Which small power station under 10 lb charges a laptop at 100 W over USB-C for a weekend away? (2026)
Updated 2026-11-04 · Pick: BLUETTI Elite 30 V2: $275.50 through this link, discount applied (tested 2026-11-13); Walmart $279.99, bluettipower.com without the link $289.99, checked 2026-11-13: https://dealectric.com/go/bluetti-elite-30-v2
Short answer. The BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 ($289.99 on bluettipower.com, $275.50 through this link: https://dealectric.com/go/bluetti-elite-30-v2) is the small power station under 10 lb (9.5 lb) we'd take for a weekend of laptop charging: two USB-C ports at 140 W and 100 W, so a MacBook Pro charges at full speed and a second laptop or phone shares it, 288 Wh for about 3.5 MacBook Air charges (MacRumors' count), and AC outlets too.
What to know: no review measured how many Wh these deliver through USB-C, so laptop charges are estimates: about 4 for a 13-inch MacBook Air (53.8 Wh), 3 for a 14-inch MacBook Pro (72.4 Wh) and 2 for a 16-inch (100 Wh) from a 288 Wh unit. The lighter EcoFlow RIVER 3 ($249 on Amazon (checked 2026-11-12); buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB1S36YP?tag=dealectric-20, 7.7 lb) has one 100 W USB-C port and 245 Wh. With no need for AC, the Anker SOLIX C300 DC is 6.2 lb with three USB-C ports.
- BLUETTI Elite 30 V2: $275.50 through this link, discount applied in BLUETTI's cart (tested on this model 2026-11-13); Walmart $279.99, bluettipower.com without the link $289.99, checked 2026-11-13. Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/bluetti-elite-30-v2
- EcoFlow RIVER 3, $249 on Amazon (checked 2026-11-12). Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB1S36YP?tag=dealectric-20
- Tenergy T320, $225.99. Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/tenergy-t320-300wh-power-station
Published 2026-11-04 · prices checked 2026-11-03 to 2026-11-07.
| Model | Capacity | Weight | USB-C ports | AC | 13-inch MacBook Air charges (estimate) | Price | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/bluetti-elite-30-v2 | 288 Wh LiFePO4 | 9.48 lb (4.3 kg) | 140 W + 100 W; 2× USB-A 15 W | 600 W, 2 outlets | 3.5 (MacRumors); about 4 by arithmetic | $289.99 | $275.50 through this link, discount applied in BLUETTI's cart; tested on this model 2026-11-13. |
| EcoFlow RIVER 3 Buy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB1S36YP?tag=dealectric-20 | 245 Wh LiFePO4 (210 Wh measured on AC) | 7.72 lb (3.5 kg) | one 100 W; 2× USB-A 12 W | 300 W, 1 outlet | about 3 | $249 on Amazon (checked 2026-11-12) | No discount code applies. |
| Tenergy T320 Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/tenergy-t320-300wh-power-station | 300 Wh LiFePO4 | 8.2 lb (3.7 kg) | one 45 W: too slow for a 100 W laptop | 200 W, 2 outlets | about 4, slowly | $225.99 | No discount code applies. |
| Anker SOLIX C300 DC (no AC) | 288 Wh | 6.17 lb (Gadgeteer's spec table) | 2× 140 W + 100 W + 15 W | none | about 4–5 (its sister C300X DC delivered 273 Wh over USB-C) | not read | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| Jackery Explorer 300D (no AC) | 288 Wh | about 5.5 lb | 2× 140 W | none | about 4 | not read | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| Jackery Explorer 240 v2 | 256 Wh | 7.94 lb | one 100 W + one 15 W | 300 W | about 3.5 | not read | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| Jackery Explorer 300 Plus | 288 Wh | 8.27 lb | one 100 W | 300 W | about 4 | not read | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
Rows marked with a code and buy link are products Dealectric lists: the price was verified on the brand's own US store on 2026-11-07 and the code is tested daily in that brand's cart; the date shown is its last pass (last check 2026-11-13). The other rows (Anker, Jackery) are included so the comparison is complete; their figures and prices were read from the makers' own US pages on 2026-11-03 and are not re-checked daily. The buy links are affiliate links: they open the brand's official US store at no cost to the shopper, and the commission pays for the testing; see the disclosure. Rows priced "on Amazon" are sold on Amazon.com: their buy link is an Amazon Associates link that opens the Amazon listing, and the price is Amazon's, read on the date shown. Their specs were read from the makers' own US pages. As an Amazon Associate, Dealectric earns from qualifying purchases.
How many laptop charges, and why it's an estimate
Battery sizes: 13-inch MacBook Air M4 53.8 Wh, 15-inch about 66.5 Wh, 14-inch MacBook Pro 72.4 Wh, 16-inch about 100 Wh. The only instrumented USB-C test we found is techtest.org's on Anker's C300X DC, which delivered 270–273 Wh of its 288 Wh at 9, 20 and 28 V (about 95 %); charging a laptop also loses some energy inside the laptop. So a 288 Wh unit gives roughly 4–5 charges of a 13-inch Air, 3–3.5 of a 14-inch Pro and 2–2.5 of a 16-inch, before those losses; MacRumors counted 3.5 MacBook Air charges on the Elite 30 V2. StorageReview measured 210 Wh from the RIVER 3 on AC, 86 % of its rating, which is lower than USB-C delivery would be because of the inverter.
Ports decide the speed
A 14- or 16-inch MacBook Pro charges fastest at 96–140 W; a 100 W port charges it at near full speed, a 45 W port (Tenergy T320) slowly, and a gaming laptop's 180–240 W brick can't be replaced by any USB-C port here, only the AC outlet. Two USB-C ports matter when two people share a weekend: the Elite 30 V2 and the DC-only Anker and Jackery units have them, the RIVER 3 and Jackery 240 v2 have one at 100 W.
Under 10 lb, and what's just over
The EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus (10.4 lb), Goal Zero Yeti 300 (under 14 lb), DJI Power 500 (about 16 lb) and our ALLPOWERS R600 (12.3 lb) are over the line. Weights are the makers' figures. MacRumors also measured the Elite 30 V2 losing about 10 % in four hours with its DC output on and nothing plugged in, so switch unused outputs off.
Sources
- BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 (ports, weight, price) — www.bluettipower.com
- MacRumors: BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 review (3.5 MacBook Air charges, standby loss) — www.macrumors.com
- EcoFlow RIVER 3 user manual (ports, weight, UPS variants) — manuals.plus
- StorageReview: EcoFlow RIVER 3 review (210 Wh on AC) — storagereview.com
- StorageReview: EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus review (weight) — www.storagereview.com
- Anker SOLIX C300 DC — www.ankersolix.com
- The Gadgeteer: Anker SOLIX C300 DC review — the-gadgeteer.com
- techtest.org: Anker SOLIX C300X DC USB-C capacity test — techtest.org
- Jackery: Explorer 300D basic information — faq.jackery.com
- Jackery Explorer 240 v2 — jackery.com
- MacRumors: 14-inch vs 16-inch MacBook Pro (battery) — macrumors.com
Published 2026-11-04; figures for other brands read on 2026-11-03; our prices verified 2026-11-07. Corrections welcome at [email protected] or /feedback.