![]() ![]() The only thing I wish it had was a readout of estimated time remaining, but you can do the math (1120 Wh * percentage gives you remaining watt-hours, then divide by the power draw to get your hours remaining) and figure this out without too much trouble. It’s got most of the important details you’d want, like what ports are powered on and how much power is going in and coming out. The LCD display is far, far better than the weird backlit automotive dash style display the PA 300 came with. Their use of multiple small fans seems like it could be more resilient to fan failure in the field by having other fans that keep moving air if one were to quit. But, when I put it through its paces, it was fairly quiet, which is nice if you don’t want to put up with a bunch of annoying noise. It also seems to have a pretty decent cooling system built in, like other power stations in its class. It fits in with a bench or truck toolbox full of power tools on a jobsite. It’s also just a lot more aesthetically pleasing, and the yellow exterior looks industrial instead of cheap. The outer case seems to be a lot stronger and more well-made than the cheaper LiPOWER station I reviewed. If you don’t have two hands free, you can still carry it with one, but it’ll hang diagonally as you carry it (which isn’t a problem). It’s pretty typical to have a flip-up handle or one that’s permanently there to carry with one hand, but this station has two very firm and strong handles to carry it in front of you with both hands. Like all power stations with this much capacity, the MARS-1000 is heavy. One thing I really appreciated about the station is its two carry handles. Two 100 watt panels can supposedly charge it in 5.6 hours, but we didn’t review solar panels, and can’t verify that here. There are three 120-volt AC power outlets, a number of different USB outlets (including a USB-C PD 60 watt), two 12-volt ports, a 12-volt cigarette lighter port, and inputs for both the included wall charger and solar input. ![]() It’s got all of the usual outlets you’d find on a power station in this size range. LiPOWER says you can get 3500+ cycles out of the pack, and that it’s designed to last a decade with normal use. The battery cells are LiFePo4, or as the industry seems to be calling things now, LFP. The unit’s battery pack holds 1120 watt-hours of power, so it could theoretically go for almost an hour at full power output. I did find that for sustained operation, the 1200 watts is a fairly hard limit. It can put out a maximum of 1200 watts sustained power, with a 2000 watt surge capacity (which is important for many electrical appliances that temporarily pull more power before settling into a lower draw). The LiPOWER Pro MARS-1000 exceeds the 1000 number in its name. ![]() The two biggest questions everyone has about power stations is how much power they can put out, and how much capacity. But, LiPOWER recently sent me one of their MARS-1000 Pro units, and I have to say that it’s head-and-shoulders above their budget stations in every way. But, that having been said, the price was right, and it still presented a good option for people who didn’t want to spend big bucks on a small power station for emergencies, camping, etc. It worked, but I could tell that the fit and finish and build quality was a lot more AutoZone than most other stations. When I reviewed another LiPOWER power station, I have to admit that I wasn’t terribly impressed. ![]()
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