Head-to-head test
EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro vs DJI Power 1000 V2
You're not choosing between 768Wh and 1,024Wh β you're choosing whether anything on your list draws more than 800W, because that's the only thing doubling the price reliably buys.
Full profiles: EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro β Β· DJI Power 1000 V2 β
Written by Ian SchneiderUpdated
Solar & Off-Grid Tester, Station Arena Test Desk
Spec deltas
The Power 1000 V2 costs $350 more than the RIVER 2 Pro ($699 against $349) and gives you 256Wh more battery for it. That's the entire capacity story, and it's the least useful thing on this page: of the six loads we model here, four are beyond both units, and the extra 256Wh moves exactly one row.
What the money actually buys is an inverter. 2,600W continuous against 800W, with 4,400W of surge against 1,600W behind it. The heaviest startup anywhere on this page is 400W, so on these scenarios that inverter spends its life a long way below its rating, attached to a box that weighs nearly twice as much (31.3 lbs against 17.2). But if anything on your list draws more than 800W steady, the RIVER 2 Pro isn't the cheaper option. It's the one that won't run it.
So take the RIVER 2 Pro, and take the $350 with it. Two things reverse that. If a desktop with unsaved work is what you're protecting, the DJI's rated 10ms transfer ceiling is a different class from the RIVER's 30ms, and the saving buys you a reboot. And if you can already see yourself hitting 768Wh, the DJI can add batteries and the RIVER can't.
What the Numbers Reveal
Each conclusion stated first β the numbers behind it on one line, the full analysis below.
Capacity
The number that separates these two isn't capacity, it's the inverter: 2,600W continuous against 800W. Both units are too small for the blackout, the camping weekend and the van day no matter which you pick, so the extra $350 isn't buying hours. It's buying permission to plug in a class of appliance the RIVER 2 Pro refuses outright.
$349 for the RIVER 2 Pro against $699 for the Power 1000 V2768Wh against 1,024Wh of nameplate capacityafter the flat 15% conversion allowance: 653Wh usable against 870Whfour of the six modeled scenarios are beyond both units (Weekend Camping, 8-Hour Blackout, Remote Workday, Van Life Daily)
Why it mattersIf your list is a CPAP, a laptop, phones and lights, the premium buys nothing you will ever notice. Buy the RIVER 2 Pro and spend the $350 on panels or a second unit.
continuous output
The wall you actually hit is continuous output. No amount of surge headroom lets an 800W inverter keep running a load that wants more than 800W, and that's a permanent no rather than a slow afternoon. The surge specs are a tie in practice; 800W versus 2,600W is the only power figure on this page that changes what you can own.
RIVER 2 Pro: 800W continuous, 1,600W surge β twice its own rating in reservePower 1000 V2: 2,600W continuous, 4,400W surge β about 1.7x its own rating in reservethe heaviest startup in any scenario here is 400W (Tailgate Party), and both units start every modeled peakusable capacity is 653Wh and 870Wh
Why it mattersAnyone shopping to run a tool or an appliance above 800W should stop comparing watt-hours and buy the DJI. Anyone whose heaviest item is a few hundred watts can ignore both surge numbers entirely.
solar input
The DJI's headline solar advantage shrinks to roughly two hours of good sun, and unlocking it costs $329 before a single panel: twenty dollars less than the entire RIVER 2 Pro. Off the wall the DJI genuinely is fast, and 56 minutes to full is a different way of living with a power stationB4. The speed is real. It just lives on the AC side of the unit, not the solar side.
RIVER 2 Pro accepts 220W of solar into a 768Wh packPower 1000 V2 lists 1,200W of solar into a 1,024Wh packDJI ships no built-in solar charge controller; the proprietary adapter costs $329 and passes 600W, with panels plus adapter landing close to $1,000B6one tester recharged the Power 1000 V2 from empty to full off the wall in 56 minutesB4
Why it mattersSolar-first buyers on a budget should not pay the DJI premium expecting a charging advantage they then have to buy a second time. Buy the DJI for the wall socket or don't buy it.
For a router, a modem or a lamp, 30ms is invisible and the RIVER 2 Pro saves you $350. For a desktop mid-document it is the difference between a flicker and a reboot, which makes the cheaper unit the expensive one the first time the power dips. Note that neither unit finishes a full remote workday on battery, so this is about surviving the cut, not powering the day.
both units list a UPS mode: rated no worse than 10ms on the Power 1000 V2, no worse than 30ms on the RIVER 2 Proa 30ms transfer is in the class many desktops will not ride throughindependent reviewers credit the 10ms transfer as the clearest upgrade over the original Power 1000, and call it suited to home offices and networking gearB9the Remote Workday scenario needs 910Wh and neither unit finishes it (40Wh short for the DJI, 257Wh for the RIVER 2 Pro)
Why it mattersHome-office buyers protecting a desktop should buy the DJI and stop weighing capacity. Everyone protecting network gear can take the cheaper transfer and the cheaper unit.
