ROCKPALS Portable Power Station 500W, Quick Charge DC&PD Ports, 12V Regulated Outdoor Generator, 505Wh Solar Generator (Solar Panel Optional), 2 Pure Sine Wave AC Outlet, Peak 750W

Great Portable Power Station 500W!

This power station is very well built and comes with a lot of ports. You get an A/C outlet, two USB 3.0 and an USB-C; and three 12V ports, including a car-plug style type. The built-in light is nice with its three brightness settings. I like the look of this station and its brick shape. Small and just three pounds, too. I think Rockpals might be discontinuing this model as I don't see it on their website anymore. Maybe there just wasn't a big enough market for this small size, but this is just what I wanted! I want to be able to keep USB things charged while camping for multiple days and this will do that for a long time. I ran some tests as soon as it arrived. It came charged to 90% out of the box. It took just a short while to top it off to 100%. The instructions said to charge it before use. The first thing I did was charge my MacBook Pro 15" for 20 minutes. That thing draws 87 watts. I used the A/C port for that. This power station brought my MacBook from 16% charge to 45% in 20 minutes and it drained the power station down to 66%, but once I unhooked the Macbook it said I had 74% on my Rockpals battery remaining. I think it has trouble accurately giving battery balance when draining at a relatively high wattage. My next test was to plug in a power strip that had my cable modem, wireless router, and landline cordless phone on it. It powered all these at the same time just fine. 20 minutes of this drained the power station from 74% to 71%. Then I plugged in a small 12V thermoelectric cooler. I ran that for 20 minutes and it drained the battery from 71% to 59%, but once I unplugged the cooler it said I had 63% battery remaining. So, you can charge a MacBook a couple times and keep your internet going during a power outage for a while and even run a small cooler (36w) for a little while if you wanted to, but I really got this to recharge my phone and other USB things like a tent fan and tent light, and for that this power station will last a long time on a single charge! I plugged in my phone for 20 minutes and my iPhone went from 75% to 87% and it didn't take the Rockpals battery down even one percent. It was at 63% when I started and 63% when I stopped. Finally, I wanted to see if it would power a 12v air compressor. It did! This little battery station delivers a lot. -- There are bigger, heavier, and more expensive battery stations out there if you really want some serious off-grid power, but for causal low-drain-device camping and a modest storm back-up system to stay connected to the internet when the power goes out, I think this is a great value.

I haven't yet tested this out thoroughly, just checked out the charging options. The USB-C does not work for my MacBook Pro, regardless of the cable (Anker or Apple ), but the other USB ports work as expected. And the MacBook charges on the AC outlet, so it'll do.And I don't have anything that runs on 12v DC, so I can't check that out. But after a recent 5-day power outage, I primarily want something to keep my phone and laptop running so I can work and stay in touch with folks. It seems fine for that. And for the price, it's great.

I purchased many different items from all categories. And this is by far my favorite one. I haven't the slightest clue, why they stop selling this. This beautifully crafted battery caters to my everyday life effortlessly. It charged everything that had a built-in battery within it. I'm still currently using it. With this battery I've charged multiple phones ,tablets and my laptop while it's off. Unless they get a reinvent the wheel with 120 w I really hope they really release this item. And if they don't release this item I hope they come up with a variant that makes my comments obsolete

So far, seems to work as intended. But I bought this unit for the long haul & hope it will still work in a few years........Time will tell.

This is the smaller of the two battery backups I got just to keep me in the loop if I lose power. Seems to work well and will be enough to hold me over while other one charges with solar panel.

Excited to try this product.... Especially for dispersed camping.

This product provides an additional half charge to my laptop battery allowing me to work a full work day away from my office.