Tripp Lite SMART1200LCD Digital LCD 1200VA Line-Interactive UPS (8 Outlets) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have not noticed the noise like other reviewers have. It has to do with placement, maybe. Mine sits at my feet and the fan would point away from me, but I don't ever hear it. The battery lasts a good amount of time for me, especially compared to a 1000 VA.
I bought this to protect my Mac Pro. I am glad I did. I had a storm last year that crippled about $3000 worth of equipment when a bolt of lightning struck very close. My Mac Pro survived hooked up to this. This UPS seems to have helped with the surge a lot compared to some others. I had an expensive APC Smart-UPS which let through a damaging jolt in the room next door (Server died hard and UPS died). I also had a Tripp-Lite Smart1000LCD which got toasted and let through a surge. This UPS may not have been perfect, as it seems that a USB port on my monitor failed (the LCD screen works), but it fared the best of all of my surge protectors and UPSes.
So overall, if you get hit by lightning, nothing is safe, even with an expensive UPS. Tripp-Lite sent me replacement UPSes, so having (both) a product warranty and an equipment warranty is good insurance. It may take a while to get service, but they are helpful. So whatever brand you buy, get a good UPS with a good warranty and hope for the best. They will ask you to draw a diagram of what failed during the storm, so make sure you have everything plugged in, including phones and network cables.

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MODEL- SMART1200LCD VENDOR- TRIPPLITEFEATURES- 1200VA Smart Pro LCD UPS Tripp Lites SMART1200LCD Line-Interactive Digital UPS System offersvoltage regulation surge suppression and long-lasting battery support for personal computers network workstations home entertainment systems and media centers. Internal UPS circuits support entry-level PCs or individual VCR/DVR components during power failures. Prevents data loss viewing interruptions lost recordings and loss of component programming. Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) circuits regulate brownouts and overvoltages from 75V to 147V back to usable levels without using battery power. Offers complete power protection with support for upright towerflat shelfmount or 2U rackmount installation in an attractive all-black cabinet design. Includes 8 battery-supported outlets. Built-in USB and DB9 serial ports enables optional unattended system shutdown without data loss in case of extended power failure; cabling included. PowerAlert Software available via free downloadfrom tripplite.com. HID-compliant USB interface enables full integration with built-in power management and auto shutdown features of Windows Mac OS X and Linux. Built-in single-line RJ-45jacks offer protection for equipment with single-line tel/DSL or network Ethernet connection. Built-in audible alarm and large LCD front panel voltage display indicates line power status battery power status battery low/replace status and voltage boost operation. 1200VA/700W power-handling capacity supports entry-levelPCs home entertainment systems network workstations and audio/vide

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CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD Intelligent LCD Green UPS - 1350VA/810W AVR 8-Outlet RJ11/45/Coax Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had my Cyberpower 1350 for almost a year now and it has worked well switching to backup power dozens of times. I have a large desktop with two raptor HD's and two standard HD's, an IBM 19" CRT monitor, a Viewsonic 22" LCD monitor, a Canon 9000Pro printer, canon 8400F scanner and several other small periferals that have never blinked an eye during power outages. My only concern is that when the UPS is powering the system you can smell a slight 'electronic' odor from the unit as the internal fan always kicks on high while in backup mode. I doubt it is a problem as it continues to work over and over. I love the display. I use a little under 300 watts continuous and I figure it is much better to have a UPS too big so that it won't have a hard time powering the system and of course it will last longer in case you really need to get something finished. I had an older cyberpower unit for nearly six years before the batteries died, and it also did a great job, so considering my computer is on 10 to 16 hours a day I think Cyberpower deserved my repeat business.

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The Intelligent LCD Series CP1350AVRLCD UPS, designed for mid to high-end computer systems, features dynamic line conditioning and an Intelligent LCD diagnostic display.Real-time system vitals can be viewed from this Crystal-Blue (see below) display. The unit can be conveniently placed in a workstation cabinet, or directly on a desktop. The CP1350AVRLCDguards against surges/spikes, and offers battery backup in the event of brownouts, or total power loss.Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) ensures that all your electronics are receiving clean power and maintains a safe voltage level. PowerPanel PE ¿ Management Software automatically saves and closes open files and then shuts down the computer system in an intelligent and orderly manner.The Intelligent LCD Series units are equipped with full dataline protection: RJ11/RJ45 (phone, fax, Ethernet, network, DSL) and RG-6 coax (DSS, cable modem, satellite, cable TV). ¿Surge-Only¿ outlets are perfect for the addition of peripherals such as monitors, printers, scanners, iPods, or CD/DVD players.The GreenPower UPS¿ technology used in this UPS unit significantly reduces energy-usage and cooling costs associated with UPS power protection.In fact, the GreenPower UPS¿ advanced circuitry bypass reduces energy use by up to 75% compared to a traditional UPS design. As a result, you can expect to save between $50-to-$150 annually (varies based on model, and regional kilowatt per hour costs) by using GreenPower UPS¿ technology. CyberPower stands behind its products by offering an industry-leading 3-year warranty, professional Technical Support, and Connected Equipment Guarantee of $425,000.

