CyberPower CP850PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector, 850VA/510W, 10 Outlets, AVR, Mini-Tower; UL Certified

Purchased this CyberPower unit about month ago. Have 2008 MacPro 8 core 3. GHZ fully loaded internally that was running for last couple years along with assorted Monitors-(2), printer etc. Had been using an APC 1500 & APC 1000- splitting various thing around plugged in to either one to share load. A MDD dual processor was in the mix but it was always on the opposite power supply, not both on one APC unit. For the last 3 yrs have been enduring endless stupidity with these APC power supplies. They would shut down randomly & repeatedly EVEN if the MacPro was not the one on that particular power UPS.Although for the most part - the UPS that was on the MacPro would shut down. You could switch a light on in another room- even a 1 bulb 75 watt could essentially trigger one of the 2 APC units to shut down as if they were overloaded. They were not. House is newer & wired correctly with 12 gauge/20 amp romex wire everywhere for any normal 110v outlets & 8 gauge 50 amp for 220v outlets & 200 amp service. The 2 power supplies are on their own line by themselves-nothing else. I am very familiar with house wiring & have rewired several homes I've owned. All wiring in house is up to snuff done properly. I tolerated this nonsense with these APC for years. They made absolutely no sense. I was aware at some point & positively as of recent reading that the 2008 MacPro's had PFC power supplies in them & that they would prefer pure sine wave power- as house current is. Even with that knowledge it still made no senses as to the random-regular weekly shutdown on the APC units with the computer asleep not even trying to wake or even having A TRUE power outage. The batteries checked out ALWAYS and if not hooked up to computer would work fine. If computer was awake & cut power they would hold system for as many minutes long as they were expected to. No problem. Just if asleep- turn light on anywhere in house- units sometimes/randomly cut out. If house current off & wake computers units shut down. Stupid really. Whats the point of the power supply ? (sounds like I am reviewing the APC's not CyberPower-right ?)Finally my MP had 8Gb of ram out of 16GB go bad. Had it replaced and I said that's it. I mean really- the APC power supplies were shutting down on a almost weekly basis & there wasn't even any power failures- the units themselves were THE power failures. Did as much research as possible regarding PFC power supplies & chose the CyberPower PFC 1500 unit. Cost more than the similar NON pure sine wave APC units. But cost quite a bit less than the Pure sine wave APC units. Who knows why APC charges so much for pure sine wave units. But after using their product probably for nearly 15 yrs- I was done. The CyberPower unit is a GREAT unit. Have read various reviews about the power switch(on unit-on/off & menu) etc problem some are having with it-I don't get the problem. It is a bit of a different technique how the button operates- but I picked it up quickly. The current power draw in numbers of watts as well as load capacity being used on the LCD display is great. You have real-time readout if you chose to, as to those numbers. It's like having Kill-A-Watt meter always on. You get to see the basic power fluctuations of your components. The unit is very compact- somewhat smaller than the APC 1500/1000 units. Right now connected with MacPro w/4 Hitachi 7200 rpm 64MB cache 3TB drives internal, ATI/Apple 5870 video card- w/3 24" monitors, epson 3800 printer, external OWC QX2 raid case w-4 hitachi 7200 rpm 32 MB cache 2TB drives & 2008 8 core MacPro booted off of that raid case along with MBP early 2011-17" plugged in but asleep, DSL modem, Dlink 8 port gigabit ethernet hub, 5th Gen AirPort extreme, MDD G/4 plugged in but off, the CyberPower shows a load of about 564 watts. That draw is confirmed accurate(slightly less actually for CyberPower unit itself not being in mix) if all were disconnected from CyberPower unit and plugged in- instead to the Kill-A=Watt meter. Everything asleep around 54 watts draw. I can switch ANY combination of light/appliance/central a/c /55" plasma/electric 220v clothes dryer/3.5HP 220v air compressor/ 5500watt electric heater- 500 gallon spa w/dual pumps etc in any combination on or off with computers asleep, awake, getting awake, going to sleep. UPS functions PERFECTLY & as expected- stellar performance. NO random shutdowns-nothing. Cut power to unit while computers asleep-no problem. You know the conclusion here -right? Pro's * Economical, compact, nice looking * PFC compatible- Pure Sine Wave unit. * Operates flawlessly * Cheaper than APC pure sine wave units * Power consumption/load LCD is very useful if you like that sort of thing-I do * 3yr warranty -same as APC Cons * Cost more than NON PFC compatible/Pure Sine Wave units * CyberPower warranty/service- unknown quality yet. APC was/had excellent service Conclusion. Highly recommended, especially if you have any of the MacPro's. I imagine some on PC side have units that are PFC and would require pure sine wave to operate a UPS on those computers properly also. I will not ever buy a UPS that is not a pure sine wave unit again.

CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC Sinewave So good, I bought 2! UPS systems in this class can easily cost more. I have had poor experience with APC systems in this range, so I gave CyberPower a shot. First one I bought for all my network equipment. I bought the optional network card as well. I have a couple routers attached, several WiFi Mesh base units attached by PoE router, laptop, NAS and a couple other items. I get 1 hour or more of uptime! (YMMV, yada yada) All the items I have attached amount to about 40% load if they are all on at the time. The 2nd UPS I bought about a year later for my home entertainment stuff - TV, stereo and a couple miscellaneous network items. Also gets about 1 hour uptime. No net card on the 2nd one, I wanted to test connecting it to HomeIt via HomeBridge and RPi. I don't need to manage these UPSs on a regular basis. We live in the mountains and power can be flaky. I wanted to have some way to monitor utility power when I was at work. The NIC adapter is perfect for that. I think it is a little on the $$ side, but has been worth it. Plugs right in and easy to configure. I started out with a 1 year promotional subscription to their service, but don't really need it. I still get power change notifications even without the subscription. When I get a power out notification I know I have about 1 hour of uptime before I need to turn on the generator. I did get the other CyberPower UPS to hook up pretty easily to my RPi unit running HomeBridge, with NUT UPS plugin. NUT can have a reasonably steep learning curve. I did get it working, but haven't really had the need to play with it too much since I still have the other UPS with the NIC. FWIW, I already had the RPi unit in place for a bunch of other IoT integrations with HomeKit - I would not go that route just for UPS management! ;P A word about generators: Most UPS systems will not play nicely with your standard portable open frame generator, regardless of how large/stable it is. It's the shape of the stepped wave that can often fool the UPS causing it to trip on. The only foolproof way around that is to 1) Get an online UPS system at 3-5 times the cost of line-interactive 2) get an inverter generator. Don't get too fooled by 'generator' modes on line-interactive or standby UPS types. Those modes may help, but in my experience it will not work 100% of the time. Initially I had a standard Champion 7kw open frame delivering power to whole house. Performance was rock solid voltage and frequency delivery without fluctuation. These CyberPower systems worked off the generator about 75% of the time, tripping on the rest of the time. I have a couple APC systems with 'generator' mode that would have nothing to do with the generator - they would trip instantly even in 'generator' mode. Still, this was not stable enough for me. My solution was to get the inverter generator - a 9kw Westinghouse delivering power to the whole house. It was actually cheaper than getting an online UPS equivalent to this CyberPower! Ultimately it wasn't just the lower cost, but the versatility and stability of delivering super clean pure sine to the whole house. Better for everything inside. Zero issues, of course, with these CyberPwoer UPSs. They just see the generator output as regular utility power.

This unit is a lifesaver. I currently have two of these (1500VA) and they have paid for themselves already. Due to some recent brown outs in my area, I was forced to buy a second one, because I needed to protect a few more machines outside of my office. Just yesterday we had 4x within minutes and I happened to be working on a machine not protected...that was not fun. I ordered another unit for same day. Easy installation and works right out of the box, as opposed to some other ones I have had that require charging prior to adding devices. Battery life is good for my gear. The display calculates ~58 minutes of battery if a black out occurs. Plenty time for me gracefully shut down my gear...IF I am home. I would also suggest using some power cord extention adapters, as there are no universal power cord rules and some device plugs can take up 2 or more ports, just because of how they plug in. I have found that the extenders are great and resolve that issue. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H9MCTGL?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I ordered this UPS because I wanted one for my custom built PC and its peripherals. Fortunately, I found the 900W/1500VA when it was a lightning deal and ordered it immediately to take advantage of the savings. The first thing I noticed when it was delivered was that it was much heavier than it looks, it made sense though since this is essentially a car battery (lead-acid) in a different form. The second thing I noticed after I opened it was that it had a strong smell to it, after I plugged it in the smell went away after about a day. The smell only comes back when the UPS switches to battery mode and the internal fan goes on. I think that it may go away if I left it on battery mode for a while but I have not gotten to testing it yet. The sticker says to charge it for 8 hours before use to fully charge it but mine was about 80% charged when I received it and plugged it in. In order to turn it on, you have to hold the power button (instead of just pressing it) and then let off after 1 short beep. In order to turn it off you have to do the same process but it instead of letting off after 1 beep, you let off after 2 short beeps. There is an LCD screen on the front of the unit and the top half shows constant information about the battery capacity, load, and whether it is connected to the outlet or running on battery power. There are 10 information displays that you can cycle through on the bottom half: 1. Input Voltage 2. Output Voltage 3. Output Frequency 4. Output Power in Watts 5. Output Power in Volt-Amperes 6. Output Power in Percent Watts to Maximum Wattage 7. Output Power in Percent VA to Maximum VA 8. Battery Charge in Percent 9. Estimated Run Time in Minutes 10. Number of Events (Times switched to Battery Power) The included manual states the other button functions such as next, previous, keep display on, etc. There are 12 total outlets, 2 front USB ports for charging, 5 for surge protection and another 5 for surge protection with backup battery power. There is a input and output for coax and ethernet cables and an output for USB B and Serial connector. The unit comes with a USB B male to A male cable, a coax cable, and telephone cable as well.I don’t use the coax cable but I do use the ethernet input and output, as far as I’ve noticed it doesn’t slow down the connection at all and it feels like the UPS isn’t even there. I also use the USB connection to plug into my computer and use the PowerPanel software I downloaded from CyberPower’s website to monitor the UPS from my computer desktop. I found that the software isn’t as accurate as the LCD screen on the UPS itself but there are some extras found in the application that isn’t on the unit. These extras include but aren’t limited to: 1. The ability to set the sensitivity to low, medium, or high so that you can choose what the difference in voltage relative to the AC outlet is for the unit to switch to battery power 2. Setting whether to keep the computer on as long as possible (i.e. run until 5 minutes left on battery) or to conserve the battery life of UPS (i.e. run for 5 minutes on battery). 3. Being able to schedule when to turn on and turn off the computer at an exact day and approximate time. I currently have my desktop and monitor connected to it and the estimated running time at full load on both is about 15 minutes which is more than enough time to properly shut down my machine. I may have to set the sensitivity lower because it switches to battery power whenever the clothes dryer is initiated but everything else works fine. I do not have an oscilloscope so I can’t comment on the sine wave output but from the other pictures posted it looks and functions fine for my use. It features Active Power Factor Correction and that works well with my power supply as well. Overall, this is an excellent UPS and I would recommend it to anyone who needs backup battery power for sensitive devices, just be aware of the initial smell that comes with the unit and you will be satisfied.

