CyberPower Smart App AVR CPS1500AVR 1500VA UPS (CPS1500AVR)

Pros: The product is good and solid, and does the job.Cons: The packing is bad. The product is heavy about 70lb. The carton box should be much stronger than it is. The product can be damaged during shipment.The product is good and solid, and does the job. The packing is bad. The product is heavy about 70lb. The carton box should be much stronger than it is. The product can be damaged during shipment.

Pros: I've owned this unit for over three years -- long enough to be thinking about replacing its batteries. The bottomline is it works in an area with unreliable grid power. The voltage boost is great as my window AC is also on this circuit. Dual computer is also a plus.Cons: Not full sinewave, but CyberPower has a newer unit with that too. When I replace this unit, I'll purchase that one.I've owned this unit for over three years -- long enough to be thinking about replacing its batteries. The bottomline is it works in an area with unreliable grid power. The voltage boost is great as my window AC is also on this circuit. Dual computer is also a plus. Not full sinewave, but CyberPower has a newer unit with that too. When I replace this unit, I'll purchase that one. I've also purchased other CyberPower units for a home theater and other computers and have not problems as long as I don't short change their compacity.

Pros: Inexpensive protection.Cons: Batteries die consistently for me after ~3 years. On my 3rd battery replacement on my 2nd CPS1500AVR.Inexpensive protection. Batteries die consistently for me after ~3 years. On my 3rd battery replacement on my 2nd CPS1500AVR.

Pros: Reasonable cost however you get what you pay forCons: Unit worked until we experience an outage and a spike which destroyed equipment that was supposed to be protected by the UPS System. We have two servers running on two seperate Cyberpower units putting minimal load on the UPS. Both FAILED. Tech support and claims were no help. Scratched their heads and offered no assistance other than equipment replacement. Worked until we needed it then it was junk.Reasonable cost however you get what you pay for Unit worked until we experience an outage and a spike which destroyed equipment that was supposed to be protected by the UPS System. We have two servers running on two seperate Cyberpower units putting minimal load on the UPS. Both FAILED. Tech support and claims were no help. Scratched their heads and offered no assistance other than equipment replacement. Worked until we needed it then it was junk. We WILL be decomissioning this equipment and going with a different manufacturer and this time, cost will not be an issue

Today's computers no longer include floppy discs, so how do we use them?

Pros: Good price. Good quality. This unit has saved a couple of my servers from the good work of the people at my power company. Its nice to know when the power goes out I wont be getting a call from work to tell me that my stuff is down.Cons: As noted by other people unit seems to run a bit warm. I currently to not have it rack mounted.Good price. Good quality. This unit has saved a couple of my servers from the good work of the people at my power company. Its nice to know when the power goes out I wont be getting a call from work to tell me that my stuff is down. As noted by other people unit seems to run a bit warm. I currently to not have it rack mounted. A digital LCD display would be nice but that would take the price up. Unit was slightly damaged in shipping. Front cover corner was banged up and does not sit right. It does not effect the way the unit works just looks so I dont really care.

Pros: When it works, it works good. Powers three servers and only 50% load indicatedCons: During t-storms (in FL), the utility service has a tendency to 'flicker' - where it's not completely out, but not at full 120V either. When the power drops off instantly, the UPS works great. But during the flickering, the batteries don't kick in fast enough, and PC's all turn off.When it works, it works good. Powers three servers and only 50% load indicated During t-storms (in FL), the utility service has a tendency to 'flicker' - where it's not completely out, but not at full 120V either. When the power drops off instantly, the UPS works great. But during the flickering, the batteries don't kick in fast enough, and PC's all turn off. I contacted CyberPower asking if there was a way to increase the switching sensitivity, so the batteries would kick in immediately, and here is their comment:"There isn't a way to adjust the sensitivity. Flickers can be a problem because the ups is in the process of switching to battery when the flickers. If this is a persistent power condition the best solution is to switch to an online type UPS that has no switchover time when a power loss occurs. The OL models we make are online type. "I caution anyone who wants to use this unit for 'brown outs' or flickering power... DO NOT GET THIS UNIT. IT WILL NOT PROTECT YOUR LOAD FROM FLICKERING POWER.I thought all UPS' protect the load in real-time, but apparently not. I think this is a rip...

