~$510
Inverter Generator · Gasoline · 51 dB
WEN 56235i
1,900 W / 2,350 W surge · up to lights, phones, router, a CPAP
- running
- 1,900 W
Best for Campers and emergency-kit builders who want Honda-adjacent quiet and weight at a third of the price.
A-iPower · model SUA2301i
Inverter Generator · Gasoline
A-iPower SUA2301i
~$417approx. list price
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- 800 WLights, phones, router, a CPAP
- 2,200 WFridge, freezer and the essentials
- 4,000 WFurnace blower, sump pump or a window AC
- 7,500 WWell pump or a small central AC
- 18,000 WWhole home with central air
1,800 W running, 2,300 W surge — sustains the lights, phones, router, a CPAP tier.
Best forBudget campers and tailgaters who want the lightest, cheapest 2 kW inverter with a 30A outlet and parallel cables in the box.
A budget 2 kW inverter from a brand that sells mostly online, and one of the lighter units in its class at 42.2 lbs. It makes 1,800 running and 2,300 starting watts and has a CO alert, an L5-30R 30A outlet, two 20A outlets, 12V DC, USB-A and USB-C, with parallel cables in the box. Owners use it for camping and short-outage fridge-and-lights duty, and the common praise is the price: A-iPower lists $579 and sells it for $417. The complaints are what you would expect at that price: a 0.9 gallon tank gives short runs at higher loads, the 52 dBA figure is an as-low-as number at light load, and the engine is small. The 30A L5-30R is a 120V port, not a 240V transfer-switch outlet. It carries a 3-year limited warranty and the maker advertises US-based support. There is a dual fuel SUA2301iD for about $50 more.
From the spec sheet
Specifications
- Running watts
- 1,800 W
- Starting watts
- 2,300 W
- Fuel tank
- 0.9 gal
- Runtime
- Up to 9 hrs at 25% load (0.9 gal tank); 52 dBA at light load
- Type
- Inverter Generator
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Noise
- 52 dB
- Outlets
- 1x 120V 30A (L5-30R), 2x 120V 20A (5-20R), 1x 12V DC (8.3A), 1x USB-A (3.6A), 1x USB-C (3A), parallel ports
- Transfer-switch ready
- No
- Weight
- 42.2 lbs
- Warranty
- 3-year limited
- Model
- SUA2301i
1,800 W running, 2,300 W peak·42.2 lbs, 52 dBA at light load·CO alert, parallel cables included
At a glance
Strengths
- +Among the cheapest 2 kW inverters at about $417
- +42.2 lbs with telescoping handle and wheels
- +L5-30R plus two 20A outlets, 12V DC, USB-A and USB-C
At a glance
Drawbacks
- −0.9 gal tank; short runs at higher loads
- −52 dBA is a best-case light-load figure
- −30A outlet is 120V, no transfer-switch outlet
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