4Patriots Power Sidekick (299Wh): The specs on this small unit are ok – 87% usable capacity is about the norm and it charges at about one watt-hour per minute. That’s a bit slow, but not unheard-of for these small units. It does come with a small, 40-watt solar panel, but I think it is still overpriced at $500.
4Patriots Power Generator 2000X (1612.8Wh): While I do think this is a better engineered product than the smaller Sidekick offering from 4Patriots, I still feel like their product lines are overpriced. Again, they do come with small solar panels, but that is hardly worth double the sticker price in many instances. Usable capacity is still in line at 87% but this size unit only charging at 7Wh/min is a bit underpowered in my opinion.
Ampace Andes 600 Pro (584Wh): This is an OK unit. It sits right around the industry standard for usable capacity. We did find that the charging…
