Beware! The Jackery Scam... 

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The scam is the price tag.

Brought the older model on sale for 45% off. I’m happy with it

I paid $479 for the old one last week. I bought it because I live in Louisiana and it’s hurricane season.

Reminds me of the time (a few lifetimes ago) when a high school friend got fired from his job at a now-defunct famous major retailer for refusing to put a big "SALE!" sign on a lawnmower than had just had its price *increased* by about $20.

The inverter or some other electronic part is going to fail way before the battery capacity falls below 80% from cycling on either of those.

Jackery has so many recent complaints on Amazon for shipping problems and customer service problems, for shipping used, beat-up items as “new” items (is that why Jackery runs these “flash” sales? To dump their used inventory onto an unsuspecting public?)

I suppose there's a use for those little boxes. What I don't like is how so many of the companies selling them imply you can run your house on them for days and days. There's only so many amp hours in the box and you only get to use them once before you have to recharge.

Lithium Ion refers to all different kinds of lithium chemistries, including LifePo4 chemistry, and NMC. Both LifePo4 and NMC still use lithium ion transfer as a means for providing power. The older Jackery uses NMC chemistry cells, which certainly have their place. Higher energy density for their weight, something I have use for. For my use case, I'd actually opt for the NMC version, being that it is more compact, lighter, and I won't be cycling it much. NMC is the same chemistry used in things like your phone, tablets, and other portable devices as it offers a higher energy density than LifePo4.

“Scam” is pretty harsh. There’s also a new 1000 v2 out now. All three are on sale right now…and Jackery products go on sale frequently anyway. I already bought (at the intro sale price) and use the new v2 and only bought the NMC 1000 about a year and half ago (on sale). I’m happy with the v2 so far, and you guys should review that one too. I think any of the 3 are a great value at the current sale prices. I do not own the Plus version. Almost got it…and probably would’ve if not for the v2.

The older one are on Amazon for $579- NONREFUNDABLE 😏

Not the biggest fan of Jackery (imo they are overpriced), but this isn't a scam. LiPo lasts longer but weighs much more. It's a tradeoff.

Appreciate you exposing Jackery as a scam

Started with a 400w for about $250 or so after taxes, just got a Bluetti AC180 on Amazon for $599

Thanks for catching that. Im glad your calling out company that do shady stuff .

Nobody is buying the 1000 for $999. Retail is $599 and they go on sale for $549 or $499 regularly. The 1000 plus retailed originally for $1699 and sales for $799-999 regularly. There is also 1000 pro which is priced between the two models.

The old jackery style is on Amazon store for $549 right now.

One thing you might have mentioned is that the lithium ion pack is significantly lighter as li-ion is much more energy dense than lifepo.

These things are getting cheaper every year. Pay your money and take your choice. I have the original jackery 1000. It works just fine and is lightweight and can’t see any reduction in power to date.

I wish I had seen this before I bought mine. Let the buyer beware, I guess.

The new version is way heavier. By 1/3 rd. Because I'm not going to use all the Cycles I do you like the lighter version... that's just me.

The 1000 and 1000 Plus are no longer the same price. The Plus is $200 more, although both are on sale right now. And there's also a 1000 v2 which is cheaper than the 1000 and has less surge power output than the 1000 even though it has the same capacity. I bought an Ecoflow, though. The Jackery only comes with an AC power cable. The Ecoflow comes with multiple cables including AC, car charging and solar to connect to my existing portable solar panel. And it was on sale as well because of Amazon Prime day. But I didn't have to be a Prime member to buy it directly from the manufacturer at the sale price.

Thank you for this information! Much appreciated.

I got a 500w Jackery, old design, about 5 years ago. I think I've charged it like under 10 times. It holds the charge until I use it, and it's still doing the same job whenever I need it. Which is not very often granted. No regrets though. They should drop the price, you're right for making the video. If I were getting one today, I wouldn't have known the difference.

Yep used jackery twice now won’t hold a charge. Absolute waste of money.

Li-FePO4 is a trade-off versus Li-ion, not an upgrade. Yes, they have more cycles and are a bit safer, but they also have less energy density. I charge my Jackery 500 once a month, so 500 cycles will last me 40 years. I don't need the new chemistry to increase that to 300 years. I carry these 15+ lbs. power stations everywhere, so I want the lowest weight and I don't care about the number of cycles.

Omg thank you for telling me this!!! I just couldn’t understand why the newer version was only $100 difference and I just kept thinking something was wrong. Thank you for clearing that up!!

It is good to see them switch to the better chemistry. I don't have a home battery system but I do use Bluetti and Jackery devices daily to work from home with solar energy. As such my original Jackery Explorer 500 gets the job done but it doesn't have 60+ watt USB C for direct DC laptop connection forcing me to the comparatively inefficient inverter. It also gets discharged to about 30% then recharged about 4 times a week so that 500 cycles is a meaningful limitation.

