CyberPower CP1000AVRLCD Intelligent LCD UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector, 1000VA/600W, 9 Outlets, AVR, Mini-Tower, UL Certified

I purchased the CyberPower CP100AVRLCD as a business purchase and an extra security measure for my computer. I have to admit a little buyer's remorse when the package came in. I debated whether it was really that necessary or just a techie extravagance. My concerns were immediately alleviated when I printed to my laser printer. That printer is a little old and a power sucker. My lights dim whenever I use it, but I thought I had each item on a separate circuit. Apparently not. Immediately the UPS kicked in and modulated the electricity within a safe range for my computer. I have essentially been creating brown-outs whenever I print, putting extra strain on my computer and external hard-drive. The display is nice. It lets you know when the unit is active and turns off when it is not. The blue-lighted power button stays on as long as the unit is on. The size is very compact, but it is heavy as bricks. The setup is super easy. I have it set to my Mac Pro. There aren't many extended options for the Mac. You basically hook it to the compute via a USB cable and set your Energy Saver system preferences for the UPS. That control panel will allow you to determine how the computer responds when it is relying solely on the UPS and gives the battery level of the UPS. Other reviewers are correct in that the plugs are closely spaced, which can reduce the amount of equipment you can plug in depending on the plugs. Only some of the plugs are protected by the battery. The others have only surge protection. But you really just need the computer, monitor, and possibly extra hard drives on battery power. The less power drain on the battery will allow it to last longer. One thing I would be curious to know is whether the UPS computer shutdown will override requests by applications to save files and such. Normally the shut-down command times out if applications hold it up too long. I haven't tested this yet. UPDATE: About a year later and the UPS is still working great. I've been doing extensive electrical work on my house, and it saved me a couple of times when I forgot I left the computer on and shut of the main power. It will beep when the power is off but items are pulling electricity from it. The more electricity you are using from the battery the faster the beeping, which is a very nice attribute. It really helped me out when I had the power completely shut off to my house. Long story but I needed to get a hold of the permit inspector so I could set up a follow-up inspection. His number was on my email, so I hauled the UPS to my living room, hooked up the wireless router and cable modem, and was able to connect to the internet with my laptop. Update: about 2.5 years later and it is still working well. Update: It is about 4.5 years after purchase. The battery has some issues. I do not know if it is because of age or if it is inherent to the product but unnoticed until the situation arose. Issue#1 The power went out while I was walking the dogs. I returned to my computer shut down from power failure. Our walks take about 20minutes, and the power probably did not go out right at the beginning. I am assuming it was out about 10minutes. I would think it should allow for power that long with just one inactive computer and monitor. Most likely the battery is just old now. Issue #2. There was a brown-out. I now have 2 computers plugged in. An old mac pro and a new one. The old one was fine but the new one shut down immediately. The brown-out lasted a few second and the battery kicked in right away. I am wondering if the system let through a power fluctuation that the new mac pro is more sensitive to. This one I would be more concerned about if buying new.

So with Google now about to charge for photos, it's timely that I created my own NAS RAID server - network storage that is backed up by a 2nd backup drive. It's been a long journey not only finding but configuring the technology and migrating the data/including 2TB of mainly photos. I love Synology and the RAID NAS that I got. However, as a newbie I accidentally unplugged it and bricked one of the drives. After much heartache, I was forced to buy a new replacement hard drive and finally got it working. However, the experience taught me to prepare for a real power outage which happens a bit too often in my area. So I decided to get this, primarily because Synology said that it was a model directly supported. One benefit is that you can connect it to the NAS and the battery backup can send a signal for the NAS to shutdown which is awesome. Murphy's law I haven't had an actual power outage since I got it but it's great to know that my photos and data are protected. It's a large device and I like the display. Pretty high quality construction. I'll report back once I actually have an outage and see what happens. Easy to setup and the Synology shutdown part was also easy in that it autodetected the compatible battery backup and just had to enable it. *Update* Yesterday had our first big snow storm of the year and had a power outage. Worked perfectly and my NAS reported the power going out. It also reported that the battery backup would shutdown the NAS if the battery started to deplete. The outage was a slight outage for only a few seconds so it didn't have to run that much but it assured that the NAS didn't crash. As I stated earlier, the NAS always needs consistent power or there is a chance to fatally damage the disks. Worth it!

