INTRODUCTION

    Power stations have taken the market by storm lately and for good reason since not only can they provide your power hungry devices with hours and hours’ worth of electricity while away from home or the office, but they can also be used as a UPS for your sensitive devices (sinewave models). On top of that they are available at many different battery capacities and power outputs so finding the right one to fully cover your needs is surprisingly easy. Allpowers has released numerous interesting models through the years and after reviewing their very good S1500 model today with me I have their very popular S2000.

    Allpowers was established in the United States, with over 350 employees and three research and development centers in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen; Allpowers establish flagship offline experience stores for Guangzhou and Shenzhen brands; Having a factory area of over 20000 square meters in Shenzhen and Dongguan, it is a national high-tech enterprise, gazelle enterprise, and national military certified enterprise that integrates the design, development, production, and sales of solar energy storage power applications. It is a technology driven industry leading solar energy storage brand solution company. The company was founded in May 2010. The company has 15 core patented invention technologies, such as solar energy embedding and flexible manufacturing process, intelligent energy storage, and has established 4 brands in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Japan, and so on. The company has established independent research and development institutions for ID&structural design, 3D printing, mold development, injection molding, SMT and photovoltaic laser cutting, environment and performance testing laboratories. The new products developed by the company have been successively published by CCTV & US VOA.

    Just like the S15000 the S2000 is also a pure sine wave inverter model featuring a maximum supported power output of 2000W (4000W surged) and a lithium battery capacity of 1500Wh. Again, for their entire S line Allpowers uses Ternary lithium battery cells which even though not quite as durable as LFP ones (3500+ cycles to 80% - their R line comes with such batteries) they still have a life expectancy of 2500+ cycles to 80% capacity (this is also largely thanks to their battery management system). The S2000 also sports a total of four 2000W AC ports (Schuko 220V-240V/50Hz for the EU model), DC 12V car lighter output, MPPT 500W solar panel input, two PD 100W USB-C ports, two USB-A ports, two USB-A QC3.0 ports, real time LCD display and Bluetooth connectivity for use with the Allpowers app. As for recharging Allpowers makes it possible to recharge their S line via 5 different ways including AC, USB-C, AC + USB-C, Solar, Car Lighter, and Solar + USB-C. Finally, the S2000 is covered by Allpowers with a 5-year limited warranty.

SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES

PACKAGING AND CONTENTS

The S2000 gets shipped inside a black box the front of which has a large product picture and the company logo.

At the rear we find two stickers with the serial number and barcode and the specifications of the S2000.

Opening the box reveals that the S2000 is placed between 2 thick foam spacers.

Along with the S2000 inside the box you'll also find a plastic cover, soft storage pouch, Schuko cable, XT60 cable, paper pointing to the social media pages of Allpowers and the quick start guide.

THE S2000

Measuring 37.5cm in length, 24.5cm in width and 25cm in height the S2000 is a somewhat large power station.

At the front we find the four Schuko AC ports, DC 12V cigar lighter port, two PD-100 USB-C ports, four USB-A ports (two are QC3.0 compatible), LCD screen, XT60 port and power on/off, AC and DC/Bluetooth buttons.

My sample arrived with 72% charge which is not bad considering how long it must have stayed in the Allpowers warehouse.

Most connectors feature covers so here you can see them without their covers on.

As expected, the S2000 is actively cooled via two 60mm fans located on both sides.

Placing handles on top is not something new and it obviously does help a lot when moving the power station.

Only the main charging port is located at the rear of the S2000.

Allpowers includes a plastic cover which features a zipper on one of its corners for easier use.

ALLPOWERS APP

For remote control of the S2000 you may use the ALLPOWERS smart app.

You will need to first add the power station to the app (this is a Bluetooth model).

After that the main tab will display the input and output and will allow you to enable/disable AC and DC power and check consumption.

Strangely enough the PD-100 USB-C ports output 24W (at least on the smartphones I have here).

TESTING METHODOLOGY

    In order to cover a wide range of electrical and electronic devices i decided that I’ll be using 3 different ones to test portable power stations, the VEVOR SH-C22 Bluetooth car refrigerator (DC, around 45W consumption - not continuous), Delonghi Aria Dry Light dehumidifier (AC, around 662W consumption) and a generic air cleaner (AC, around 55W consumption). Of course, my ExTech HD600 dBA meter will also be used at around 10cm away from each portable power station to record the maximum noise coming from the built-in fan/s.

TEST RESULTS

CONCLUSION

    Portable power stations can be very useful at times, especially if you’re far away from the city where the electrical grid may not be as reliable. The same of course applies if you like going camping and well, a power station would be invaluable during such a scenario. On top of that as I already mentioned some people use power stations as UPS devices and even though that’s obviously not what they were meant for, they can hold their own. To be honest I was hoping for slightly better results when testing the S2000 since just 8 more minutes while testing it with the dehumidifier didn’t seem like a lot, but I can’t really complain about it. sole issue with power stations at least for me has always been noise levels and well, you simply can’t be in the same room with one, either while using or charging it (well, at least I can’t).

    Currently the S2000 Power Station by Allpowers retails for USD999 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 833.60Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) so it’s not what most people would call affordable. Price aside however the S2000 does what it’s marketed for and since it’s a very good power station it gets the Golden Award.

PROS

- Overall Build Quality
- Power Output (2000W)
- Battery Capacity (1500Wh)
- Charging Ports (2xUSB C/4xUSB A/4xAC/1xDC)
- Pure Sine Wave AC Ports
- 5 Year Limited Warranty

CONS

- Noise Levels
- Current Price (For Some)
- Ternary Lithium Battery Cells (Not As Durable As LFP Ones)