BOUGHT OURS ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO. JUST REPLACED THE BATTERIES TODAY AND BACK IN SERVICE. IF IT EVER DIES IT WILL MAKE A GREAT BOAT ANCHOR.

Pros: I've been running the CPS1500AVR for 4 years now. I've never had an issue. Ran my SETI@home farm fine for 2 years consisting of eight lower power systems. Now I use it to power my double duce Opteron gaming system and NEC FE2111sb monitor. I've even connected my cordless phone. With the somewhat frequent power outages, she's never missed a lick.Cons: The RJ-11/RJ45 connections didn't work out of the box. No big deal for me, though.I've been running the CPS1500AVR for 4 years now. I've never had an issue. Ran my SETI@home farm fine for 2 years consisting of eight lower power systems. Now I use it to power my double duce Opteron gaming system and NEC FE2111sb monitor. I've even connected my cordless phone. With the somewhat frequent power outages, she's never missed a lick. The RJ-11/RJ45 connections didn't work out of the box. No big deal for me, though. Great UPS for the buck. Batteries are still good after 4 years. Wish I had a few more of these.

Pros: Rack Mount, good battery time.Cons: noneRack Mount, good battery time. none

Yes, insanely heavy, but it functions like a pro. I use this UPS for my oil-fired furnace. Worked fine thru ice storms & power outages. How can I complain. 2 years old…

Pros: Solid, reliable, long life. Bought 2, one for server, one for 25 extension phone system, router, bridges and internet device. Both have maintained power for as long as 1.5 hours.Cons: NoneSolid, reliable, long life. Bought 2, one for server, one for 25 extension phone system, router, bridges and internet device. Both have maintained power for as long as 1.5 hours. None Ignore posters about rack-mounting issues. It is well engineered and rock-solid mounted in our rack.

Pros: have no problems with it.Cons: I'm a gamer and it dost not lit my down and i'v had it for 3 years.have no problems with it. I'm a gamer and it dost not lit my down and i'v had it for 3 years.

Pros: This is a great UPS at a great price. I live in an area where we are subject to a lot of power glitches and orignally used smaller UPSs thich could not handle the load for the amout of rime needed. Since i purchased this UPS i have not had a problem with my servers dying on me...Cons: NoneThis is a great UPS at a great price. I live in an area where we are subject to a lot of power glitches and orignally used smaller UPSs thich could not handle the load for the amout of rime needed. Since i purchased this UPS i have not had a problem with my servers dying on me... None I wish i had about 3 more....

Pros: IS THIS THE ONLY WAY Cyberpower will respond!!!!!!!!!Cons: Cyberpower will not return calls and messages left to tech support or answer emails. Cyberpower states email response in 24 - 48 hours; it's been more than a week. My issue, dead batteries or defective unit CPS1100AVR, 2 and 1/2 years old, still under 3-year warranty. They don't respond, so I can't get an RMA number. Evidently Cyberpower is not honoring their warranties any longer at least not with me.IS THIS THE ONLY WAY Cyberpower will respond!!!!!!!!! Cyberpower will not return calls and messages left to tech support or answer emails. Cyberpower states email response in 24 - 48 hours; it's been more than a week. My issue, dead batteries or defective unit CPS1100AVR, 2 and 1/2 years old, still under 3-year warranty. They don't respond, so I can't get an RMA number. Evidently Cyberpower is not honoring their warranties any longer at least not with me. This is the 2nd CPS1100AVR to fail. I have purchased several models in the past.
I will not purchase any Cyberpower products in the future. Could not wait any longer so I purchased a competitors brand.

