APC 900VA UPS $69.99 after mir Circuit City

[heartsurgeon]

6-outlet UPS/Surge protector. output capacity of 900VA and 500 watts (they claim 45 min average run time comp + monitor)
list 139.99
-40 rebate from APC
-30 rebate from Circuit City

69.99 + tax

got two for the office

a very reasonable price i thought

sorry if this is a repost

 

[Souka]

Semi-Linked for the lazy... (didn't want to deal with session ID's)
goto http://www.circuitcity.com/
search for 900va

APC Battery Back Up W/ Surge Protection
Brand/Model: APC CNB900

I couldn't find this on APCC website....no surprise there, site is weak.

Not sure the "CNB900" is legit. I did a search on Google.com for "CNB900" didn't find much.
Here's a rebaged version at Compusa....same price.
Link

 

[nealr]

I wish I had the $. I love these things. I have been slowly aquiring the 300 and 200's and putting them around my house. When there's a power outage, I still watch tv/ have some light/ can use my computer/ listen to the stereo.
This would be great for the big-screen... gotta go ask the wife.

 

[cardinal2k]

That is actually a Conext model and is supported by Conext. While it is made by APC it is not supported by APC it is a Conext Product.

 

[rimshaker]

<< That is actually a Conext model and is supported by Conext. While it is made by APC it is not supported by APC it is a Conext Product. >>



Conext?? Ewwww... yuck :| Thanks for the info.

 

[rbb]

I have not have any problems with my pair of Conext CNB900s. I have had them for over a month now. Office Depot put them on clearance a while back and I got mine for $48 a piece. The monitoring functions are nothing fancy. But I'm not running a server, so I don't need them.

RBB

 

[Agamar]

The house I am buying has a 10KW generator...Lights go out...I flip a switch and viola 🙂

 

[Vegito]

lucky u.. if i get a house, i want a nuclear generator.. so when power goes out.. i'll start glowing green... hehe..

 

[pigseye2]

Nice deal. I payed the same price after rebate on a 700VA version.

Pigseye

 

[MWink]

Conext is basically APC's crappy little brother who is used to compete with companies like Belkin. All Conext's products are overrated (APC 650 = Conext 700, APC 280 = Conext 300, etc.). Conext's surge protectors are APC's little known "Basic" line (much worse than the Personal Surge Arrest). I would not trust a Conext product. Also, APC denies being related to them even though I am 99% sure (with proof) that they are related.

 

[io331]

Proof they are connected....

How about the APC software disc that was bundled in the one my Father picked up a couple of months back 🙂

 

[MWink]

<< Proof they are connected.... >>



Also, go take a look at where they are located and where APC is located. They are just a few minutes down the road. 😉

 

[heartsurgeon]

yes it is a conext ups
yes it is APC

i just bought two more (total four!) for the office.

they work just fine.

if any of the critics of this UPS know of a comparable product (or better) for $69.99 (or less) please provide a link so i can get one, otherwise....

 

[cardinal2k]

Uh .. apc never denies making the units ... I think I would know .. I work for them. What I can tell you is that the support for these units through Conext is little to none.

 

[scoreadeal]

The CompuUSA one is cheaper by $10, print it out, take it to Circuit City, and get a pricematch + 10% of the difference, so $11 off the Circuity City price. They might pricematch other places too that are less.

 

[scoreadeal]

It's a rebadged APC, black, very nice... too bad it's serial and not USB, but for the price, who can complain? They even include the APC Powerchute Plus software with it.