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ZDNET's key takeaways
Real-world storage proved the jump starter still worked months later.
The JS3000 delivered a strong start after long-term neglect.
Reliable emergency gear matters more than short-term test results.
I always say that talk is cheap, and there's nothing like a solid test to sort the tech wheat from the chaff. And while a review of a few weeks is good, nothing beats real-world usage. This is the ultimate test for any product.
Also: This portable power station kept my essentials running during a snowstorm outage
I recently came back from Spain after having left my car parked up for over six weeks. I didn't leave it connected to a battery maintainer (that was on another vehicle at the time), so it was guaranteed that the battery would be flat when I came back to the car.
Then, an unexpected snowstorm dropped a few inches of the white stuff on my car the day before I was going to pick it up.
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