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Value For Money

Customers have generally positive opinions on the value for money of this CyberPower BR1200ELCD-UK, with many praising its affordability and solid performance. However, some users suggest that it could benefit from modern upgrades and express dissatisfaction with certain features such as the shortcomings of the surge protected RJ11 ports.

Controls

Customers generally have a positive opinion towards the controls of the CyberPower BR1200ELCD-UK UPS, with many praising its ease of use and ability to protect sensitive equipment. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the power button not working properly and the lack of additional USB ports.

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Quiet Operation

Customers generally have positive feedback regarding the quiet operation of the CyberPower BR1200ELCD-UK, with some mentioning a faint hum or whine from the coils and moderate heat during use. Others appreciate the ease of operation and control features, as well as its compact size.

Power Capacity

Customers have mixed opinions on the power capacity of the CyberPower BR1200ELCD-UK BRICs Series UPS. While some are pleased with its ability to keep their devices running during power cuts, others find it only sufficient for short periods. The unit's GreenPower Technology and LCD display are noted as advantages.

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Quality


Easy to setup fast reaction on power cut no issues


Everything works as intended, the software is lightweight and very easy to use, and it appears to be well made.


For the first few hours after plugging this br1000elcd 600w ups in this ups had a electric hum which was worrying and very anno...  Read More


Turning it off is not so easy: you have to hold the button down until the display lights up, then release and then press the bu...  Read More

Price


Currently, this product is very good value at under £120.


Only thing i don’t know is if it has a replaceable battery but at this price i’d take that as a bonus if it does.


10 per year, small price to pay for safety backup device.


Some of these things can be ridiculously expensive.

Shipping


I did contact cyberpower about the too-short usb cable and the powerpanel software, and received a prompt and helpful reply wit...  Read More


Ups is detected via included usb cable and nas correctly reports battery level and estimates 40 minutes of power with nothing e...  Read More


It delivered within a couple of days and arrived ready charged.


Over the usb link the nas operating system picked up the ups and read the battery status.

Packaging/appearance


We must have missed this in the online description before buying (still can't find any reference) so only found out after opening the box.


Curiously, the box the unit arrived in uses an imac as an example of how long the unit can run for.

Competitiveness


Really happy overall as the price-point feels much better than some competitors.


So instead of 3 ups and 3 surge sockets, it ends up in the real world use as 2 ups sockets and 2 surge sockets.


I got the 1200va model and it keeps 2 27" monitors, a laptop, led lamps charged for over 30 minutes (not checked the full durat...  Read More


For ver2,0, manufacturer may want to look in to providing about 10mm more space between sockets so that smart sockets can be used.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
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  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 436 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 8 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Pretty heavy but works to send signals to computersnas in case of power outage


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The first being given to me by a friend and this one the one purchased on amazon because i needed another and the first one just did the job


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Safety cutouts are good as well in that i plugged my laser printer in once 34to try34 and it just dropped the power with the initial gt 1kw draw


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However the software from the official website is


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    D because systemctl wasnt a thing when they wrote their software


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Screenshot is from a rocky9 kvm box but with other systemspoenetworking gear attached


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    To the point we bought a second


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Unfortunately that one malfunctioned but amazon took it back no problems at all

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