Pros: Cost, rack mountable, Front replaceable batteries, simple management software.Cons: Not exactly light, needed to have someone hold it while I put it into the rack, that's not really a con as it is the batteries that make it that heavy.Cost, rack mountable, Front replaceable batteries, simple management software. Not exactly light, needed to have someone hold it while I put it into the rack, that's not really a con as it is the batteries that make it that heavy. The business I bought this for is a small insurance office. It's protecting their server and phone system. Basically they needed it to run the phones and let the server shut down properly, which it excels at, at least for about 30min. (Phone system is a relic from the past)

Hello, I ama Amateur Radio Operator, I have the 1500 AVR at my radio room, I live in florida and we do have a lot of AC flicker/brown/black outs the 1500AVR has…

I have six of these power supplies and they all work wonderfully. Three of them are over 2.5 years old and they are still working without any hiccups or problems.

Pros: Great Price and features.Cons: I can not think of any.....Great Price and features. I can not think of any..... I have 2 servers, my networking stuff and a monitor connected to it and have 35min of back up time.......

Pros: This unit has worked well for over a year. I hooked it the serial port to the serial port to the system serial port. I down loaded the linux driver rpm file and as root did rpm -ivh .rpm. The installer found the serial port, setup the supply and inserted the required startup and shutdown scripts. Totally painless. When the power goes off, the unit backups (as expected) and sends a message stating that it's in action and will shutdown the system in some time period (which you choose). The command "upsm test" can be used to test the supply. The upsm system management command is located at /usr/sbin/upsm. You can get information about the device, test it, get logs and status. I have used several ups systems (mostly apc and exide). This one is IMO, the best one I've had. The hot swap battery capability (using standard batteries BTW) is really a plus.Cons: For linux there is no simple way to alert several systems to shutdown (it can be done but it is not quite a noob task). It is not absolutely silent (especially when during a blackout it groans and rattles a bit). But it is also operating about 900 watts of load so that is to me, excusable.This unit has worked well for over a year. I hooked it the serial port to the serial port to the system serial port. I down loaded the linux driver rpm file and as root did rpm -ivh .rpm. The installer found the serial port, setup the supply and inserted the required startup and shutdown scripts. Totally painless. When the power goes off, the unit backups (as expected) and sends a message stating that it's in action and will shutdown the system in some time period (which you choose). The command "upsm test" can be used to test the supply. The upsm system management command is located at /usr/sbin/upsm. You can get information about the device, test it, get logs and status. I have used several ups systems (mostly apc and exide). This one is IMO, the best one I've had. The hot swap battery capability

Pros: CyberPower Office Power CPS1500AVR, Is great. Have had no problems. Lots of ports, works great in a rack.Cons: noneCyberPower Office Power CPS1500AVR, Is great. Have had no problems. Lots of ports, works great in a rack. none

Pros: Relatively low profile. Works with NUT, using the "cyberpower" driver on Linux and properly reports voltage, battery, and load levels.Cons: It's not the most attractive UPS in the whole world.Relatively low profile. Works with NUT, using the "cyberpower" driver on Linux and properly reports voltage, battery, and load levels. It's not the most attractive UPS in the whole world. I've been using this for about 8 months to keep our main development server and network switches up during power failures and it works pretty well. I don't have any complaint.

Pros: Inexpensive, takes up little space for the power supplied. The open source NUT software compiled and ran right on Solaris x86, and talks to this UPS without trouble. Inexpensive replacement batteries available.Cons: I had trouble with the management software that comes with the UPS, but fortunately, it's not required.Inexpensive, takes up little space for the power supplied. The open source NUT software compiled and ran right on Solaris x86, and talks to this UPS without trouble. Inexpensive replacement batteries available. I had trouble with the management software that comes with the UPS, but fortunately, it's not required.