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Tripp Lite SMART1000LCD Digital LCD 1000VA Line-Interactive UPS (8 Outlets) Review

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(More customer reviews)We are using this unit more and more in the field. I have one on my desk and one for my rack of networking and satellite equipment at the house. The battery display is great when the power is out. Imagine this, I was able to goto the website for my power company to get their phone number when the power went out last time.
As for the previous reviews, here's a couple things to consider. Like most ups, half of the outlets are surge and battery backup, the other half are just surge protection. Now the surge protection only side is great for things like speakers and printers, but if you plug your computer into the wrong side, you won't get the battery backup feature. APC actually started putting big yellow stickers on their UPS because of this.
And the power and heat. Yeah, it gets hot, when it's charging. It's warm when its fully charged.. But it doesn't continously pull 1A of power. I'm sure it does when it's charging, but my fully charged unit only pulls 5 to 20w of power or 50 to 160 Milliamps of power (.05A - .16A). Checked it myself with my power meter.
In all, this is a great unit and for 1000VA, it's a good deal.

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SMART 1000LCD Line-Interactive Digital UPS System offers voltage regulation, surge suppression and long-lasting battery support for personal computers, network workstations, home entertainment systems and media centers. Internal UPS circuits support entry-level PCs for up to 60 minutes or individual VCR/DVR component for as long as 3 hours during power failures. Prevents data loss, viewing interruptions, lost recordings and loss of component programming. Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) circuits regulate brownouts as low as 89 volts back to usable levels without using battery power. Offers complete power protection in an attractive black tower configuration.

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Cyberpower CP825LCD UPS - 825VA/450W LCD Display 8-Outlet RJ11/ Compact Design EMI/RFI Review

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(More customer reviews)I live in a rural area on the top of a mountain. Electrical Service, unfortunately, is frequently interupted, usually for a few seconds only. But when it is, it can happen at very inconvenient times. Additionally, power surges, while not frequent, do happen, particularly during electrical storms. This means that my electronic equipment needs to be protected. I have 2 desktop computers in my home, both in constant use and both need a 24 hour internet connection.
I use a total of 3 Cyberpower UPS devices, along with additional Surge Protecters to protect my computers and other electronic appliances (including Televisions, DVRs, etc.). While neighbors have experienced major problems, the only problem I have experienced is a blown Surge Protecter (which obviously did it's job).
The model UPS shown has surge protection of (I believe)a bit over 1000 joules. This should usually be enough, but I use additional protection (rated 4200 joules) because of the location of my home. For most of you, the protection offered by this UPS will be sufficient.

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The Intelligent LCD Series CP825LCD UPS is ideal power protection for individuals running a stand-alone PC in their home, or office.Real-time system vitals can be viewed from the Intelligent Crystal-Blue LCD display, and the unit can be conveniently placed in a workstation cabinet or directly on the desktop. LCD diagnostics include: Input Voltage Level, Output Voltage Level, Battery Capacity, Runtime, Load Level, On Battery, Overload, Wiring Fault, and Silent Mode.It also includes PowerPanel PE ¿ Power Management software, which monitors the vitals of the UPS and will safely shutdown your system in case of a power outage. Composite integrated circuitry offers advanced lightning protection and also guards against surges, spikes, sags, brownouts and other power abnormalities. This rugged unit is equipped with a RJ11/45 port which protects against surges from phone, modem, network, and broadband disruptions.The small footprint design is ideal for horizontal or vertical placement, and is even designed for wall-mountability. An HID-compliant USB port allows for connectivity with both PC and Mac systems. The unit is also perfect for protecting other electronics such as monitors, printers, scanners, speakers, fax machines, CD/DVD players, and iPods.Cyberpower guarantees this product for 3-years, and has a $225,000 connected equipment guarantee.* Intelligent LCD Diagnostic Display: The innovative front panel LCD can be used to display detailed information on the UPS status and current power conditions. The LCD displays 9 different diagnostics: Input voltage level, Output voltage level, Battery capacity, Runtime estimate, Load level, On battery, Overload, Fault Condition, and Silent mode.* USB Connectivity* PowerPanel PE ¿ Smart Management Software * Resettable Circuit Breaker - Convenient unit reset switch in case of an overload.* 3-year Warranty

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Cyberpower CP600LCD UPS - 600VA/340W LCD Display 8-Outlet RJ11/ Compact Design EMI/RFI Review

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(More customer reviews)Good mid-range unit. 340W is too low for most computers since a good power supply is 400-550W these days. Although the PS may not use the max wattage, adding other items like a monitor, sound system, etc.; may over tax the CP600. The more you add the less time the battery will hold up the attached electornics. I advise spending more and using 1000W as your basic back up PS.

