EcoFlow R600 – Modular Portable Power Station
Author: Gforgadget Editor
As you may be knowing, portable power stations are becoming more and more popular these days. Until now, I have featured more than 5 battery stations here on G for Gadget. Also, power stations aren’t new to me as I personally own a Bluetti EB150 station, and it is amazing. From my experience, the newer power stations are significantly feature-packed than the older ones. They have a cool design, super small and ultra-fast. Today, I am gonna introduce you to a super cool power station called R600 by Ecoflow.
Ecoflow has a good reputation in the industry for producing some of the highest quality power stations. I personally tested their Delta 1300 model while I was at CES2020 and I can say that it beats most of the competition in the same price range. Even though Delta 1300 is good, it is super expensive due to its capacity. But let’s talk about R600 which is super affordable and packs almost every feature as Delta 1300.
Ecoflow R600 Features
R600 has a ton of cool features that most of the traditional power stations lack. Some of the important features include the following.
Power Rating
Ecoflow R600 is a 600W portable power station with a battery capacity of 288Wh and a surge capacity of 1200W which is out of this world. To clarify things, the battery capacity defines how long a device can run on this station while the surge capacity defines the maximum power (in watts) it can provide. Both are important in their own ways.
For example, if you have a 100W TV, R600 can power it for almost 3 hours. If you have a 600W microwave oven, the battery only lasts for 30 minutes or so. Similarly, having a huge surge is always good. For example, if you have a drilling machine that requires 1200W power, R600 power station can easily drive it, at least for a few seconds if not minutes.
Expandable Battery
Moving further, R600 has a modular design, which means you can connect external batteries to increase the capacity or couple two R600 to double the capacity. Also, R600 has different versions including R600 Max, R600 Pro, etc based on the battery capacity.
Charging
Unlike many traditional power stations, R600 supports fast charging. It can recharge from 0 to 80% in 1 hour. This may not be significant in the first look but when you are traveling in a car or RV, you have very limited time to recharge the power station (typically at your motel). Having a fast charging really helps in such cases. On average R600 can charge fully in around 1.6 hours which is crazy.
Solar Panel Support
Ecoflow R600 battery station supports a maximum of 200W solar panels. It utilizes MPPT charging technology for maximum efficiency. You can use any solar panel, I recommend a foldable one for traveling. A 200W panel can fully recharge R600 in around 2 hours (provided perfect sunlight)
Solar Panel Support
EF R600 features almost every port you can think of
3x AC Outlet Ports
3x USB A Ports (one of them supports fast charging)
100W USB C Port
12V DC Output
12V Car Outlet
Solar/Car Input
X Stream AC Input
Also, note that there is an international version too. It supports 220-240V 50Hz AC outlets that are used in most of the places including Europe, India, etc.
R600 Performance
Ecoflow R600 portable generator can power almost any home appliance including TV, Oven, Rice Cooker, Kettle, Coffee maker, and whatnot. The following table gives you an idea of it. Note that the numbers are approximate and may differ significantly in various cases.
Takeaways
If you are looking for a mid-level power station that can drive almost any home appliance, look no further than R600. This battery station is super portable so you can easily carry it with you, it is so so affordable and has a ton of cool features including modularity and fast charging. Just watch the video below and I bet you cannot find a negative in the product.