Review: Anker Solix F1200 Portable Power Station (aka 757, PowerHouse 1229Wh)

As part of my quest to optimise my energy bills, I’ve been looking into power stations and building up my arsenal of energy storage. Whenever I spot a reasonably priced power station (and budget permits), I decide to grab them for my own needs and run them through tests along the way. When it comes to big-brands in the charging world, Anker is definitely well-recognised and their products usually carry a premium price-tag, up with the likes of Bluetti and Ecoflow. But just before the financial year was up, Anker came to the OzBargain table with quite a few tempting offers – unfortunately, I did miss a few but this one I did manage to catch. The deal was the Anker Solix F1200 1500W output/1229Wh capacity power station for AU$599 including delivery or just under AU$0.50/Wh which is quite decent for a branded product with a five-year warranty. Of course, this was a clearance as new models were on the way (this model is no longer listed), but this was a deal so hard to pass-up on that I…