CyberPower 300VA UPS/Surge Protectror $19.99 AR

[S13SilviaK]

Best Buy CyberPower

The UPS is available online from Best Buy for $39.99 - $20 mail in rebate.



<< PRODUCT FEATURES
Battery run times of 4 to 9 minutes, depending on PC and monitor size
CyberPower $25,000 connected-equipment guarantee
300VA rating with 175 watts of power
6 outlets total, all surge-protected at 315 joules
3 outlets have battery back-up protection
Circuit breaker
2-line phone/fax/modem communication protection ports
PRODUCT DETAILS
CPS300SL
Number of Outlets
6
Joules
315
Equipment Protection Warranty
$25,000
Coax Protection
No
Phone/Fax/Modem Protection
Yes
VA Rating
300
Shutdown Software
No
Run Time
4-9 minutes
Features
3 battery plus surge outlets, 3 surge-only outlets
Product Height
12.87"
Product Width
8"
Product Depth
4.5"
Product Weight
8 lbs.
Warranty Term ? Parts
3 years >>

 

[raterS]

Anyone know if this is available B&M? When I go to checkout its $4.40 for shipping plus $5 charge (not sure what the "charge" is). Anyhow, comes to ~$30 + tax AR.

Also, I thought most decent UPS were at least $100. Anyone know how good this one is?

 

[Electronics4Life]

Is this hot guys? I'm not too familiar with ups prices and recent rebates.

 

[crobusa]

Actually if you want to try to run this through search/price engines, it's Model # is 300SL Manf. Info

This one is the only model they make w/ no software to shut down your machine, just an audible alarm. Also does that 175 watts mean that only 175 watts pass through or 175 watts power the system when the power goes out? Lastly they list BestBuy as the only retailer of this product, the others have at least 3.
"Items such as printers, scanners, and speakers should be connected to the outlets labeled "Surge". Items such as laser printers, vacuums, space heaters, copiers, curling irons and paper shredders MUST NOT be connected to any of the outlets on the unit. Doing so will overload the unit and void your warranty.:Q

 

[ASUSuperman]

BB had a 325VA/185W UPS by CyberPower for $9.99 AR before New Year's, which I picked up. I don't know much about UPS's in general, but the 185W model wasn't powerful enough to use just as a surge protector for my 350W/AMD XP1600+ system and 17" monitor; the damn alarm would keep going off and then the circuit breaker would trip. The manual stated that nothing should be plugged into the unit that would draw power at, if I remember correctly, 60% of the maximum rating, which is 185W; the 185W was peak.

I would suspect that most of the computers that people who frequent this forum use are much more powerful than the max 175W that this UPS, that is currently available, can handle. My recommendation would be to pass on this UPS unless you need a new paperweight, which is the current function of the one I got, or you have a computer (and anything else that you would like to plug into this UPS) that draws 175W peak. Save your money and get a UPS that can handle the demands of your system, which, from the limited looking that I have done, costs at least $100 (for my power requirements).

Just my $.02 - hope it helps someone out.

 

[ironring]

Great little unit for 20 bucks. I bought a couple before Christmas.
Not a whole lot of power, but great for the 5 or 10 second outages
we get often in Florida.

I use one in my bedroom for the alarm clock, cordless phone and
answering machine.

 

[redmango]

For $10 more the APC 500 deal from outpost is a much better deal.

No tax and reasonable shipping too.

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