forum thread Posted by MinhTrinh • Yesterday
May 24, 2025 5:39 AM
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forum thread Posted by MinhTrinh • Yesterday
May 24, 2025 5:39 AM
Refurbished Anker SOLIX F2000 Portable Power Station 2400W Solar Generator 2048Wh $879.20
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I think these power stations, or at least some, have a battery hour meter.
ecoflow delta 2 max refurb for under $700 is not only a better unit, but a better price by nearly two hundred bucks.
people are out of their minds for wanting to thumbs up this for $879.20
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As for our subject (Anker Solix F2000) - half a year ago they basically had little competition for people needing to stretch AC energy usage over longer period of time, as their usage of GaN tech allowed them better efficiency of inverters than anybody else. For example, new Ecoflow Delta 3 Plus is a very nice machine... except its AC inverter idle drain is around 40W which is basically abysmal for rated power level - their engineers really dropped the ball on that one (older Delta 2 Max is not nearly as bad). That made a decent case for Anker for charging higher prices for F2000/F2600 (their C1000 is usually priced more in line with competition).
But currently other players are catching up and yes, it is getting harder to justify Anker's prices. Bluetti 200v2 has about 12W idle drain, which is very respectable for its power and seems to be similar to Anker's F2000/F2600. And recently one could buy 200v2 for $730 refurb, and currently new ones are $900, making them a better deal indeed. Only obvious feature F2000 has over 200v2 are wheels and handle, and I have to admit that this is a nice feature for many/most people as lugging 50-60 pounds around can get really old really fast. Although young buff gym rats might see a 'heavy two-handled dumbbell' as a feature, not a bug LOL
Anker C1000 is nice unit, but it does not have GaN tech, and is known to be a bit noisier in operation, similar to many previous generations units, like Delta 2 etc. It needs a refresh.
Out of the current Anker's line up, F2000 and F2600 look like the best power stations to me (because of GaN tech leading to better efficiency), but price premium on their product is a bit much. Especially as 200v2 units have top grade LFP batteries certified for 6000 cycles
Also, I do not like that nowhere on the Anker site they mention that refurbished units carry same 5-year warranty as new units. They almost imply that, but there is no clear wording. That is very different from either Ecoflow or Bluetti who have clear statements that their official refurb units are carrying the same 5 year warranty as new units. Makes me NOT want a refurb unit from Anker brand specifically, as I would rather not deal with generic Ebay's AllState warranty.
Anyway... for me Ecoflow River 3 (for low power use cases like router or FIOS ONT box) and Bluetti 200v2 (for higher but still kinda 'luggable' capacity/power) are clear winners - because of highest efficiency - so I ordered them. If F2000/F2600 were comparable in price/warranty I would not mind picking one up, but alas, that is not a case.
the pre-production or early units tended to have an unusually high idle drain, but ecoflow said they were going to issue a firmware update to address this, and it seems that they did.
i also have a c1000x and the delta 3 plus is much quieter, and has a much nicer app. for instance the ecoflow keeps track of how much solar/ac/alternator charger intake you've taken in (hourly), and graphs it. it keeps track hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
my anker app displays in real time at the moment how much solar is being taken in, but does not even keep track of the daily total intake, as far as i can tell.
the app is very basic and limited.
the pre-production or early units tended to have an unusually high idle drain, but ecoflow said they were going to issue a firmware update to address this, and it seems that they did.
And yes, Anker C1000/C1000x is a little old in the tooth now, and is considered noisy by the standards of current tech, although it is considered to be a fairly robust unit.
I am a little surprised that Ecoflow put GaN tech into their smaller model River 3, but not in the Delta 3 series. If they used it in Delta 3, it would be a killer model line. Ecoflow River 3 has AC idle drain of only 4-5W, and with added load of FIOS ONT box at 5-6W, it lasts just a bit over 24 hours, which is pretty incredible for such a tiny box.