CyberPower OfficePower 1250AVR (CPS1250AVR) UPS System
- Output Power (VA): 1250 VA
- Max Backup Time With Full Load: 75 Minutes
- Output Power (W): 625 W
- Form Factor: Desktop
- Platform: PC
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The best UPS value for your money, period. Really!
Pros
Good features, reliable, simple to use, great battery life/low replacement cost.
Cons
Top tends to get warm on top, USB ports have died on all 3 units.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
I'm very happy after nearly 5 years ownership. I've bought 3 total. I rest assured that my PC's are totally protected. BUY ONE NOW if you don't have a UPS!
I've had a UPS of some kind since my first PC, in the early 90's... my old Pentium 90 had an APC BackUPS-Pro 420 for years. When that old APC finally died on its second battery, I looked for something to run my new, more powerful PC. I found the Cyberpower at my local Future Shop, and the price was $150( CAN )less than a comparable APC. A real no-brainer there.
I paid around $300 plus taxes Canadian, not a bad deal at all for a unit of this battery power and features! Installation was a snap, as with most UPS units. Plug it in, let it charge for 24 hours, install the software and serial cable and you're ready for the next brownout. Easy!
Physically, I like the Cyberpower's simple looks. It's basically a plastic box, which is unlike other UPS's that are mostly metal... which I hate, as I always manage to bang it into something scratchable. Not to mention there are no small screws on the bottom( thanks APC )to scratch my shelves with – thanks to APC, I got a new desk.
The 1250AVR works like a charm. The building I'm in constantly has power variances: the lights dim and brighten every 15 minutes or so. No problem for the 1250AVR; the voltage regulation keeps the juice smooth for the two computers I have plugged into it, never a peep or problem for over a year now.
Two computers, you say? Yep. The power of the 1250 is such that I can run a 17" and 14" monitor, an old PII-300 and my 'new' AMD-1gHz system ALL at once, and STILL only have a 57% load on the thing... with at least 20 minutes runtime left over in case the power goes. I plan on buying a second 1250AVR to run a new system to be purchased soon. Of course, if I ran only one system off the 1250, the battery runtime would be greatly extended... but I don't need that( the autos-shutdown means I only need a 15 minute window to be really sure about the brownout continuing too long).
Other things to like are the software for Windows, it runs in the background quietly and causes no problems. The usual unattended shutdown in case of power outage when I'm not around is well-executed. The readouts include input/output voltage, time remaining, unit temperature and more. Try to get THAT amount of data reporting on a similarly-priced competitor's unit, you just can't. Trust me on that one, I've looked for years; the closest is APC's SmartUPS series, for at least twice the price of the Cyberpower.
I did have to make a call to Cyberpower Tech Support six months in, as I wasn't sure the voltage readings were accurate. Their tech was extremely pleasant and helpful, explaining how the unit's internals worked and what that meant to the display. As it turns out, the voltage readings do fluctuate, but the actual power fed to the computer is steady.
Of course, we'll have to see what kind of battery life the unit has in the long run. As with all UPS units, the batteries will need replacing after 3-5 years depending on how often they were used. This is not a small expense; the single battery for my old APC unit was $120 CAN, and I shopped around for it. Still, if the 1250AVR's electronics are still good in four years, I'll happily buy a battery... depending on how much it costs, of course.
Overall, I love the 1250AVR, and I'm considering an upgrade to the 1500AVR, mainly because that has TWO serial ports, so it can shut down two computers at once. Since it's aimed more at a server farm environment, it is rather pricey, but seeing as I'm running two systems easily off the 1250AVR anyway, the unattended shutdown is a must. I highly recommend the 1250AVR to anyone looking for a solid, inexpensive UPS!
UPDATE: Summer 2007 - I now own THREE of these beauties, and have only had to replace the batteries in one of them recently. All three are running perfectly under load. Sad to say though, the USB / serial comm ports no longer work on them, either through deterioration OR simple incompatibility with WindowsXP( or even my PC ). Other than that, this UPS has been a ROCK-SOLID purchase, and when the day comes to replace them, I'll be looking at CyberPower FIRST, you bet!
I paid around $300 plus taxes Canadian, not a bad deal at all for a unit of this battery power and features! Installation was a snap, as with most UPS units. Plug it in, let it charge for 24 hours, install the software and serial cable and you're ready for the next brownout. Easy!
Physically, I like the Cyberpower's simple looks. It's basically a plastic box, which is unlike other UPS's that are mostly metal... which I hate, as I always manage to bang it into something scratchable. Not to mention there are no small screws on the bottom( thanks APC )to scratch my shelves with – thanks to APC, I got a new desk.
The 1250AVR works like a charm. The building I'm in constantly has power variances: the lights dim and brighten every 15 minutes or so. No problem for the 1250AVR; the voltage regulation keeps the juice smooth for the two computers I have plugged into it, never a peep or problem for over a year now.
Two computers, you say? Yep. The power of the 1250 is such that I can run a 17" and 14" monitor, an old PII-300 and my 'new' AMD-1gHz system ALL at once, and STILL only have a 57% load on the thing... with at least 20 minutes runtime left over in case the power goes. I plan on buying a second 1250AVR to run a new system to be purchased soon. Of course, if I ran only one system off the 1250, the battery runtime would be greatly extended... but I don't need that( the autos-shutdown means I only need a 15 minute window to be really sure about the brownout continuing too long).
Other things to like are the software for Windows, it runs in the background quietly and causes no problems. The usual unattended shutdown in case of power outage when I'm not around is well-executed. The readouts include input/output voltage, time remaining, unit temperature and more. Try to get THAT amount of data reporting on a similarly-priced competitor's unit, you just can't. Trust me on that one, I've looked for years; the closest is APC's SmartUPS series, for at least twice the price of the Cyberpower.
I did have to make a call to Cyberpower Tech Support six months in, as I wasn't sure the voltage readings were accurate. Their tech was extremely pleasant and helpful, explaining how the unit's internals worked and what that meant to the display. As it turns out, the voltage readings do fluctuate, but the actual power fed to the computer is steady.
Of course, we'll have to see what kind of battery life the unit has in the long run. As with all UPS units, the batteries will need replacing after 3-5 years depending on how often they were used. This is not a small expense; the single battery for my old APC unit was $120 CAN, and I shopped around for it. Still, if the 1250AVR's electronics are still good in four years, I'll happily buy a battery... depending on how much it costs, of course.
Overall, I love the 1250AVR, and I'm considering an upgrade to the 1500AVR, mainly because that has TWO serial ports, so it can shut down two computers at once. Since it's aimed more at a server farm environment, it is rather pricey, but seeing as I'm running two systems easily off the 1250AVR anyway, the unattended shutdown is a must. I highly recommend the 1250AVR to anyone looking for a solid, inexpensive UPS!
UPDATE: Summer 2007 - I now own THREE of these beauties, and have only had to replace the batteries in one of them recently. All three are running perfectly under load. Sad to say though, the USB / serial comm ports no longer work on them, either through deterioration OR simple incompatibility with WindowsXP( or even my PC ). Other than that, this UPS has been a ROCK-SOLID purchase, and when the day comes to replace them, I'll be looking at CyberPower FIRST, you bet!
