BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 vs Jackery Explorer 300 v2

Jackery Explorer 300 v2 portable power station

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BLUETTI Elite 30 V2

Continuous AC output: 600 W vs 300 W
List price: $250 vs $269
Cost per watt-hour: $0.87 vs $0.93

Buyers who measure value in watts and watt-hours, not in grams and app screens.

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Jackery Explorer 300 v2

Weight: 8.2 lb vs 9.5 lb
Watt-hours per pound: 35.1 Wh/lb vs 30.3 Wh/lb
Rated cycles: 4,000 cycles vs 3,000 cycles

A first power station that must be simple, safe and easy to live with.

Spec by spec

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Metric	Elite 30 V2	Explorer 300 v2	What it means
Capacity	288 Wh	288 Wh	How much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output	600 W	300 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	9.5 lb	8.2 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$250	$269	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$0.87	$0.93	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	30.3 Wh/lb	35.1 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	200 W	—	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	70 min	—	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	3,000 cycles	4,000 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
UPS switchover lower is better	10 ms	10 ms	How long the unit takes to switch to battery. Under 20 ms keeps a desktop alive.
Warranty	60 months	60 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

BLUETTI Elite 30 V2

#50 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.87)
#62 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (30.3 Wh/lb)
#4 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (208 W/100Wh)
#29 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (247 W)
#45 of 55 for Highest solar input (200 W)
#54 of 65 for Longest service life (864 kWh)
#29 of 72 for Most output per dollar (2.40 W/$)
#19 of 75 for Best for home backup (68/100)
#23 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)
#17 of 27 for Quietest under load (30 dB)

Jackery Explorer 300 v2

#55 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.93)
#43 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (35.1 Wh/lb)
#53 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (104 W/100Wh)
#51 of 65 for Longest service life (1152 kWh)
#59 of 72 for Most output per dollar (1.12 W/$)
#41 of 75 for Best for home backup (54/100)
#2 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

The brands behind them

BLUETTI

The value-and-power buyer who does not mind a heavy box

Best for: Buyers who measure value in watts and watt-hours, not in grams and app screens.

Not for: Buyers who need the lightest possible unit or the simplest possible interface.

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Jackery

The mainstream first-time buyer who wants one simple box

Best for: A first power station that must be simple, safe and easy to live with.

Not for: Buyers chasing maximum watt-hours per dollar, or maximum solar input.

Full Jackery profile →

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from BLUETTI’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: www.bluettipower.com/products/elite-30-v2-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (8)

capacityWh: “288Wh Capacity with 9 Versatile Outlets”
acOutputW: “288Wh 600W Portable Power Station”
weight: “Just 4.3 kg”
solarInputW: “Solar Panels: 200W Max.”
rechargeAcMinutes: “AC Charging: 70 Mins,380W”
cycleLife: “Over 3,000 cycles and a 10-year lifespan”
upsSwitchoverMs: “10ms Pro-Grade UPS Backup”
warrantyMonths: “all backed by a 5-year warranty.”

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from Jackery’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: www.jackery.com/products/jackery-explorer-300-v2-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (6)