The specific dimensions that decide these two units β everything else is a tie.
Your Life, Your Pick
Selected because: Four of these six loads are beyond both units, so the table mostly tells you what neither box is for β and that reframes the whole price gap.
Four of these six loads are beyond both boxes, and the misses aren't close. The 8-hour blackout wants 1,645Wh and the RIVER 2 Pro is 992Wh short of it, the DJI 775Wh. The van-life day wants 4,685Wh against 870Wh and 653Wh usable, five to seven times over. Read the table as a map of what these units are actually for: a night of a CPAP, a workday's worth of a laptop, a cooler and a speaker at a tailgate.
Where the DJI's extra 217Wh does show up is the Remote Workday row, and even there it doesn't quite land β 40Wh short of 910Wh, close enough that trimming one appliance finishes the day, against 257Wh short for the RIVER 2 Pro. That is the honest shape of the capacity difference. It moves you from no to nearly, once.
What the Specs Don't Tell You
Selected because: Six cards fire here, and two of them (the rated 10ms versus 30ms transfer, and 800W versus 2,600W of continuous output) carry the only reasons to pay $350 more.
rated cycles
Two of the six cards here are about a fan. EcoFlow publishes 62dB for the RIVER 2 Pro as a ceiling for high-wattage charging and dischargingA2, and one owner found it loud enough in that regime to cut away internal plastic and fit quieter fansA1. DJI publishes no figure at all, which is an absence rather than a quiet claim, though the testers who have had hands on this unit describe a fan you notice by a faint warm smell before you hear itB1B2. Neither number settles a bedroom.
The card worth acting on is the transfer speed, where 10ms and 30ms are rated ceilings but different classes of behaviour, and the RIVER's is the class many desktops won't ride through. The surge cards, meanwhile, cancel out: the RIVER 2 Pro keeps the better ratio above its own rating, the DJI the bigger absolute ceiling at 4,400W, and since the heaviest startup on this page is 400W, both swallow everything we model. Continuous output is the rating that separates them.
Lifetime Value
Selected because: $0.15 against $0.17 per lifetime kWh: the DJI's premium is a bigger machine priced like one, not a markup, which is why the decision has to rest on capability.
cost / lifetime kWh
Two cents apart over the rated life: $0.15 per lifetime kWh for the RIVER 2 Pro, $0.17 for the DJI. Nobody should choose on that. What it does tell you is that the premium isn't a markup, it's a bigger machine priced like one β 4,000 cycles across a 1,024Wh pack works out to 4,096 kWh of lifetime energy against 2,304 kWh, and at a weekend-a-week duty cycle both units outlast any plausible reason you have for owning them (38.5 years against 28.8).
Which is exactly why cost per kWh can't decide this. Both units are cheap per unit of energy and both will still be working when you've stopped caring. The live number is the $350 sitting in your pocket if you take the cheaper one, and the only good reason to hand it over is a capability you can name.
Growth Path
Selected because: The RIVER 2 Pro is sealed at 768Wh while the Power 1000 V2 takes expansion batteries β the one structural advantage the extra money reliably buys.
solar input
1,024Wh doesn't have to be the DJI's ceiling, and 768Wh is definitely the RIVER 2 Pro's. That's a real structural difference and the strongest non-inverter argument for spending more. Be clear about what expansion buys at this size, though: longer runtimes on the same appliances, not a house on backup. Bolting a battery onto a 1,024Wh station won't change the answer the van-life row gives you.
There's also a catch in the sockets. The expansion battery and the solar accessory share the same two SDC ports, so running both leaves nothing spare for other add-ons like the 12V outletB7. If the plan is buy small now and grow later, the path is genuinely there. Count the ports before you count the watt-hours.
Portability & Form Factor
Selected because: 17.2 lbs against 31.3 is the difference between one hand and two, and it decides every scenario here that ends up in a car.
weight
Fourteen pounds is the difference between one hand and both: 17.2 lbs against 31.3, and the DJI's handles sit on its sides, which testers found makes a one-handed carry feel unbalanced at just over 31 lbsB11. Nobody is getting hurt either way. But the RIVER 2 Pro is the one that goes in the trunk with the cooler already in it, and the one that comes along because bringing it wasn't a decision.
Weight tracks the rest of the pattern. The lighter unit takes the CPAP night on level terms and loses the tailgate by 17Wh; the heavier one wins the jobs that start at a wall socket β the desk UPS, the load above 800W, the 56-minute refill between shiftsB4.
Strengths & trade-offs
EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro
Strengths
- +Costs $350 less
- +Lighter by 14.1 lb
Trade-offs
- βWeaker inverter (-1,800W) limits appliance compatibility.
- βCan receive complaints about fan noise under heavy load.
