Cyberpower CPS425SL UPS - 425VA/230W 6-Outlet RJ11 Compact Design EMI/RFI USB/Serial

by Cyberpower

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 9.8 x 6.2 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001OYZTC
• Item model number: CPS425SL
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 3, 2004

Product Description

The CPS425SL Standby UPS system is perfect power protection for individuals running a stand-alone PC in their home or office. It includes PowerPanel® power management software that monitors the vitals of the CyberPower battery backup system and will safely shut down your system in case of a power outage. Composite integrated circuitry (IC) offers advanced lightning protection and also guards against surges, spikes, sags, brownouts and other power abnormalities. This rugged unit is equipped with a RJ11 port that protects against surges from phone or network disruptions. The unit is also perfect for protecting other electronics, such as: monitors, printers, scanners, speakers, fax machines, CD/DVD players, and iPods. * EMI/RFI - Provides shielding against electromagnetic interference & radio frequency signals. Most commonly, this is used to prevent line noise or ¿humming¿ that occurs over telephone lines or stereo electronics. * Transformer-spaced Outlets - Widely spaced outlets allow you to conveniently add large transformer-based plugs without compromising the utility of other outlets. * PowerPanel® Power Management Software ¿ In the event of a power outage, PowerPanel will safely save and close your open files and shut your computer down in an orderly, intelligent manner. It also features adjustable battery run times, popup warning messages, event logging, and scheduled shutdowns. * LED Indicators - LED status lights indicate Power-On and wiring faults. * Audible Alarms - Audible tones identify when the unit is running off of battery power, unit overloads and low battery. * Resettable Circuit Breaker - Convenient unit reset switch in case of an overload. * 3-year Warranty - CyberPower will replace damaged units if within 3 years of purchase date. We stand behind our products and guarantee quality. CyberPower also offers a #1 rated technical support team that will assist you with product, installation, or warranty concerns --- Free of Charge!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works okay. Battery life a bit shortlived though., May 18, 2006

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DISenchanted (NM USA -Land of DISenchantment) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cyberpower CPS425SL UPS - 425VA/230W 6-Outlet RJ11 Compact Design EMI/RFI USB/Serial (Electronics)

Got one at staples and plugged it in for a day and forgot about it.

So when I finally attached something to it, it was a week later.
A week of getting charged up.

Used it only for my pc and a 19 inch Dell LCD.

Loaded the cyberpower software, attached the usb cable between pc and usb.

Pulled the power cord from the outlet, to simulate a power outage.
The battery life quickly dropped from 100% and 30 minutes of power, down to about 80% and 11 minutes of power.

Auto-shutdown timer was set to 4 minutes until shutdown.

About 2 minutes into the outage, the battery was at 60% capacity and there was about 7 minutes of power left.

Then my pc went into auto hibernation.

Withthe side cover off, I saw my cpu fan stop turning. It appeared to be powered off.

I re-attached the power cord into 110 volts and pushed the power button, to get out of hibernation and back to using the pc again.

In a few seconds, I was at the log-in screen.


Pro's: it was on sale, about $20.
provides line power filtering
provides "JUST ENOUGH" power to get me to a safe power down, so I don't lose my work.
the auto-shutdown via the USB cable appears to work great.

Con's: Battery life is GREATLY optimisic on the outside of the item's box. The "Typical runtime" for pc and lcd monitor is listed at 23 minutes. My battery life was dropping quickly; much faster than 23 minutes.
UPS software is simplistic, but I could NOT find anywhere to change the shutdown time. I would like it to shutdown in just 2 minutes vs 4 minutes. No where do I find any options other than 4 minutes.
I consider this a glorified surge protector. As long as the line power is cleaned up and I avoid occasional power sags, I'm happy. Those little, short lived sags that knock a pc offline is what hurts. This unit should suffice to prevent such happenings.

I bought based on price.

If price were not a consideration, I'd go with at least a 1000va. That way I'd have more time to stay up and running, in event of a power outage.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, July 29, 2008

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Phillip J. Klein (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cyberpower CPS425SL UPS - 425VA/230W 6-Outlet RJ11 Compact Design EMI/RFI USB/Serial (Electronics)

I purchased the 425VA unit because it was on sale. Guess what? It was a big mistake. The unit worked initially but I didn't test it as often as I should have. Now the unit is about 1 year old and it does not provide any battery back-up. I know because we had a power failure and I lost my work. Replacement batteries would cost about $[...] but I'm tossing this unit in the garbage and starting over with a quality brand such as APC.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Works Good!, February 8, 2009

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Lakemechanic (West Lafayette, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cyberpower CPS425SL UPS - 425VA/230W 6-Outlet RJ11 Compact Design EMI/RFI USB/Serial (Electronics)

I bought one of these November 2005 (3 years 2 months ago) & used it to power my cable modem, wireless adapter, a Vonage adapter, an 8 port switch, a cordless phone base station, & my alarm clock. Over the years, I've experienced several power failures, the longest being about two hours & it carried the load thru all of them. Admitedly my load is light, but it's all stuff I don't want to go bye-bye in a power failure. The unit just failed totally, no lights, no electricity out ups outlets, circuit breaker not popped, & no power failure. I oppened it up & the fuse was still ok, but the battery voltage was zero. Nothing looked obviously fried & their was no burnt smell. So it just scraped past it's 3 year warranty. I feel like I got value for my money & it fits in my 3 1/2" deep media closet. I'm buying another right now.

p.s. anybody that expects this to run a computer & monitor for very long needs to have a very unpowerful computer & a smallish lcd monitor.