Head-to-head test
Jackery HomePower 3000 vs Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus
The pricier Jackery is the cheaper one to own: for $420 more, the HomePower 3600 Plus gives you half again the battery life, more capacity, and an expansion port, and still lands lower per lifetime kilowatt-hour, so the 3000 makes sense only if you'll actually carry it.
Written by Gunner GustafsonUpdated
Whole-Home Backup Tester, Station Arena Test Desk
Jackery
HomePower 3000
5,250Power Score · The AC & Fridge Zone
$1,199.00 list · direct from Jackery
Jackery
HomePower 3600 Plus
5,714Power Score · The AC & Fridge Zone
$1,619.00 list · direct from Jackery
Spec deltas
The HomePower 3600 Plus costs $420 more than the 3000 and is the cheaper of the two to own. That reads like a contradiction until you look at what the money buys: the same inverter and the same quiet, but a battery that holds more and lasts half again as long, so the price spreads across far more kilowatt-hours before the unit dies. The sticker is the last round the 3000 wins.
The 3000's real advantage isn't price, it's that it's the one you can actually move. It's Jackery's compact 3-kilowatt-hour design, one person, one trip, into spots the bigger unit won't fitA1, while the 3600 Plus is heavy enough that it ships with wheels because it has to. But both switch from grid to battery in under 20 milliseconds. These are home-backup boxes meant to wire in near your panel and stay put, and once one is parked there, nobody lifts it again.
So read past the price tags. The 3600 Plus is the better long-term buy for the way these units actually get used: bolted into a backup setup, cycled for years, occasionally asked to grow. The 3000 is the right call for exactly one person, the one who has to carry it, or the one for whom the money saved today matters more than a lower cost a decade from now. The rest of this page is about telling which one you are.
What the Numbers Reveal
Each conclusion stated first — the numbers behind it on one line, the full analysis below.
rated cycles
Divide each price by that lifetime energy and the more expensive unit is the cheaper one: 8 cents per lifetime kilowatt-hour against 10. The $420 premium doesn't just buy a nicer spec sheet, it buys electricity at a discount for as long as you own the thing.
HomePower 3600 Plus: $1,619, 3,584Wh, 6,000 cyclesHomePower 3000: $1,199, 3,072Wh, 4,000 cyclesBoth use the same 3,600W inverter and carry a 5-year warranty
Why it mattersIf you're keeping this a decade, stop reading the sticker and read the per-kilowatt-hour line, because it points straight at the 3600 Plus.
solar input
That's the quiet surprise of this pair: sizing up costs you nothing in recharge time and arguably saves a little, because the 600 extra watts of input more than cover the 512 extra watt-hours of battery. In the exact scenario people buy these for, a days-long outage refilled between cloud banks, the 3600 Plus tops back up at least as fast as the smaller unit.
HomePower 3600 Plus: 3,584Wh battery, 2,000W solar inputHomePower 3000: 3,072Wh battery, 1,400W solar inputIn a multi-day outage you refill from the sun in whatever window the weather gives you
Why it mattersOff-grid and long-outage buyers don't pay a recharge penalty for the bigger battery, which removes one of the few reasons to default to the 3000.
The difference is the exit. The 3600 Plus can bolt on an expansion battery and eventually cover that day; the 3000 is sealed at 3,072Wh forever, so the moment your needs cross that line your upgrade path is selling it and buying a whole new unit. That's the single warning-level flag on this page, and it belongs to the cheaper box.
HomePower 3000: not expandable, capped at 3,072WhHomePower 3600 Plus: accepts Jackery expansion batteriesA modeled full van-life day needs 4,685Wh, more than either unit holds alone
Why it mattersIf your loads are fixed and modest, this never bites; if there's any chance they grow, the sealed unit is a dead end you'll pay to leave.
The specific dimensions that decide these two units — everything else is a tie.
Lifetime Value
Selected because: The verdict engine: the pricier 3600 Plus is cheaper per lifetime kWh; establishes who wins the money.
cost / lifetime kWh
Lifetime cost is where this is decided, and it lands the counterintuitive way: the more expensive unit is the better value. Both run the same inverter, so nothing but battery size and cycle life moves the cost-to-own math, and the 3600 Plus leads on both. The unit with the higher price tag delivers each kilowatt-hour for less, from first charge to last.
