AnkerSOLIX C200 DC Power Bank Station, 192Wh Portable Power Station, LiFePO4 Battery, 200W Solar Generator, for Outdoor Camping, Traveling, and Emergencies (No Wall Adapter Included)ClimatePartner certified

I only really brought this to charge from solar. It works really well, the app is efficient, connecting to wifi is super easy and it works for checking the amount charged everywhere.Charging speeds are great, I always use all the Usb and Type C outlets at the same time, it works really well.Battery life is good, doesn’t feel like 60k mAh but capacity reduction exists unfortunately.The price couldn’t be better at £109 considering the Anker Prime 27,650 is around £140, for this to be more than double for a cheaper price and similar tech specs this is definitely worth the price.The weight is very heavy, around 2kg. I didn’t expect the weight to be so much for a power station with not much capacity compared to others, however it’s still portable with such a small size.

Useful product that seems well made. Bought it primarily for use with a Dokio 100W solar panel so we could charge phones while camping. Also useful to take on long car journeys so the kids in the back can keep their phones charged without needing to connect to the car's limited outlets. Charges my MacBook Pro as well, and can itself be easily charged from the MacBook's USB-C power supply. Seems to charge most USB A and C power banks as well (but see comment below).A couple of things to mention - sometimes when you plug in a device for charging, it doesn't immediately start the charging and you need to unplug and plug-in the charging cable for the device before it picks up and gets going.We have a Belkin USB-C power bank that won't charge from the C200 at all and I'm wondering if there's some clash of USB-C intelligence between some devices, when they negotiate who is charging who.Bluetooth app is handy although not essential for using - seeing how much power is going in and out of each port can be useful to check. If the C200 is at 100% charge and you have a solar panel connected, it doesn't register the panel as being present unless it drops in charge and needs to draw on some of the solar - it'd be nice if the Solar indicator at least always registered that the panel was connected but this is not a deal breaker.

With the SOLIX range, I think Anker have hit the jackpot. My Dell laptop is rated at 20V, 65Watts. But the instructions say that using a suitable USB-C PD power bank, the Dell will initially charge at 100W. The SOLIX C200 DC Power Bank Station is the perfect way for running the Dell all day. The three USB-C outlets are rated at 140, 100 and 15 Watts. Run times, with the Dell connected to the 100W output will depend on what charge level the Dell battery was at. When the Dell has been at 10% battery, the SOLIX has recharged the laptop in 2 hours from 9am to 11am, then powered the laptop till around 4pm, when the laptop battery takes over. Easily giving me a full day of use, without a mains power cord in sight. If the laptop starts the day on a full charge, the SOLIX C200 will power the laptop all day, with about 30% battery remaining in the SOLIX by 5pm. This, combined with it's size, weight and carry handle, make the SOLIX C200 perfect for anyone working remotely, either without access to mains power, or who simply does not want to have power cords training about. One slight anomaly though. I occasionally have to work away, using an AirBnB as a base. I have a SOLIX C300 powering things like the travel router and portable printer, and the C200 DC just powering the laptop and the wireless charger phone stand. I tried recharging the C200 (over USB-C) from the C300, and the C300 from the mains. But as soon as the C200 reached 55%, it stopped recharging. So I had to recharge the C200 using a mains charger, plugged in to the C300 mains sockets, which worked fine. So if you need all-day laptop power, the C200 DC is brilliant. I would guess that it might only get a more power hungry laptop, like a Macbook Pro or a gaming laptop from 9am, to perhaps 3 or 4 pm. But that is still impressive, given it's size and portability.

Great power bank.Small and easy to carry. Has an xt60 11-28v solar input. Mixed feelings about its charging ports. Not sure if it's my devices or the device itself, but sometimes the port doesn't activate and requires unplugging and plugging back in. Going to go through the manual to see what that's about. Going to do a bit more testing.Display seems accurate and very quiet

Used for the first time recently on a camping trip for four days. Easily charged a variety of phones daily and the solar panel kept the battery at full charge for the camping trip, in fact the pack would have probably done the whole trip without needing a charge. App is useful too for highlighting power in and out. A bit of an initial outlay in cost but with the advantage of no scrabbling around trying to charge phones during the trip using smaller battery packs.

Why did you choose this product over others?:It's Anker I have another power bank from them they feel and work supremely built a lot better tad expensive but you get what you pay for with power banks these days wish it had more than one charge port just in case but overall great price of kit

This product is inferior to many others,from a full charge(in standby) this unit discharged(parastic drain) from 100 to 29% in 2 months as for a power bank this is useless a bad purchase as Anker charge more for less. Software is poor as locked to inferior imperial units of measure.Capacity as statedDurability irelevent for taskWeight ireleventBuy another save hassle

Really great, charges to full battery in 2h driving in my van (12v cigarette lighter lead needs to be bought separately) and lasts a long term me. Great solution for providing power in a van conversion without alternator wiring.