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The Intelligent LCD Series CP600LCD UPS is ideal power protection for individuals running a stand-alone PC in their home, or office.Real-time system vitals can be viewed from the Intelligent Crystal-Blue LCD display, and the unit can be conveniently placed in a workstation cabinet or directly on the desktop. LCD diagnostics include Input Voltage Level, Output Voltage Level, Battery Capacity, Runtime, Load Level, On Battery, Overload, Wiring Fault, and Silent Mode.It also includes PowerPanel PE ¿ Power Management software that monitors the vitals of the UPS and will safely shutdown your system in case of a power outage. Composite integrated circuitry offers advanced lightning protection and also guards against surges, spikes, sags, brownouts and other power abnormalities.This rugged unit is equipped with an RJ11/45 port, which protects against surges from phone, modem, network, and broadband disruptions. The small footprint design is ideal for horizontally or vertically placement, and is even designed for wall-mountability. An HID-compliant USB port allows for connectivity of both PC and Mac systems. The unit is also perfect for protecting other electronics such as monitors, printers, scanners, speakers, fax machines, CD/DVD players, and iPods.CyberPower guarantees this product for 3-years, and has a $175,000 connected equipment guarantee.* Intelligent LCD Diagnostic Display: The innovative front panel LCD can be used to display detailed information on the UPS status and current power conditions. The LCD displays 9 different diagnostics: Input voltage level, Output voltage level, Battery capacity, Runtime estimate, Load level, On battery, Overload, Fault Condition, and Silent mode.* USB Connectivity* PowerPanel PE ¿ Smart Management Software * Resettable Circuit Breaker - Convenient unit reset switch in case of an overload.* 3-year Warranty

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Cyberpower CP1500AVRLCD UPS - LCD Display 1500VA/900W AVR 8-Outlet RJ11/RJ45/Coax Tower USB Review

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(More customer reviews)I work as a network technician and have used APC equipment for many years. Their high-end units have always done well for us. For many years, I also used their Smart-UPS brand for my home network needs. As they've become old and had problems, it became more economical to replace them, instead of fixing them, especially, since for my desktops, the industry was moving to USB for signaling, and away from serial ports. My rack still has older 1400 VA SU units using SNMP management cards, but I needed a new desktop solution.
For the past three years, I stuck to APC's consumer products and have been very disappointed. They have more problems than the older units I've grown to love, and because they change models so often, it's harder to find a battery replacement. Plus, they just have a sort of cheapness about them.
With my latest computer purchase, a dual quad Mac Pro, my older 800VA APC just couldn't handle it. So, I decided to try this Cyberpower 1500 and have been very pleased with it, using it for about 2 months so far. The signaling and reported time is more reliable than the APC I was using. Although it should be said, any consumer UPS will not guarantee exact runtimes, load measurements, etc. - For what you are paying for this amount of capacity, some sacrifice must be realized. If you do your calculations correctly, and use it as needed (surges, brown-outs and limited black-outs), these units will fulfill your needs. If you need super accurate measurements and reliable AC power generation, then you should consider a high end unit, such as what APC offers for data centers.
The load reading for this unit, when measured with a Kill-A-Watt is pretty accurate. I like the soft blue lighting with auto-off. I connect my two, 24" LCDs to the APC 800VA unit, and the Cyberpower handles the Mac Pro with three, external FireWire drives with no problems. Testing it, by turning off the circuit breaker (shouldn't pull the cord from the wall), reports about 20 minutes of runtime, which seems about right. I've left it on battery power for about 10 minutes, and the readings remained fairly constant. I live out in the country at the end of our power grid, so I get a lot of "dirty" power. Brown-outs are common, and my larger UPS units have the ability to generate statistical logs each day of the power fluctuation. I feel pretty safe with this unit, and wouldn't hesitate to purchase another one.
Lastly, the software both Cyberpower and APC provides for the Mac OS, is really bad! I prefer to just use the Mac's SysPrefs to configure the UPS settings and leave it at that. Both companies desperately need a re-write of their OS X software.

