Anker SOLIX C1000 review
Anker SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station
By Tom Calder
We no longer recommend this model, so it no longer appears in our buying guides. In its place, we now recommend Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station in our Power stations guide.
Key specs
The maker's figures.
- Capacity
- 1,056 Wh
- Output
- 1,800 W
- Weight
- 12.9 kg
A well-built, quiet 1kWh unit with LiFePO4 (LFP) cells and unusually fast recharging, making it one of the more sensible mid-size backups for a British home. Just wait for a discount, as the RRP rarely reflects the real price.
- Best for
- A household wanting a dependable ~1kWh backup to keep phones, laptops, the router, lights and a fridge going through a power cut.
- Skip it if
- You need to run high-wattage appliances such as a kettle or electric heater, or want more than a…
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Researched, not used. We haven't used this product. This review is built from the maker's specifications, owner reports and our own sizing.
What we like
- Long-life LiFePO4 battery rated for 3,000 cycles with a 5-year warranty
- Very fast recharge (roughly a full charge in under an hour from the mains) and 600W solar input
- Clear app monitoring and 11 ports cover almost any small-appliance need in an outage
Worth knowing
- At 12.9kg it is portable but not light to carry far
- The 1800W ceiling and ~1kWh capacity won't sustain high-draw appliances like kettles, electric heaters or ovens
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Who shouldn't buy this
You need to run high-wattage appliances such as a kettle or electric heater, or want more than a few hours of fridge-plus-essentials runtime — step up to a 2kWh+ station. Equally, if you only need to keep phones and a laptop topped up, this is overkill and a power bank costs a fraction.
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If this isn’t the one
Best for Keeping the essentials going through a power cut — fridge, phones, router, lights and small medical devices.
as of 4 Nov 2026, 19:07 GMT · Details
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Best for Households that want the fridge, router and phones covered for a long power cut and may add a second battery later — the expandable 1kWh choice.
Best for Keeping a fridge, router, phones and lights running through a long power cut — light, quiet, and close to the DELTA 3 Classic on price.
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