Bluetti AC180 portable power station ZDNET's key takeaways The Bluetti AC180 is on sale on Amazon for $453 right now.
Its build provides simple functionality that delivers exceptional power performance.
It's fairly heavy given its capacity, weighing in at 37 pounds. $453.93 at Amazon
You can divide power stations into three broad categories -- there are the tiny, highly portable units, huge units that roll about on wheels, and then in between, you have the bulky -- but still portable -- units you can lug about, just not too far.
I quite like this intermediate category because I can throw one in the back of the car or truck when I go camping or on photo/video/drone trips, and it'll provide all the power I need for a few days.
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Recently, I used and abused one such power station: the Bluetti AC180, and this unit ticks all the boxes for what I want from a device that can keep me going when off-grid for a few days.
Note that the unit in the photos is a UK version of the AC180, but apart from the differences relating to the AC outlets, it's functionally identical to the US version.
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