Honda EU2200i 2200-Watt Portable Inverter Generator vs Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator
What separates them
These two differ on 8 recorded specifications. The Honda EU2200i 2200-Watt Portable Inverter Generator is $700.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — inverter generator against portable generator — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Honda EU2200i 2200-Watt Portable Inverter Generator vs Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator
Honda
Honda EU2200i 2200-Watt Portable Inverter Generator
$1,199.00
2,200 watts is the starting figure and 1,800 is the running one -- a load list built on the larger number will trip this generator the first time a compressor kicks in.
Full details →Generac
Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator
$499.00
An open-frame generator at half the price of an inverter unit, and the difference is the waveform: this runs tools, pumps and lights and should not run a laptop directly.
Full details →Who the Honda EU2200i 2200-Watt Portable Inverter Generator is for
Buy it if: Job sites, RVs and outages where clean power and low noise both matter.
Avoid it if: Whole-house backup, which needs several times this output.
Who the Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator is for
Buy it if: Job sites and outages running tools, pumps and lighting rather than electronics.
Avoid it if: Anyone powering computers or modern appliances directly, who needs inverter output.
Specifications, side by side
8 of 13 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Honda EU2200i 2200-Watt Portable Inverter Generator | Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,199.00 | $499.00 |
| Engine displacement | 121 cc GXR120 | 212 cc Generac OHV |
| Fuel capacity | 0.95 gal | 4.0 gal |
| Noise level | 48 to 57 dBA | About 75 dBA |
| Outlets | 2 x 120 V 20 A, 1 x 12 V DC | 2 x 120 V 20 A, 1 x 120 V 30 A locking |
| Running watts | 1,800 W | 3,000 W |
| Runtime | 4.0 to 9.6 hours depending on load | About 11 hours at 50 per cent load |
| Starting watts | 2,200 W | 3,600 W |
| Warranty | 3-year residential and commercial warranty | 3-year limited residential warranty |
| Fuel type | Gasoline | Gasoline |
| Output type | not published | Conventional AVR, not inverter |
| Parallel capable | Yes, with a second unit | not published |
| Starting | not published | Recoil |
| Total harmonic distortion | Less than 3 per cent | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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