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APC Smart-UPS SUA1500 1440VA 980W 8 Outlets UPS
 
smashed plug
- Pros: battery works
- Cons: the plug on the unit arrived smashed. Had to straighten it out. Don't have the time to ship it back. It's in service now. Seems to be working okay, but as usual, shipping is not dependable.
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Reviewed By:computerwild,5/15/2013 3:11:15 PM
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CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS 1500VA / 900W PFC compatible Pure sine wave
Powerful, compatible
- Pros: Powerful enough for two loaded systems.
Keeps my SG-650 running; it is the most sensitive PSU I've ever owned, and shuts off if it doesn't like the input waveform. This UPS is close enough to a true sine wave that the SG doesn't hiccup.
Display panel provides good information, for example on the load wattage. With only one system running office-tasks, the run time should be close to an hour.
Software gadget provides comprehensive information on load, run time, and state of charge, and has unattended shutdown options including daily scheduling.
Has a couple of USB charging ports on it.
Essentially silent.
Reasonable price for what you get. - Cons: Batteries cannot be hot-swapped, but I don't think that's a feature needed by the target market.
It's a little heavy, but to be expected. Rubberized texturing or better shaping (e.g. a handle) would make it easier to carry or position. Only half of its ten outlets provide battery backup.
- Other Thoughts: I was happy with this unit's smaller brother, but needed to be able to run two systems at my desk, so needed a bigger one. The software removes any hint of complexity; just set it up once and they you don't need to think about it. This has five powered outlets and five surge-only outlets; even a six-four split would have been nicer. With two PCs and monitors plugged in, one has to choose between one system's speakers and a desk lamp (I chose the lamp, although it would probably be safe to use a cube tap for this).
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Reviewed By:Onus,5/14/2013 10:35:56 AM
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EATON 3S750 750 VA 450 Watts 10 Outlets UPS
Solid
- Pros: We use these Eaton 3S models as the replacements to the Powerware 3105 where I work (I'm an "IT Technician" at my company, which really means I'm Help Desk/PC Technician/System Administrator/Network Administrator) and I use one to protect my work Precision T1650. We also use them for our AutoCAD users' workstations, and they perform well in that environment. I liked them so much I purchased one for home as well due to heavy power outages in my area due to old trees taking out the lines on a regular basis in storms. Unlike the 3105, these naturally interface with Windows 7 and 8 without any additional software (but you can install it if you want) and I have mine set to hibernate my machine in case of a power outage. The 750VA handles the power output of both my work and desktop machines fine and provides more than enough power to allow me to gracefully power down. They're also much slimmer and lighter than the 3105 that came before it.
Also, 3 year warranty on the unit AND the battery? I'll take that. - Cons: USB cable length is a tad shorter than I'd like, but that gripe primarily applies to user workstations that I cover at work where facilities put in rather IT unfriendly desks. It's long enough for where I tend to place it at my own desk both at work and home.
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Reviewed By:LOLBaltSS,5/13/2013 3:28:03 PM
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CyberPower Intelligent LCD Series GreenPower UPS CP1350AVRLCD 1350 VA 810 Watts 4 x 5-15R Battery/Surge Protected
4 x 5-15R Surge Protected Outlets UPS
excellent protection
- Pros: Excellent protection for your PCs, displays, cable modem router/switchs/ps3s you name it. I have one or more in every room where i have electronics. Voltage regulated, surge protected uninterruptable power source. Devices run better behind one. When the power cuts out you're still up and your investment is protected.
- Cons: None. Solid investment.
- Other Thoughts: Plugging electronics in wall outlets with no surge protection or voltage regulation will yield lower life expectancy of your equipment.
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Reviewed By:pingrico,5/11/2013 10:23:32 AM
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APC BR500 500 VA 300 Watts 6 Outlets UPS
Interesting item
- Pros: Compact size & small footprint. Uses standard UB1280 battery.
Fulltime voltage regulation. Stepped sinewave. - Cons: Old stock -> dead batteries (see below)
- Other Thoughts: These appear to be very old stock. Mine enclosed a printout showing
it was manufactured/tested 11/4/05. Of course the batteries don't
last that long. Mine was dead as a doornail and would not charge.
Fortunately, I was able to convince APC to send me a new battery at
no charge to me. You may not be so fortunate.
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Reviewed By:N/A,5/10/2013 4:23:44 AM
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CyberPower Intelligent LCD Series GreenPower UPS CP1000AVRLCD 1000VA 600 Watt 5 x 5-15R Battery/Surge Protected
4 x 5-15R Surge Protected Outlets UPS
Early review, will update later
- Pros: Small for the capacity. Easy to set up, as in you don't have to connect the battery manually. Has a serial port connection as well as USB, so if I decide to move this thing to back up something running *nix later I know I'll be able to get it working, one way or the other.
