It depends on what one is trying to do.  Run electronics or charge a house battery.  Personally, I would prefer a simple (read " inexpensive") system to charge the house battery and plug USB converters into my 12V power connections.  Takes care of both.

Dave B.

On 02/24/16, Anthony Egeln wrote:

Funny you should send this now......I was going to send another on Fryday.
I think it is a better value because it comes with a rechargeable battery, and everything I've read indicates that it is better for electronics to use the solar panel to charge the battery, and then the battery to charge the laptop, phone etc.
The manufacturer has a good web site, with a couple of videos of their product installed on expeditionary vans.
I'd be very interested in what an electronics expert like David Beierl thinks of these two products.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008HBRFD4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=AQ9E692NXS2P&coliid=I3MLJPKN0MEN28&psc=1

Cheers, Anthony

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