I'm impressed with how smoothly and well this power supply works. At least for its first 24 hours, and mindful that it could take 3-5 years and some random interruptions and spikes in wall current to know more clearly. At setup, two things were not obvious to me: 1 - the unit was not dead on arrival just because nothing glowed or flashed upon plugging it in, and 2 - I had to browse CyberPower's website if I wanted specific Windows drivers and nice diagnostic displays. Perhaps the power button LED could glow red before turning white, to offer the novice user some hope - that was one long dark January night. Once charged and running, the unit offers more than triple the power my A/V music studio and homebuilt desktop with two monitors demands. All is well.

The cyber battery 1500va, has work great, mainly use it to keep my internet router going during a power outage. It usually can keep the internet router going for around 2 hours maybe more which is great for keeping communication going during a local power outage (only internet router turned on (depending on route power consumption)). The display is great for letting you know how much battery time is left before it cuts off and letting you know the power output. During an outage it can run a TV, internet router, charge phones and flashlights but the more things drawing power the shorter battery time and it will let you know how many minutes are left. I’ve no problem so far, it’s been reliable. “It’s good to have and not need than to need and not have” I heard somebody say this

I’ve had this CyberPower UPS for about 8 months, and it’s been very reliable. I’ve already had two power outages, and both times it switched over to backup power instantly. My computer and other equipment stayed on without any interruption. The display is helpful for checking load and battery status, and it gives me peace of mind knowing everything is protected. Overall, it’s solid and does exactly what it’s supposed to do. I’m very happy with it.

Needed to replace an older UPS, decided to go with CyberPower over APC. Regretting that decision now. Installation was simple: Let the unit charge to 100%, then plug everything in. Where I started running into issues... The front panel functionality is limited. References for information require you to download their "personal management software" to a PC and hook it up. Get the software setup, connect to the battery backup unit (bbu) and everything looks fine. Software is simple (that appears to be the problem, more on that below), my load on the unit is 12% and it reports a 61 minute battery run time. Notice that the scheduling function is to just turn off and on the bbu. There is no test schedule function similar to what APC does daily. There is no test indication that the bbu ran a test on power up and last test result is "never run". Figured that meant there was an automated, scheduled job on the bbu and ignored it. There is a manual battery test option in the software, so I select it. I can hear the relays trip in the bbu and the test runs successfully. System reports last test run on 16-Dec. and that it passed. A week or so after setup, realize I haven't heard the relay sounds of a test, so I log into the software: BBU is healthy, no tests run since my manual one. Ok, maybe it's monthly? End of month rolls around, no test. Unit was brought online 16-Dec, today is 5-Jan. Logged into the software, still nothing since the manual test. Contact support, person tells me: They do not have an automated test schedule for the battery built into the firmware Personal software doesn't do daily/weekly tests, you need the professional software Professional software doesn't work with this particular bbu If I want to test it, I should just unplug it from the wall once a week Yeah, pass. Unfortunately, I don't have the original packaging, or I would return this to amazon for a refund. How a bbu doesn't have automated scheduled battery tests, the ability to schedule them, or a company that thinks "unplug it and see what happens" is a valid answer is beyond me. I will go ahead and set a weekly reminder to log in and run a test, in three years or so (average life of a bbu), I'll order an APC to replace it.