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Best picks · Under $300

The best power stations under $300

Our pick: the BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 at $249.99, 288 Wh and 600 W. Under $300 every unit is compact: phones, lights and a laptop, and at the top of the budget a CPAP night. The choice is battery per dollar against weight and outlets.

5 units286 to 512 Wh$249.99 to $299 at the makers

The largest here holds a CPAP night without the humidifier or a laptop through an 8-hour working day, by the calculator's arithmetic.

Drawing · 9.8 × 7 × 6.6 in · 9.5 lb
Our pick: BLUETTI Elite 30 V2

Our pick

Drawing · 9.8 × 7 × 6.6 in · 9.5 lb

BLUETTI Elite 30 V2

$249.99 $279.99 at BLUETTI

checked 7 Oct 2026 · $0.87 per Wh

Capacity
288 Wh
AC output
600 W
Surge
Not published
Solar input
200 W
Weight
9.5 lb

Choose it if price decides: $249.99, the lowest of the 5 units on this list.

Choose the Jackery Explorer 300 instead if you will carry it: $39 more, 2.4 lb lighter; you give up output (300 W against 600 W).

Not for: a CPAP night without the humidifier (509 Wh needed by our sizing)

Unknown The Elite 30 V2 has no published surge figure; motor and compressor starts rest on its 600 W continuous rating.

See it at BLUETTI Check price on Amazon Details

Runner-up

Drawing · 9.2 × 9.1 × 5.8 in · 10.4 lb

EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus

$279 $299 at EcoFlow

checked 7 Oct 2026 · $0.98 per Wh

Capacity
286 Wh
AC output
600 W
Surge
1,200 W
Solar input
220 W
Weight
10.4 lb

Choose it for room for extra batteries: $29 more than the BLUETTI Elite 30 V2.

Choose the BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 instead if price decides: $29 less, 0.9 lb lighter; you give up the option of extra batteries.

Not for: a CPAP night without the humidifier (509 Wh needed by our sizing)

See it at EcoFlow Check price on Amazon Details

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Drawing · 9.1 × 5.2 × 7.8 in · 7.1 lb

Jackery Explorer 300

$289 at Jackery

checked 7 Oct 2026 · $0.98 per Wh

Capacity
294 Wh
AC output
300 W
Surge
500 W
Solar input
Not published
Weight
7.1 lb

Choose it if you will carry it: 7.1 lb, the lightest of the 5 units on this list.

Choose the BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 instead if price decides: $39 less, 2.4 lb heavier.

Not for: a CPAP night without the humidifier (509 Wh needed by our sizing)

See it at Jackery Check price on Amazon Details

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How this list is chosen: Units with an AC outlet whose maker price is $300 or less, ordered by price per watt-hour; units within 5% of the lowest count as equal, and among them those whose outlets run a 1,500 W kettle or microwave come first, then the lower price. Maker prices checked 6 Sep 2026 to 7 Oct 2026; we have not tested these units ourselves. The DJI Power 500 ($299 when checked 6 Sep 2026) waits for a newer maker price before it can be a pick, and stays in the table.

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Under $300: 5 units in list order
Unit Wh Output W (surge) lb Solar in W Chemistry Maker price $ $ / Wh
DJI Power 500 512 1,000 W 16.1 300 LiFePO4 $299checked 6 Sep 2026 $0.58 See it at DJI
BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 288 600 W 9.5 200 LiFePO4 $249.99 $279.99checked 7 Oct 2026 $0.87 See it at BLUETTI Check price on Amazon
EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus 286 600 W (1,200 surge) 10.4 220 LiFePO4 $279 $299checked 7 Oct 2026 $0.98 See it at EcoFlow Check price on Amazon
Jackery Explorer 300 294 300 W (500 surge) 7.1 – Li-ion (unspecified) $289checked 7 Oct 2026 $0.98 See it at Jackery Check price on Amazon
OUPES Exodus 350 288 350 W (600 surge) 9.2 240 LiFePO4 $299checked 7 Oct 2026 $1.04 See it at OUPES Check price on Amazon

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Runtime is rated capacity × 0.85 ÷ watts. Check startup draw and connections separately. Prices are the maker's, with the day they were checked.