CyberPower CP1000AVRLCD Intelligent LCD Series UPS 1000VA 600W AVR Mini-Tower and More Features

My old UPS battery seemed to be dying. Every few hours it was turning off my main PC. So, after doing some research I purchased the CyberPower 1350AVR , a unit more powerful and with more features than my old APC unit to solve the outage problem and provide more uptime in case of a power outage. My plan was to also plug my Internet modem and wireless router into it. I unpacked the unit and plugged it in until it indicated that the batteries were fully charged. Then I followed the provided instructions - first unplugging it, connecting the equipment to be protected, and then plugging it back into the wall. There are eight power outlets on the back, four with battery and surge protection and four with only surge protection. Curiously, the instructions state that four of the outlets are spaced to accommodate AC Adapters (wall warts.) Actually only one was spaced far enough away from the others to accommodate a wall wart and it was located on the battery-backed side. I also connected the optional included USB cable to the server to control and monitor the unit from my PC with the included PowerPanel software. Once everything was connected, I pushed the button below the LED screen and graphs were displayed indicating the load capacity and the battery capacity or charge status. It was fully charged, of course, but that graph will be useful during a power outage to see how much power is left before total blackout. The capacity in use was at two bars out of five and the estimated run time was eighteen minutes. So, I was using 20% of the units capacity and could certainly plug in more equipment in the future. I wanted the unit to automatically shut-down the server in the event of a power outage, so I loaded the PowerPanel Personal Edition software that was included, and under Runtime, configured it to shut-off the computer two minutes after any power outage. I tested this by unplugging the CyberPower, and it did indeed shut down my PC in an orderly fashion, closing all open applications and files, right at the two minute mark. I also tested the scheduling function of the software by setting it up to turn my computer off at midnight and back on at 4 AM. It shut the computer off at the proper time, as evidenced by Windows log entries, but although it restored power at 4 AM. The PowerPanel software also provides statistics and other information about the operation of the UPS, most of which can also be seen on the LED screen on the front of the unit by holding down the button. The software also allows the settings to be changed, such as turning on or off alarm sounds, setting tolerances for voltage fluctuations, and running tests. I left all of the default values, other than the one for shutting off the PC, which was set at five minutes out of the box. Along with the USB cable, telephone and Cable TV cords are also supplied. The unit provides surge protection for Cable TV and a telephone or Ethernet network connection. No Ethernet cable was provided. I did not test surge protection for cable TV, telephone of Ethernet. I have had the unit for nearly a month now, but there have been no power interruptions to test its performance in that regard, though I simulated outages by unplugging it a few times and it performed flawlessly by triggering the alarm and shutting down the computer. I'll update the review if I encounter any problems. The unit has a Three-Year Warranty against defects in design, assembly, material or workmanship and further protection is offered by a $500,000 Connected Equipment Guarantee. The connected equipment guarantee only kicks in if the damage was caused by a defective UPS, and then only after all other "primary" protections, such as insurance, have been exhausted. The unit is quiet and generates no noticeable heat.