The 3000 isn't a bad value. On almost any other page it's the thrifty pick that wins. It just drew the one opponent that beats it on its own terms: same brand, same inverter, more battery, longer life, lower cost per kilowatt-hour. Its only rebuttal is the money you save at checkout, which is a fair point for a tight budget and a shrinking one every year you own the unit.
Portability & Form Factor
Selected because: The 3000's one real advantage, ~18 lbs lighter, and the honest reason to buy it; placed early for fairness.
weight
Here's the 3000's case, and it's genuine: 59.52 pounds against the 3600 Plus's 77.2. Under 60 pounds is the line between a unit one person lifts and a unit that needs a strategy, and the 3000 sits on the right side of it, 16.4 inches wide and narrow enough to tuck where the bigger box won't goA1. If your station spends its life moving between truck bed and campsite, those pounds outrank everything else here.
The 3600 Plus doesn't pretend otherwise. It comes with built-in wheels and a pull handle, because 77 pounds is past a comfortable one-person lift. On a flat garage floor that rolls fine, and if the unit lives in one place you'll feel the weight exactly once, on setup day. The catch is stairs and tailgates, where wheels do nothing and the 3000's lighter frame is the one you'll be glad for. This is the single spec where buying the cheaper unit also buys the better experience.
Growth Path
Selected because: Expansion is the durable differentiator: 3000 sealed, 3600 Plus grows; the page's one warning gotcha.
solar input
The 3000 is a sealed box: what you buy is the ceiling. There's no expansion port and no add-on battery, so the day your needs cross 3,072 watt-hours, your upgrade path is to sell the unit and start over. The 3600 Plus takes Jackery expansion batteries, which means its ceiling moves when yours does, adding capacity instead of replacing the base.
This is the one place the page throws a warning flag, and it's worth taking seriously precisely because both units already have a load they can't finish. A full van-life day overruns each of them, so the question of whether you'll ever need more isn't hypothetical; for some buyers it's Tuesday. If that's you, the expansion path isn't a nice-to-have, it's the difference between adding a battery and buying a second power station. If your loads are fixed for good, ignore all of this and pocket the savings.
Your Life, Your Pick
Selected because: Real loads show near-parity on any single night; both fail only the full van-life day, so buy on longevity and weight, not one scenario.
Pick almost any single night and these two behave the same. A CPAP, a workday at the desk, an eight-hour blackout with the fridge running, both units coast through with capacity to spare, the 3600 Plus simply keeping a little more in reserve because it started with more. On the evidence of any one scenario, this is close to a coin flip, and you should decide on price, weight, and longevity instead.
The exception is the one neither wins. A full van-life day asks for more watt-hours than either unit holds, so both come up short and the 3600 Plus's expansion path becomes the only real answer in that column. The takeaway isn't that one unit runs your night better, because they both do. It's that the differences between them show up over years of ownership, not over any single evening, which is exactly why the lifetime math should carry more weight than any runtime here.
Strengths & trade-offs
Jackery HomePower 3000
Strengths
- +Costs $420 less
- +Lighter by 17.7 lb
Trade-offs
- –Sealed capacity — the HomePower 3600 Plus can add batteries to grow past 3,072Wh; this one can't.
- –Shorter-lived battery — rated for 4,000 charge cycles vs the HomePower 3600 Plus's 6,000, so it wears out sooner.
Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus
Strengths
- +Larger battery capacity
- +Faster solar charging
- +Rated for 6,000 charge cycles — much longer battery lifespan
Trade-offs
- –Substantially more expensive (+$420) than the HomePower 3000.
