Westinghouse
Westinghouse iGen4500
$999Cheaper
Best Portable Generators · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Westinghouse iGen4500 is cheaper at $999. Every spec and price links to its source.
Westinghouse
$999Cheaper
DuroMax
$1699
The Westinghouse iGen4500 wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The Westinghouse iGen4500 is the cheaper at $999. The Westinghouse iGen4500 both leads on specs and costs less — the straightforward pick.
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✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $999 | $1699 |
| Brand | Westinghouse | DuroMax |
| Released | — | — |
| Type | inverter | conventional |
| Running watts | 3700 | 10500 |
| Peak watts | 4500 | 13000 |
| Fuel | gas | dual_fuel |
| Runtime hours | 18 | 8 |
| Noise dba | 52 | 74 |
| Weight (lb) | 127.6 | 234 |
| Outlets | 1×TT-30R (RV), 2×120V 20A (5-20R), 2×USB | 2×120V 20A GFCI (5-20R), 1×120V 30A (L5-30R), 1×120/240V 30A (L14-30R), 1×120/240V 50A (14-50R), 1×5V USB |
| Release year | — | — |
Sources — Westinghouse iGen4500: webstaurantstore.com (verified 2026-06-19). DuroMax XP13000EH: duromaxpower.com (verified 2026-06-19).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (8 of 8). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Only one whitelisted tester covers this generator: Pro Tool Reviews names the Westinghouse iGen4500 (in its iGen4500DFc dual-fuel trim) its best inverter generator for 30-amp RVs, praising exceptionally quiet 52 dB operation, long runtime, strong fuel efficiency and a rich feature set. This is a buying-guide pick within a roundup, not an independent lab test, and the noise/runtime figures are the manufacturer-spec numbers cited in the guide. (1 sourced review.)
Praised: Exceptionally quiet 52 dB operation, standout even among inverter generators; Long runtime and strong fuel efficiency for a 30-amp RV; Rich feature set: dual-fuel, electric/remote start, CO detection, parallel-capable.
Flagged: No 240V outlet; Premium price, no sub-$1000 option among these picks.
No sourced tester review yet.