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This UPS any good?

well I can't say I'm familiar with Cyberpower unless they are made by someone else and rebranded, but that one has a $400,000 connected equipment warranty and AVR and a three year warranty on the UPS and the batteries. It looks like it will do the job to me, but you can get Belkins for 50% off, I think the code is 12345 or 123456 :)
 
looks good. Should eb more than adequate in most applications -
Double check that it has a clamping or suppressed voltage rating of 330 volts - that is the best possible - Dont forget to fillout the $400,000 coverage paperwork, keep the reciept, and a copy of the paperwork.
Does that belkin discount work with newegg? or somewhere else?
 
what Iunderstand is that code works on belkin's website. I need a new UPS, but I need to save for my annual trip to Canada more! :)
 
I have a 1500 VA Cyberpower rackmount unit. It has given a year and a half of trouble free service so far, in an area where power is not so reliable.
 
Do you happen to know when that Belkin code expires? They are out of the unit I'd prefer.

edit: never mind tracked down the threads stating it's been active a while.
 
Bones said:
I have a 1500 VA Cyberpower rackmount unit. It has given a year and a half of trouble free service so far, in an area where power is not so reliable.
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I'm surprised you guys haven't heard of Cyberpower. The rackmount units are widely used because you can get 1500VA with AVR and pure sine for about $350. BestBuy actually sells a lot of Cyberpower product too... but I know how much you guys hate B&M's. ;)

That's actually a pretty good price for a 1500AV w/ AVR. Just stay away from the SL's. They're like Belkins: Overpriced power strips.
 
njswift10141980 said:
I was just wondering if it's better to hook up the UPS via the serial or the usb converter?
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No difference.
 
Originally Posted by njswift10141980
I was just wondering if it's better to hook up the UPS via the serial or the usb converter?
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No difference.
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Installing USB drivers sucks ass. I can't think of any kind of drivers that give more headaches than USB device drivers. For instance - going to a cable modem. If at all possible never never never never use the USB connector. Ever ever ever. God I hate USB cable modems. USB was created specifically to terrorize helpdesk techs. Honestly I read it in the USB RFC's. Paragraph 5 line three says,

The USB specification was designed to terrorize helpdesk technicians and USB 2.0 will be designed to further this goal of terrorization.
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jonnyGURU said:
I'm surprised you guys haven't heard of Cyberpower. The rackmount units are widely used because you can get 1500VA with AVR and pure sine for about $350. BestBuy actually sells a lot of Cyberpower product too... but I know how much you guys hate B&M's. ;)

That's actually a pretty good price for a 1500AV w/ AVR. Just stay away from the SL's. They're like Belkins: Overpriced power strips.
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We don't hate B&M's, it's Best Buy we hate. LOL :)
 
jonnyGURU said:
That's actually a pretty good price for a 1500AV w/ AVR. Just stay away from the SL's. They're like Belkins: Overpriced power strips.
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What's wrong with Belkin? I've got 3 and they all work great. :confused:
 
category_five said:
Installing USB drivers sucks ass. I can't think of any kind of drivers that give more headaches than USB device drivers. For instance - going to a cable modem. If at all possible never never never never use the USB connector. Ever ever ever. God I hate USB cable modems. USB was created specifically to terrorize helpdesk techs. Honestly I read it in the USB RFC's. Paragraph 5 line three says,
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Depends on the device. When you use a UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS as an alternative to a serial port, there's typically no drivers required. Hell, some devices don't even come with drivers... like the UPS for example. If you use a version of Windows with built in UPS monitoring, it knows when there's a UPS plugged in. If you use the software that comes with the UPS, then it makes no difference. If you're using a USB interface to work in place of a NIC, as in the case of your cable modem, of course there's drivers. Totally different scenarios there.

I used to be a helpdesk tech. http://www.jonnyguru.com Almost ten years in the trenches starting back with CompUSA in 96. Don't tell me about terror. There are A LOT of things out there worse than a measly USB driver. ;)
 
Anyone notice that only 3 outlets actually run on the battery of that model... the rest are just surge protection outlets. I see a lot of UPS's are like that, is that normal?
 
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