And if your power does go out, a portable generator ... from around $400 to $2,400. These generators provide up to 2,500 watts of power and usually weigh around 50 pounds, making them perfect ...

In our lab tests, Portable Generators models like the RS7000E are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below. The generator’s weight, to the nearest pound, when fully fueled.

Though inverter-type generators are typically portable, we put them under their own heading because they are significantly and technically different from the other two in terms of how they work.