Good heads up. I don't mind if someone uses a cheaper battery as long as it includes a lower price. You can debate if it is worth the savings or not. I rarely use batteries, so I'm OK with not paying more for thousands of cycles. It's definitely a scam if you charge the same price for a cheaper battery just because you know that many people won't realize that it won't last as long.

The 1000 was 499 with amazon prime, now it's 479 on a prime day deal

I purchased a renewed jackery 880 for $350. I felt like it was a decent deal…

LiFePO4 battery is a LOT safer for storing around the house, or in your car, than the older lithium ion ones.

Thanks for the info! I hadn't realized that Jackery is doing Li-ion-Phos batteries. I was shying away from their brand because I didn't want a Li-ion battery system.

If you were buying in case of an emergency, I get why it wouldn't matter so much. I'm an avid overlander who, unfortunately, needs reliable power for a CPAP machine, so the benefits of the plus model make a big difference! Either way, get the 5 year protection plan. Take care of yourself, whatever that means to you!

To late...I got screwed...My Old Explorer 1000 just failed, and I wasn't even using it? It started flashing the SOS signal through the flashlight, and I couldn't turn it off. I got it to stop by doing a reset, but a few moments later, it started flashing again...Ive owned it 13 months, with very little use, but I do store it fully charged. I attempted to contact Jackery, but I don't expect any help.

The explorer 1000 and two panels is $799 on Amazon right now

Regardless of fine print or location of the details of a item in the specs, if Jackery lists the battery "type" of each unit, it's not shady. It's up to consumers to do their homework before purchasing. Being dishonest as a buisness however, would infact be shady. Bread listed as 100% whole wheat bread is very different from bread that's dyed brown and called "wheat bread."

If you're going to drop $1,000 on a portable generator and you don't read and compare specs, that's not a scam, that's just being careless. Caveat Emptor.

Thanks for pointing this out. That is disappointing that they wouldn't just do a clearance sale to get rid of the old-style products. That would be the more ethical and respectable thing for a business to do, given the situation.

if you spent 1000$, then YOU are the one that got ripped off. Amazon has had them on sale from 650 to 450 most of the last 9 months. I mostly bought it for power outages in the winter or bad storms. I really don't think the average user is going to recharge it enough times to matter one vs the other. Plus the smaller one is 22 pounds, the larger one is ever heavier. My bad back will take the lighter one tyvm.

Great “exposé”. I am all in on LifeP04 batteries. 100% discharge rate and 8-10 year lifespan. I do believe the Jackie is overpriced at $999. I just built a 200ah 1000 W pure side wave power station for $891.

Doesn't seem like a scam to me. New version has the same capacity and more cycles but way bigger, old one has less cycles but way smaller for the same capacity. Pick whichever fits your lifestyle best...

Harbor Freight still has older version on their site and in store. I steered away from it due to old battery technology. If they improved battery may consider new version.

Thanks for the heads up. 🙏🦉

I bought the jackery 500 for like 300 bucks on Black Friday idk if it’s still a lose in the long run. I never use it but plan on having it for camping / power outage scenarios which happen very rarely

Yes i bought the old style jackery 500 before I knew about the cycles to 80% thing. Thanks for putting this out there for people 👍

There's way more to the story NCM vs. LFP. LFP is heavier and doesn't perform well in the cold at all.

That bollocks puts me right off of Jackery forever.

They sent me the old style 240 as a gift for buying one of their larger systems with solar panels. I doubt I will ever get it down to the 80% point. Thanks for letting us know about the difference in their battery technology.

Hi, I bought jacket 1000, it does not want to charge pass 40%. I tried to reset did not work. Please help.

500 cycles until 80% capacity. Considering that this is for camping, which most people won't do every single day of the year, the old one will probably last for 10 years as well. And it isn't as heavy. I've been using my Jackery 500 for two years now - and it hasn't shown any sign of reduced capacity so far.

Glad you are calling Jackery out on this. Just purchased a highly rated and evaluated Pecron LiFePO4 unit for $0.43 a watt hour and has a 5 year warranty. Just used it on my week long camping trip bouncing in the back of my off-road camper. Worked great.

They make everything clear so it's not a scam then, is it?

I'm good with the smaller one. I don't use it a lot and it's smaller, takes up less space. Most of the things I have are smaller, and that's the way I like them. Ford Ranger, Suzuki Burgman scooter.

I just bought the new model on Amazon yesterday for $599.

This is not a scam. It’s just progress.

Ahhh ! .... on another video I was asking about this ! - and in this video you address the lithium ion battery vs the newer LiFePO4 battery. ( as I said many on Reddit were disappointed that Jacker was cheaping out by using older lithium ion technology in their batteries ) So glad I saw this video !

Yoooooo Robbie! I’m stoked I found another of your channels.

Great video. Extremely informative.

