Generators

These are marketed under many names, Millers Falls, Warrior, Pro Tiger, Bunnings have them for $249.00 under the GMC brand name. Probably the safest way to buy as GMC are pretty good with their warranty.
I have one branded Millers Falls, as have several of my friends & we couldn't be happier. It would certainly run what you asked about, but I would definitely not run anything sensitive like a laptop computer.
As you say, 'you get what you pay for', but these are damn good value!

Macca, did get the trouble and strife to buy me one for xmas,,diferent name, same genny Scorpion 950,, have had no problems ,although 2stroke,is actualy quieter than a friends yamaha 4 stroke gen and very economical to run,,only used 4.5lt in 10 days running from 4pm to 7.30 pm each evening , the yamaha 1kva used 18lt in the same period,,,,,had the recent storms +resulting power losses in Brisbane,,the little genny saved the day,ran fridge + tuckerbox freezer +2 fluros ,,never missed a beat,,,,, you will find that it has an inbuilt 12v charger pushing out 14.8v

gday macca.
i bought one over 12 months ago and couldnt be happier.
quiet and very cheap to run.
but there have also been some people who have had nothing but trouoble with them.
but thats what warantys are for.
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back after the season

I think an oil tanker must have been empty returning from China and filled up with them. I also have one and had no problems. I was recommended to run a best quality oil possible in them. Check out the plug and I would suggest a change to a regular brand would be advisable. I don"t know what a NGK replacement would be. If anyone can help in that regard I would like to know. They must have hurt the big brands.

There was a recall on all of these types of gennies, the 12 volt lead can be placed in the 240volt socket, causing death of course, and blown up appliances, so watch out if you all have one.
The recall was on the news here in sydney, but i dont know where you could take them to get altered.