- –Significantly heavier (+17.7 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 · 2 nights · needs 2,100Wh
Weekend Camping
Two nights off-grid with essential comfort
HomePower 3600 Plus
Two nights off-grid land inside both units, but the 3600 Plus does it with more left over, ending the weekend around 69% used to the 3000's 80%. Same trip, more reserve for the drive home or a cloudy third day. If weekend camping is the main job and you're not carrying it far, the bigger battery is the calmer choice.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Phone Charger 15W×6h · LED Lights 40W×8h · Box Fan 75W×14h · CPAP Machine 40W×16h
SCN-02 · 8 hours · needs 1,645Wh
8-Hour Blackout
Keep the essentials running through a night without power
Either unit
Both coast through a fridge-and-essentials blackout with room to spare; call it a tie on the night itself. The only separation is what's left at hour eight, where the 3600 Plus sits on a bit more headroom. Since either one carries the outage, break the tie on price and weight, not on this.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Fridge 150W×8h · Router + Modem 20W×8h · LED Lights (4 bulbs) 40W×6h · Phone Charger 15W×3h
SCN-03 · 8 hours · needs 320Wh
CPAP Overnight
Sleep therapy without interruption — the #1 medical use case
Either unit
The easy one for either unit. A CPAP sips a small slice of these batteries overnight, and both idle at the same 30 dBA two feet from your pillow, so there's no meaningful difference in the dark. This is a dead heat, so decide it on what you'll pay and what you'll carry, not on how it runs your CPAP.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD CPAP Machine 40W×8h
SCN-04 · 8 hours · needs 910Wh
Remote Workday
Full work day off-grid without power anxiety
Either unit
Both power your workstation all day without breaking a sweat. At these utilization levels, prioritize the unit with better USB-C output for direct laptop charging. It's more convenient than using the AC inverter and wastes less energy.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Laptop 60W×8h · External Monitor 30W×8h · Router + Modem 20W×8h · Phone Charger 15W×2h
SCN-05 · 4 hours · needs 670Wh
Tailgate Party
Game day power for the crew
Either unit
Both handle game day easily. Since capacity isn't the deciding factor, consider weight: the lighter unit is easier to load into a truck bed. Also check if either has Bluetooth speaker-level noise. Fan sound matters in social settings.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Blender 400W×0.5h · LED TV (55") 80W×4h · Bluetooth Speaker 15W×4h · Phone Charger (×3) 45W×2h
SCN-06 · 24 hours · needs 4,685Wh
Van Life Daily
A full day of mobile living — the ultimate endurance test
Neither unit
Neither unit wins this one, because neither finishes it. A full van-life day wants more power than either battery holds, so both tap out before the day does, the 3000 sooner since it's the smaller pack. This is the scenario that makes the 3600 Plus's expansion path matter: it's the only one of the two that can grow to cover a day like this.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Mini-Fridge 150W×24h · Laptop 60W×4h · Phone Charger 15W×3h · LED Lights 40W×5h · Fan 75W×8h
The Load Test
RUNTIME = (Wh × 0.85) ÷ LOAD
None of the six 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: HomePower 3600 Plus runs 14.9h vs 12.7h.
$1,619 list · direct from Jackery
Modeled from the spec record — same math as the tables below. Methodology
Runtime by appliance
Real-world runtime estimates for common appliances, modeled at 85% inverter efficiency.¹
Essentials
The basics you need runningscale 0–203.1hComfort & Convenience
Makes off-grid life actually enjoyablescale 0–40.6hHigh-Draw Appliances
These reveal the real limitsscale 0–3h¹ Runtime = (capacity × 0.85) ÷ 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 — see methodology.
Conclusion
July 13, 2026
Verdict: the Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus
Buy the HomePower 3600 Plus unless weight or the up-front premium decides it for you. Electrically it's the same machine as the 3000, with identical 3,600W output, a 7,200W surge, an instant UPS switchover, and 30 dBA of fan noise, but it wraps those guts around a bigger, longer-lived, expandable battery, which is exactly why it costs less to own across its life despite the higher price. The honest catch: it's about 18 pounds heavier, so a buyer who carries this unit more than they park it should take the lighter, cheaper-today 3000 and lose nothing on output. Most people buy a 3-kilowatt-hour home unit to wire in near the panel and leave it there, though, and sitting still the 3600 Plus is ahead on every number that outlives the sale.
Editor-assigned confidence, based on cited owner research and spec analysis.
List prices as of July 13, 2026. The links below open Jackery's current price.
$1,619.00 list · direct from Jackery
or check the HomePower 3000 price$1,199.00 list
Written by Gunner Gustafson, Whole-Home Backup Tester · Station Arena Test Desk · Updated July 13, 2026
Measured Data
Benchmark scores and the full spec record, side by side.
