Anker SOLIX C300 Review: Best Budget Portable Power Station of 2026
Ditches the AC inverter to nail USB charging for $249.
~$249 approx. street price · check retailer for current price
Check Price on AmazonBy the Best Electric Products editorial team · Last updated August 26, 2026
Campers and remote workers whose gear is all-USB and who value weight above all.
Full Review
Most budget power stations are bad versions of big ones: weak inverters, slow charging, short-lived cells. The C300 DC takes the opposite approach — it deletes the AC inverter entirely and puts the savings into what campers and remote workers actually use: fast USB-C.
With 140W output it charges a MacBook Pro at full speed, and 288Wh is roughly ten phone charges or three laptop refills. At six pounds it goes in a backpack — try that with anything else on this page.
Be honest about the limitation: no AC outlet means no fridge, no CPAP with an AC-only brick, no camera-battery wall chargers. If everything you carry charges over USB (increasingly true), this is the smartest $249 in portable power.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- 140W USB-C charges laptops at full speed
- Light (~6 lbs) and truly grab-and-go
- LiFePO4 longevity in a budget unit
- Built-in light bar is handy for camp
Cons
- DC version has no AC outlet — USB and 12V devices only
- 288Wh won't back up appliances
Key Specs
| Capacity | 288Wh LiFePO4 |
|---|---|
| Output | USB-C ×3 (140W max), USB-A, 12V |
| Wall recharge | ~1 hour |
| Solar input | Up to 100W |
| Weight | ~6 lbs |
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Compare With Our Other Portable Power Stations Picks
- Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 — Best Overall, ~$799
- Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 — Best for Blackouts, ~$1,099
- EcoFlow DELTA 2 — Best Ecosystem, ~$649
Or see the full ranking in our The Best Portable Power Stations of 2026 guide.