Review on 🔋 Efficient and Convenient: ELECAENTA Portable Solar Panel 120W 18V ETFE Monocrystalline Foldable Solar Charger for Power Stations, Camping, RVs, Generators, and Smartphones by Jerimiah Augustine

After looking for a cheap Revain 100-120w portable solar charger I came across this one. Here's what I liked about it: 1) Quality: Higher quality panels that use ETFE versus inferior PET material (it's stronger, more durable, more UV permeable etc.). The body is also solid and made of quality material. Handle, lid, zipper and 2 folding stands are of high quality. 2) Connectivity: USB-A, USB-C and 10ft straight DC cable. It also comes with a variety of adapters and connectors to fit most devices. Outstanding flexibility. I also like that instead of a cable with multiple pigtails hardwired to the end, it has a single 5.5mm plug and comes with 10 different sized adapters (this was a complaint about the Paxcess panel that also uses the same solar panels). I needed 8mm for Jackery 240 which was perfect. 3) Most importantly is the performance - it worked well and generated enough power to charge my Jackery 240 (about 65W) and my 2019 16" MacBook Pro very quickly (individually, not simultaneously). For the latter, Elecaenta advertised 45W from USB-C (a PD compatible port) but I actually measured closer to 54W so it beats the rating (see image) Note that the Jackery 240 has a maximum input power of 65W and is down to 70W is limited. 4) Price. It was one of the lowest, if not the lowest, panel price I could find for this size. There was even a coupon on purchase that reduced the price even further! 5) Guarantee - Will be used for 1st month year provided but if you sign up it will be extended to 2 years let's hope they are there to honor it but for the face value it's pretty good there was a comment earlier that the 10ft Cable and adapter were 18 AWG. Not on mine. It comes in 16 AWG (see picture) which I think is more than enough for a 10ft run. If you were running much longer distances I could understand why you would need a thicker cable, but I think this will do the trick. We're talking theoretical peaks of 6.6A, which this panel is unlikely to deliver except under lab conditions. Even then I don't see how a thicker cable with such a low amperage can do much good. If anything, it will only add weight and cost, which I think will turn off most consumers. I shared a photo of my USB-C voltage/ammeter reading while charging my 16" MacBook under a clear day sky. I used my laptop at maximum screen brightness and it charged my laptop quickly. I also connected my iPhone to my laptop at the same time, so it charged both throughout the day (and kept both at 100% throughout the day). Oh I would advise Elecaenta to add at least 1 more fold out leg. While 2 is enough to hold 4 sub-plates on a flat surface (the plates are pretty stiff and there was a bit of flexing between the plates), I could see how an uneven surface could cause some support issues. a noticeable drop in performance when the panels were cold rather than hot from the sun. When I first set it up, for example, it read a whopping 69W on the Jackery input meter, but after about 10 minutes of baking in the hot sun (>80F) it dropped to 59W. This is normal, however, as the efficiency of solar energy decreases as the temperature rises, but anyone new to solar panels should be aware of this. I also noticed that daisy-chaining two panels in parallel with a Y-adapter only added 4W to 5W to my jackety, which was amazing - I was expecting the jackety input to be maxed out, but it wasn't.