I bought the iGen1000s nearly 2 years ago, and it has served me well during a number of power outages here in the Pacific NW. I use it during nighttime hours after I shut down my Westinghouse DF9500 generator. This allows lights to be left on for overnight security, and it saves a lot of fuel at a time of day when full generator power is really not needed. It also allows making coffee first thing in the morning before moving the DF9500 generator outside and connecting it to the transfer panel. The 1000s is quiet, reliable and beefy enough to power the essentials. Customer service has been excellent about answering some questions of mine. I liked it so well that I just purchased an iGen600s to allow me to have lights, TV, etc. on both floors of our home overnigtht. I have recommended it to many friends and neighbors. -ditto- for the DF9500 generator which has been purchased by 2 neighbors!

I live out in the country. We have a whole house gas generator, with a plug on the outside of our house to plug it in in case the lights go out. However when my husband is not home, that generator is too much for me to handle. This generator helps me to keep my lights on when he is not home. It makes me feel safe that I don't have to worry about being in the dark.

Generator seems fine but it was missing the battery strap that was never installed. I've asked them for the strap but nothing yet. During shipping the battery came loose and knocked the battery door open. The battery was lying on it's side. Attention to detail would have made it perfect.

I use this to connect a few pieces of music equipment to my battery powered PA speakers. It works great, holds a charge for a long time (over 2 weeks), and I like the package design (portable on its own or in its casing, no excess cardboard/plastic).

Here are a few things I like about this power station. First there is no need for a separate charging module for AC wall charging. Just connect the power cord directly to the wall. Second the charge rate from the wall outlet of ~430 watts is high which results in faster charging. That is equivalent to about 6 100 watt solar panels at optimum output percent which is usually about 75%. I have tested all the outputs and they are working. It seems like a solid unit.

My lucky day; won this powerful little power plant at a training event. It was charged up and ready to go. It can easily power my phone, laptop, accessories and not break a sweat. Built in light and LCD displays are pretty nifty. Displays and controls are easy to read and well thought out. More power!

I bought this last year after a huge storm. It got us comfortably through the long power outage, and am currently using it during another outage.. We were able run a freezer and fridge, and keep phones charged. It's compact enough for this 60 year old petite female to carry, but powerful. Gas seems to last a long time, too. Very happy I bought it.

So this isn't the first one I've purchased, and because of my previous experience with Westinghouse products, I've purchased more, 3 this last time. BUT one of the three came out of the box with the Equipment Failure Warning light on and won't hold a charge. The charger and indicator lights tell me it's fully charged, but the moment I unplug it, it dies. This is very disappointing since it seems like I got a dud. The others work great, but this is still an investment and a shame that this one doesn't.

We bought the power station before Christmas and within 3 months have had to use it twice to save the food in the refrigerator during over 6 hours long power outages during winter storms where an outside generator would not be fun to get running with wind and ice and snow and it worked like a champ and had power to spare.

I was excited about the 12VDC outputs, thinking I'd be able to run my fiber internet ONT and WiFi router off two of these. However, in testing I've found that the 12V outputs quickly drop below 12.0V, and at 3/4 battery level the output is 11.5-11.6V. It will probably keep dropping as the battery gets lower.