I'm in the military and have used this same UPS for all my shore and ship based backup needs. Works excellent for both applications for the cost and reliability,…

Strengths:Great Battery Life, High Capacity, good computer software ... Weaknesses:Cannot do network shutdown through software This is an excellent UPS, I highly…

Pros: cheap, high capacity, rack mountable, linux support, it's black.Cons: it's heavy, not really a con. To be expected.It does get a little warm at times, you can monitor the temperature using their utilities. I've never noticed anything too extreme though, and I have it in a rack with other things around it, so this is about as extreme as you could get with it and it's still within a reasonable temperature range. Again not really a con...cheap, high capacity, rack mountable, linux support, it's black. it's heavy, not really a con. To be expected.It does get a little warm at times, you can monitor the temperature using their utilities. I've never noticed anything too extreme though, and I have it in a rack with other things around it, so this is about as extreme as you could get with it and it's still within a reasonable temperature range. Again not really a con... I've had one of these for a little over a year and a half now, it's an excellent UPS. The reason it's so cheap is because it uses modified sine inverters instead of pure sine, the pure sine model costs a bit more (the PR1500) but is probably not worth it if you are just using computers on it, they'll run off pretty much anything. Just don't try to run your power drill off the thing and there won't be a problem.Works well with linux, they include their own linux utilities but I prefer to use NUT (the open source UPS drivers) as I can have multiple computers shut themselves down via network with it and this suits my particular setup well. Either way you go about it, full linux support.

this thing has fully surpassed my expectations, it's become something I don't even notice anymore, and that's a good thing.

Pros: This thing is twice as heavy as other UPSs of equal rating. This is probably a good sign. The load gauge on the front a is nice feature.It is also nice that it comes with braces to stand vertical and rack ears for rack mount.Cons: This unit is almost always hot to the touch. It has a fan, but it is rarely on. I suppose being hot is not a problem, but I would not crowd things around this guy.This thing is twice as heavy as other UPSs of equal rating. This is probably a good sign. The load gauge on the front a is nice feature.It is also nice that it comes with braces to stand vertical and rack ears for rack mount. This unit is almost always hot to the touch. It has a fan, but it is rarely on. I suppose being hot is not a problem, but I would not crowd things around this guy.

Pros: I first bought two of these for my company a couple of years back. I was more accustomed to APC, and was wary of CyberPOwer, but the price/features seemed hard to resist. Well, that was a good decision to go with CyberPower. We had a power outage a few days after I installed these, and the two basic desktops with LCD monitors lasted for 3.5 hours, one on each UPS. They'd last more, but the power was back on. I've since bought about 50 of these, for my company, myself, my clients, and all performed flawlessly.
It can be put on a rack without back support (I saw that in one of the postings here). I have several of them on racks.
I highly recommend this UPS to anyone. This is one piece of hardware that performs better than promised, and you know how rare that is today.Cons: None that I could find. The weight, well, I'd rather have that and long battery life than something lightweight which doesn't last. After all, the batteries are lead acid, they ARE heavy. So the heavier the better :)I first bought two of these for my company a couple of years back. I was more accustomed to APC, and was wary of CyberPOwer, but the price/features seemed hard to resist. Well, that was a good decision to go with CyberPower. We had a power outage a few days after I installed these, and the two basic desktops with LCD monitors lasted for 3.5 hours, one on each UPS. They'd last more, but the power was back on. I've since bought about 50 of these, for my company, myself, my clients, and all performed flawlessly.
It can be put on a rack without back support (I saw that in one of the postings here). I have several of them on racks.
I highly recommend this UPS to anyone. This is one piece of hardware that performs better than promised, and you know how rare that is today. None that I could find. The weight, well, I'd rather have that and long battery life than something lightweight which doesn't last. After all, the batteries are lead acid, they ARE heavy. So the heavier the better

Pros: Came fully charged, fired right up. Can shutdown two computers. Runs two servers and a 17" monitor with almost 60 mins of reserve time.Cons: Software comes on a floppy instead of a CD. Secondary PC software not able to minimize to tray.Came fully charged, fired right up. Can shutdown two computers. Runs two servers and a 17" monitor with almost 60 mins of reserve time. Software comes on a floppy instead of a CD. Secondary PC software not able to minimize to tray.

Great product and much better value then equivalent APC or Tripplite UPS. Bundled software provides a intuitive user interface to manage the UPS.

