SOLIX C200 DC Power Bank Station and 60W Solar Panel, 192Wh Portable Power Station, LiFePO4 Battery, 200W Solar Generator, For Outdoor, Camping, Traveling, and Emergencies

This is a beast of a USB Powerbank, with 60,000mAh battery to power my devices time after time. It’s surprisingly compact given its specs - said to be almost 40% smaller than its peers, but its weight is not inconsiderable - you know when it’s in your bag! I got it to power my gaming laptop, phone, tablet and smart telescope through the night when I’m away from home, and it performs each role admirably. It charges up in a couple of hours from a fast charger, and you can get a charging lead for your car so you can charge it up on the go. There’s a connector on the front for the car charger, which also allows you connect a set of 100w solar panels for power when you’re out in the wilds. One of the USB slots is a 140w two-way slot so you can fast charge the powerbank, or fast charge your devices. All in all, I’m really pleased with it. I would have liked a 3 pin plug for household items, but didn’t have the budget for the next model up. However, I can live without it because this powers everything I need when I’m on the go, for a considerable length of time. It looks good, the digital readout is incredibly useful, and it’s very easy to use. Two thumbs up for this great little beast of a powerbank 👍🏼👍🏼

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.

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

I've always liked Anker products and this is no exception. I'm mainly using it to power a mobile 4G dongle in a location without mains power, and it will consistently give 10-11 days of power out of it. It has one really significant feature that is essential for me - it can stay "awake" and ready to automatically supply power on demand, even if there hasn't been any demand for a while. Lots of cheaper USB power banks will just turn themselves off if there is no demand. The onboard control software (and status screen) are just much more sophisticated than any power bank I've had before; it shows a pretty accurate estimate of current power usage, battery remaining etc. It can also handle high power demand - it can charge two phones at high speed simultaneously (as fast as a high power mains usb-c charger). It can be fully charged from flat to 100% in about 6~7 hours depending on your charger. Overall I'm really happy with it, excellent quality for the money - I just hope it lasts and keeps up the great capacity! Only things to note are that it's pretty heavy - you wouldn't really want to be lugging it around all day in a backpack unless you really needed the power, and secondly, you can't take it on a plane (capacity is above the limit - if this thing went bank I expect it would be dramatic!)

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.

I purchased The anker solix unit in July for work travel, since purchase has been nothing but problems. The unit is temperamental, unreliable and often fails to charge itself or any connected device. It simply does not perform as advertised. What has made matters worse is the customer service process. Anker have repeatedly asked me to perform endless round of trouble shooting - send photos, videos, even run and upload diagnostic logs all while the product purchased in July remain faulty and unreliable. It's unreasonable to expect customer to act as technicians I've requested to return the item for inspection and replacement/refund under consumer rights, but they continue to delay and insist on more tests. I've always trusted Anker in the past but this experience has eroded that confidence. A product like this should not fail and not require this level of hassle to resolve.

Really good power bank. Use super fast charger to charge it or will take forever to charge. Poeer lasts ages. Lots of ports