Benchmark scores
Not rated for both units (minimum threshold unmet): Apartment Balcony.
Full specifications
ᵈ Derived: price ÷ rated capacity. See the data behind our comparisons →
Comparison ToolAdd more power stations, side by sideOpen Tool →How these numbers are produced
Numeric verification
Every figure on this page traces to our spec database or arithmetic on it — no estimated numbers.
Owner claims
Statements about owner experience are cited to published reviews — see Sources & Research Notes below.
Runtime model
Runtime = (rated capacity × 0.85 inverter efficiency) ÷ 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 →Class ranking (the star rating)
Each unit's star score is a category ranking, not customer reviews — 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 5★. Here, HomePower 3000 rates 4.9/5 (96th percentile of 25 Large-class units), and HomePower 3600 Plus rates 4.4/5 (67th percentile of 16 Home Backup-class units).
How the class ranking is computed →Test Notes & Caveats
Hidden gotchas and advantages we spotted that you won't find on the product page.
77 pounds, wheels included
The 3600 Plus weighs 77.2 pounds, about 18 more than the 3000, and past the point of a casual one-person lift. Jackery clearly knew: it ships with built-in wheels and a pull handle. Rolling it across a flat floor is easy; carrying it up basement stairs or over a tailgate is a two-person job or a bad idea. If your unit moves more than it sits, this is the 3000's opening, and the best reason on the page to buy the cheaper one.
The 3000's ceiling is the box itself
The 3000 is sealed at 3,072 watt-hours. No expansion port, no add-on battery, no second act; the day your needs outgrow it, the upgrade path is selling the unit and buying a new one. The 3600 Plus takes Jackery expansion batteries, so its capacity climbs when yours does. This is the one warning-level flag in this matchup, and it lands on the cheaper unit.
Same five years, different guarantee
Both units carry a five-year warranty, so the term is a wash. What sits under it isn't: the 3600 Plus is rated for half again as many charge cycles, which means the same five years is backing a battery built to run a good deal longer. Identical coverage on paper, more battery underneath it.
What the cycle rating buys in years
Translate the ratings into a calendar and the gap gets concrete: cycle either unit once a day and the 3600 Plus lasts past 16 years, the 3000 about 11. Both outlive most reasons you'd buy a power station. The difference is a genuine edge for someone cycling daily for a decade, and close to noise for backup duty that fires a few times a year.
Full record above — the Test Desk pick is the HomePower 3600 Plus.
Check HomePower 3600 Plus price →or check the HomePower 3000 priceOwnership Analysis
What happens after you buy — 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
│ warranty ends · Reaching the cycle rating means ~80% capacity remains — degraded, not dead.
Analyst note
The HomePower 3000 is cheaper to buy, but the HomePower 3600 Plus is cheaper to own. At $0.08/kWh over its lifetime vs $0.1/kWh, the HomePower 3600 Plus's higher cycle life and capacity make each dollar go further over the years.
Growth path
HomePower 3000
FIXED CAPACITYFixed at 3,072Wh — a sealed, complete system rather than a starting point. There's no expansion port, so that figure is the ceiling: check it against your longest unplugged stretch before you buy.
Accepts up to 1,400W of solar. Enough for a serious multi-panel array.
Adequate ports for most setups, but heavy users may want a power strip.
HomePower 3600 Plus
EXPANDABLESupports Jackery expansion batteries, so you can add capacity later without replacing the base unit — useful if your needs may climb past 3,584Wh.
Accepts up to 2,000W 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 Jackery-specific. You're investing in the Jackery ecosystem.
Realistic full solar rechargeat 70% of rated panel output — see methodology
Analyst note
The HomePower 3000 is sealed at 3,072Wh, which is fine if that covers you. The HomePower 3600 Plus starts at 3,584Wh and can grow beyond it with Jackery expansion batteries — real headroom the HomePower 3000 doesn't have if your needs climb toward partial-home backup.
What Owners Report
Patterns from published owner reports and long-term reviews — every claim cited to its source below.
