Customer Reviews

CyberPower OfficePower 825AVR - UPS - 825 VA - UPS battery - lead acid - 9 Ah ( CPS825AVR-SC )

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First off, I bought the 900AVR model, but it doesn't appear to be sold at Amazon at the time of this writing, and this is the closest model I found. I bought it over two years ago, and it's still going strong, having kept my computer going through a power outage many times, and I've had no problems related to power spikes and the like. When I'm not there to gracefully close out Windows, the bundled software will automatically put it through a shutdown sequence after a configurable timeout. The software I have does have a bit of an amateur presentation, but it works fine, and it very well may have been updated in the past two years. When I bought it, it was with some trepidation, as Cyber Power was not one of the major name brands in the field, but I decided the significantly lower price was worth the gamble, and I'm glad I took it. Of the four UPS's I've owned, all different brands, I've had the best experience with this one.

I have been using this product for many years! I turn off my computer, this big battery, and UNPLUG the wire to the Time Warner Phone Cable and then unplug the wire to the battery because some NERD said that the problems come from the PHONE LINES being spiked. I have had my electric go off suddenly many times from black outs, and this BABY makes alot of noise to remind me to CLOSE THE PC, then turn off the battery, unplug the phone line and unplug the line to the battery which the computer is plugged into. As a result, I have never lost data. But using the computer during a big storm? With LIGHTNING? That's nuts. I love this battery because it does a very good job and I never have had to replace it. Keeping your computer on all the time makes it easy for crooks. Don't do it. I stand by this product.

I live in an area with a lot of power fluctuations. I needed something like this and it works great. I do think that the operating systems you need for the PC autoshutdown feature (Pre-Vista OS) should be more clear. And, it was kind of a shock to find the software was on a floppy instead of dvd. Been a long time since I have a had a floppy drive. I went to the manufaturers website and found a driver and software that at least shows me that the backup is working properly.

Three years so far and still going strong, saved my hiney quite a few times so far - we get allot of power problems at my place, maybe one every week at least.

One of the best PC related investments I ever made.

I bought the CPS825AVR to replace a regular Belkin SurgeMaster II. After two months of use, I felt confident in my surge protection, including on the phone line. But gradually, I would lose my DSL connection once a day and then once every three hours until eventually, I couldn't sync to the Central Office at all. This loss despite the fact that the Cyberhome icon in the desktray indicated that it was properly functioning.

Not realizing the Cyberhome was the problem (because I'd never had a problem with all the other surge protectors I've used), I'd reboot the modem, reboot my Netgear router, or the failsafe: reboot my PC. It wasn't until I lost DSL connectivity altogether that my brain kicked in gear and I unplugged the phone line from the UPS and connected it directly to the modem.

Wal-la!! Connectivity restored and has since never been lost. The other gripe with this unit is that the USB cord from the UPS to the PC is only about 3.5 feet long so your PC/UPS placement is severely constrained unless you buy a USB extension cable.

I wouldn't recommend this unit despite it's price. With the problems described above, I suggest you pay a little more for a more-recognizable brand like APS or Belkin.