Pros: Easy to install, provides over 2 hours of backup time for my dual CPU server. Next week after it was installed, we had a big tunderstorm and the power was off for 1 hour, no impact to the serverCons: None so far, but this baby is heavyEasy to install, provides over 2 hours of backup time for my dual CPU server. Next week after it was installed, we had a big tunderstorm and the power was off for 1 hour, no impact to the server None so far, but this baby is heavy

Pros: This thing is absolutely amazing. Solid performance, and with two complete computer systems hooked to it it only shows 1/4-2/4 load on it. (19''and 17'' monitor both crt) Has saved my rear many of times. Love its ability to stand vertical!Cons: Nothing at all. Just a little bit heavier than a pallet of concrete blocks. :)This thing is absolutely amazing. Solid performance, and with two complete computer systems hooked to it it only shows 1/4-2/4 load on it. (19''and 17'' monitor both crt) Has saved my rear many of times. Love its ability to stand vertical! Nothing at all. Just a little bit heavier than a pallet of concrete blocks. :) With the first week or two of operation you will definatly notice the smell of the new hardware burning in, but i kinda liked the smell. Smells like new Antec power supplies! Will be using this with a few dual-core dual opteron blade servers, cant wait to see how it does!

Pros: Solid Power for 50 minutes when running a 35% load (two computers and two monitors)Second monitoring port is really cool for managing 2nd computer.Cons: It's heavier than an anchor and helps keep my room warm.Solid Power for 50 minutes when running a 35% load (two computers and two monitors)Second monitoring port is really cool for managing 2nd computer. It's heavier than an anchor and helps keep my room warm.

Pros: I have five of these units that are used in professional video production racks that get moved all of the time. The oldest is now about 3 years old. I have yet to max them out, and have had no problems yet, even with the batteries. They have saved my rear many times!Cons: NoneI have five of these units that are used in professional video production racks that get moved all of the time. The oldest is now about 3 years old. I have yet to max them out, and have had no problems yet, even with the batteries. They have saved my rear many times! None Hard to find anything comparable for twice the money.

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Cons: nonenone This thing runs my entire entertainment center including my pc and home theater...

Having used more expensive UPS to power my 6 servers (2 dual xeon, 4 p4 servers) at work was adding up. The batteries cost more than this unit by themselves. I finally bit the bullet and ordered two of thise. Originally I was going to only power one server with each UPS, however I quickly found out that I can power all six servers with just these two battery backups with more than 15 minutes to safely shutdown the case of a power outage.I love this product!

Best uninterruptable power supply on the market in this price range. We have 9 in operation in a manufacturing plant on critical equipment on the shop floor.…

This unit is sweet! Has 6 outlets on the back and looks awesome. It sits on my desk under my monitor (not sure if that is a helathy idea or not---EMF and all). No problems yet... I guess if I have a problem, I will be the last to know. I have not hooked up the auto-shutdown option thinga-ma-jig... I have yet to know anyone to do it with any UPS, so I am not sure about how the stuff really works. Anyhow, I like stuff that is shiny (aka, if it looks cool, you have my attention) and then if it works, you got me sold and this had me at "Hello"!!! Recomend to anyone serious about protecting their investment.

I purchased this when it first came out a couple of years back, and the thing is STILL working flawlessly, even though its been through several power outages and at…

This is a great unit. Attached to a server running 6 hard drives, a tape drive, AMD Athlon processor a flatscreen monitor and an external hard drive, this guy shows only 1/5 load being used. Cooling fan in the unit starts up when the battery is activated. I didn't install the software but I expect more than an hour of battery backup for my server based on the load.Unit is extremely heavy and small for such a powerful UPS.

Great deal! Fedex lady couldn't get out of truck.... Works great.

My company currently is using 3 of these and I came back today to purchase 2 more. When you need a backup that works these are the ones for us.

This has been the best UPS I've ever purchased and I've had 4 different types, 2 from nextgrid, 1 from blackout buster and 1 from tripplite. In fact I am…