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The CyberPower Intelligent LCD CP1500AVRLCD uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for mid to high-end computer systems, features dynamic line conditioning to guard against surges/spikes and offers battery backup in the event of brownouts or blackouts. Its patented GreenPower UPS advanced circuitry reduces UPS energy costs by up to 75% compared to competitive models.
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for mid to high-end computer systems. Click here for a larger image

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Monster Home Series LCD PowerProtect, 2 outlets, White (HS MP AVFL200) Review

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(More customer reviews)My entire Home Theater is powered through a Panamax isolating / regulating power supply. All except my sub-woofer. I wanted to isolate it as well. I only needed a small socket mounted protection device and I found this item. It only takes up the lower socket on the standard wall socket, so you can still plug the vacuum into the upper one. The item has one more socket than I needed, no problem, I put a child-safety cover into the other one so nothing else gets plugged in. It also has a coaxial isolation for your cable, I don't use it. I give it five stars because it does what I want it to do, and it didn't break the bank.

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It's a surge protector that thinks it's an outlet. The 1080-joule rating provides a high level of surge protection, while the dual outlet design gives back the space it takes up. Includes 2 AC outlets for AC surge protection and 1 pair of coaxial connections for cable TV, satellite TV and HDTV.

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CyberPower CP1000AVRLCD 9-Outlet Intelligent LCD UPS (1000VA/600W) Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm not quite ready to nominate it for MoMA's permanent collection, but the CyberPower CP1000AVRLCD does look a lot better than your average geekbox. In fact, it's the first UPS (uninterruptable power supply) I've ever owned that I can easily tolerate having on a corner of my desk, where it has now quietly buddied up with a stack of external LaCie drives (the drives and the UPS all have round blue power-on indicators).
The CyberPower features a three-inch front-panel readout, backlit in (what else?) blue, that, with each consecutive push of the oversized display button, tells you in big digits what the current load is, the voltage it receives from the wall outlet, the estimated run time, the total load capacity, the battery capacity, even how many minutes remain after a blackout occurs and the battery is running down. The display turns itself off after 20 or 30 seconds, so it's not too distracting (actually, the user should have the option of keeping the display on, but I suppose you can't have everything).
When a blackout strikes, the CyberPower unit intermittently beeps to signal that the battery has kicked in -- but unlike other UPS's I've used, you can switch off the annoying beep in acknowledgment.
I deduct points for the nine outlets being so closely spaced together that any device powered by a wallwart will take up two or even three spaces.
Cyberpower also shortchanges Mac users by not giving them full-featured power management software. You can control the behavior of the battery backup through the Energy Saver control panel in OSX, which recognizes the brand and model of the UPS and lets you decide how you want to safely power down the computer and the other plugged-in devices in case of a blackout. So far so good. But the native Mac software won't let you instruct other applications to autosave and quit. That means unsaved documents will prevent applications from shutting down unless you're there to manage the process; and when the Cyberpower's battery depletes itself, the result will be the same as if you had no UPS to begin with -- the computer eventually shuts off as if you'd literally pulled the plug, and unsaved changes will be lost.
Still, that's not a dealbreaker for me; long ago I've gotten into the habit of hitting command-S every couple of minutes when I'm working on a document.
FWIW, the estimated battery run time of my configuration -- a 24-inch iMac with a 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo chip, plus three external drives -- is about 16 minutes.
Oh yeah: the unit has a swappable battery and three-year warranty. Not too shabby.

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The Intelligent LCD Series CP1000AVRLCD UPS, designed for mid- to high-end computer systems, features dynamic line conditioning and an Intelligent LCD diagnostic display.Real-time system vitals can be viewed using this Crystal-Blue display. The unit can be conveniently placed in a workstation cabinet, or directly on a desktop. The CP1000AVRLCD guards against surges/spikes, and offers battery backup in the event of brownouts, or total power loss.Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) ensures that all your electronics are receiving clean power and maintains a safe voltage level. PowerPanel PE ¿ Management Software automatically saves and closes open files and then shuts down the computer system in an intelligent and orderly manner.The Intelligent LCD Series is also equipped with full dataline protection: RJ11/RJ45 (phone, fax, Ethernet, network, DSL) and RG-6 coax (DSS, cable modem, satellite, cable TV). ¿Surge-Only¿ outlets are perfect for the addition of peripherals such as monitors, printers, scanners, iPods, or CD/DVD players.The GreenPower UPS¿ technology used in this UPS unit significantly reduces energy-usage and cooling costs associated with UPS power protection.In fact, the GreenPower UPS¿ advanced circuitry bypass reduces energy use by up to 75% compared to a traditional UPS design. As a result, you can expect to save between $50-to-$150 annually (varies based on model, and regional kilowatt per hour costs) by using GreenPower UPS¿ technology.

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