This weekend, Amazon dropped the Jackery Explorer 1000 (v2) to $429 for early Prime Big Deal Days access. Now the retailer has taken things even further by lowering the displayed price to $399, plus an additional 10% off at checkout for eligible buyers, bringing the final cost down to potentially $359 (down from $799). This is an absolute record low price for this power station, and here’s what makes it remarkable: no competitor offering a 1500W portable power station has ever come close to this pricing.
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You’re looking at half off the usual $799 retail price on a product that solves one of the most frustrating problems for campers, RV owners and anyone preparing for emergencies. Running out of power during outdoor adventures or losing electricity during storms creates genuine hardship, and the Jackery Explorer 1000 provides enough capacity and output to keep essential devices running for extended periods.
Days of Power, Not Hours
The 1070 watt-hour capacity provides robust energy storage translating to real-world usage most users are familiar with. You’ll be able to charge a laptop around 10 times, run a mini-fridge for approximately 15 hours, support LED lights for a few days or run a CPAP unit for a number of evenings. The LiFePO4 battery chemistry is a step up from lithium-ion batteries employed for lower-end power stations: LiFePO4 batteries last for approximately 4,000 charge cycles until capacity dips at 80%, for reference, standard lithium-ion batteries last for around 500 to 1,000 cycles at the 80% level.
The majority of portable power stations have a peak output of between 300W and 500W which makes for charging small devices like cell phones or a mini portable fan at once. The 1500W of continuous output with a 3000W surge delivers sufficient power for actual household devices like microwaves, electric kettles, power tools, or a small air conditioner unit. The surge amount addresses the starting burst of power when starting motors which is relevant for devices like refrigerators that consume several multiples of their-rated wattage for a number of seconds at starting time. The unit contains everyday AC outlets which accept typical three-prong plugs, and a 100W USB-C Power Delivery outlet for quick charging a laptop or tablet without bulky AC adapters.
The fast charging for one hour allows you to go from zero to full battery in 60 minutes via a common wall outlet which is extremely fast for a battery of this size. Most rival power stations need 6-8 hours for a full recharge. This quick turnaround is priceless on multi-day camping trips when you may have shore power available for a few hours here or there, or when there are rolling blackouts when you have a quick top-off between outages. The unit also has solar charging capabilities with optional solar panels, allowing you to have power on tap indefinitely off-grid when you harness energy from the sun during the day.
The Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 currently the highest-rated best-seller on Amazon for generators for outdoors, with over 4,000 units sold this month alone and a 4.6-star overall rating out of nearly 3,000 reviews. At $359 using the checkout discount on Prime Big Deal Days, you pay less than some 500Wh power centers with half the capacity and a much lower lifespan.
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