I own the AC180 and love it! That being said, I would have MUCH preferred this option with the removable batteries. The ease of moving them around from room to room for use would be really nice. As for the cooler. I have an Apticool fridge which I love and it uses very little power. Plus I can stand a gallon of milk up in it and for quite a bit of groceries in it. I would like to see you compare these two products. Yes one does not have an ice maker. But I have one of those too and find that the ice it spits out are watery and it isn’t designed to let them freeze. It just lets them melt in the tray and re-makes more ice. A comparison with prices on the new Bluetti items would be nice to see. That along with the weight comparisons. I would like to see Bluetti stick with ONE group of removable batteries that were interchangeable and allow me to use one while recharging the other. Doing those two things at a reasonable price point would indeed grab my attention and make me want more within one system and vendor. Thanks for sharing this most helpful video! I will be looking to see what these bad boys cost and seeing if they are worth the swap to my current set up.
Looks like this ice maker will automatically start another batch of cubes without having to manually empty it after each "ice drop". Major improvement over EcoFlow! Looking forward to your review of this one!
Wow that AC180T looks crazy! Hot swappable batteries sounds interesting. I have the AC180 and love it. Excellent power station for weight to performance ratio. I kind of wish instead of the swappable aspect they would’ve just included the power connector to add external batteries to them. But maybe option will be better in the long run. Maybe cheaper for Bluetti to produce than external connectors for batteries.
Great unboxing. Looks like Bluetti has some new winners with these 2 products. I really like the hot swappable batteries. Looking forward to your usual great in-depth review.
I didn't think it was that great! He went to the effort of removing the tape from the baskets and removing them, just to say "there is nothing else in here". Totally ignoring the fact that there IS in-fact, what appears to be a drain at the bottom! I get that it is just an unboxing, but seriously? there is OBVIOUSLY something in there! and then he went to put the battery in upside down..... so many times in this video, I was either slapping my face in disgust or yelling at the screen!! Lastly, if you are going to do an unboxing, of an obviously expensive item, don't do it on your mothers outdoor tables, find something stable! I was almost hoping it would fall and smash, just to teach him a lesson!!
Bluetti came out with a fridge with an Icemaker, I had no idea that they were working on one. I would like to see how it compares to the ecoflow fridge/icemaker. I like the swappable batteries and definitely good for the people that cannot lift over 30 pounds. I think a brand called runhood makes units like that. Looking forward to the complete review on these.
Great looking product(s): now, if they can just expand the range to cover small, medium, large and home-backup sizes of units, keep batteries backwards/forwards comparable, expand the range of secondary “products” in their eco-system, this will become the expandable, modular system to beat!
GREAT VID; comparing the AC180 models!!! SOOOOO close to clicking submit payment on "indiegogo" but never like being an early adopter. I tried calling Bluetti support but got no answers. Does it have pass thru charging? Do the USB "C" ports charge the unit (AC180T)? I love the idea that weight can be evenly distubuted to VERY managable numbers. I already have mini fridges from Setpower, sticking to my ease of transport model.. 😉 Would greatly appreciate some guidance if you can 🙏
Not really see a need on a market of another type of battery which is compatibile with only one unit… but maybe it is a start of new bluetti T-line. Honestly I would really prefer a 180max, so a nice sized 180p (i like it size vs. Power it delivers) + battery extension port with bidirectional function and backwards and forward capability :) really happy that U will do deep tests for those units. Thanks
Great video Jeff!! Although I am not sure why a version of the AC180P needs removal batteries - Bluetti are very late to the game with that portable cooler - shame about the limited cooler dimensions for the overall size of the unit! Neither product are for me, although I am very happy with my AC180 and AC180p
A 50 quart fridge/freezer with a lithium iron phosphate battery inside that can be charged directly from a solar panel and also has an ice maker? This would be best in class for an overlanding build. I think the removable batteries are to create an eco system of various Bluetti devices that utilize these battery modules that are charged at its base station with this cooler being the first device that utilizes them. Would be a great idea for off grid living as well…
@@ravenlocke42 OK so I get your point re the overlanding build perhaps - that doesn't look like a 50L capacity - perhaps 50L including the icebox? Off grid living you want and need completely different things - like bigger capacity and/or a dual zone. The ice maker and battery take up too much space - the overall size of the unit is huge compared to the cooling capacity.
I just hope they now STICK TO this battery format and make more things for it (a Bluetti mini A/C? Build quality and reliability, please, lads), and aren't coming out with Swapsolar 2 next year with incompatible batteries. Like how every new modular power station also introduces a new external battery and they don't all work together.
The fridge is interesting, but no mention of cost. Also the battery model? cost?. I have an AC200P that I use camping with also an EB3A. Plus various solar panels. So I guess I'll wait and see when questions get answered.
Thanks for the show and tell. I hope that cooler is cheap. It is very small and weak compared to the EcoFlow Glacier. Even the Anker seems to be better.
Jeff, thank for the sneak peak... Could those batteries be the elusive "B210" model that has been mentioned but never seen before? Look forward to your full review of both units.
@@WaveformScience Thx for the review. Any update on the compressor used in the multicooler? Tried looking on the web site, just didn't see any mention. Best....
Very cool to see. I am not sure if I would have preferred an ac180T with a true expansion port or these swappable batteries but cool to see Bluetti trying to innovate. Big questions in my mind is are they truly hot swappable, and do you still get full inverter capacity with a single battery config? Then I would like to know what other ‘shells’ in the near future will support the swappable battery form factor? For instance, will they have a DC shell (B800T?) that mimics the B800 capabilities? Or an ac70T shell?
When you do a follow up video, can you discuss why someone would want this power station with removable batteries? I am fairly new to this area and have an EB3a as well as an AC 180 on order.
For me it would save having extension cables all-round the house, I could charge using one AC180T whilst powering individual rooms with the charged packs, as they are needed swapping out, without (hopefully shutting down the equipment), at the moment an AC180 powers my home office for around 6 hours on a cloudy day, on a sunny day I'm fighting to use the power I'm generating, so I can go from not enough for a working day to too much. I'd love to be able to buy batteries and empty AC180Ts so I could tune my use to be the most efficient. I'd rather hope this would lead to a full ecosystem allowing the same batteries to be used in multiple sized devices, with varying inverter capabilities, but we'll see. Price has to be competitive against a similar not swappable battery for me, just because it's all about price/performance, my wife has put up with the extension cables so far, mainly due to the convincing payback, but it would be nice to spend a bit more and tidy things up whilst keeping the payback on the equipment in a reasonably short period. I could go for a whole house system, but the cost of getting grid connected or simply attaching to one circuit, is far greater than the cost of a few batteries and extension leads and is also less flexible whilst I work out the best setup.
As Mike mentioned, swapping can be nice depending on the situation, but it also depends on the other options Bluetti offers. I have a small 600W system from Runhood that has two slots for batteries, and I have four batteries total. I can be charging two from solar, while two are in the main unit being used. Again, as Mike mention, no long cables needed. Runhood lets you also run USB and small inverters from a single battery very simply, plus some other options that use the batteries. It really is going to depend on what options Bluetti has for the batteries.
Personally, I'd use it for shorter trips just so I don't have to lug an external power station around just to keep the fridge running. Less wiring in the back of the Jeep is always a good thing. There isn't much space back there.
like the ecoflows version I think the icemaker is a waste of space. I have a few dc fridges I use for camping. You'll need all the room you can get when packing your vehicle. But they are absolutely on the right track with swapable batteries. I would definitely consider this over ecoflows.