Jackery HomePower 3000
Field coverage of the 3000 is solid and runs positive, with no recurring hardware complaints surfacing. Reviewers frame it as Jackery's compact 3-kilowatt-hour unit, light enough for one person to carry and narrow enough to fit spots that reject bulkier rivalsA1. On reliability, Jackery draws the lowest rate of reported failures and warranty claims among the major brands in owner communitiesA2, and testers rate the LiFePO4 cells around 4,000 cycles, higher than some spec sheets listA3. In one hands-on backup run it kept a standard refrigerator going for nearly two days and a TV for about 30 hours, with the grid-to-battery switchover clocked under 20 millisecondsA4.
“Described as the world's lightest and smallest 3kWh power station thanks to an advanced cell-to-body (CTB) design — one person can carry it at around 60 lbs, and its compact 16.4-inch width fits spaces that reject rivals.”
Sources
backuppowerhub.com · jackery.com · poweredthrough.com · thesolarlab.com · poweraic.com · tipselite3s.com
Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus
The 3600 Plus earns strong marks for longevity and quiet, reliable operationB4. The headline is an EV-grade LiFePO4 battery rated for 6,000 cycles, which reviewers put at well over a decade of serviceB1. The weight gets flagged honestly, but the built-in wheels and pull handle are called out as keeping it manageable for a unit this sizeB2. The most useful field note comes from a three-day regional blackout, where one owner ran a fridge, a microwave, string lights, fans, and a CPAP for two straight days on a single chargeB3. Reviewers also note it expands to a much larger battery bankB4.
“EV-grade LiFePO4 battery rated for 6,000 cycles, giving well over a decade of service life.”
Sources
jackery.com · batteryskills.com · poweraic.com · tipselite3s.com · greattips3s.com · powerelectrichub.com
Sources & Research Notes
Every owner claim in this report is traceable to a published source. The bracketed references above resolve here.
Recurring owner themes
- Standout compactness and light weight for a 3kWh unit, Jackery's low failure/warranty-claim record, and dependable LFP home-backup performance are the praise. [HomePower 3000 · 3 entries]
- Light weight (with wheels), a 6,000-cycle EV-grade battery, quiet reliable operation, and strong owner ratings are the standout praise. [HomePower 3600 Plus · 3 entries]
- A1
“Described as the world's lightest and smallest 3kWh power station thanks to an advanced cell-to-body (CTB) design — one person can carry it at around 60 lbs, and its compact 16.4-inch width fits spaces that reject rivals.”
backuppowerhub.com / jackery.com — HomePower 3000 review · 2026 · [positive]
- A2
“Jackery maintains the lowest rate of reported failures and warranty claims among the major brands in owner communities.”
poweredthrough.com / backuppowerhub.com — Jackery reliability · 2026 · [positive]
- A3
“Uses LiFePO4 chemistry with strong thermal stability; Jackery and reviewers rate the cells at roughly 4,000 cycles — notably higher than the figure in some spec listings, so treat lower cycle numbers with caution.”
thesolarlab.com / poweraic.com — HomePower 3000 review · 2026 · [positive]
- A4
“Solid home backup — kept a standard refrigerator running for nearly two days and a 55-inch TV for around 30 hours, with a grid-to-battery UPS switchover measured under 20 milliseconds.”
backuppowerhub.com / tipselite3s.com — HomePower 3000 review · 2026 · [positive]
- B1
“EV-grade LiFePO4 battery rated for 6,000 cycles, giving well over a decade of service life.”
jackery.com / batteryskills.com — HomePower 3600 Plus review · 2026 · [positive]
- B2
“About 77 lbs with built-in wheels and a pull handle for easy mobility — light and manageable for a 3.6kWh-class unit.”
jackery.com / poweraic.com — HomePower 3600 Plus review · 2026 · [positive]
- B3
“In a three-day regional blackout, one owner ran a fridge, a microwave, string lights, fans, and a CPAP machine for two straight days on a single charge.”
tipselite3s.com / greattips3s.com — HomePower 3600 Plus owner review · 2026 · [positive]
- B4
“Holds a 4.5-out-of-5 rating on Amazon, with customers consistently praising ease of use, quiet operation, and reliable performance; expandable to a very large bank.”
batteryskills.com / powerelectrichub.com — HomePower 3600 Plus review · 2026 · [positive]
Research compiled July 13, 2026.