- βSealed capacity β the Power 1000 V2 can add batteries to grow past 768Wh; this one can't.
- βShorter-lived battery β rated for 3,000 charge cycles vs the Power 1000 V2's 4,000, so it wears out sooner.
DJI Power 1000 V2
Strengths
- +Larger battery capacity
- +Higher AC output
- +Faster solar charging
- +Rated for 4,000 charge cycles β much longer battery lifespan
Trade-offs
- βSubstantially more expensive (+$350) than the RIVER 2 Pro.
- βSignificantly heavier (+14.1 lbs), making it harder to move.
Will It Power Your Gear?
Scenario math and per-appliance runtimes, modeled from the spec record.
Scenario verdicts
We ran the math on six real-world scenarios. Here's which unit survives your actual life.
SCN-01 Β· 2 nights Β· needs 2,100Wh
Weekend Camping
Two nights off-grid with essential comfort
Neither unit
Neither unit covers this scenario's 2,100Wh: the RIVER 2 Pro comes up 1,447Wh short (about 31% covered), the Power 1000 V2 1,230Wh (41%). Treat this as partial cover β enough for the essentials in it, not the whole list.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOADΒ Β Phone Charger 15WΓ6h Β· LED Lights 40WΓ8h Β· Box Fan 75WΓ14h Β· CPAP Machine 40WΓ16h
SCN-02 Β· 8 hours Β· needs 1,645Wh
8-Hour Blackout
Keep the essentials running through a night without power
Neither unit
1,645Wh is the number to beat and neither unit gets there: 992Wh short for the RIVER 2 Pro, 775Wh for the Power 1000 V2, so about 40% and 53% of the list. Both handle the 150W peak without complaint, which tells you this is a size problem and not a power problem. Run the fridge and the lights in shifts and you'll get through the evening on either. Plan on the whole night and you'll be disappointed in whichever one you bought.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOADΒ Β Fridge 150WΓ8h Β· Router + Modem 20WΓ8h Β· LED Lights (4 bulbs) 40WΓ6h Β· Phone Charger 15WΓ3h
SCN-03 Β· 8 hours Β· needs 320Wh
CPAP Overnight
Sleep therapy without interruption β the #1 medical use case
Either unit
Eight hours of a 40W CPAP is 320Wh, and both units treat that as a light night: 333Wh still in the RIVER 2 Pro afterwards, 550Wh in the Power 1000 V2. Capacity decides nothing, and noise can't decide it either, because only one of them publishes a figure and that 62dB describes high-wattage charging and discharging rather than a machine ticking over at 40W. So it comes down to price and what you're willing to carry: $349 and 17.2 lbs, or $699 and 31.3 lbs, for the same uninterrupted night.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOADΒ Β CPAP Machine 40WΓ8h
SCN-04 Β· 8 hours Β· needs 910Wh
Remote Workday
Full work day off-grid without power anxiety
Neither unit
This scenario needs 910Wh and neither unit quite finishes it. The Power 1000 V2 lands within 5% of it β close enough that trimming one appliance, or accepting a shorter evening, gets you there on the day.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOADΒ Β Laptop 60WΓ8h Β· External Monitor 30WΓ8h Β· Router + Modem 20WΓ8h Β· Phone Charger 15WΓ2h
SCN-05 Β· 4 hours Β· needs 670Wh
Tailgate Party
Game day power for the crew
Power 1000 V2
The Power 1000 V2 takes this one, and the margin has a story behind it: 670Wh needed against 653Wh usable on the RIVER 2 Pro, after the flat 15% conversion allowance we apply to every unit. Its nameplate 768Wh clears the load outright. Trim one small appliance from the day and it finishes; don't, and you're 17Wh short with the game still on. The DJI covers it with 200Wh to spare. Worth noting that this scenario's 400W startup is the heaviest anything on this page asks for, and both units swallow it.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOADΒ Β Blender 400WΓ0.5h Β· LED TV (55") 80WΓ4h Β· Bluetooth Speaker 15WΓ4h Β· Phone Charger (Γ3) 45WΓ2h
SCN-06 Β· 24 hours Β· needs 4,685Wh
Van Life Daily
A full day of mobile living β the ultimate endurance test
Neither unit
4,685Wh a day is five to seven times what either of these holds, against 870Wh usable in the Power 1000 V2 and 653Wh in the RIVER 2 Pro. Nothing in this row is a comparison. If this is your load, the answer is a much larger station or a proper house battery bank, and you can close both tabs with a clear conscience.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOADΒ Β Mini-Fridge 150WΓ24h Β· Laptop 60WΓ4h Β· Phone Charger 15WΓ3h Β· LED Lights 40WΓ5h Β· Fan 75WΓ8h
The Load Test
RUNTIME = (Wh Γ 0.85) Γ· LOAD
None of the scenarios above exactly yours? Build it. Toggle what you'd plug in; both units are tested against the combined draw.
