EcoFlow RIVER 3
The RIVER 2's replacement — lighter, same hour-long wall recharge.
- Capacity
- 245 Wh
- AC output
- 300 W
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4
- Fridge-days
- ≈ 0.5
$229 MSRP Review pending
REVIEW
BLUETTI EB3A Review
The EB3A puts a 600 W inverter in a 10 lb chassis — twice the output of anything else near 268 Wh — and asks you to accept a 2-year warranty for it.
By Portable Power Guide · Updated
Key Specs
- Capacity
- 268 Wh
- Inverter output
- 600 W(1,200 W surge)
- Recharge (AC)
- ≈78 min(0–100%)
- Weight
- 10.1 lbs
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4(2,500+ cycles)
What We Like
- ✓600 W continuous / 1,200 W surge from a 268 Wh unit — nothing else this size drives a real load
- ✓200 W solar input, the highest in the sub-300 Wh class
- ✓Manufacturer-published full recharge in 1.3–1.8 hours
- ✓LiFePO4 pack rated 2,500+ cycles
- ✓Two AC outlets, so you aren't choosing between devices
What We Don't Like
- −2-year warranty against 5 years from EcoFlow and Jackery
- −2,500 cycles is the shortest LiFePO4 rating in our database
- −Fixed capacity — no expansion battery
- −10.1 lbs for 268 Wh is the worst watt-hours-per-pound in its class
The inverter is the whole argument
600 W continuous means a 500 W induction burner or a 450 W blender actually runs, where a 300 W unit refuses. The 268 Wh pack limits how long — 600 W at 85% inverter efficiency drains it in roughly 23 minutes — so treat it as a burst-load battery, not a runtime battery.
Warranty is where it loses
24 months against the 5 years EcoFlow and Jackery put on their comparable units. On a product whose whole value proposition is a LiFePO4 pack lasting a decade, a 2-year term is the spec that should give you pause.
Solar pairing
200 W of solar input is nearly double the RIVER 2's 110 W. On a good day a 200 W panel returns roughly 120–140 W in practice, which refills the 268 Wh pack in about two hours of usable sun — genuinely enough to run it indefinitely on a camping loop.
Weight per watt-hour
10.1 lbs for 268 Wh works out to 27 Wh per pound, against 33 for the RIVER 2 and 35 for the Explorer 300 Plus. You are carrying the extra inverter. If you never use it, you are carrying it for nothing.
The Verdict
The EB3A solves a specific problem: sub-300 Wh units usually ship a 300 W inverter, which rules out anything with a heating element or a motor. The EB3A doubles that to 600 W continuous and 1,200 W surge, which is the difference between charging a laptop and running a small appliance. The costs are real and worth naming — the shortest warranty and the lowest cycle rating in the class, and it is the heaviest unit near 268 Wh.
Bottom line
Buy it for the inverter. If you only ever charge phones, laptops and a CPAP, a lighter unit with a 5-year warranty is the better purchase.
Top Alternatives
EcoFlow RIVER 2
Ultralight weekend unit with a 60-minute wall recharge.
- Capacity
- 256 Wh
- AC output
- 300 W
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4
- Fridge-days
- ≈ 0.6
$239 MSRP
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EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus
The only sub-300 Wh unit that expands — to 858 Wh with an extra battery.
- Capacity
- 286 Wh
- AC output
- 600 W
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4
- Fridge-days
- ≈ 0.6
$299 MSRP Review pending
Jackery Explorer 300 Plus
Compact device-charging workhorse for tent trips.
- Capacity
- 288 Wh
- AC output
- 300 W
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4
- Fridge-days
- ≈ 0.6
$299 MSRP
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