I bought this UPS because I live in a rural area where squirrels like to use the power poles a little too much and storms like to target the lines since there's nothing else to hit apparently. The unit arrived and I set it up which was easy enough and took less than five minutes, most of which was untangling my cords and setting them up to look decent. The UPS will work as a standalone unit without any hassle, just make sure to hook up your important things to the side that will keep running if the power is interrupted. If you are using it for your computer I recommend installing the software on the included CD because it will give you a simple to use control panel and monitoring utility for the UPS. It will also allow you to automatically power your computer off at a given time which would be useful if you have overnight operations for your system but don't want to leave it on all night. The monitor is nice because it lets you see if you had any incidents even if you weren't around. Within a week of buying, the unit proved itself in both a test where I hit the circuit breaker and in a real life incident by a suicidal squirrel who got zapped. In both cases the UPS acted flawlessly without any hesitation and in fact service was so smooth that the only reason I knew it had activated was because the room lights which aren't on it flickered and the front panel lit up brightly while beeping at me. I'm very pleased with the compact size and design of this, but you might want to look at a lower capacity if price is an issue. I use a higher end gaming system and an old CRT monitor, plus I have a ton of other items plugged in and even with everything running at full blast, my total usage isn't even half of the rated load for this UPS. A laptop user especially won't come near the rated maximum limit for this, but if you need power and lots of it, this is the one you want. Update: I've been using this for a few months now and it definitely has been worth the money. I've had a couple of more suicidal squirrels, a couple of lightning bolts, and even a guy who couldn't text and drive at the same time so he hit a power pole instead. This unit has held up nicely.

A UPS is one of those products you don't give much thought to until you are in a situation where you REALLY need it to work. The display on the Cyberpower is a great feature - tells you all sorts of useful info such as your battery status, run time, load level and others so you always know what's going on. Nice footprint, puts out very little heat (compared to a Tripplite that this replaces which threw off a huge amount of heat - nice in the winter time, but not so nice in the summer), simple setup. My only complaint, and the reason it lost one star, is the spacing of the outlets. You have to use outlet extenders if you have the "wall wart" transformers. I have three of them (modem, router and external hard drive) - they all fit on the Tripplite since it offers widely spaced outlets, but couldn't fit them into the Cyberpower without extenders. The other nit is the location of the power button. It's right on the face of the unit, and you have to be careful not to hit it accidentally. A better design would be to either locate it somewhere else or, better yet, put a safety lock on it so you can ensure you don't power down unless you truly want to do so. Both are minor issues and can be easily worked around. I'm very pleased with the unit so far, and recommend it to anyone looking for a good UPS and a nice price.

I've had two of these UPS/battery back-up and surge protectors for over 7 years now. I used them at my business and now at my home (where I use two for one PC, monitor and cable modem). If the power goes out, I have about 10-15 minutes to safely shut down my PC. My router/cable modem should be able to function for at least another 30-45 minutes on the second UPS. This will give me time to access the internet, etc. The trick is to calculate how many watts your equipment is drawing. To translate Amp-Hours (Ah) into usable energy (Watt-Hours, Wh) or power (Watts, W), you multiply Ah by the system Voltage (V) to get Wh (Energy), then divide by time (hours) to get Watts (Power) or use Watts = Volts x Amps (Instantaneous Power). The key is knowing the battery's Voltage, as Ah only measures charge capacity, not total energy. That said, this is a very reliable product. Easy to use/connect. Bonus it includes a cable surge suppressor to protect your router/cable modem. When the power goes out, the device will beep every minute. You can mute it if you'd like on the newer versions. I'd also highly recommend you pay attention to which outlets you hook up your 'mission critical' equipment to - one side is surge protection only and the other side is surge protection AND power back-up. I've been happy with these and can not blame the manufacturer for needing to replace the sealed lead acid battery after three years. Batteries have a certain lifespan, no fault of CyberPower. I used a MightyMax battery as a direct replacement and have had no issues. Over-all, I am very satisfied with these Uninterruptable Power Supplies.

I bought this UPS for my HP Proliant ESXi server, NetGear ReadyNAS, and wireless router. The server has two L5520 processors in it, 4 sata drives, an external drive and 18 4 GB sticks of ram to give you an idea of how much equipment i have to power. I have National Grid for electric and my power goes out at least once every three weeks for a few seconds, just long enough to kill my server. I wanted something that was manageable and had enough power to last through a short outage while not draining my bank account. I gave this UPS a shot and its perfect. First off the screen on it is quite nice. It tells you everything you need to know without a computer such as how charged it is, the load its taking, how long it will last, voltage coming in and out. Its really great. The picture on Amazon is exactly the one i have. The pictures can do more justice than me telling you about it. The software that comes with it is okay, just lets you see the same info that's on the front of the UPS. Its good for a workstation but i need the UPS for a server. Instead, use the CentOS PowerPanel Business Edition server CyberPower has available. Its great!!! It's a small Linux server that controls the UPS via a web browser. It has all the automation's you can think of, like powering on and off at scheduled times, certain events and sending alerts via SMS, email and MSN messenger plus a lot more. Right now, mine is set to send a request for a graceful shutdown of all my VM's and ESXi when the powers been out for 30 seconds and when the powers been restored for five minutes, it initiates a power on sequence. Of course my ESXi also boots up critical VM's automatically so i never miss a beat now with this great UPS. It records logs as frequent as every minute and stores them for up to a year. You can even manage the individual outlets on the back through the browser. So how long does this last? With the gear i have attached to it, the gear is using about 26% of the maximum load so it can handle a lot more. I average about 16 minutes of up time with what i have attached. I've unplugged it to see and the time is pretty accurate. That's more than enough time to down a system and still charge a cell phone after in case the powers out for a long time. The battery is nice but the free management software is my biggest plus. I do not know if it works with other brands though as this is my only UPS i have access to. Update: After 4 years, it's still working like the day I got it. My power went out about a month ago and this ran my server, which currently wasn't set to automatically down my servers, for about 12 minutes. I'm only here to buy another for more servers.