Essentials
Comfort & Convenience
High-Draw Appliances
Test duration
8h
Continuous draw
205W
Projected runtime
For this load: Power 1000 V2 runs 4.2h vs 3.2h.
$699 list Β· direct from DJI
Planning for more than this? Describe your whole setup and get it sizedΒ β
Modeled from the spec record β same math as the tables below. Methodology
Runtime by appliance
Real-world runtime estimates for common appliances, modeled at 85% inverter efficiency.ΒΉ
Essentials
The basics you need runningscale 0β58hComfort & Convenience
Makes off-grid life actually enjoyablescale 0β11.6hHigh-Draw Appliances
These reveal the real limitsscale 0β0.9hΒΉ Runtime = (capacity Γ 0.85) Γ· appliance watts. Within each group, all bars share one time scale (the group's longest runtime), so lengths are comparable across appliances; identical runtimes collapse into a single blue/orange bar. Actual runtime varies with battery age, temperature, and simultaneous loads β see methodology.
Conclusion
September 13, 2026
Verdict: the EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro
Buy the RIVER 2 Pro at $349 and keep the difference. It weighs 17.2 lbs against 31.3, costs $0.15 per lifetime kWh against $0.17, and it covers the one scenario on this page that either unit actually covers: the CPAP night, 320Wh at 40W, with 333Wh of its 653Wh usable still in the tank afterwards. The DJI is the better machine and we'd say so at a smaller gap. It has 2,600W of inverter against 800W, a rated transfer no worse than 10ms, 4,000 cycles, expansion batteries, and a wall recharge one tester clocked from empty to full in 56 minutesB4. But it's $350 more (699 minus 349) for 217Wh more usable energy, and across six modeled loads that difference decides exactly one row, by 17Wh. Pay the premium for the inverter, the transfer speed or the growth path. Don't pay it for runtime.
Editor-assigned confidence, based on cited owner research and spec analysis.
List prices as of September 13, 2026. The links below open EcoFlow's and DJI's current prices.
$349.00 Β· direct from EcoFlow
Last checked 16 days ago. Prices move β check before you buy.
or check the Power 1000 V2 price$699.00 list
Written by Ian Schneider, Solar & Off-Grid Tester Β· Station Arena Test Desk Β· Updated September 13, 2026
Black Friday Β· 38 days out
Prices to beat:RIVER 2 Pro $349Power 1000 V2 $699
We have never seen either discounted, so any real cut would be a first.
Measured Data
Benchmark scores and the full spec record, side by side.
Benchmark scores
Not rated for both units (minimum threshold unmet): UPS, RV Living, Home Backup, Food Truck.
Full specifications
α΅ Derived: price Γ· rated capacity. See the data behind our comparisons β
Comparison ToolAdd more power stations, side by sideOpen Tool βHow these numbers are produced
Numeric verification
Every figure on this page traces to our spec database or arithmetic on it β no estimated numbers.
Owner claims
Statements about owner experience are cited to published reviews β see Sources & Research Notes below.
Runtime model
Runtime = (rated capacity Γ 0.85 inverter efficiency) Γ· device wattage. Solar recharge estimates assume panels deliver 70% of rated output. Cold weather, battery age, and stacked loads reduce real-world results.
Power Score
Computed from 14 published spec dimensions, weighted per use-case bench. Higher is better; a unit must meet a bench's minimum threshold to be rated.
See the full weight table and data sourcing on our methodology page βClass ranking (the star rating)
Each unit's star score is a category ranking, not customer reviews β no buyer opinions feed it. We score every station on size-independent quality (value, output, portability, endurance, ports, warranty, and more), then percentile-rank it against the other units in its capacity class, so a class-leading compact unit and a class-leading whole-home unit can both earn 5β . Here, RIVER 2 Pro rates 4.6/5 (79th percentile of 20 Compact-class units), and Power 1000 V2 rates 4.9/5 (92nd percentile of 27 Everyday-class units).
How the class ranking is computed βTest Notes & Caveats
Hidden gotchas and advantages we spotted that you won't find on the product page.
RIVER 2 Pro: 62dB, and When It Applies
62dB is EcoFlow's own ceiling for the RIVER 2 Pro charging or discharging at high wattage. It's the sound of the unit working hard, not a level it sits at all day, and a light load doesn't put it in that regime. It is also the only published noise figure in this comparison, so treat it as the one thing here a manufacturer can be held to, and assume fast charging is a daytime activity if you live in an apartment.
Sealed at 768Wh, and What Growing Actually Buys
The RIVER 2 Pro is sealed: 768Wh is what you buy and what you keep, which is the one real argument against the cheaper pick on this page. The Power 1000 V2 takes expansion batteries, so 1,024Wh isn't its ceiling. Be clear about what that adds at this size, though β more hours on the same appliances, not a house on backup. And the expansion battery shares its two SDC sockets with the solar accessory, so running both leaves nothing spare for other add-ons.
