Customer Reviews

Cyberpower CP600LCD UPS - 600VA/340W LCD Display 8-Outlet RJ11/ Compact Design EMI/RFI

5 star:		(27)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Great unit so far. I like Cyberpower over APS.

Most important feature of this unit: you can toggle off the annoying alarm by just using the onboard power button - the LCD even has an icon for showing it on or off. Great job Cyberpower.

This product arrived quickly and well packaged. It looks well made and has a nice look to it. I work at home from a company laptop and have had a few power hits recently that last just a few seconds but that are long enough to take my modem, wireless router and OOMA phone device down. My laptop is ok, due to the built in battery, but I lose all connectivity and it takes several minutes to get everything back to 'normal'. This is something that is not acceptable in my type of work. So I bought this UPS to prevent such hiccups and to give me at least 30 minutes of working time in case of a prolonged commercial power outage. This unit has already exceeded my expectations. I rewired all of my devices thru this unit on May 4. This included the router, modem, OOMA, 2 cordless phones and laptop. I tested for quick hits that night by pulling the plug from the wall several times and the transition to battery power was seamless. As luck would have it, on May 6, my area had a six hour power outage, due to local road work. The UPS provided power for nearly an hour and a half. More than enough time to allow for a clean shutdown of my system and alert my co-workers. My ONLY complaint so far, and others here have noted it, is the beeping it makes when commercial power is lost (maybe there's a way to turn this off....I'll have to check further). But overall, I recommend this product and this vendor highly.

*******************Update: I just installed the software included with the UPS (not required for using the unit)...You can turn the annoying beeping alarm off! Much better now....I give this product an unconditional 5 stars at this point in time.

I bought two Cyberpower CP600LCD UPS to serve as backup and power protection for televisions and low-power computers in two different rooms. They have been working without incident for the past month, and will hopefully continue to do so based on the success with other Cyberpower products. Unlike other UPS products I have used in the past, these units have the capability to mute the alarm button locally, which is a benefit for applications in which the UPS is not tied to a computer (like protecting a new, large LCD screen).

One must be careful to not connect high-wattage devices and high-current appliances to this power strip, particularly on the battery side (4 plugs have UPS protection, four plugs have surge suppression only). With proper application, this is a cost-effective unit.

This unit can be stood on end, but it would be nice to have a unit with this VA that was upright with the plugs on the side rather than the front, large face for applications in which the UPS must sit behind a cabinet. The dimensions here work best for more open areas.

I had a previous 635va unit and it keeps the same system on for 14 minutes. This 600va unit only keeps it up for 6 minutes. Weird..... So questionable ratings.

However, it works and works well. It was installed in an area with many power fluctuations.

When I had a power outage right in the middle of a Windows Update I deceided I had to get a UPS. I spend a lot of time researching my options. This unit seemed like the best deal providing an LCD readout and the ability to easily turn of all alarms.

Unit is well built. Documentation is adequate. Easy to set up. I did not install the provided computer software, as the LCD screen on the unit gives me plenty of information.

When connections were complete and everything powered on (HP slimline desktop Computer, Modem, Router and 23" LED Monitor to the batttery outlets) the readout indicated I was only using 40% of the UPS output and that I could expect a battery back-up of 22 minutes. More than I had expected. I unpluged the unit and everything worked perfectly. All conected units stayed on, as if the power was still plugged in. Pluged the UPS back in and the unit went back to the household current. PERFECT...

I highly recommend this unit. For the price, it cannot be beat!

I figured this "best value for home computers" produce enough juice for my custom built computer. without having anything but the tower pluged into the UPS (no monitor, router, or printer) it would alarm and even shut off my computer when i would run a simple game (sims on normal setting). Check how much power your system requires, 340 watts is not that much and can run a small computer, but nothing fancy. After looking into it, my power supply on my tower is 1,000Watts...which is Huge but still. check before you buy

I have use cyber power for years and they keep getting better with every generation that they put out. Lets talk about this unit. It said 600VA but that is not the wattage that it can handle. This unit can handle up to 380 Watts which means that you can only plug into the sockets equipment that all together equals 380 watts but the minutes that the unit can maintain your equipment is in proportion with the watts that you are pulling on the unit. For example in my case all the equipment that I have got plugged into the unit equals 122 watts which gives me 24 minutes of backup time. Now if I had 244 watts running on the unit for backup I would have only 12 minutes of battery backup. The software that comes with it tells you all this information about what is going on and you yields and volts and watts. You would need this software to tell you what to expect your backup time would be but this unit also tells you on the unit itself on a LED screen on the unit and you can run though the parts that you want to know about but remember this unit will probable be on the floor so it would be a incontinence to try to read what you need to need in that position. Software is needed and cyber power even sends you the USB cable to connect it to your computer. This unit the 600VA 380 Watts is a low end backup system when it comes to holding your equipment on. Now it is good at what it does. I have never had a unit to fail me yet. The life span of the unit is between 3 to 5 years and the company gives a 3 year warranty on the unit so you would be cover for the time that it is designed for. In my opinion you should stay with cyber power but get a higher wattage and VA to do what you really want to do with it. I would say a 1000VA would be better for the super fast computers that people are using now plus all the other things that you would want to plug into it. I got this unit because it fitted my need that I have but do not go under 1000VA if you really want heavy backup. It is worth the little extra money to have the protection that you might need, but go with cyber power as the company that you buy from. Remember what I said about reliability because this company has not let me down yet.

This UPS is powering my lightweight SBS 2008 server, 20" lcd monitor, router, cable modem, soho pix firewall, phone charger, and a clock. Very powerful and the Utilization feature is extremely reassuring. I've not had any problem with the device and it has kept me going several times when storms picked up and my lights were flickering. I highly recommend this device if your power requirements don't exceed 310W. As always with UPSs, the less stress you put on the device, the longer it will last in a real outage.

Good mid-range unit. 340W is too low for most computers since a good power supply is 400-550W these days. Although the PS may not use the max wattage, adding other items like a monitor, sound system, etc.; may over tax the CP600. The more you add the less time the battery will hold up the attached electornics. I advise spending more and using 1000W as your basic back up PS.

Back-up power supplies are like auto insurance. You don't know how good they are until you have an issue. Ideally, the insurance policy or back-up power supply should be a bridge to a solution and not be the cause of secondary issues or surprises as a result of that initial problem.

In the case of this power supply, I was reluctant to submit a review because I really hadn't had an issue in which its capabilities were tested. Then, lo and behold, I had a power failure. The unit performed with no problems for the fifteen minutes that the power was out and kept my server, gateway router, and phone system running. Then...twenty minutes later, there was a second power failure but the Cyberpower kicked in without blinking.

When you consider the performance of the Cyberpower and the competitive price at which it can be purchased, I think it is a very good "insurance" policy to have to protect your electronic equipment. In fact, I plan to buy another for my home theater system.