Starlink w/ portable battery

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Hi All,
Looking for some advice and to confirm (or not) my thinking.
I currently have a Next-Gen Ford Ranger Raptor towing a Patriot Camper X3 running its own power source and I have ordered starlink to provide internet while out and about. I would prefer to keep the power source for the camper separate to the requirements to run Starlink, and I am not installing a second battery in the truck.

Looking at the specs and whats on the market, I am thinking of purchasing a power source in the form of an EcoFlow 500W River 2 Max power station or the EcoFlow 600W Max power station. The sole purpose of this power source is to use Starlink for a few hours a day with my macbook air attached. I have looked at other brands including GoalZero and Jackery, and without getting a battery which is far more than I need including weight, I think the EcoFlow range is the way to go.
Does the forum think the 500W would have enough juice to run Starlink for a few hours a day so I can chime into work and do MS Teams meetings, or complete word documents.

Thanks in adance.
 

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Hi All,
Looking for some advice and to confirm (or not) my thinking.
I currently have a Next-Gen Ford Ranger Raptor towing a Patriot Camper X3 running its own power source and I have ordered starlink to provide internet while out and about. I would prefer to keep the power source for the camper separate to the requirements to run Starlink, and I am not installing a second battery in the truck.

Looking at the specs and whats on the market, I am thinking of purchasing a power source in the form of an EcoFlow 500W River 2 Max power station or the EcoFlow 600W Max power station. The sole purpose of this power source is to use Starlink for a few hours a day with my macbook air attached. I have looked at other brands including GoalZero and Jackery, and without getting a battery which is far more than I need including weight, I think the EcoFlow range is the way to go.
Does the forum think the 500W would have enough juice to run Starlink for a few hours a day so I can chime into work and do MS Teams meetings, or complete word documents.

Thanks in adance.
I use Starlink when I am out there. It draws about 50 watts an hour. I run it off a Eco Flo delta max and never had any problems with it. I suggest you get the portable solar panels just to keep the topped off. 
 

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You can also convert it to 12 volts. There are several ways to do and uses a lot less power since you don't have the inverter loss. The best way is to put a standard 8 pin network plug on the Starlink cable and use a POE injector with a boost power supply and a travel router for the wi-fi and wont void the warrantee. Here are a couple of links.

12 volt go box
at about 23 minutes in.
shows multiple ways to convert the Starlink Router to 12 volts.
 
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I have a starlink and a goal zero 1500 power bank. I used it while out camping and barely went down 20% on the bank.
I only use it for an hour or so each time, so really little draw. Agreed between 30-45W