Leap of Faith.
Earlier in the year (2025) I was looking into home backup power. I spent perhaps 5 months looking into all the companies making power stations and also going over reviews online. Essentially if I am honest, I got in on the Apex 300 while it was on Indiegogo and on the 20th of May I made the leap and bought it along with the B300k. Spending $2100+ US on something that could potentially be a lemon was a risk, but there was nothing out there screaming I'm so much better than everyone else. I actually wanted to buy the Elite 200 v2. I really liked the specs in such a compact build, but when I learned it couldn't be upgradeable with battery expansion, I lost interest. For me it was a leap of faith. I never owned a power station from Bluetti or any other company prior to this purchase. I watched many reviews on youtube. All of them seemed to just be in lock step. Then I watched a channel on YouTube that reviews all the major brands give a review of the Apex 300 about a month ago after they had previously given a review of the AC300 and AC500 which they absolutely had nothing good to say about earlier in the year. (Their reviews can't be bought.) But their review of the Apex 300 was not tainted by their past experience with Bluetti Products, and they gave an unbiased fair review of the Apex 300, and it confirmed I made the right choice if not the lucky choice. I have since used it during power outages and I am quite happy with the results. It powered my Magnus desk, PC, wifi, Freezer, fridge.. it powered what I needed it to power and didn't fail. And so yesterday I made another investment and purchased the B500K battery with plans to buy another down the road for a full 15k Wh of power. Next up the solar system and panels. It is my investment in an off grid future.