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The CyberPower PFC series is an excellent value. It's line-interactive meaning that it will run on the AC coming out of your wall and in the event of low voltage switch to battery and output a pure sine wave. Although some electronics can run on a simulated sine-wave, all electronics will last longer with a pure sine wave. All but one of our PC's have Active Power Factor Correction and require a Pure-sine wave and down the road we'll upgrade the last PC and will also need active PFC. Since I've had these units (7 in total now, all on a Shell Shocker) I've had several events when I first powered on an amplifier (huge inrush current). The UPS recorded an event and switched to battery power for about 2-3 minutes, then switched back to wall power. A DVR was on the UPS along with a drop amp and it was also recording and there wasn't a hiccup at all. Since the UPS has an MOV surge suppressor built in, it's not a good idea to plug it into another MOV based surge suppressor. Doing so will void your warranty. I use a SERIES MODE power filter which filters anything higher than 60 Hz including all spikes, transients and surges. In this way, the UPS's surge suppressor will never see a surge and I don't have to worry about the MOV wearing out over time. The SERIES MODE device runs anywhere from 40 (used) to 125 (new old stock) to 175 new. A side note: when you consider that an MOV surge suppressor will wear out over time and require annual replacement, even a 20 dollar unit over 10 years will cost you 200+ and with a SERIES MODE you come out way ahead. I only have 2 or 3 devices plugged into the battery side at any given time and don't have an issue with the spacing. The UPS is rated for 900 Watts but the manufacture recommends that you run the unit at 80% of max load or 720 Watts. They do this to allow the UPS the ability to handle fluctuations in power demand, in essence leaving some headroom for additional equipment and reducing the chances of overloads. Can you run it to 90%? Sure, but again you reduce it's ability to handle power line fluctuations & increase the chance of an overload. Remember that not everything that is plugged into it will be well behaved all the time. By leaving some capacity you help to account for those dependencies. Once it is on batteries you also won't drain the batteries as fast. Consider that even NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturer Association) recommends that you run a branch circuit (everything on one circuit breaker) at 80% (12 Amps for a standard 15 Amp circuit breaker) to account for varying loads.

+ APC quality - first and foremost. I've been relying on APC surge protectors at home for over 20 years, and we've been using surge protectors and APC UPS' for more than 10 years at work with our workstations and servers - in all cases, I've never had any issues with any of their products. APC is definitely a trusted and reliable name as far as I'm concerned. All of the systems protected behind APC products have continued to work and be protected with very little hassle. + 3 years repair or replacement warranty, $250,000 lifetime warranty on any equipment connected to the UPS, as well as a lifetime data recovery warranty to provide professional data recovery services if data is lost due to failure of the UPS. That's huge! Not only will they repair or replace the unit for 3 years, but for the life of the unit if it ever fails and you lose your physical equipment, they're going to cover the cost of it AND they're going to help you recover your lost data. + The free APC PowerChute application itself is put together very well. It is a separate piece of the puzzle, and is not absolutely necessary to use - simply from a hardware standpoint, your APC UPS unit will function without the software. However, the software has definite benefits, including more monitoring capability, and will hibernate any equipment connected to the UPS when the battery power is being used and it hits your specified threshhold, in an attempt to minimize data loss. You can grab the download from http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/PowerChute-Personal-Edition-V3-0-2-for-Windows-10-8-7-Vista-XP-Home-Server-Multi-Language-/P-SFPCPE302 and don't forget to hook the USB cable up from the UPS to your PC otherwise the app won't install! + The LCD of the BX1500M is very easy to read, from any angle. I do have another UPS at home, by a rival company, and the LCD is really only readable from straight-on, and not from above, below, or from the sides. The LCD of the BX1500M is excellent. In this regard, if you put the BX1500M under your desk, you can still glance down at the LCD while seated and check its health and load. + Also, the LCD shows quite a few different stats. Aside from the static icons displaying whether you're on AC or battery power, a load graph and a battery life indicator, every time you press the Display button, it cycles through the health shown below the icons. You will see Input voltage, # of power loss/battery events, estimated run time in minutes (based on the equipment connected to the battery protection), Load (of that equipment) in both wattage and percentage, and finally, Output voltage and frequency (in Hz). + The battery itself in the unit is ridiculously easy to replace, and just slides in and out and requires no other connections or terminals. In that regard, they are correct when they claim the battery is "hot swappable" (although you'd still have to lay the UPS on its side to get to the compartment, obviously). Replacement battery is the APC APCRBC124 which is currently $59.72 here at NewEgg. + Aside from battery protection, obviously you have surge protection and the UPS is going to protect your equipment from voltage drops or spikes. You can also connect coax and ethernet cords to protect your WAN or LAN connections with the UPS as well.

It's relatively cheap compare to other similar class products. Software is simple and works well... Does the job with 80 Plus Gold 750W PFC Power supply.

Powerful, well made and with numerous outlets and great features