Es un buen producto, claro hay que saber comprar estos aparatos, este CyberPower CP1000AVRLCD por ejemplo es de onda simulada, es decir en un osciloscopio verías la onda escalonada, esto no es recomendable para algunas computadoras con fuentes de poder especializadas que requieren onda sinusoidal suave (ondas, con valles y crestas totalmente suaves y degradados, como las que salen de un generador por inducción). Lo compré para proteger un televisor 55" de 135W y un home teather HK de 150W (con unos periféricos que no suman más de 50W en total), por lo que mi consumo máximo será de 335W y quizá agregue un pequeño subwoofer para home teather de 100W (este no break soporta hasta 600W), así que estoy sobrado y quizá me dé unos 20 minutos de respaldo. Esporádicamente conectaré también una notebook de 35W de consumo, que no es demasiado. Es fácil de configurar y para la mayoría de los casos es suficiente con los arreglos que trae de default, la opción de proteger el cable (o la HDTV-TDT) es un gran plus, y también la protección de red es otro buen plus (recomiendo usar sólo cables de red STP de clase 6 a 8, para la mayoría de los casos es suficiente un STP 6A de cobre puro OFC ~AWG 26 a 23~, que sin problemas maneja redes GB ~hasta 10 si la memoria no me falla~, y frecuencias de hasta 550MHz), no recomiendo loa cables UTP pues pueden recibir algo de interferencia y más en estos tiempos donde estamos invadidos por tantas ondas electromagnéticas que pueden generar interferencias o micro corrientes parásitas. El problema que le veo es el software, no es muy difícil pero no es para usuarios principiantes, en mi caso no lo usaré pues la notebook no estará conectada permanentemente, pero es un punto a considerar para quienes usarán esto por ejemplo en un servidor personal que piensen montar por su cuenta. Espero sea duradero y más por su garantía de 3 años, ojalá no tenga problemas al registrarlo pues el recibo de Amazon no es factura, pero no creo que haya problemas, pues desde la página de cyberpower te redirige a Amazon como una de las opciones de compra en línea. Es de notar que los contactos que dicen que sólo dan protección contra picos (está dividido en contactos con protección y batería y sólo con protección de picos), mantienen la alimentación de corriente aunque el no break esté apagado, ahí pueden conectarse por ejemplo aparatos como el echo dot, Roku, Fire, smart hub y algunos periféricos que no requieran suministro continuo de energía durante los apagones y fallos de red eléctrica, pero sí requieran energía de la red eléctrica 24/7. En cuanto a estética es muy austero, no parece de calidad pero funciona perfectamente y sólo tiene 3 botones al frente, el LCD se lee claramente y es blanco; sin dudas en un tiempo compraré uno de estos para cada televisor de casa.

Not a CyberPower USA product i.e. UPS with batteries as shown in the picture & description. It is an Indian brand called Cyber Power and is an Invertor which ships WITHOUT batteries. Another thing that lulls a prospective customer into a false sense of complacence when ordering is the fact that its fulfilled by N. R. Narayana Murthy owned Cloudtail India. Stay away from this & don't waste your time.

初期不良があり、返品させていただきました。やはり並行輸入品は、不安がありますね

UPDATE: (September 2nd, 2015): We took a major lightning strike to the house while I was away. I was over in Singapore at the time, and could not connect back home to my network - which is very unusual since my network NEVER goes down. When I got home I discovered a palm tree right next to the house took a direct hit from a bolt of lightning, and it blew out two circuit breakers in the house - including the one that the UPS is on - as well as my GFCI down in the garage. The good news is that the CP1500AVR protected all of my equipment. Apparently the CyberPower drained itself all the way down and then shut down the server (which is is attached to). I reset all the house breakers, and everything came back up again, but alas, the batteries would no longer take a charge, and were failing the self-test. So I ordered a new set of batteries ExpertPower ® 12v 9ah Sealed Lead Acid Battery with F2 Terminals (.250") / 2 Pack and replaced them today. All is back up and running, and the UPS performed a successful self-test. Fully expect to get another 4 years out of this product. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE (June 8th, 2013): This product is still going strong. It has protected me over and over, and has NEVER let me down. I live in Florida, and we're getting ready to come into the thunderstorm and hurricane season again, and I'm confident that this UPS will not let me down. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE (August 21st, 2013): We've been getting our summer thunderstorms rolling through here at full throttle, and it's still protecting my devices - in fact, it JUST KICKED IN AGAIN as I'm typing this! I just checked the log, and in the past 12 weeks I've had 9 instances where the UPS had kicked in to protect my equipment. Still 5 STARS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE: June 6' 2015. I've had this device for over 4 years now, and it has saved my office electronics countless times since then. Yesterday we had 4 instances where we took power hits where it kicked in - each time it just kept all my equipment running without a single problem. STILL 5 STARS! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I purchased this product last August (2011) to ensure that my home office server and all networking gear stayed on the air in the event of power outages. It works perfectly. The device powers all of my critical home office equipment: server, workstation, cable modem, router, switch, KVM, IP phones, monitor. In the past 24 weeks I've had over 19 "Invert" episodes: 4 power outages, 3 under voltages, and 12 over voltages. Not a single hiccup. I have silenced the alarm so that I never hear anything when it happens; I read about it in the log. The software is simple yet efficient. It tells me what I need to know. All of those devices described above draw a combined 165 watts. My estimated run time (per the software) is about 37 minutes. Don't be put off by all the negative reviews about this. It works.