Who Should Buy Which
Buy the HomePower 3000 if you…
- →You carry it. This is the one you can actually move, Jackery's compact 3-kilowatt-hour design that goes one person, one trip, into spots the bigger unit won't fitA1.
- →You want the same output and instant UPS for less money and know for certain you'll never expand.
- →Your loads are fixed and light, a fridge and a few essentials through an outage, and you'll never cycle it hard enough to reach its 4,000-cycle rating.
Buy the HomePower 3600 Plus if you…
- →You're wiring it in for home backup, where it lives in one spot and the weight stops mattering the day you place it.
- →Your needs might grow, more gear, longer trips, a bigger slice of the house, and you want the expansion path instead of a sealed ceiling.
- →You're keeping it a decade and want the lower lifetime cost and the longer-lived battery working in your favor.
If neither fits
You need a full van-life day of power, roughly 4,685 watt-hours, because both units run out well short of it. Buy up instead: a 3600 Plus with an expansion battery, or a 5-kilowatt-hour-class unit built for that load from the start. And if you just want something to top up phones and run a cooler on a weekend, both of these are home-backup boxes; a 1-to-2-kilowatt-hour unit under 30 pounds is the category you actually want.
The Bottom Line
Buy the HomePower 3600 Plus. It's the same inverter, the same quiet, and the same instant UPS as the 3000, wrapped around a battery that's bigger, lasts longer, and can grow, which is why the unit with the higher price is the cheaper one to own, kilowatt-hour for kilowatt-hour, across the years you'll actually keep it. Everything else on this page is a footnote to that.
The one honest reason to pick the 3000 instead is the one you feel with your back and your wallet on day one: it's the lighter unit and it's $420 less. If this power station is going to travel, campsites, tailgates, up and down basement stairs, take the 3000 and don't second-guess it. If it's going to wire into your home and stand by for the next decade, the 3600 Plus is the better buy, and it isn't close.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers drawn from the spec record and cited owner research.
Is the HomePower 3600 Plus worth $420 more than the 3000?
Yes, if you're keeping it more than a couple of years. The 3600 Plus holds more, lasts 6,000 charge cycles to the 3000's 4,000, adds an expansion port, and works out cheaper per lifetime kilowatt-hour despite the higher price. The 3000 is the smarter buy only if you need the lighter unit or that up-front premium matters more to you today than a lower cost down the road.
Which one is easier to move?
The 3000, if you're lifting. It's about 60 pounds to the 3600 Plus's 77 and noticeably more compact. The 3600 Plus is heavier but rolls on built-in wheels with a pull handle, so across a flat floor they're closer than the numbers suggest; it's stairs and truck tailgates where the 3000's lighter frame clearly wins.
Can either one run a full off-grid or van-life day?
Not a heavy one on its own. A full van-life day needs more watt-hours than either battery holds, so both come up short, the 3000 by more since it's the smaller pack. For that kind of daily draw you want the 3600 Plus paired with an expansion battery, or a larger 5-kilowatt-hour-class unit.
Do they run a CPAP or a fridge overnight?
Easily, both of them. A CPAP overnight draws a small fraction of either battery, and in a real blackout one 3600 Plus owner ran a fridge, microwave, lights, fans, and a CPAP for two straight days on one charge; the 3000 kept a fridge going nearly two days in its own testing. Both idle at the same 30 dBA, so neither should wake the person sleeping next to it.
Will the cheaper 3000 wear out sooner?
On paper, yes; in practice, not for a very long time. Its 4,000-cycle rating already works out to more than a decade of regular use, and reviewers actually rate the cells at the higher end of that range. The 3600 Plus's longer cycle life is real, and it's why the unit costs less per lifetime kilowatt-hour, but most owners will replace either one for newer tech long before they wear the battery out.
Where to buy
Jackery HomePower 3000
$1,199.00
$1,199.00 list · direct from Jackery
Jackery HomePower 3600 PlusPick
$1,619.00
$1,619.00 list · direct from Jackery
Prices may vary by retailer and are subject to change.