CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD Pure Sine Wave 1500VA 900W UPS - $165 shipped @ AMAZON or NEWEGG

Did anyone else's come overnight delivery??

Quote from JonnyIce : Did anyone else's come overnight delivery??

I ordered around 5pm ET on 2/6 and it arrived today! I didn't expect it until Monday. Wohoo...fast delivery by Amazon. Kudos to Amazon!

I just got mine from Newegg. I like not having to connect the battery terminals or do any sort of flipping to make it functional. All I had to do was turn it on while plugged in. I am going to leave it plugged in for 8 hours even though the display shows that it is 100% charged.

Quote from weigle2 : You really don't need PFC compatible UPS's for this scenario. You will do fine with the base AVR type that uses battery power for over/under voltage scenarios. If you are a Costco member, or know someone, get the Cyberpower AVR 1350 they have for $89.95. It's what I use for the home theater gear, and actually saved me once when recording on the DVR. None of these are for extended outages really, but they do help for short 'blips' that happen more frequently.

How does this model compare to the Cyberpower AVR 1350 for $89 @ CostCo feature wise?

Thanks!

Quote from whozee : How does this model compare to the Cyberpower AVR 1350 for $89 @ CostCo feature wise? Thanks!

The AVR model uses a modified sinewave output instead of a true sinewave.

I don't know if it is true today vs yester-years but pure sinewave is not as efficient to generate as a modified sinewave so the 2 qty 12V SLA batts in the AVR 1350 may run longer than the ones in the 1500 PFC version with the same load.

A lot of PC's don't care about the quality of the power coming in and modified sinewave (MSW) is fine. Things with transformers will buzz, motors will not run as efficiently, but a switching power supply doesn't care much unless it's one of the newer fancier ones with active (?) power factor correction.

Me - I'm using mine to keep the VOIP box, router, cordless phone base, plus a couple of PC's and monitors running. I'm replacing a APC SmartUPS 700 pure sinewave model that cooks its batteries every 2-3 years.

Quote from oliv26 : Would this would be enough for a 64 inch plasma, 5.1 AVR, and a HTPC that uses about 350W by itself? Or would one be better off with a simple power conditioner in this scenario?

holy eff. get a new htpc