ALLPOWERS R4000 vs BLUETTI Elite 400 Comparison

BLUETTI Elite 400 portable power station

Pick this if

ALLPOWERS R4000

Continuous AC output: 3,600 W vs 2,600 W

Budget buyers who want a station and a panel together at the lowest total price.

Pick this if

BLUETTI Elite 400

Capacity: 3,840 Wh vs 3,456 Wh
Weight: 86.0 lb vs 99.2 lb
List price: $1,299 vs $1,899
Cost per watt-hour: $0.34 vs $0.55

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

Spec by spec

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Metric	R4000	Elite 400	What it means
Capacity	3,456 Wh	3,840 Wh	How much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output	3,600 W	2,600 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	99.2 lb	86.0 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$1,899	$1,299	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$0.55	$0.34	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	34.8 Wh/lb	44.7 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	2,000 W	—	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	120 min	—	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	3,500 cycles	—	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
UPS switchover lower is better	—	15 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

ALLPOWERS R4000

#50 of 104 for Best value (cost per watt-hour) ($0.55)
#60 of 103 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (34.8 Wh/lb)
#85 of 106 for Most inverter headroom (104 W/100Wh)
#1 of 49 for Fastest AC recharge (1.7 kW)
#16 of 83 for Highest solar input (2 kW)
#9 of 96 for Longest service life (12096 kWh)
#67 of 103 for Most output per dollar (1.90 W/$)
#39 of 106 for Best for home backup (65/100)
#66 of 105 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

BLUETTI Elite 400

#7 of 104 for Best value (cost per watt-hour) ($0.34)
#17 of 103 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (44.7 Wh/lb)
#101 of 106 for Most inverter headroom (68 W/100Wh)
#66 of 103 for Most output per dollar (2.00 W/$)
#8 of 106 for Best for home backup (78/100)
#28 of 105 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

The brands behind them

ALLPOWERS

The budget camper who wants a station and a panel in one order

Best for: Budget buyers who want a station and a panel together at the lowest total price.

Not for: Buyers who need reliable support, apps or long-term serviceability.

Full ALLPOWERS profile →

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.

Full BLUETTI profile →

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from ALLPOWERS’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: iallpowers.com/products/allpowers-r4000-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (7)

capacityWh: “Capacity => 3456Wh”
acOutputW: “4 x Pure Sine Wave 100V-120V 3600W (peak 6000W)”
weight: “Weight => 99.2 lbs/45KG”
solarInputW: “12 -60V MPPT 40A Max, 2000W Max”
rechargeAcMinutes: “2 hours with single AC high voltage input”
cycleLife: “over 3,500 life cycles to 80%”
warrantyMonths: “5-year warranty for power stations and 2-year for solar panels.”

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-400-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (5)