Surge: the Ratio and the Ceiling Disagree
The RIVER 2 Pro keeps twice its continuous rating in reserve (1,600W over 800W) and the Power 1000 V2 keeps about 1.7x (4,400W over 2,600W), which makes the RIVER look like the one with headroom. A motor draws watts at switch-on, though, not a multiple of somebody's rating, and 4,400W is the bigger ceiling, so the DJI is the stronger starter in absolute terms. In practice neither gets tested here: the heaviest startup in any of our scenarios is 400W and both units clear it. Continuous output, not surge, is what separates these two.
UPS: 10ms and 30ms, as Ratings
Both units list a UPS mode, and both figures are rated ceilings rather than stopwatch results. No worse than 10ms is the class a desktop or a router should ride through. No worse than 30ms is the class many desktops won't, so if the thing you're protecting has unsaved work in it, budget for the occasional reboot on the RIVER 2 Pro. For a fridge, a modem or a lamp, either is fine and this card doesn't matter.
Warranty: No Difference
Both units carry the same 5-year warranty, so coverage isn't a tiebreaker here. The Power 1000 V2's figure is a maximum rather than a guarantee β it depends on buying from DJI's own store, which is where the full five years is advertised. Worth saying because the per-dollar framing can suggest otherwise: the RIVER 2 Pro works out at 14.3 years of cover per $1,000 spent against the Power 1000 V2's 7.2, but that spread is the price gap, not the terms.
Battery Lifespan in Real Years
The Power 1000 V2 is rated for 4,000 cycles vs 3,000. In real life: at daily use, that's 11 vs 8.2 years. At weekend use (twice a week), it's 38 vs 29 years. One caution reading years across different sizes: a cycle is 1,024Wh on the Power 1000 V2 and 768Wh on the RIVER 2 Pro, so count lifetime energy β roughly 4,096 kWh against 2,304 kWh over the rated life. After hitting the cycle limit, the battery doesn't die β it drops to ~80% of original capacity, which is still very usable.
Power 1000 V2: No Published Noise Figure
DJI doesn't publish a decibel number for this unit, so there's nothing to hold the RIVER 2 Pro's 62dB up against. Absence isn't quiet. It means the only way to know is to hear one, which argues for buying from somewhere with a return window if a bedroom or a CPAP is the use case.
Full record above β the Test Desk pick is the RIVER 2 Pro.
Check RIVER 2 Pro price βor check the Power 1000 V2 priceOwnership Analysis
What happens after you buy β true cost of ownership, brand trust, and growth potential.
Lifetime value
Service lifeyears at one full cycle per day
Lifetime energy delivered
Cost per delivered kWh
β warranty ends Β· Reaching the cycle rating means ~80% capacity remains β degraded, not dead.
Analyst note
Both units have similar long-term ownership costs ($0.15/kWh vs $0.17/kWh). The price difference is what you see on the sticker β neither is a hidden bargain or rip-off.
Brand trust
EcoFlow
Ecosystem
Largest in portable power β 12-15 models across DELTA Pro, DELTA 3, and RIVER 3 series, plus solar panels and smart home panels
Support
US phone, email and chat support, and the experiences people report are genuinely split: prepaid replacement labels and quick turnarounds for some, long waits and a refurbished unit for others. The practical hedge is where you buy it. A Costco or Amazon return window is a second layer of protection EcoFlow's own process can't take away from you.
Community
Largest community in the space β Reddit r/Ecoflow_community (~31K members), multiple Facebook groups, and an official community forum
App experience
Rated 4.6/5 iOS (~8,400 ratings) Β· 4.2/5 Android (~17,000 ratings)
Unique strength
Fastest-charging technology (X-Stream), deepest product ecosystem, and most active innovation cadence. At the top of the range sit two whole-home paths: the TITAN line, one 5 kWh unit that grows to 30 kWh, and the DELTA Pro Ultra platform, which stacks batteries and inverters further β flagship paths, not line-wide features.
Worth knowing
EcoFlow has the deepest bench in portable power, 12 to 15 models plus panels and smart home panels, and the most active release cadence in the category. That cuts both ways: your unit is one of a dozen-plus, and there's no parts or service path once warranty coverage ends. The company also tested paywalling advanced app features in early 2025 before backlash paused the plan.
DJI
Ecosystem
New entrant (2024) β five power station models to date: Power 500, Power 1000 (since superseded by the V2 but still sold), Power 1000 V2, Power 1000 Mini, Power 2000. Buying a "Power 1000" listing? Check which revision it actually ships.
Support
Leveraging DJI's established global support and repair center network from the drone business. Generally positive reputation inherited from drone operations, but limited power-station-specific track record.
