Jackery Explorer 600 v2
The lightest 640 Wh unit made, and the bridge between weekend batteries and the 1 kWh class.
- Capacity
- 640 Wh
- AC output
- 500 W
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4
- Fridge-days
- ≈ 1.4
$429 MSRP Review pending
REVIEW
BLUETTI AC180 Review
The BLUETTI AC180 buys the most inverter headroom per dollar in the 1 kWh class — 1,152 Wh and 2,700 W of surge for $999 — if you can live with its 35.3 lbs.
By Portable Power Guide · Updated
Key Specs
- Capacity
- 1,152 Wh
- Inverter output
- 1,800 W(2,700 W surge)
- Recharge (AC)
- ≈80 min(0–100%)
- Weight
- 35.3 lbs
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4(3,500+ cycles)
What We Like
- ✓1,152 Wh — the most base capacity in the 1 kWh class we track
- ✓2,700 W surge matches the DELTA 2 and starts stubborn compressors
- ✓$0.87 per Wh at MSRP — best of the $999 trio
- ✓3,500+ cycle LiFePO4 pack, 5-year warranty
- ✓80-minute AC recharge
What We Don't Like
- −35.3 lbs — heaviest 1 kWh-class unit in our database by a wide margin
- −Single USB-C port
- −No expansion battery path
- −500 W solar ceiling, mid-pack for the class
Value
At $999 MSRP for 1,152 Wh the AC180 lists at about $0.87 per Wh, beating the DELTA 2 ($0.98) and Explorer 1000 v2 ($0.93) — though the $699 DELTA 3 undercuts the whole trio at $0.68 if list prices hold.
Output
1,800 W continuous with 2,700 W of surge is real compressor-starting headroom — the same surge figure as the DELTA 2, comfortably above the C1000's 2,400 W. For fridge-plus-microwave backup duty this is the spec doing the work.
Portability, honestly
35.3 lbs is stationary-equipment weight in a class where rivals run 23.8–28.4. It has handles and it moves when it must; it just isn't the unit you carry to a tent pad every weekend.
Charging
About 80 minutes from the wall — an over-lunch top-up, level with the DELTA 2 — and a 500 W solar ceiling that refills the pack in roughly 2.3 ideal hours (1,152 ÷ 500), stretching to an afternoon at real-world yields.
The Verdict
The AC180 is what the 1 kWh class looks like when weight isn't a constraint: more capacity (1,152 Wh, about 979 usable at 85% efficiency — 20 hours of household fridge duty at 48 W), full 2,700 W surge headroom, and the best $/Wh of the $999 units. The cost is literal mass — 35.3 lbs is 11.5 more than the Explorer 1000 v2 — plus a single USB-C and no growth path. Stationed under a desk or on a garage shelf, none of those cons bite.
Bottom line
The best-value stay-put unit in the 1 kWh class. Carry it to a campsite twice and you'll wish you'd bought lighter.
Top Alternatives
Anker SOLIX C1000
Fastest-charging 1 kWh class unit; strong port selection.
- Capacity
- 1,056 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4
- Fridge-days
- ≈ 2.3
$999 MSRP
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EcoFlow DELTA 2
Fast charging and expandable capacity in a portable package.
- Capacity
- 1,024 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4
- Fridge-days
- ≈ 2.3
$999 MSRP
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Jackery Explorer 1000 v2
Light for its class, simple, and reliable — the camping default.
- Capacity
- 1,070 Wh
- AC output
- 1,500 W
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4
- Fridge-days
- ≈ 2.4
$999 MSRP
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