DJI Power 1000 ($999) vs USB Adapter ($5): Is The Price Tag Justified?

The DJI Power 500 and 1000 portable power stations are lovely bits of kit. But are they expensive luxuries or absolute necessities?

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[RichardWilson]

thorough review as always. been searching for a power station and this DJI one seems to have a killer price and quality, gotta get one, thanks! :)

[mrtievolimedia]

I'm a filmmaker and I rate these power stations big time. I bought the Anker version. Over 1000 Watt hrs with multiple outputs. Great for powering the most powerful lights and gear when plug sockets are non existent. No need to scramble around looking for a plug socket, simply use one of these and you can run almost anything, anywhere. Never used it to charge my drone on the fly though as 3 batteries is more than enough for most of my projects but ultimately it does output quite high wattages so it would charge as fast as DJI's power station. My thing with batteries is brands vs price. I use V Mount batteries from K&F Concept which are over 3 times cheaper than the branded SMALLRIG's and NEEWER's. From my experience, brand doesn't effect the battery's performance so find the best deal you can regardless of brand. That goes for power stations too. And from what I can tell DJI's prices are actually quite reasonable

[RonaldBrown]

I've resisted getting one of these. I usually take more than one camera or drone with me, and have multiples batteries. So I've never run out of power while out of filming. But if would consider getting a powerstation, the DJI Power 1000 would be my choice. Thanks for sharing Stewart.

[zbigniewcichowski]

I have a 1000 unit and is great. I bought it for travelling abroad and make the coffee whenever we want. We use to have power inverter 3.5 - 7kW but the battery (2 big ones)was stil not enough. The coffee machine 1450W, was slowing down while brewing. This Power 1000 works great iven at 30% remaining power. And takes up 1/3 of what the previous equipment does.

[hiawrj]

I got 2x 120W cigarette charger with 2x usb-c output with 66W Power Delivery plugged into my RAV4. 😅
One on the dash, one in the boot. Got an Anker Solix 300DC with me for jobs also, as well as a Powerbank for each of my cameras.
Great take and tests on these large powerbanks.

[coolergappney]

I bought an ecoflow river from amazon off a deal. You can charge it via wall outlet or buy solar panels after wards. I keep it in my car for charging my drone stuff it charges surprisingly fast

[jhwimaging]

I do alot of work filming for construction companies I love my DJI 1000 the sdc port can charge an air 3 battery before the one in the drone runs out. I used to leave my truck idling all day to keep charging batteries the amount of engine wear and fuel the 1000 saves me is an easy justification. the only downside is the weight to load and unload it

[gilbertguerin]

Great video, as always! I’ve been using my 650W EcoFlow for the past three years, and it’s been a game changer. I take it on road trips, use it to charge my devices, drone, and other gear, and power a laptop and screens off-grid while traveling. With an external solar panel, I can stay completely self-sufficient for days in nature. It’s become an essential part of my setup—I couldn't live without it!

[tonysutton]

It's nice to hear a bit of common sense being talked about these nice to have but expensive power banks and the alternatives.

If I was building a log cabin out in the woods, I'd go for a £250 petrol generator. It would be cheaper, more powerful and the noise would scare offbears, wolves and wild haggis.

[airbornehemid]

Can you plug together two DJI power 1000.

[timothykieper]

I bought the Jackery 300 which is not as useful as I thought would be. The best and cheapest solution in my opinion, DC power inverter and just buy extra batteries.

[frankinblackpool]

If camping or on the move working out of your car/van boot then the DJI battery has a purpose.

However I have a more portable Anker Prime 27, 650mAh Power Bank (250W). It’s the size of a can of coke and can charge 9.5 DJI Mini 4 Pro batteries at max speed, using your calculation. It can kick out 140w to an individual bit of kit. I can charge up to four bits of kit at a time.

And if I had your Mavic 3 then I would be able to charge 4.9 batteries. It’s not the 12 batteries you could charge with your monster of a pack but it can easily fit into a coat pocket.

[frankinblackpool]

At the end was that Stac Polly in the background?
Timestamp 6:57

[t.s.thomas]

We have a large capacity Eco-Flow power bank which was justified on the basis of backup power for storm-induced power failures for keeping food preserved in our home. Simultaneous solar charging was a plus considering fuel resupply might not be possible. Once you have something like this, I believe that utilizing it for multiple other uses is great. But *IF* it cannot be justified, one might try the DC-to-AC inverter with an investment in one or two automotive or marine batteries. This is also based on the assumption that vehicle-transportability is good enough instead of human-backpack portability. The more portability you need, the lighter you should go. I wouldn’t discount the possibility of at least having access to a generator along with the power bank but this month’s budget probably doesn’t include that for me.

[mrtievolimedia]

Just to continue on from my last point, you're comparing a USB adapter that still requires a car to power it. Not much use if you're flying drones up Ben Nevis or in the middle of a forest. These power stations are very heavy though so you'll be best to get a trolley or something to transport it. Personally I wouldn't buy a power station if I know I was going to be close to a power point at all times. To me if the ability to go anywhere in the world and be able to access power.

[TheLegendaryLore]

The price is way too high. Bluetti make quality power stations, and their prices are about half that.

[jimgiraffe]

how many times can you boil a kettle with it?
the kettle boiling community have questions!

[EUCvibes]

I’m gonna get one on temu for like 1/10 the price

[DrDuu_Technic]

My proposal: buy an electric car, then all power supply is possible for every device😉. Only AC supply might be limited.

[KnotLõ-ADSR]

Not sure where everyone's common sense has gone, but Dji is laughing at you all the way to the bank!!