Beats the Jackery and is 2/3 the price
I got VTOMAN Jump 1500X to supplement my Jackery Explorer 1000, which I bought for power failures. Recent ones have lasted up to 4 hours. My 2000w gasoline generator is noisy and I have to keep it outside with some heavy duty 50 foot cables. And the last power outage where I used it was during the rain. So, if a power failure is 8 hours or less, I can use indoor battery only. I was considering another Jackery when I heard about the VTOMAN Jump 1500X which can do 1500w continuous, with only a small capacity difference (825 vs. 1000). The VTOMAN has a companion secondary battery, but I haven't needed that yet, but it's nice to know I can upgrade the capacity later. The VTOMAN price was only 2/3 the Jackery. With my office, I have a laser printer which can draw 1100w while printing and so I went with the VTOMAN which can stand up to 3000w surge. I can also plug my full size fridge into it and there's no problem even if both were to surge at the same time. The VTOMAN uses LiFePO4 cells which should last longer. However, they are heavier, so a sturdy and comfortable handle is a requirement. I carried it out to the back yard to power my electric lawn mower w/o fear of running over a cord to the house. The unit also has much nicer lights compared to the Jackery which only has a cheap old style single bulb. The VTOMAN lights can light up a room and would be handy on a camping trip. The outlets are nicely spaced and the a/c adapter/charger can do 180w vs. the Jackery's only 139. The only thing I like better on the Jackery is the display lists both input and output watts. The VTOMAN display is larger and easier to read and instead includes an estimate of the remaining time to a full charge OR the remaining time when powering output. It uses blinking to indicate charging or discharging. Being able to both charge and discharge simultaneously, I don't switch over to the grid when the power returns. I wait an extra hour to be sure it's stable. I did have a question of the vendor and was able to get an email response quickly. Overall, I'm quite pleased with my purchase. Read more




















