A breeze to work with ecoflow from buying to delivery it was a seamless well communicated deal.

My product arrived earlier than expected was packed well.

It's a great looking product.
Haven't really tested it yet.
Charged in 60mins from 0%to 100%.

Great product , great service, and hopefully I'll have a great experience with it

Thanks

I recently purchased the Ecoflow River 2 - 300W - 256Wh unit from Takealot and I must say, it has exceeded my expectations. This compact powerhouse has proven to be an absolute lifesaver during load shedding.
I've successfully powered my 46" Samsung TV, soundbar, and a fan for at least an hour and a half, providing reliable electricity when I needed it most. Even with my fan on speed 3, the unit performed admirably, although I suspect a lower fan speed could extend the power duration.
In hindsight, I find myself contemplating the acquisition of a larger unit, but I can't deny that this little powerhouse gets the job done. I'm particularly curious if there's an option to add an extra battery to extend its capabilities further.
In my opinion, the Ecoflow River 2 is a must-have for every South African home dealing with load shedding. I highly recommend it for its excellent performance, reliability, and convenience.
Overall, a fantastic investment that I'm thoroughly satisfied with!

Placed order Sunday night , packages arrived at my front door Tuesday midday , excellent products, really fast processing of order. Always tempted to keep on adding accessories , very good reward system and generous bonuses

As one reviewer pointed out, even though these stations are next level, any person planning to buy should take in account no such thing as 100% efficiency. Your needed load thus divided by ie factor 0.8 would point to size required. Ups for it to be means 10ms about switch over.

I think everybody wishes to have an off-grid solar setup in SA at the moment, but these portable units pack major value if you cant install a solar array where you live, or are looking to get load shedding relief while planning a larger setup. The benefit of these units being that you can take them anywhere in a bag, even on holiday.

I see a lot of people stating that they are not happy with the unit and leaving a bad review because it does not last them through loadshedding. This is not Ecoflows fault, it is YOUR responsibility to educate yourself and check how much capacity you need to run your stuff. Don't buy the smallest power station expecting it to run your whole house for 4 hours, check the power consumption for any electronics you need to run during loadshedding and work from there.

The device works great for its intended use which is to run my work-from-home setup during loadshedding. It can run my laptop, monitor and a network switch for just under 4 hours (about 25 - 30 watt load). Gaming is also possible with this unit but it depends on your hardware... Xbox Series S and a monitor requires around 80-90 watts during gameplay. A larger console or gaming PC will reduce this time because they use a lot more power.

I also purchased a 100 watt solar panel (through a third party) and now I can run my work setup indefinitely as long as the sun is shining. The panel will charge the station in about 4 hours if its producing 70 watts. I have noticed that Ecoflow SA sells a bundle which includes the Ecoflow River 2 and 2 x 100 watt solar panels, but I can assure you that 2 x 100w panels will exceed the max solar input and give you an overload error if you try to connect both (just a warning for anyone else who is planning on trying 2 x 100w solar panels, you will need atleast the river 2 max).

I will not recommend any other brand to friends and family, Ecoflow is the best available. I will soon be purchasing another unit(most likely a river 2 max) and scaling up my solar accordingly to give me plenty of reliable backup power for loadshedding :)