikes to 50 to 70 watts before it dies / I catch it as the lead acid battery starts to fail. Since one of the S2000 will be replacing x2 traditional UPSs in my main office, I'm .35 cents a kWh off the grid (and rising), I estimate a good 100 USD saved per year. (50 USD for the single UPS the second S2000 will replace for my server and light networking gear) That's not even mentioning that I have about one UPS go every year or so and replacing them is about 300 USD and I think this unit has the ability to last x3 longer than the Bluetti I'll be using as a UPS on my router/cable modem given the newer LiFePo tech.
Most power stations top out at about 92% or 93% efficiency (with Pecron making those numbers more than most) with the midline being in the 80 to 85% range. This unit has been measured at 97%+. For a 2kWh capacity that absolutely adds up.
That's all for if you have this unit plugged in and operating 24/7. My older Pecrons that aren't great UPSs and not as efficient aren't being used all the time so I'm not as concerned over their efficiency ratings. Though I'm all for lower idle even for power stations that are used in emergencies only as it'll just last longer.
There are about 6 or 7 reviews on the unit from Youtubers that have made a living out of reviewing power stations and off grid solutions, one or two of them are shills, but the majority of them aren't going to sugarcoat any shortcomings - all of them are backing up the efficiency claims including the 20% longer run time in general.
Sorry for the war and peace I'm trying not to work and I'm trying to wrap up months of research in this area so my OCD can focus on other things.
Pecron is great, I have two units, the E600 and the E1000.
But at 800 dollars for the F3000 I'd bump to 1k and get the E3600 or splurge for the E3800 at 1.2k - both of those systems take extension batteries and can be bonded together with a twin power station for a 240 dual phase output for a whole house backup solution. Inverter aside, the capacity of this unit is just as good value as the pecrons if not a bit better.
For me, this is just a different class of power station we haven't seen before - I'm looking for something that fits into a cubby to replace my UPSs and has the best efficiency and life cycle rating. The pecrons, ecoflow, and Anker's own C2000 units are just different things for different needs - they'll all have beefier inverters, but won't live as long, have more weight, bigger, and less efficient.
A lot of people recommending other units don't seem to recognize this is a new class of power station - if you're looking for a traditional all rounder:
Pecron: best bang for the buck and value across the board, always good pricing, okay to good support, best upgrade paths in the business if you want to grow a unified system. Okay app support and okay (wouldn't use it for high value electronics tho) UPS functionality. Top tier efficiency.
Ecoflow: I've had issues with ecoflow so am a bit biased - I think their customer support SUCKS, and while they were the top a few years ago they are a hard sell, at least for me, these days. Great app. Wonderful UPS *when it works* and when it doesn't it's horrible. The last firmware update has taken the UPS benefits and smashed them on the ground as units across their devices seem to be randomly shutting off. Good to very good efficiency.
Bluetti: Not a fan of the company or their tactics as they try to stifle criticism, but they've made some banger units. Top tier efficiency, especially on their elite / v2 lines. Very good app control. Top tier UPS functionality and top tier efficiency. I'll be putting a refurb elite 100 v2 through its paces next week.
Jackery: Haven't owned one myself, but not a fan of the company - was way overpriced until recently when the competition started eating their lunch, only got off of the traditional lithium ion solutions that ran 500 cycles but kept on advertising the damn things insinuating they were like all the other LiPo 3000 cycle batteries that had arrived on the market. Not sure about app or UPS.
Anker: I believe they are the best in the business, though usually have a premium cost close to ecoflow. Best UPS functionality (this S2000 unit is UL 1778 ups rated, though no power station as a UPS is rock solid as none of them have AVR), best app, best efficiency. Even their c300 300W AC units are banger. Very slick and increasingly functional ecosystem that takes advantage of different solutions if you buy in. The S2000 is a different class of unit - if you're not trying to get a jack of all trades like everything else, and want something you can use all the time (UPS basically) this unit will last 3 times as long, weigh a bit less, take less of a footprint, and sip half as much energy as anything else on the market. The inverter isn't as beefy, but that's the price you pay for more efficiency. I mean.... in theory, but the early bird reviews seem to back up the talk in this area.
I love my Pecrons, but in 5 years I don't see rotating them to something like networking gear - these units, more so than the Anker C2000, are something I see throwing on a server in 5 years and networking equipment in 10 years.
If you're wondering why I'm so crazed on this, I have x6 UPSs running at all times, I replace at least one of them a year at 300+ USD and they suck up more energy than you think. I'm blowing all my money to get out of the lead acid rotation and save a bit of cash after a few years of use - this particular unit offers more in the efficiency and life area than anything else I've tried or considered. If they don't screw it up, it'll be a banger of a unit.
I totally get people pointing out it has middling solar input, no 12V charger, and a weak inverter for the 2kWh capacity. But it's not a unit that is designed to be like all the other power stations - I think it would be more appealing to a lot of people if they understand the differences.
Right, hopefully that satisfies my OCD and I can top off this UPS replacement saga when these units arrive in June. What the feck am I going to do with all that extra time?
For UPS placement I have kind of three categories:
- active, must have uptime, for sensitive equipment like my workstation and server
- active, must have uptime, for less sensitive equipment like my router and switches
- active, don't need uptime, for sensitive equipment that's not in constant use, like my living room TV / speakers / receiver.
The last category I'm more concerned about protection than anything else and no power station really clicks those boxes - I use a voltage and surge protector for the first two categories to make up for the power station deficiencies, but it's overkill for the living room. I'd rather have voltage/surge on it only and in the rare case I'm using it when the power cuts, I don't care and no harm done. If I insist on using it during a storm I'll put my E1000 in between the surge/voltage protector and the power strip. That's just so I can save vampire draw.
The first category I want the very best for switchover times and app control. For the second category I am fine with a 20ms switchover but still need low idle and high efficiency. For every watt gained in efficiency I save 3+ USD a year. Increase that number by x factors if the unit has a longer cycle and calendar life (so these Solix's potentially could be x3, or 9 USD a year over their life if you believe in napkin math and best case scenarios).
The Pecrons you mentioned are fantastic units, but they'll draw a solid 15 to 20 more idle watts an hour given the bigger inverters and have as little as 1/3rd the lifespan. The Anker app is also far more mature and updated, and can do things like monthly battery maintenance discharge/recharge cycling, peak power battery vs off-peak charge, and top up to 100% when it sees a severe weather event approaching.
...you got to realize though my work and life, for better or worse, is my network and IT kit; all the monies go to my setup as it's my livlihood and entertainment source (and my social life ☹️) Pecron should suffice for sane/normal people.
But if you're looking at the F3000 I'd really try to find the extra moola for the E3600 or E3800.
That ability to buy a twin station and have a 240 split phase house backup is HUGE and opens up an upgrade path and usage on those units at a price point that no other manufacturer gets close to doing. Know it changes the weight and size a bit, but if I was looking for more jack of all trade units and didn't have the weird priorities I have, I'd try everything I could do to get to that tier as you downpay 1k USD for a 2k USD system that Ecoflow and Anker start at about 8k USD for their solutions... and good luck trying to use Ecoflow or Anker's solutions for anything that isn't permanently mounted.
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