Very reliable brand and seems to be a very safe product for in home use, I have more than one. plug and play essentially for the not so electronics savvy buyer. It's a bit heavy, so not for people that can't handle moving heavy objects, buy the smaller 600 if that is the case. Drawbacks - does not offer a recommendation as to which solar panel to purchase making it more difficult to navigate all the solar panel sellers, does not offer an EMP shield or blanket to protect against electrical pulses and does not recommend that buyers purchase one to protect their purchase.

Well made and straightforward design. Charged quickly on first day. Easily runs a CPAP (with humidifier) for 2-3 nights with plenty of leftover power to charge small accessories. Works well with the optional solar panels sold elsewhere (WalMart). Obviously, this won't power an entire house, but is perfect for basic medical devices and small appliances for camping off the grid for a little bit. It's a nice small sized solution for these problems. outstanding price when on sale.

Westinghouse iGen 1000 exceeds my expectations. High quality, user friendly, best included owner's manual ever. Often, manuals confuse more than help. Westinghouse had this vey clearly written--easy to understand. Majority today don't include hard-copy manuals, forcing buyers to find them on line. This senior wants a manual in my hand, sent with the product. I researched all similar products from other brands before buying. Westinghouse beats them all for the highest power

I'm a maintenance supervisor and I received this as a gift for maintenance appreciation week. I've used it a hand full of times now and I have nothing bad to say about it . It's a great power bank. I used it to power my wifi router during a power outage and it kept my router running the whole power outage.

I purchased this for our camping trip. First I thought it might not be enough, but it was just right size and power. Our trip was only 1 night and used it to plug in our heating blanket. After the cold long night, it had lots left power. This will be out go-to generator for lots of occasion. It's small enough to leave in my car trunk for emergency as well.

I bought this unit prior to our hurricane season to power my computers in the event of a power loss. Fortunately, we did not see a hurricane in our area, but this unit provided continuous uninterrupted power for my video camera while shooting on location and for my laptop when I was unable to connect to the house electricity. It will become a part of my safety equipment during my long distance drives.

I put it through its paces for 3 days. Powers up a windmachine fan, portable radio and 32 inch TV and charges my cell and IPAD ! I bought the 300s as I do not require much in an emergency ( 296 Wh, 300 Running Watts, and 600 Peak Watts ) but WOW ! It will power my radio or tv for days and keep my cell phone charged ! Very happy with this power station, it will be nice to have in the next power outage.

Took alittle understanding of DC voltage to realize the limitations of 12 volt battery power. Using AC plugs they use 10 times the power of DC. With that in mind, it was a difficult purchase considering battery power alone. I decided the battery, inverter, USB ports, 12 volt accessory port, and a nice tiny package were the deciding factors. Even though it's rated for 1008 watt hours, based on measured loads I had on the AC ports, I could only use less than 875 before the power station was drained and turned off. I have a 12 volt portable fridge and it ran three whole days on a full charge. Speaking of charging, it charges sort of fast. Takes just over three hours to charge to 100% from zero. AC charging is a whole lot faster than DC charging. Tried caring from my car's accessory port and the display showed 105 watt incoming. Word of caution, the accessory port tip of the cable is quite hot when it removed from the car's accessory socket. Refrain from touching it for a few seconds until it cools a bit. One more thing, the cooling fans are always on when charging and do not seem to turn on when load watts are 225 and below. I like the power station. I had serious reservations about the price. I figured what the heck and live a little. I'm sure the price will give me a few sleepless night hopefully I get over them though.

When plugged into a outlet to charge it seems to use about 350 watts. When charging with a solar panel and it starts getting dark it starts beeping and drains the battery until unplugged from the solar panel.

good so far - ran tv and laptop for about 5 or 6 hours and was down to about 77%.. I will be trying the DC12 charge feature over 2 hours to see how much power i gain back