Display on the front is bright and easy to read, has some pretty good info on it to boot. It's really cool to see a UPS that will tell you the current power input AND output, how many watts your using, what your expected battery time will be should the power go out, and so on. My old APC sure as hell won't do that. The included software shows all the same information too, which is also great to have.
Probably the feature I'm happiest about: you can turn off the annoying beeping on power loss, though you have to install the software to do it. I CANNOT overstate how much I was looking for that feature. I actually clipped the tone generator wires on my old APC backup unit, I was that desperate for a way to disable the annoying alarm. And really, I'm pretty sure I can figure out when the freakin' power goes out without being beeped to death.
Unexpected bonus: comes with included coax (cable), RJ-11 (single-line phone), and USB A-to-B cables. Good quality ones too. - Cons: The outlets are all crammed together on the smallest side, and configured in a way that makes it hard to get more than one power brick attached. Not a huge problem - not even that hard to fix, just some 6-inch extensions and call it done - but it's a rather curious design choice. A waste of surface area, if nothing else.
The included software is a bit... odd. It's limited in configuring actions on power loss for one: either you turn it off after X minutes of running (where X is no greater than 5), or turn it off when there's only Y minutes of power left (where Y is no less than 5). There's no option to, say, hibernate instead of shut down. There's no way to make the software wait until there's 2 minutes of battery life left. There's no option to just disable automatic shutdown entirely. I know the time is a big issue for me, since the UPS estimates my system will have all of 7 minutes of runtime at typical load. It doesn't take my computer 5 minutes to shut down, we could cut it a bit closer than that.
Presumably if you have the software installed at all your computer is going to try and automatically shut itself down at some point when there's a loss of power, and you may not want that. I know I don't, so I'll likely be uninstalling it. It's a shame, since I really like the informational displays and the event monitoring (low voltage, etc.).
- Other Thoughts: This is just my early review on the thing. I'll update this (if I can) as I use it for longer. I live in the sticks where the power does weird things, so I should be able to give some good feedback after a while.
There are some weird features in the software, like the ability to schedule the power being automatically turned on and off. I cannot think of any situation where anyone would want that short of an epically overbearing parent.
The size on this thing is about the same as my old APC 550 unit. If you turn this one on its side it takes up the same footprint, roughly. Way nicer features though.
The light on the front of this is fairly bright, bright enough it could serve as a night light. I could see that getting old for some people, though in my setup it's not a problem. Masking tape would fix the problem anyway.
My cat usually sniffs the hell out of anything new. He didn't spend hardly any time on the UPS. Not sure what to make of that.
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Reviewed By:Y|yukichigai,5/10/2013 3:16:09 AM
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CyberPower CP750LCD 750 VA 420 Watts 8 Outlets UPS
So Far So Good
- Pros: 4 Surge/Battery backup on one side, 4 surge protect only on the other side. Nice spacing on 2 on each side for large psu bricks. Setup was a breeze. Installed the included monitoring software on windows 7 64bit no prob. Monitor gadget is neat on desktop. Feels like a quality unit and you can't beat the price.
- Cons: None so far.
- Other Thoughts: Instructions said to charge it 8 hrs before use. I plugged mine up, turned it on and display showed it already came with 100% charge so that was nice.
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Reviewed By:warduke,5/9/2013 5:50:48 AM
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CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS 1500VA / 900W PFC compatible Pure sine wave
Exactly what I needed
- Pros: Good power output - 1500 is more than enough to allow me to finish, save, and shutdown in the case of a blackout. Hell, I can get to the next save point.
Attractive design - Looks good next to my computer. - Cons: None so far. I really won't have one unless the power goes out and it doesn't work.
- Other Thoughts: It's more attractive and offers more bang for the buck than competitive products from other vendors. I have had an issue with jostling the plug just a bit causing the alarm to go off, but I believe that to be an issue with my outlet, not the unit. A quick tap back in and it's fine, every time.
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Reviewed By:Xanzent,5/7/2013 9:31:21 PM
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APC BR1500G 1500 VA 865 Watt 10 Outlets Power Saving Back-UPS RS 1500
DONT BUY
- Pros: Battery power
- Cons: Bad surge protector, first thunderstorm of spring and my computer was on idling overnight (like always) and i wake up by a carbon monoxide alarm and apc unit alarm. My computer worth about $3000 is now fried. as far as i can tell the power supply, motherboard and gpu have damage. not able to test the other equipment yet until i get another board.
- Other Thoughts: DONT BUY!!!
attached image of my power supply
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Reviewed By:ldrrp,5/7/2013 4:43:13 PM
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