OK, have done the obligatory "forum searches" for UPS, Cyberpower, APC, etc and could not come up with much value-add discussion on Cyberpower or APC UPS's since ~2005.
(Not meant to insult anyone who may know of such a thread, if you do know of a thread then please drop me the link, I could very well suck at using the search function)
So my conundrum is finding a high-Watt high-VA UPS which does not require any special wall plugs...which seems to be the case for anything >1500VA or so...so I have about 2 options by my web searches thru Newegg:
CyberPower PR1500SWRM2U 1500VA 1000 Watts for $344.99
Or
APC Smart-UPS SUA1500 1440VA 980W for $479.95
Now I have used APC in the past, >5yrs ago, and I like their product in that it didn't give me any trouble. Have never used CyberPower but am willing to try anything.
What I want to avoid is a lemon. I don't mind paying the price premium for the APC, but I don't want to pay a price premium for something which has no more value than the lower priced alternative. (i.e. I don't want to merely/simply be paying a brand recognition premium)
Note I'd love to have anyone suggest a higher Wattage and VA UPS that still only requires a NEMA 5-15P electrical wall plug.
For example I really wanted to get a APC SUA2200 2200 VA 1980 Watts but it requires a NEMA 5-20P plug and I am not inclined to pay an electrician another $300-500 to re-wire my study per code (yaddi yadda).
So...anyone got any strong opinions? (or better...any experiences to share?) Thanks for the help!
(Not meant to insult anyone who may know of such a thread, if you do know of a thread then please drop me the link, I could very well suck at using the search function)
So my conundrum is finding a high-Watt high-VA UPS which does not require any special wall plugs...which seems to be the case for anything >1500VA or so...so I have about 2 options by my web searches thru Newegg:
CyberPower PR1500SWRM2U 1500VA 1000 Watts for $344.99
Or
APC Smart-UPS SUA1500 1440VA 980W for $479.95
Now I have used APC in the past, >5yrs ago, and I like their product in that it didn't give me any trouble. Have never used CyberPower but am willing to try anything.
What I want to avoid is a lemon. I don't mind paying the price premium for the APC, but I don't want to pay a price premium for something which has no more value than the lower priced alternative. (i.e. I don't want to merely/simply be paying a brand recognition premium)
Note I'd love to have anyone suggest a higher Wattage and VA UPS that still only requires a NEMA 5-15P electrical wall plug.
For example I really wanted to get a APC SUA2200 2200 VA 1980 Watts but it requires a NEMA 5-20P plug and I am not inclined to pay an electrician another $300-500 to re-wire my study per code (yaddi yadda).
So...anyone got any strong opinions? (or better...any experiences to share?) Thanks for the help!