SOLIX 521 Portable Power Station, 256Wh/200W LiFePO4 Battery Generator with AC Outlet, 60W USB-C PD, LED Light for Camping & RV

Early days as only just received this.. Came partly charged at 85% so i plugged in to give full charge.. Main use is for a portable guitar speaker ( no tested as yet) The other was to run a Sunster toolbox diesel heater to take camping. The heater draws 10-12 amps on start up then drops to a lower drain. Pleased to say the Anker ran the Sunster 12amp mains power supply ok and very handy to see the wattage display (123w), minor drawback it that the display goes dim very quickly. Not ideal when you are trying to test something but can see why they set it like that to save power. Otherwise very pleased.

Update (October 2023) - After more than a year using this great little power station it is still working perfectly and providing the same level of performance. Compared to some models it is super portable, which means I am more inclined to take it with me on my travels. Recently I have been using it to power a 5G home router and my laptop, creating a truly portable office! Original Review: Having waited for this Power Station to be on offer, I grabbed it while 15% off. The idea behind this purchase is to use it as a backup to power my Indel B TB15 fridge in my campervan, as well as the ability to charge mobile devices when out and about. Test 1 - Powering an Indel B TB15 fridge at 3 degrees. After charging the battery to 100%, this little power station managed to power total of 26 hours before reaching 1%. While not a scientific test, this should comfortably provide power for up to 24 hours for a small compressor fridge. Power consumption is 30-31W, but of course the compressor only operates intermittently. Test 2 - Fastest Recharge to 100%. For this test, I used the supplied 60W power adapter and a 65W USB-C power supply. Result: The battery charged from 1% to 100% in under 2.5 hours. I will update this review with further tests, but so far I can highly recommend the Anker power station, especially with the 5 year warranty! I hope you found this review helpful :)

I really like this product. It charges fast, holds the charge without self-discharging, and has great features for the money/size. I bought this as I work from home and was having some work done on my house so the power would be cut off randomly. I used this like a UPS (uninteruptable power supply) for my 34 inch 4k screen attached to my pc (using the mains power plug). The battery could keep the screen on (bright) for about 7-8 hours. It got me through the work period with my hardly noticing the mains power outages. Even the light was useful as the office is quite dark with the mains off. I used it on another occaision as backup power for my broadband router, and this only draw a negre current so the life would be huge but the router is under my TV and despite the mains being on, and the battery already fully charged, the fan would occaisionally come on. This was slightly annoying when watching tv but hideously annoying of the TV was off and I was taking a nap on the couch. The unit isn't hot when this happens. In fact, it seems quite cold. This is the only gripe though, as apart from the the unit does exactly as stated. It provides a good amount of power and versatility and if you use a GAN charger as well as the standard charger that comes with it, it charges in no time at all. Actually, I do have one more gripe. Not enough USB-C ports. It only has one! Given the sixe of the unit, 2 or 3 should be the minimum. It has two USB-A 3 ports, but I don't have any USB-A devices anymore.

I've always liked Anker kit and have one of their their multiple USB chargers in every bedroom. I bought this for a closet to power lights where there is no mains power and no way of running a cable. In the end I found a simpler solution - a rechargeable LED strip - but I am keeping this unit on standby for power cuts. It's luggable, but really quite heavy, and it looks nice and has a plethora of ports - but WHY doesn't it take a standard kettle lead or even a cloverleaf cable? Instead it has its own charging brick and proprietary connector! Surely a unit like this could have some internal adapter that could take power from any standard worldwide - like laptop adapters do? (And even laptop adapters these days are become obsolete, with USB C charging.) This is a lovely unit but the pwer supply is from the last century...

It is what I expected

Did not charge anymore. Do not buy

It stopped working for me after a few months, and the light doesn’t turn off and none of the buttons are functioning