Community
There is no DJI power-station community yet. Discussion happens inside r/dji, a quarter-million-member room that is overwhelmingly about drones. If you like solving problems by finding someone who already had yours, that's a real gap.
App experience
Rated 3.5/5 iOS and Android (DJI Home app ratings reflect entire DJI ecosystem including drones/cameras, not power-station-specific). Users report the on-device screen is more reliable than the app.
Unique strength
Fast wall charging is the headline and this model earns it, at empty to full in about 56 minutes. Behind that sit 700+ battery patents from the drone business, LFP cells rated for 4,000+ cycles, SDC ports that fast-charge DJI drone batteries, and industrial design that looks like it cost what it cost.
Worth knowing
DJI arrived in power stations in 2024, so the long-term field record is short next to EcoFlow, Jackery or BLUETTI, even though the hardware pedigree behind it is deep. Two specifics matter more than the newness. There's no built-in solar charge controller, so solar means a proprietary adapter. And a "Power 1000" listing can still be the older non-V2 revision, which doesn't take expansion batteries, so check the model you're actually adding to the cart.
Analyst note
A mature ecosystem against a newcomer with a hardware pedigree, and the difference shows up in support surface rather than build quality. EcoFlow has the forums, the model range and the retail presence; DJI has a global repair network built for drones and cameras, a premium box, and almost no power-station-specific track record to judge it by. Neither of those should decide this purchase. The inverter should.
Growth path
RIVER 2 Pro
FIXED CAPACITYFixed at 768Wh, with no expansion β so size it for your needs up front rather than planning to add capacity later.
Accepts up to 220W of solar. Limited to a single portable panel.
Adequate ports for most setups, but heavy users may want a power strip.
Power 1000 V2
EXPANDABLESupports DJI expansion batteries, so you can add capacity later without replacing the base unit β useful if your needs may climb past 1,024Wh.
Accepts up to 1,200W of solar. Enough for a serious multi-panel array.
Adequate ports for most setups, but heavy users may want a power strip.
Expansion batteries are DJI-specific. You're investing in the DJI ecosystem.
Realistic full solar rechargeat 70% of rated panel output β see methodology
Analyst note
The RIVER 2 Pro is sealed at 768Wh, which is fine if that covers you. The Power 1000 V2 starts at 1,024Wh and can grow beyond it with DJI expansion batteries β though at this size expansion means longer runtimes on the same loads, not a path to home backup. More hours, not more house.
What Owners Report
Patterns from published owner reports and long-term reviews β every claim cited to its source below.
EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro
Field data on the RIVER 2 Pro specifically is thin. Only four entries could be sourced and model-verified, because most of what's online discusses the RIVER 2 line without saying which sub-model is in the roomA0. What does exist points one way: the fan. EcoFlow's own footnote concedes up to 62dB when the unit is charging or discharging at high wattageA2, and one owner liked it enough to keep it and disliked the noise enough to cut away internal plastic and fit quieter fansA1. Note the regime that figure describes. It's the unit working hard, not the unit babysitting a 40W CPAP.
Two smaller signals worth having. Owners have asked, without a settled answer, whether leaving it in UPS mode shortens battery lifeA3. And the one CPAP-specific thread we could source is about running the machine off DC with a ResMed DC-DC cable rather than through the inverterA4, which is the right instinct on a 768Wh pack either way.
βWill using River 2 Pro as a UPS affect battery life ...β
Sources
ctrl-alt-rees.com
DJI Power 1000 V2
The DJI's record is expert-tester field reports rather than owner chatter: five independent outlets with hands-on time, one of them a month-long test, and no organic forum threads about the V2 specificallyB0. They like it. Build quality gets called premium enough to sit in an officeB3, the 10ms transfer is the concrete improvement they credit over the original Power 1000B9, and full-speed charging around 1,400 to 1,450W barely registers as sound, with a couple of testers noticing the fans by a faint warm plasticky smell before they heard themB1B2.
The complaints are all about the things you bolt on. Solar needs a $329 proprietary adapter that passes 600W, and panels plus adapter run close to $1,000B6. The AC charging cable is a non-standard C19 you won't have a spare ofB5. Idle draw measured about 18W, enough to empty the pack in roughly two and a half days sitting connected with nothing plugged inB8 β we have no comparable figure for the RIVER 2 Pro, so treat that as a fact about the DJI rather than a gap between them. And the side handles make one-handed carrying feel unbalanced at just over 31 lbsB11.
βThe fan barely makes a sound even during full-speed charging around 1,400-1,450W β one of the quietest power stations in its class, nearly silent under normal loads.β
Sources & Research Notes
Every owner claim in this report is traceable to a published source. The bracketed references above resolve here.
