I’m feeling pretty gullible right now. I heard back from my Dewalt contact, and there is NO NEW Dewalt PORTABLE POWER STATION.
As soon as I’m done with this post, I have an apology and updates to make to the recent post where I shared a photo that appeared to be of an updated Portable Power Station.
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So what the heck happened?
I hope you can appreciate how I could be so mistaken. A few people theorized that the DCB1800’s current “got to have it” low price might be due to a replacement being on the way. One person commented somewhere recently that there IS a new one, with an added top handle.
Then there were reports of a new portable power station being spotted at a recent tradeshow or two. I think that perhaps people were seeing the new 4-port charger and thought it was a power station.
Fueled by possibility of a new portable power station, I found this image on Dewalt’s official Facebook page. I took it at face value. It looks like a slightly updated version of the DCB1800 Portable Power Station, right?
I was too excited to wait for an official response, and so I posted the image, thinking it was of a new model updated with a top/rear handle.
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Well, it’s NOT. Here’s the “original” photo, or a similar one without battery packs.
Oh… it’s just the DCB1800 perched on top of a stack of Dewalt ToughSystem tool boxes and with the handle of the ToughSystem cart visible behind the Portable Power Station.
I feel a little embarrassed for being so wrong. But not about the mistake, but for allowing myself to see what I wanted to see.
I have to hand it to Dewalt’s graphics team. Despite the blunder of making the rear handle of the cart look like it was part of the Portable Power Station, they did an excellent job of separating the product from the ToughSystem tool box it was connected to in the original photo(s). There are areas that some brands’ or retailers’ graphics people would have left splotchy or otherwise bad-looking, and turned them a shadow.
The cake handle is a lie, and a very convincing one at that.
I do feel good about this, though. In the other post, I said:
I hate to say it, without first having a chance to look at the new model in person, but I think I would prefer the current/original DCB1800B. There are times when I place the power station on its side, and it looks like the new top/rear handle would prevent this.
Other than having to backtrack and apologize (sorry, everyone!), I’m happy that there is no new model, or at least no updated model with a top handle I don’t think I’d care for.
Being told that there’s no new Portable Power Station on the way also allows me to say this without any hesitation:
If the DCB1800B has been on your wishlist or shopping list, now is a FANTASTIC time to buy it at historically low pricing. GO GO GO.
Buy Now(via Amazon)
Jason S
That falls into the shit happens list the current power station is damn fine.
John fal
?FOR GET ABOUT IT! ? And go and buy you one of these for $194.00 brand new from CPO OUTLESS OFF EBAY.
John fal
Here tha link yall.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GlWbtq_oQXc
John fal
((Sorry here is the link. ))) Old iPad let me down.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/DEWALT-Portable-Power-Station-Bare-DCB1800B-new/332461385261?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
A W
Stuart,
You do an awesome job starting on top of things. I appreciate the way you’ve written this retraction, accepting blame yourself and minimizing the role of DeWalt’s graphics team.
Stuart
Thanks!
Nathan S
Enjoyed the Portal reference, anyway
Gary
I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it!
Bryan
I’ve lost faith in you Stuart. 🙁
Big Adam
https://youtu.be/6Cs3Pvmmv0E
Stuart
“The uploader has not made this video available in your country.”
But the title says everything. =)
alex
Sorry as well 🙂 People were saying on instagram there was a new power station but it was only the 4 bay chargers unfortunately.
Bill K
On the bright side…. maybe Dewalt will see the “Whoops” as a new product opportunity as there was clear customer interest her on ToolGuyd.
ToolOf The Trade
Remember that commercial about not believing everything you read on the internet? Next time get your facts straight before you blow your wad. You should have waited to hear back from the Dewalt dude before you posted. Fine example of the uselessness of social media and how village idiots spread misinformation on it and how easily gullibility becomes rampant.
Stuart
I generally trust images posted via brands’ official social media channels, and won’t apologize for that.
With the belief that this was a new product, how could I in good conscience keep pointing to the DCB1800B and its incredible sale pricing without bringing this to potential buyers’ attention?
Kenric
That’s pretty rough. It seems like an honest mistake that was quickly corrected. I, for one, come to this site for the latest cutting edge news, understanding that there is a incrementally higher risk of this sort of thing.
I have been VERY interested in news on a new Power Station. The only “harm” done was that I thought about putting off buying a 2nd one of the current model for a day.
LordByron
Dear ToolOnATirade,
grow up or go away.
Please do not turn this site into a swirling sewer like the rest of the internet.
It is one of the few places I have found that is both entertaining and educational.
Maybe you would be happier on Twitter.
John fal
?Toolguyd is the best place on the whole web to get the most honest unbiased opinions and reviews. Stewart makes the others look pale in Comparison. It’s easy to make a mistake even while being on top of things. When Stewart finds about something new, we all want to know about it quick as possible and everyone makes a mistake now and then.
((We can all laugh or cry about or move on and go buy you one of these off eBay new with 3 year warranty for only 194.00 at cpo, )) I even added a link and yes I made a mistake their too! First link was wrong because iPad didn’t copy when I clicked copy. Oops! Well it’s a great bargain, so it took me two try’s to pass it on. LOL
Raoul
How much you wanna bet that the marketing whiz charged with the task of creating that picture for the Instagram giveaway thought the handle was part of the power station.
Stuart
Looking at the “original” photo, I’d be convinced that it was part of the power station too, if I didn’t know otherwise.
Crop out the bottom boxes, or just the two wheels, and there’s not a lot of separation.
Remember, the symmetry and placement convinced ME that the handle was part of the product. So we can cut the graphics or social media person some slack.
MC
Ha….I called the cart handle in the other post.
Chris
Surely not the end of the world. haha
Steve
I benefited from your post as another commenter pointed out a lower price link. Thanks
Eric
Same here. Power Station arrived in one day, must have been sitting in a warehouse nearby. Loving it already!
This is now a site I end up checking at a minimum daily. Please keep up the great work!
Joe
Why all the hoopla,, there is a new power station coming ,So I’m told …everyone knows a new power station is coming, Not that picture, it’s like saying a new drill or impact isn’t coming,of course it is. ..but to think a new handle was All they added would be crazy. …smaller ,better,faster is the name of the game…
Of course the price drop means getting rid of inventory, it’s logical and a pattern that always happen…Dewalt suddenly cut the price in half ? For no reason ? Power stations were selling great ……I suggest the June event will tell you …
Graham Howe
“If the DCB1800B has been on your wishlist or shopping list, now is a FANTASTIC time to buy it at historically low pricing. GO GO GO.”
I folded, $220 is so much cheaper than here in Canada and I’m visiting the US next week. Amazon now has a power station on its way to my hotel 🙂
ACalz
Dam Stuart just like CNN Fake News,,,,,,,, LOL stuff happens seen a lot of Home Depots putting them on clearance
Stuart
Sorry, I don’t get it.
Stuart B Cummings
Mine charges batteries fine still but no longer will produce A/C power (even with (4) new, fully charged 60v flex volt 6ah batteries in it. Just gives me the beeping noise and red indicator light.
Anyone have a solution? Thnx