The device is purchased for cases when electricity fails due to natural elements i can maintain power to essentials like refridgerator and lamps for light.

Well for starters. It is heavy. However, that's not my concern. My concern is the power it gives. I'm not a fan of the battery power that comes with it. It does power a refrigerator but only last for 6+ hours. I wouldn't be upset if the solar panel would charge it at the same time you using it. But that's not the case. If i continue to keep this battery generator. I'll have to buy bigger batteries to keep things going. The reason why i may keep it is due to the interchangeable batteries. I also have a ecoflow delta 2 with the extra battery. That does charge via solar panels while using it. So I'll have to use the ecoflow to charge my batteries for this power generator since the solar panels aren't the greatest for this product. Already sent the solar panels back. So you have to buy additional Accessories to properly use this during a power outage for days on in. Theres a single fast battery charger you can buy and that's probably what I'll have to do. It's sad this device does not charge while in use. Buyers beware.

I'm glad I took a chance on this unit while it was on sale this spring. I take it with me to craft vendor markets to power my heat presses, printers and cricut cutter to make on the spot custom shirts and hoodies for folks that come by. It has no problems running my heavy hitter 1400 watt heat press, a mini fridge, cricut cutter and epson sublimation printer all at once. I use the 5ah batteries and it keeps everything running for about 3-4 hours full tilt; longer with less draw. Easy enough to upgrade to 6 or even 12ah batteries for longer duration. The noise level of the cooling fans on the unit is next to nothing.My only gripe is that with all the batteries loaded the unit is moderately heavy and somewhat difficult to move around by myself, but not impossible. I will probably try to figure out some sort of hand truck or cart to use to strap it down on to help make it easier to move around

I bought this because we have ego products so it's a bonus. I have a gas generator and I use the two to complement one another. This works well for instant power while I get the generator going. It's also nice during the night when I don't want the generator going and I can keep the important items like the refrigerator going. While I am running the generator I can charge the power station. It's also great to take along if I need power in any remote locations.

I love my ego tools and I plan on adding more to my collection but this generator is by far my favorite ego tool so far and it does just what I purchased it forAnd no noise no gas fumes and no carbon monoxideand can control the 3 plugs with WiFi or bluetooth on or off at the touch of your cell phone screen run the plug you need without having to unplug the one you not using at the time