LFP are heavier

Nothing is worth the price...buy it cuz you want too

Thank you! I already own the older version, about 5 years now. So, if I pursue another Jackery purchase, I will know the difference.

Awesome information, thanks!✌️

Lithium ion phosphate. Got it. Is this change available on all/most brands? Is the life difference similar across most brands?

On sale now 40% off. Is it worth dropping $14k+ ($10k after rebates) for a 24kwh Jackery 2000 plus setup? Or should I build my own system?

Thank you !

I’ve built my own 3,300KWh LiFePo4 power station in a milk crate for 1000$ Canadian. It’s got a 1200w inverter, a solar charging controller and Bluetooth monitoring.

I got the old one a couple months ago at over 50% off. It is a reconditioned one, but I use it for running a laser at craft shows. gets the job done.

Thank you so much for that information, I am looking to buy one or something similar and didn't know that. Again, thank you from southern Spain.

Appreciate the video. I bought my 1000 jackery w/ 2 100w solar panels for $699.. the newest v2 with 1 200w solar panel is $1299..I'll stick with mine as it gets charged 2 times a year and only gets used in power Outages. Think I'll be fine for the next 10+ years...even if it hits 80%

Very important info, thank you.

Could somebody talk about Jason Hanson's portable grid? Is it all a scam?!

The scam for me was buying one in the first place. I have never fully discharged my 500 jackery. Its too weak to cook from it, wont power an air conditioner. Charges phones ok and runs my string lights.

Explorer 1000 priced at $579 on Amazon today 6/23/24. I guess they saw your video ! 😂

My jackery was dead in a year, issue with the bms as half of the batteries measured bad when I took it apart and measured them.

I am considering purchasing a Jackery 2000 plus or the Ecoflow delta pro. I know these are not exactly in the same category, but is the Jackery 2000 much quieter thank the Delta Pro? i was originally considering the Delta pro, but I am concern about their noise level. can you shed some light on the subject since you have experience with both brand. thanks in advance.

Not worth it…..

You not mention other weak point of old 1000 - charge time (7,5 vs 2 hours)

I want the JACKERY 2000 Watt Peak Output EXPLORER 880Wh Portable Power Station

Did you check the battery type in the book? And compare the same info on the website. Troubling?...

I wouldn’t say this is a scam? Like apple still sell new iphone 13’s even though the 15 is out (soon 16). When spending this sort of money you should do you research. Also I bought a Jackery 240v 1000w a year ago and have only charged it like 5-6 times. I got 2 100w solar panels with it and paid like £650 in a sale.

Jackery is way behind the industry

Great info thanks!

I have the jackery 300 and been great for the past 2 years. We use it to charge tablets and phones daily and some practice or baseball games. Looking into the 1000 v2 and a refrigerator for travel games.

I would never buy anything other than a LiFePO4

The Ecoflow Delta 2 is currently $499.

thank you for sharing this!

Nice, I have been looking forward to seeing what these new type battery can do. Quite impressive.

I bought mine recently for $300.00 on Amazon but this is good to know

Yeah, I cant believe they still sell the old ones, for the same price no less. People will be buying these online for awhile and realize its worn out in a couple years. New unit might have the electronics wear out before the batteries do.

You failed to mention the stanby ability of both battery chemistry types. In a use case that is sporadic, LiFePO4 chemistry is more stable and has lower self discharge. Leaving the older LiON chemistry sitting charged degrades the batter just the same way cycling it, especially if you want it ready when you need it so leaving it near full charge, it wears the battery greatly. Also draining LiON to 0% or near also is very stressful and will accelerate the wear. So yeah, they may claim 500 cycles, but that is if used ideally which these products often are not and in my experience, lose capacity much faster. Samenis true if used in a UPS capacity where its constantly near full charge but also discharging. There is a reason real UPS dont use LiON. LiFePO4 has none of those issues or at least to a lesser extent. Charge it to full and leave it, and its fine. Drain to 0% and its much more fine than LiON. Its an upgrade in Just about every except for weight, so this video is disingenuous ag best.

thx lab guy , good work man

The lithium iron phosphate batteries are cheaper for them to buy. They make more money off you when you buy the lithium iron phosphate. Unless they spent more money on the other parts and then it's a wash. The older lithium ion is lighter for the same capacity. 500 cycles would be 5 years of using it 50 weekends a year draining it each day you use it.

Thanks for making this video 👍🏽👍🏽

Would it still be a scam if they jacked up the price of the new unit?

Here's something nobody ever asks...and should. How do you return their product if it fails? Go read the laws from the DOT.

The charge cycles and safety of of LFP vs LITHIUM ION makes the LFP far superior

Thanks for the heads-up. Appreciate it. Screw Jackery. I'm buying from a different brand.

Thanks for the info

I got screwed. I bought the old one. I bought a 300 watt Bluetti for day to day camping stuff and rarely use the Jackery, unless I need 1000 watts. That way it will last longer.