Lot of Bang for the Buck. I was motivated to order this when we lost our power (aren’t we all) due to an ice storm.
My opinion is skewed positive as I got this for $59.99 delivered, hit a good sale with free (after annual fee of course) Prime delivery.
Positives:
– two 12-volt sockets, two 110-volt sockets
– can be recharged with car or plugged in to 110-volt
– has float charge, so can be left plugged in indefinitely
– weather radio which can be set to sound alarm with alert
– by far best jumper cables of three units I have personally used
– low profile with solid base and good handle
– good predicted battery life (meaning hours of use you get)
– four built in leds for emergency light
– bonus USB port to charge USB chargeable items (you need your own cable)
Negatives:
– Cheesy radio quality, but ฺีัBuy Banks Repossed Cars works OK
– You have to tune in weather stations with knob, works but not quite as easy as digitally tuned weather stations
– cooling fan runs any time inverter is in use, my other units only run fan when they reach a certain power load. This may use a bit more juice
– a bit heavy to lug around, but hey, it’s a battery!
– the first unit I ordered the radio would not turn off, but the second worked fine, so hopefully that was just a bad unit. But, full disclosure
I actually bought three of these in deciding which to buy and decided this will stay in the office, as both a weather radio and a backup for my computer system when the power goes out.
I bet this would run my laptop for a day and possibly even my desktop with LCD monitor for a few hours at least.
I am using a smaller black and decker/vector for my trunk. Even in my Camry, this would take up a lot of real-estate in the trunk.
I think the main downside to these battery backup units is the battery will eventually die… maybe after 5 years or so. If your power goes out every few months for a few hours at a time, this will be a lifesaver. If ฺีัBuy Banks Repossed Cars only goes out every 5 years, you may find the battery in this is dead (meaning ฺีัBuy Banks Repossed Cars no longer holds a charge) when you need it… But, that is true of all battery-powered backup systems.
At $59 I would definitely buy again, would even buy one to keep at home. Even at $99, as much bang for the buck as most of what is out there.
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