Respironics SimplyGo Portable Concentrator Review

My husband suffers with severe COPD and we wanted to travel to Wyoming from Maine but the oxygen concentrator we have is just too bulky and heavy to travel with. The VA was kind enough to supply us with this machine and can’t put into words how amazing it is. First, it works with his cpap machine and it’s so quiet. It enhanced his life and our trip was so much more pleasant because of this machine. The batteries are easy to swap out and it was easy to take to restaurants and our hotel. I wish we could afford to purchase this machine as it would allow us to be so much more mobile. Hauling heavy metal o2 tanks around is not fun and limits our time out with family or friends. We love to take drives so I can take photographs and even though we take extra tanks, it is terribly limiting as to how far we can go and we have no flexibility to extend a visit if we want to.

I got a Simply Go to travel and visit my grandchildren. It is wonderful. My only complaint is that I wish it went up to 3lpm on continuous flow.

We just started using our SimplyGO and it does exactly as advertised. It has given me the freedom I once took for granted.

Needed continuous oxygen and this thing delivered with a long lasting battery. I can’t believe how small it is.

Impressed with the alarms letting me know if my patients haven’t taken a breath when they should, or when the battery is low. Very grateful for this machine.

Thankfully, I only need 2 LPM, because that’s the highest it goes on continuous flow. I love how small and light it is and I can take it anywhere.

First time I got to go camping in years, thanks to this concentrator. I highly recommend bringing the battery charger and a few extra batteries to a camp site with outlets. The battery lasted just long enough.

I took this thing hiking with me in the mountains. It kept working just fine and lived up to what I was expecting. Robust.

I have had a Simply go for the past three years and use it every time I leave the house. It rides on the console in the car, on the floor next to me in the RV and on the boat. I plug it into the cigarette lighter to keep the battery charged. Over time I have purchased 3 extra batteries which covers my out door extended activities. Gives the mobility that almost matches what I had before COPD.

I’ve had my SimplyGo for a few years now and I’ve been very happy with it. The battery duration could be better, because I have to use 1.5 LPM continuous flow. I’d recommend it just for the light weight and easy portability.

I’d recommend this portable oxygen concentrator to anyone who can use it for their oxygen therapy. I love it because it’s easy to carry and it doesn’t get in the way. I’ve taken it everywhere with me, and anyone can as long as they are smart with the battery.

It works wonderful and very well but the only problem I am having is we have a car that when we plug the concentrator in the cigarette lighter it blows the fuse. I was told to buy an inverter but don’t know how big an inverter i need. We have another car that has a cigarette lighter and another separate plug in and the concentrator works fine in that car. I love it but we need a solution for the first car. Any suggestions?

Have to put it in another room and shut the door. Took it on a cruise and people next door complained about the noise.

My Respironics Evergo got replaced by Respironics Easygo. Very disappointed that Evergo had each battery last a more than 2 hrs (set of two batteries gave about 4.5 hrs) at pulse dose of 6. But Evergo battery gives only one hr at pulse dose of 6 even though company claims it to last for 1.9 hrs. Also 4 extra batteies that I had bought for Evergo don’t fit properly in new Easygo model. I tried to put one in and it slide all the way in and broke the tab off while removing it. If they had plastic sleeves available as accessories to fit batteries of Evergo model, I would have been able to use my 4 extra batteries that I had bought for Evergo with Easygo. Also AC and DC chargers of Evergo are not compatible with Easygo model. It is very sad that medical equipment manufacturers intentionally make their products incompatible with other models of their own, thus forcing poor patients to buy all their accessories and batteries all over. Other than this machine is working fine although I am using it only since last two days.

This machine worked great for my needs. I recommended to my brother.

I have had my machine for about 3 months and the machine works great but the batteries are an issue. They don’t last to long mabye 2-2.5 hours. I have 4 batteries, don’t get me wrong the unit world great but the batteries at $300.

The machine itself operates well. However, I hate having it in a hotel room or cruise cabin because of the noise. I’ve also had to limit altitude on mountain trips with this machine. And, when on 10 hour flights my carryon is mostly batteries since the airlines require that you have ‘backup’.

Great machine but the battery doesn’t last long at all. I always have to rush shopping, I have a extra battery, but still not long enough using at 2 Lpm.

Changed my life I love the Inogen 3 I have 1 small battery and 2 of the four hour batteries. I’ve had my first one since 2014. We travel via RV a lot which is why I have 2 plus the newer one goes up to 5 . The customer service is excellent. When I need canisters I have them within 2 days. I’ve only had to have my unit in for repairs 1 time. They are very reliable. This unit allows me to continue doing the things I enjoy without skipping a beat. Well worth the cost. Thank you .

We just agreed with the technician at the repair center to throw away our Philips Respironics Simply Go concentrator after having it only 5 1/2 years. It would have been way too much to replace/ repair the compressor. Yep, a compressor that went out after 5 1/2 years. The compressor in my frig/ freezer/ ac unit goes for 15 years but a medical unit craters. The same company who insisted we have to replace the less than 3 year old power adapter with their $139 approved power pack to avoid ruining any warranty. The same company who gave us the 2 day merry go round of phone calls to discover that we didn’t exist since we didn’t buy directly from them (nasty cow on the phone too). We were trying to replace the sieve beds as I thought that was the problem and found out that the Simplygo requires balancing at the factory. It was easy to replace the sieve beds in our Devilbiss and intend on buying/replacing the sieve cartridges in our Inogen. I’ll never buy Philips again.

PJ worked hard with me to get me an Inogen G5 that was within my budget, and shipped super fast as well. I was able to cut my O2 weight from 10 lbs (Simply Go) to 5.3 lbs with 2x the battery life. Great to work with!

I’m a senior with lung, heart and breathing issues and have become weary of salespeople taking advantage of me as well as some of my friends. I check out everything and my process requires patience and understanding from a salesperson. My call regarding a purchase of a SimplyGo oxygen concentrator, was answered by Kaleb. From start to finish he was absolutely awesome. Patient, understanding, never was anything but respectful and very helpful. My process took about a month. The unit was delivered today. Exactly on time and as expected. I’m charging the battery as I write. I hope his company appreciates him. He would be a star anywhere he worked.

Service is prompt and staff is upbeat and informative. We are very happy with the portable oxygen concentrator. Love the car charger as we go to appointments .

I worked with Samantha to purchase a portable concentrator that would work with my CPAP as well as providing portable oxygen.
Samantha did a great job to explain the options and recommend the right unit. I’m very pleased with the unit and the service.