Since I've only used it one time, I can make no claims regarding long term reliability. However, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the build. Nothing looked chintzy, or cheap. It even came with a bottle oil, and a full set of printed manuals and other reference material. A rarity with today's products. My upper body strength is not the greatest, but I could carry it with my left arm without straining, I followed the clear quick start notes, and it started on the second pull. I was able to boil a pot of water in a 1000 watt pot while running a fan without a problem. I also checked that the 2 5volt USB ports worked. If this summer is anything like the last few, I'm sure I'll get a lot of use out of it.

I upgraded from an i2400 Explorer to this unit for the digital display mostly, didn't have an issue with the Explorer. That said I only have a few hours on this new iGen2500, but so far it runs like a champ. Started up with only a couple pulls and ran loads between 500 and 2000 watts with ease. Extremely quiet, especially on the lower loads and idle with the eco mode turned on. I very much like the redesign of this unit.

Pros: - Oil & funnel included - Started for first time on first pull - Light (for me at least) - LCD readout is useful - Paralleling function works Cons: - A phillips-head screwdriver is needed to take the side off (no big deal really) This little devil turned out to be everything that I had expected and hoped for. The box arrived somewhat damaged, but I went ahead and opened it anyway, and the generator was just fine. There's a small container of oil and a funnel that come in the box. It took almost no effort to fill the oil reservoir; just pop the cover off and fill it up. My generator took the whole jug of the provided oil. I did not add any additional oil. Before the first start, I filled the gas tank about halfway with ethanol free gas from the local Bucees. I choked the engine, and it started on the first pull. After about 5, maybe 10 seconds, it became clear that it no longer needed the choke, so I dialed it down to the "Run" position and the generator ran just fine. The parallel cable works very well. Another guy at the office bought the same generator and the parallel cable, so we tested it out with a series of shop fans and a portable A/C unit. The load balancing appears to work well (18% & 26% with fans; 80% & 82% with A/C and fans). 10/10 would recommend!

I have a small travel trailer with an AC unit. To power this unit I needed a generator. I have to carry this generator in the back of my SUV so a gas powered generator would not work as I would have to carry the gas in my car. My trailer carries two propane tanks so I was delighted to find this dual power generator. Weight is a key issue as I have to be able to lift the generator up to load it into my car. I am a small 80 year old woman and I can handle the 42 lbs of this generator! It runs beautifully to power my AC using the ECO mode so I am really set for summer travel in hot climates. Love the freedom it is giving me.

Followed the directions for oil and gas fill, and it started in less than a complete pull. After warm up, I connected several different devices, and it worked perfectly. Seems like just the right mix of power, portability and efficiency for my needs.

Has the power & all other options of Honda inverter, but much lower price. Good 3yr warranty. Easy to understand instructions. Best of all this generator is under 50Lbs and thus light enough for me to pick up by myself and put in trunk of a small car.

I tested the generator and it works well and is as quiet as expected. It arrived on my front porch in an oil-soaked carton that was barely holding together. Luckily, there was no shipping damage to the unit. The oil bottle inside was fine, so I can only assume that the bottle in the carton stacked above it in the warehouse leaked down onto it.

The unit doesn't run on gasoline. Runs perfectly fine on propane, just doesn't turn on with gas. I tried switching from propane to gas while running and it just dies after a few seconds. Something's wrong with gasoline fuel flow. I don't believe they do any quality test with gasoline since it never worked with gas right out of the box.

I bought this for our 5th wheel travels this late Fall/early Winter expecting to be staying in rest stops along the southern tier of the US. It's light enough I can hoist is over the truck bed rails vs the twice as heavy 3100 watt unit I have. I don't have to disconnect the 5th wheel from the truck as I do with that larger unit and set it up. This unit, besides being light is also quiet. The 30A RV receptacle assures we will have power on both circuits of the RV. This will also prove handy should we suffer power outages at the house.

Just broke it in and hope to have many hours of use. My first one which was a iGen2500 and wanted this iGen 2550 is my second one for backup and has very similar features Time will tell but if it holds up anything like the first one I'll be a happy camper. Really like the easy access panel and digital readout.