tl;dr: Failed after two weeks due to a non-battery issue. Customer support send me back to Amazon. Amazon shipped a new replacement, no return required. I bought this about 2 weeks ago, and it worked fine! It worked perfectly, keeping my PC and monitors on while there was a brief power outage (before the campus backup generators kicked on). However this morning, I was startled awake by this buzzing sound. For a second, I thought that the power went out for some reason again, but I didn't hear our backup generators on, and I noticed my alarm clock and electric heater in my room still worked. Upon further inspection, I saw that my router and PC (that were connected to the battery side of the UPS) were off! As I looked at the display, it said that there was a low supply voltage (~96 volts), and that the Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) was turned on. I was really confused, until the UPS emitted a solid tone alerting that the battery was at a critically low voltage, and then quickly shut off. I unplugged everything from the UPS, plugged it straight into an available power strip, and turned on my PC to see if the PowerPanel software that the UPS came with could help me understand what was happening more. Upon inspection, I was able to confirm that the UPS was detecting massive voltage swings from ~96 volts to ~115 volts (of course before the unit auto shut off again due to low battery voltage). I am an Computer Engineer, and I love tinkering with electronics, so I pulled out my multimeter and tested the batter inside the UPS. The battery was definitely low at around 8 volts (it was a 12 volt battery). I also tested my power outlets to see if there was really a crazy power fluctuation, and I didn't detect anything wrong (the supply voltage from an adjacent outlet was ~115 volts). In conclusion, I realized that the UPS had failed somehow. I called CyberPower customer support, and after giving them some information about the device and the problem, they told me to talk to the original reseller for a replacement (some bad customer support if I do say myself). Luckily, Amazon saved the day with their amazing customer support, and promptly shipped me a replacement for free without even having to return this defective unit (maybe I can still use the battery for something). I'll give CyberPower another try, but if this new unit fails on me again, I'm taking my business elsewhere.

I live in an area where having a UPS is essential. Frequent power outages and power sags due to very tall trees literally right next to the power lines. This is my 2nd UPS (the first one is a Tripp Lite 1000VA that was over 4 years old and died recently). The things I need battery backup for are less than 150 watts. You might be wondering why I went with this UPS when I have such low power requirements. The reason why I didn't go with a smaller and cheaper UPS is because most UPS devices under $90 do not have Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR). I didn't realize this until I looked very closely at the spec sheets on APC, CyberPower and Tripp Lite's web sites. The good news is that not everyone needs AVR. I need it in my area though, because of how easy it is for us to have power sags in low wind. Many years ago before I bought my first UPS, a sudden drop in power (not a complete power failure) during a wind storm ruined one of my computers that was turned on, so I don't take the risk anymore. Anyway, when I received this UPS, I was pleased with the appearance. Maybe it's just me, but in the photos the plastic looks cheap. In person, the quality looks and feels good. My old UPS didn't have an LCD screen so this is a nice change. I just wish the power button wasn't so big. How many times are you going to press it? I don't plan to press it very often. Also, in the photos, it gives the impression that the power button is grey with a blue outline. However, my power button is completely clear so it's like having a large and bright blue light on the front. It lights up a lot of my bedroom and can be distracting when I'm trying to sleep. I just try and put my computer chair in front of it to block the light before bed time. The 2nd and only other design complaint I have is that the power outlets aren't quite spaced out enough. On the CyberPower web site for this product it says, "Transformer-Spaced Outlets - Widely-spaced outlets accommodate large transformer-based plugs without compromising the utility of other outlets." I have not found this to be true. I plugged in a large transformer-based plug into one of the outlets on the edge and there isn't enough room to insert a normal size plug next to it. Oh well. To be fair, I guess they can't space it out anymore without making the unit bigger. What I have plugged into the battery backup outlets on my UPS: *HP EX495 MediaSmart Server *2TB Western Digital Elements external hard drive *Linksys Wireless Router Runtime is 70 to 80 minutes for what I have connected. I wish I could plug in my cable modem as well (it only uses 10 watts), but like I mentioned above, it won't fit since the bigger plugs on the wireless router and external hard drive take up two slots. Nonetheless, I'm still very pleased with my purchase. Pro -Completely silent on utility power. Very quiet on battery power -It has AVR (cheap UPS units don't have it) -LCD Screen -Long runtime (for me) -3 year warranty -Includes software for automatic shutdown when you're away Cons -Large bright blue power button on the front -I wish the outlets were spaced out more.