Recurring owner themes
- Fan noise at high wattage charging/discharging is a consistent owner and manufacturer-acknowledged complaint, severe enough that some owners physically mod the unit with quieter fans. [RIVER 2 Pro Β· 2 entries]
- Quiet operation is the standout, consistently praised across independent reviewers, though a couple of testers separately noticed a faint smell when the fans do spin up. [Power 1000 V2 Β· 2 entries]
- Charging is dramatically faster than the original Power 1000, but real-world charging setups bring their own friction: a non-standard AC cable and, for solar, an expensive proprietary adapter with limited throughput. [Power 1000 V2 Β· 3 entries]
- The two shared SDC expansion ports are a recurring bottleneck β using them for an expansion battery or solar accessory can leave no capacity for other add-ons. [Power 1000 V2 Β· 2 entries]
- UPS switchover speed and overall build quality are the two things independent reviewers most directly credit as concrete improvements over the original Power 1000. [Power 1000 V2 Β· 2 entries]
- A1
βI've since performed the same mod on my RIVER 2 PRO and it works great for that unit, too - although it did involve cutting away some of the internal plastic.β
ctrl-alt-rees.com blog β 'EcoFlow RIVER 2 Noisy Fan Fix!' Β· 2022-11-17 Β· [negative]
- A2
βWhen charging and discharging at high wattage, RIVER 2 Max and RIVER 2 Pro may make a noise up to 62db.β
EcoFlow official product page β RIVER 2 Series specs/FAQ footnotes Β· unknown Β· [negative]
- A3
βWill using River 2 Pro as a UPS affect battery life ...β
Facebook β EcoFlow Club group post title Β· unknown Β· [mixed]
- A4
βI'm very new to CPAP (1 week) and I live in a van. I have solar and a decent battery bank and I've got the ResMed DC-DC cable which powers my AirSense 11 AutoSet overnight no problem.β
Apnea Board forum β '[Equipment] EcoFlow River 2 Pro' thread Β· 2025-07 Β· [mixed]
- B1
βThe fan barely makes a sound even during full-speed charging around 1,400-1,450W β one of the quietest power stations in its class, nearly silent under normal loads.β
DroneXL / Haye Kesteloo (Medium mirror) β DJI Power 1000 V2 Review: 2,600W Output In A Package That Won't Wake The Neighbors Β· 2026-01 Β· [positive]
- B2
βIt's easier to notice when the fans are on by a faint, warm, plasticky smell rather than by sound; a separate reviewer likewise noted an unusual electronics smell on first use but confirmed via the app that internal temperature stayed normal.β
T3 β I tested the DJI Power 1000 v2, and it's the best power station upgrade you shouldn't ignore (month-long test) / corroborated by Android Authority β DJI Power 1000 V2 review Β· 2026 Β· [mixed]
- B3
βDJI gear tends to feel really premium β nothing feels cheap or fragile, and it wouldn't look out of place in an office or studio.β
T3 β I tested the DJI Power 1000 v2, and it's the best power station upgrade you shouldn't ignore Β· 2026 Β· [positive]
- B4
βCan be recharged from empty to full in 56 minutes β your lunch break, or maybe while cooking dinner.β
GadgetGuy (Australia) β DJI Power 1000 V2 power station review Β· 2026 Β· [positive]
- B5
βThe non-standard C19 AC charging cable is just asking to get lost, since most people won't have a spare on hand the way they would for a common C13 cable.β
Android Authority β DJI Power 1000 V2 review: Mobile power for drone lovers and more Β· 2026 Β· [negative]
- B6
βSolar charging is where things get a little odd: the $329 adapter only allows 600W of solar input despite '1.8kW' branding on the box; pairing solar panels with the adapter runs close to $1,000, which is extremely difficult to justify.β
TheSolarLab β DJI Power 1000 V2 Review: A Quieter, Faster Upgrade? Β· 2026 Β· [negative]
- B7
βYou only get two SDC expansion ports, and if both are occupied (e.g. an expansion battery plus an MPPT solar accessory) that leaves no spare socket for something like the 12-volt cigarette outlet β described as really odd and potentially annoying in real-world use.β
TheSolarLab β DJI Power 1000 V2 Review: A Quieter, Faster Upgrade? Β· 2026 Β· [negative]
- B8
βIdle/standby consumption was measured at roughly 18 watts in testing, enough to drain the battery in about two and a half days if left connected with nothing else drawing power.β
TheSolarLab β DJI Power 1000 V2 Review: A Quieter, Faster Upgrade? Β· 2026 Β· [mixed]
- B9
βThe 10ms switchover is twice as fast as the original Power 1000, making it ideal for home offices, computers, networking gear, and studio setups.β
DroneXL / Haye Kesteloo (Medium mirror) β DJI Power 1000 V2 Review: 2,600W Output In A Package That Won't Wake The Neighbors Β· 2026-01 Β· [positive]
- B11
βSide-positioned handles make one-handed carrying feel very unbalanced at just over 31 lbs.β
Android Authority β DJI Power 1000 V2 review: Mobile power for drone lovers and more Β· 2026 Β· [negative]
Research compiled September 13, 2026.
