CyberPowerBRG1500AVRLCD2 Intelligent LCD UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector, 1500VA/900W, 12 Outlets 2 USB Ports, AVR, Mini-Tower, UL Certified, 5-Year Warranty

Since I've outgrown a single UPS solution, I purchased this unit to split the load with my older Tripp-Lite. If you're looking for your first UPS, keep an eye on the supported wattage compared to what you're currently using - this unit can handle 900W, and thankfully the display can be set to show your usage in real time. It shows that when playing a moderately graphic intensive game, my computer and monitor can easily use over 500W at times, so the computer and associated accessories (monitor, external drives, USB hub, external audio interface, etc) are on this new UPS while the older UPS handles my work laptop, modem, WiFi router, PoE switch, etc.The display contains all of the information you need, and several selectable options for viewing wattage, Hz, voltage, etc. I do wish there was a way to view several at once versus selecting one, but this seems to be the way most UPS systems do it, so it's not a huge deal. You can also set low/high limits on voltage to configure how often the unit will switch to battery when the power is unstable (ie, during brownouts) but normally my power is pretty stable so I haven't bothered to change that.

First Impression:This is a 5 star product to protect your PC, Network Devices and Audio/Visual equipment. When you plug this device into your electrical power source (utility power) there is also a protection circuit breaker on the line cord. In addition, there is also transient protection for this input circuit breaker. The max input transient voltage is somewhere around 140 volts AC with some jewel lever (transient power) to trip the input circuit breaker.If there is a transient event (short duration spike but not enough line over voltage to trip the input circuit breaker) but short enough to fire the transient protection device this will disconnect line power from the wall. When this happens, the battery is not switched ON. Your PC gets disconnected and not protected. This happened to me and I have contacted the utility company to trouble shoot or advise for a solution.

Easy to use and set up. A good thing if you live in the lightening capitol of the country.

We live out in the rural area and storms oftentimes knocks out our power. We rely on our internet for streaming, remote work, entertainment and calls over wifi (because there is little to no cell coverage). When power is disrupted, we lose our ability to do any of that. I purchased this equipment to only connect our Starlink and home router to it. When we have lost power (several times recently) we were still able to continue working from home (using charged laptops) and make phone calls without disruption with plenty of time left on the CyberPower BRG1500AVRLCD2. So far we've had no issues and are loving it!

I had problems with initial set-up. Tech support was great.

When I first plugged this unit in it worked perfectly for about 4-5 hours. Then, while it was under a constant load at about 40% of capacity, it suddenly made a loud popping noise and smoke started streaming out the side. The smoke smelled strongly of ozone. I immediately shut down all the attached devices and powered off the unit, unplugged it and placed it in the garage so if it failed catastrophically it would cause the least damage. It continued smoking for a few minutes, then finally stopped. I've turned it on twice since then and it still seems functional (the display is working and battery life looks right), but I just immediately turn it back off.Luckily this happened while I was sitting near the unit, but I can only wonder what might have happened if I'd been in another room or--much worse--sleeping for many hours. This event has made me question whether or not I really do want to have a UPS in the house at all; I'm much more willing to risk losing power to my AV equipment than having a serious electrical problem or fire.The only possible mitigating circumstance is that one corner of Amazon's shipping box was a bit crumpled, in part because Amazon hadn't put any packing material inside the box. The product box within the Amazon shipping box was undamaged, however. I don't know if this indicates that the shipping company (UPS) had dropped the box during shipment and if that might have had anything to do with the failure, but based on the fact that the product box was still intact it doesn't seem that that should have caused the problem I saw--and either way, if the unit is that fragile I'm just not comfortable leaving one of these unattended in my house.I'm sure many of these units work just fine and will never have a problem like this, but just be aware that it's a possibility.

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The power backup is doing the job so far, I'm currently using it for my fiber optic modem and router and monitor.