PRODUCT FEATURES: 1300 VA uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to keep electronic devices running when mains power is down Up to 70 minutes of back-up time to save important data or to prevent damaged hardware Also provides protection against common power problems such as voltages sags and spikes 4 protected outputs for PC, monitor and other important peripherals Extra reliability for connected devices thanks to RFI filter, surge protection, AVR function and modem / fax / phone protection
I have a number of power outages, as something in my house wiring trips the main earth leakage trip periodically, so a UPS seemed to be a good purchase. The unit was easy to set-up and connect, as the internal battery was already connected (different to what the manual says). When simulating a mains failure with just 1 PC connected, the unit lasted 30 minutes before initiating a shutdown of windows. With all my other peripherals connected (second PC, scanner, wireless router, laser printer and inkjet printer) the load got up to 50%. Three points to note (hence the 4 stars): 1) The software lacked readable documentation (well English anyway), and it took a few installs to get the PC to see the UPS. The software is an overkill for 1 PC, and is really designed to control many PC's over a network, so it has agents/services that must all work correctly for the software to monitor. 2) The unit comes with two short male to female IEC cables. Fine for connecting two PC's only. So I had to purchase a separate rewireable IEC male plug and wire it to a multi-way extension socket to power my other peripherals. 3) The unit still runs warm even when nothing connected to the UPS is powered up, so not too good for ones electricity bill I guess.
The UPS works well, however it has a small, noisy fan which whines constantly even when under no load. In our office, it makes more noise than any of our other devices.
Bought the product and charged it immediately. UPS seemed to work fine but the management software would not talk to my pc via the USB link. I don't have a serial port on my PC so struggled for a while to get it to work. Had to unistall the powermanagement software and re-install - all OK after that. The instructions and information provided are quite poor for the uninitiated, but I guess if you are buying one of these then you should have some prior knowledge. The UPS will power up to 4 devices - I have my PC and monitors connected along with the router. I tried the printer but as it is a laser, the start-up demand is too much for the UPS and triggers auto-shut down. If you need to put your printer on a UPS, then choose something MUCH larger. So far delighted with the product.