Who Should Buy Which
Buy the RIVER 2 Pro if youβ¦
- βYou're running a CPAP, a laptop, a pile of phones and some lights. A 320Wh night leaves 333Wh in the tank, and you paid $349 for that instead of $699.
- βYou'll be the one carrying it. 17.2 lbs is a one-hand, one-trip lift, and it ends up in the car on trips where a 31.3 lb box stays home.
- βYou'd rather have two of something. Two RIVER 2 Pros cost $699, a dollar less than one Power 1000 V2, and put a battery in two places at once.
- βYour charging plan is a modest panel. 220W into 768Wh is about three and a half hours of strong sun, with no adapter to buy first.
Buy the Power 1000 V2 if youβ¦
- βSomething on your list draws more than 800W continuously. The RIVER 2 Pro won't run it at any price; 2,600W will.
- βA desktop with unsaved work is the thing you're protecting. A rated 10ms ceiling is the class that rides through a dip; 30ms often isn't.
- βYou already fly DJI. The SDC ports fast-charge drone batteries, which is worth real money inside that ecosystem and nothing at all outside it.
- βYou want the fastest turnaround between uses: empty to full off the wall in 56 minutes, per one tester's runB4.
If neither fits
If your load looks like the van-life day (4,685Wh, with the RIVER 2 Pro 4,032Wh short and the DJI 3,815Wh) or a genuine 8-hour house blackout (1,645Wh), both of these are the wrong size and choosing between them won't fix it. Go up a class to a much larger expandable station, or plan on a transfer switch and a generator. Skip both too if solar is your main charging plan and the budget is tight: the RIVER 2 Pro caps at 220W in, and the DJI's 1,200W needs a $329 adapter that itself passes 600WB6.
The Bottom Line
$350 buys 217Wh of usable energy, and on a table where four of six loads are beyond both units, that difference surfaces exactly once, as a 17Wh win at the tailgate. Take the RIVER 2 Pro. It does the CPAP night with 333Wh spare, weighs 17.2 lbs, and leaves you holding the difference.
The DJI earns its money somewhere else entirely: 2,600W of inverter, a transfer rated no worse than 10ms, batteries you can add later. Those are three specific reasons, and if one of them is on your list, stop reading about capacity and go buy it. If none of them is, you've been comparing the wrong number.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers drawn from the spec record and cited owner research.
Is the DJI Power 1000 V2 worth twice the price of the EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro?
Only if you need the inverter, the transfer speed or the expansion. $699 against $349 buys 256Wh more battery, which changes one row out of six on our scenario table. It also buys 2,600W of continuous output against 800W, a UPS transfer rated no worse than 10ms against 30ms, and the option to add batteries later. Check that list against your own; if none of it is on there, the RIVER 2 Pro does the same jobs for half the money.
Will either one get me through an 8-hour blackout?
Not the whole list. Our 8-hour blackout scenario totals 1,645Wh, and the RIVER 2 Pro comes up 992Wh short while the Power 1000 V2 is 775Wh short β roughly 40% and 53% covered. Both handle the 150W peak without complaint, so this is a size problem rather than a power problem. You'd be running essentials in shifts, and that's true whichever one you buy.
Which one is quieter for CPAP use?
Spec sheets can't answer that, because DJI doesn't publish a noise figure for this unit. The RIVER 2 Pro's 62dB is EcoFlow's ceiling for high-wattage charging and discharging, not what you'd hear beside a 40W CPAP, so don't read it as a bedroom number in either direction. Independent testers who've used the DJI describe a fan they smelled before they heard it. If quiet is the deciding factor, buy from somewhere with a return window and judge it yourself.
Can I use these as a UPS for a desktop computer?
The DJI, yes, with the caveat that 10ms is a rated ceiling rather than a measurement. The RIVER 2 Pro is rated no worse than 30ms, which is in the range many desktops won't ride through, so plan on the occasional reboot if you use it that way. Reviewers single out the 10ms transfer as the V2's clearest improvement over the original Power 1000. For a router, a modem or a NAS, either unit is fine.
Does the DJI's 1,200W solar input make it the better off-grid choice?
Less than the number suggests. There's no built-in solar charge controller, so solar means DJI's $329 adapter, and testers found it passes 600W rather than the headline figure, with panels plus adapter landing close to $1,000. At 600W a 1,024Wh pack refills in about an hour and a half; the RIVER 2 Pro takes 220W, so about three and a half hours for 768Wh. Faster, yes, but not $329-before-panels faster.
Brand matchup
EcoFlow vs DJI: measured across every matchup βWhere to buy
EcoFlow RIVER 2 ProPick
$349.00
$349.00 Β· direct from EcoFlow
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DJI Power 1000 V2
$699.00
$699.00 Β· direct from DJI
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