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What are the best UPS units with an LCD display?

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4 Options Considered	Price	On battery waveform	Battery capacity (relative to the equipment used)
93 APC BX850M	$109.99	Stepped approximation to a sine wave	29 Minutes for a 100 W system
80 CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD	$132.95	Simulated sine wave	7 minutes for a 810 W system
-- CyberPower OL1500RTXL2U	$635.95	Sine wave	3 minutes at full load ( 1350 W )
-- CyberPower OR700LCDRM1U	$131.65+	Simulated sine wave	3 minutes at full load ( 400 W )

APC BX850M

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Batteries are easy to replace

If there's ever a need to replace this unit's battery, a replacement battery is quite easy to find online. As for the replacement operation itself, it's very simple and requires virtually no technical knowledge: you just need to remove the battery cover, take out the battery, unplug the connectors, and then the opposite steps in reverse order for the new battery. See More

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Not all outlets have power backup

Despite having a total of 8 outlets, all with surge protection, only 4 of them have power backup. See More

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Can be controlled via a computer

It can be plugged to a computer via USB and, this way, controlled or configured via the operating system. Users can do operations like schedule an automatic shutdown. See More

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Good for domestic or small office workstations

This unit's 510 W power and surge protection up to 1103 J make it a good option for protecting most home electronic equipment and even some office-level devices, if they are not too demanding. See More

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Easy to monitor

The BX850M has an LCD display for quick stat monitoring. It gives out info such as current voltage, battery time remaining or load. See More

Specs

On battery waveform:Stepped approximation to a sine wave

Battery capacity (relative to the equipment used):29 Minutes for a 100 W system

Power rating:510 W

Surge protection (surge suppression):1103 J

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CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD

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Can safely sustain the vast majority of high-end systems

The CyberPower can feed systems up to 810W, which is enough to run almost any single graphics card gaming computer with a large monitor. Typical high-end desktop computers rarely draw more than 530W of power. See More

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Power button's light can't be turned off

The light of the power button always stays on, unlike the LCD display, which turns off after some time. This can be quite annoying during the night. See More

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Displays useful info via LCD screen

This unit comes with a user-friendly LCD display that shows various output parameters like runtime, current/load level, battery level, input voltage, overload and wiring fault. It's also useful for troubleshooting any technical problems with the system. See More

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Your PSU won't degrade over time from mismatched inputs as the UPS outputs a simulated sine wave

The CyberPower outputs a simulated sine wave, which is supported by almost all computer PSUs. In terms of output quality, a simulated sine wave will make sure that the PSU of your machine doesn't degrade over time from mismatched inputs. See More

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Complete, efficient surge protection

This unit has surge protection rating of up to 1500 Joules, allowing it to withstand long and continuous voltage surges. It can be used in places where the network experiences frequent brownouts/voltage spikes. It also has Ethernet, telephone and coaxial line protection. Ethernet line protection is quite important, since its cable connects directly to your computer and a power surge there can potentially damage the motherboard. See More

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Provides enough time to save your work and switch the computer off

The CyberPower will support a 810W system for approximately 7 minutes. This gives you enough time to save your work and switch the computer off without risk of hardware damage. See More

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Can automatically save data and shut down

The automated shutdown function lets your computer save data and shut itself down when the battery is almost empty during a power outage. See More

Specs

Power rating:810 W

UPS topology:Line Interactive

On battery waveform:Simulated sine wave

Surge protection (surge suppression):1500 J

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CyberPower OL1500RTXL2U

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Substantially expandable battery life

The default three minute battery life of this UPS (at full load) can be extended using external battery modules. A single battery module can triple the unit’s battery life from three to nine minutes on-battery lifetime at full load. Up to 10 of these modules can be attached for a total of 63 minutes at full load. The modules can also be installed even while the system is running. See More

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External batteries are large and expensive

A single external battery module costs $413.88 and has a 2U rack form factor. Doubling the on-battery lifespan of a single unit would cost about ⅔ of the price of the UPS. Also, space in a server rack is usually very limited, therefore, expensive. The external battery module would also take up 2U rack height, same as the UPS itself. See More

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Has a removable LCD control panel

You can use the LCD control panel to control and view the UPS’s settings. The fact that it’s removable is quite helpful, since UPSs are often installed in inconvenient places such as crowded IT closets, at the bottom of a rack or even on the floor. The LCD panel can be placed up to 10 feet away from the UPS itself, though you’ll need a DB26 cable (not included) to connect it. See More

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Can be placed outside the network rack

This unit comes with the tabs and screws necessary for mounting it on a U rack or a tower stand. This means you can opt to save precious space in a server enclosure by placing the UPS somewhere outside the network rack. Since the UPS has a large form factor (2U rack), this can be helpful. See More

Specs

On battery waveform:Sine wave

Power rating:1350 W

UPS topology:Double conversion

Surge protection (surge suppression):1335 J

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CyberPower OR700LCDRM1U

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Monitoring via an LCD display

This UPS features an LCD display for easy monitoring of conditions such as runtime, load level or battery status. See More

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Battery capacity can't be increased by adding external batteries

The battery capacity of this unit cannot be increased by adding an external battery module. This would have been useful, since the default full load on-battery lifetime of the unit is just a few minutes. See More

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Corrects brownouts and surges without switching to battery

The line-interactive topology on the unit allows it to passively “filter out” small voltage surges and brownouts (very short power outages) without even switching to battery. This ensures that the heart of your server—its PSU— won’t wear out quickly. See More

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Requires a rack enclosure to be mounted

This UPS is not designed to operate outside a rack enclosure, as there are no tower mounting brackets included. See More

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Great price

This is a notably inexpensive 1U rackmount 400W UPS. Even the smaller version, the OR500LCDRM1U (300W) costs more than this unit. It's very hard, if not impossible, to find a competitor product below the $200 price range. See More

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Small form factor saves up server case space

This unit is designed to be mounted on a standard 1U rackmount. This is a huge advantage over larger (2U) units as space in the server case is usually very costly. The unit also comes with the tabs and screws needed to mounted it on a 19 inch rack. See More

Specs

On battery waveform:Simulated sine wave

Data line protection:RJ45

Battery capacity (relative to the equipment used):3 minutes at full load ( 400 W )

Surge protection (surge suppression):1030 J

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