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.

I'm running a small file server and have been experiencing power glitches during the recent heat waves. The Cyberpower CP1000AVRLCD was on the compatibility list for my Synology NAS, so I went for it. It's a compact but hefty unit, as one would expect considering the built-in lead-acid battery. What surprised me a bit was the solid construction, the number of little extra bonus features, and particularly the usefulness of the front LCD display. Among other information, this gave me an estimate of uptime I could expect under my current load - much longer than I'd hoped for. More good news: compatibility proved to be no problem - when I plugged in the USB connection, my Synology DS920+ immediately recognized the UPS by name. I do think plugging most PCs into a UPS is a bit silly. I only run software that's smart enough not to lose my data in the event of a crash (for example, Scrivener for word processing, instead of Word). But the possibility of a server being interrupted in the middle of a write operation is a worry I can do without. Problem solved.

Muy buena calidad. Me ha salvado de muchos bajones y cortes de energia

TLDR: Works with my Active PFC PSU (Corsair HX650, SeaSonic X-650W and XFX 650W XXX, it also functions perfectly with the SeaSonic X650), provides roughly 35m of idle battery time, under load this drops to about 10m or less depending on what I am doing (OCCT & FurMark). I purchased this product after looking for a UPS to protect my $2000 PC, at first I spent the first few days researching brands and features, I came to the conclusion that APC was the best but was also much more expensive as a result, Cyberpower was equally good in terms of quality but due to being lesser known they didn't have the premium APC carried but offered near identical product offerings. After I figured out which brand I was settling on I spent a few hours searching up information on Active PFC power supplies and UPS's, most people said they wouldn't work or that I needed to get a pure sinewave UPS offering which would have made the unit cost 50% more. I have an Active PFC (APFC) power supply in my PC, the Corsair HX650, this unit functions correctly with the Cyberpower UPS I purchased, the only people that seem to have issues are those which have power supplies made by Antec (Lower-end models) or Enermax. Upon researching this I found an interesting article on JonnyGuru (http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3964) which based on the first supply was more than enough proof to make me confident in my purchase. I tested this unit with OCCT and Prime95 running and both were causing my PC to shoot up to 150w of usage, I unplugged my PC during these stress tests and nothing shut down, I also tried doing this with FurMark running which causes my usage to go up to around 225w and I still had an estimated run time of 10 minutes with a total charge of 65% on the battery. I am impressed by this to say the least as the battery backup was a secondary feature I wanted and the main feature I purchased this for was it's AVR which is causing my voltage to be stable and not rapidly change from 113v - 123v every minute or so. I have the following PC specifications Intel Core i5 4690k (4.5GHz) Gigabyte GTX 760 OC Corsair HX650 Western Digital Blue 1TB Hard Drive (7.2k RPM) Crucial MX100 128GB SSD BenQ GL2450 24" LED Monitor BenQ GL2460 24" LED Monitor - This PSU has Active PFC - This UPS is not a Pure Sine Wave model - The estimated run time with 225w is between 10 - 14 minutes - The UPS smells like new plastic - The UPS is dead silent except when it is using it's battery which causes a noticeable hum for both the PSU and UPS - The AVR functions correctly and is quiet while doing so! - There is a self test function with the included software download for PowerPlan Personal Edition

Purchased this to filter electricity going to desktop PC but ended up running PlayStation and other items through it because I'm convinced it's use is noticeable. The PC used to have weird hardware error log codes and it rebooted/shut down every week or two, and now it's been running 24/7 without issue for months. I wanted to blame windows updates and/or a faulty ram module or power supply but I'm now convinced we have "dirty" power here. As an added function, it has a decent battery capacity (for the size of the unit) and will run my 750w Ryzen PC for about 45 minutes of normal use off it's battery. Plugging in the provided USB cable allows it to be setup (with downloadable free software) to detect power issues and shut down the PC properly right away, or after a specified amount of time. It sends me emails too if the power goes out or has a significant stability issue. All of the above, with the units size, fancy screen that I wanted but don't really look at, and the midrange battery and number of outlets, this unit is perfect for me and seems to do its job well.