• Reviews around sine wave (4.52 of 5)

    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS System, 1500VA/900W, 10 Outlets, AVR, Mini-Tower

    • Now, for most people the adaptive sine wave technology this product uses is fine
    • Powersupply (EVGA Supernova 850 G2), the old ups used to work with it so PFC isn't 100% necessary, but I do feel better it receiving a proper sine wave as-well as the other components (3x27 inch monitors, Fat PS3, 850 watt PC, external hdds, router), and at idle with everything
    • Not sure what that all means but after researching Battery backup the pure sine wave UPS was recommended
    • Cyber power after 3 months sent a cheaper non sine wave unit to replace it
    • Feeds clean, sine wave power and gets you through the little surges and dips that happen so often
    • The safest route is to get a pure sine wave UPS like this CyberPower to go with your Active PFC power supply
    • This is just about the cheapest UPS available that has a pure sine wave output
    • The pure sine wave cooled down all my appliances
    • I'm not sure if they are all like this or maybe I just received an "old stock" product, but the box and instruction manual I received clearly stated it uses "adaptive sine wave" technology which is NOT pure sine wave
    • Biggest pure sine wave UPS you can get with a single 12V battery
    • This unit is fine for active PFC power supplies because they don't really need pure sine wave output, adaptive triangular output is good enough, but some equipment DOES need true pure sine wave output
    • I was excited to have my first sine wave UPS and the price as attractive, therefore I decided to ignore the many complaints in the reviews about the strong, perhaps toxic, smell
    • So I bought this one, stepping up to a supposedly better sine wave pattern
    • My biggest question when I was looking for a battery backup was do I need a pure sine wave UPS
    • (that I have seen).If you are looking for a top notch UPS with better sine wave output, go no further.
    • A very solid unit for pure sine wave output
    • Could not find a pure sine wave UPS on the APC website that met my size requirements and budget
    • Pure Sine Wave outputs is what most computer power supplies built within the last 10 years need/require
    • I am completely satisfied with this fantastic true sine wave UPS that cost just over $200.00
    • I already mentioned that this features a pure sine wave inverter
    • While I was surfing power supplies on Amazon, I came across a comment that said that the new PFC power supplies need pure sine wave UPS's
    • The Pure-Sine Wave is important.
    • I built a computer a few years ago with a high efficiency, power factor correcting (PFC) power supply, and used a modified sine wave UPS on it (I didn't know then that I had to use a pure sine wave UPS with a PFC supply) and my computer would randomly freeze
    • What I like about this unit:(a) Pure sine wave output when switched to battery mode(b
    • Nice to have a clean sine wave output.
    • I purchased this unit for its pure sine wave capability
    • It appears that a UPS which is actually pure sine wave while plugged in and on battery costs like $400-600, even more
    • Great price, great power output (check that sine wave, B*tches!) in a very small and elegant package.
    • Have always used APC, but through researching online, I realized a pure sine wave UPS would be the better option for my future equipment
    • This one has a REAL voltage regulator and pure sine wave feature
    • Cheapest sine wave UPS on the market
    • It is compatible with modern computer power supply units with its pure sine wave output
    • Great product and true sine wave also!
    • Exactly what I looking for in a pure sine wave UPS (using with a Dell XPS 8700)
    • While searching for a replacement, I found out that a recent US regulation required new power supplies on electronic equipment that did not respond well to modified sine wave power, but required pure sine wave power.
    • I was about to get a new APC, but wanted a better sine wave output.
    • The only negative I have is that CyberPower doesn't stress the importance of a pure sine wave UPS in their advertising
    • " Spend a little extra and get a unit with "Pure Sine Wave Output".
    • These are perfect for anyone needing pure sine wave UPS
    • I chose this model because it's a Pure Sine Wave UPS, which is required by many (most?) modern PSUs.
    • This produces a sine wave just like the power company.
    • While this unit does provide a fairly clean sine wave output as opposed to pulse width modulation, the runtimes are wildly optimistic
    • I purchased this unit because I liked the pure sine wave output and the VA / $ rating.
    • Like the pure sine wave output.
    • It had good reviews and true sine wave.
    • I had bought another UPS, but my computer was one of the rare ones that required pure sine wave output
    • off".This model has a Pure Sine Wave output, Automatic Voltage Regulation and active Power Factor Correction
    • Works great and offers pure sine wave backup and other features at a much lower price point than the comparable APC
    • Overall I would recommend this to any consumer who needs a PURE sine wave UPS with the power to keep them running during a storm
    • Long lasting performance and Pure Sine Wave output.
    • These pure sine wave UPSs by cyberpower are nice.
    • Got this for my new Mac Pro, as I read somewhere that pure sine wave power was a requirement, and was getting this as much for power conditioning as battery backup
    • Be warned: although this is advertized as a "pure sine wave" output UPS, the unit I received was NOT pure sine wave though it was the correct model number
    • Had this unit for about a month, it is very accurate in its display measurements(tested with fluke equipment) the sine wave is pure and it works 100% to perfection
    • Two of them are 1500VA and one is 1350VA.The reason for buying a pure sine wave UPS like this one is to work with the active pfc power supplies in most modern computers.
    • This model produces nice clean SINE WAVE power for my PC.
    • For the aquarium i needed a pure sine wave output to drive the motor
    • Clean pure sine-wave power.
    • Bought this for the 3 features: 1500VA, PFC compatible, True Sine Wave output
    • While I was initially furious with my CyberPower equipment, and wanted anything other that them, this news put CyberPower back on the list, and I settled for the CP1000PFCLCD PFC, which provided the pure sine wave power
    • In most cases, sine wave won't matter but for some higher end equipment (high efficiency computer power supplies etc.), it's often recommended
    • Saw some questions about how closely the unit approximates a sine wave and I wondered myself.
    • I do give them props for having a Pure Sine Wave UPS at this price point
    • Other than hopeless and helpless Customer Service, this unit with its pure sine wave feature has served me well.
    • If you really do need pure sine wave backup power, I suggest testing whatever unit you receive with an oscilloscope before hooking up your equipment
    • This is the first product that competes in the 1500 VA / 900 W consumer level pure sine wave UPS product category
    • And because it's a pure sine wave device, you can use a power strip with MOVs to add outlets
    • Good little interface, super-clean output sine wave, no problems
    • No problems with the the pure sine-wave technology it uses
    • Using with a new dell 8700 xs pure sine wave computer
    • Homemade PC with a 750 watt 80+Silver power supply, 2 HDD, 1 SSD, 16GB RAM, an i5-6600 processor, and an Nvidia GTX 950The pure sine wave feature was a deciding factor for me because my PSU has "Active PFC", which means it doesn't play nice with some of the simulated sine wave backups
    • Good little interface, super-clean output sine wave, no problems
    • I gave it three stars because it was not Amazon's fault (CyberPower themselves are falsely advertizing the product, not Amazon) and Amazon was very helpful with their customer service (since this is not a returnable item, we had to work something out).Again, I might have received an older unit and maybe the new ones DO use "pure sine wave" output, however the unit I received uses "adaptive sine wave" output which is similar to, but not the same as the advertized "pure" sine wave output
    • But this "pure sine wave" unit from CyberPower is just the ticket!
    • Like the pure sine wave output and is compatible with newer power supplies ( like the ones in production for the last 8-10 years), APC units do not play well with active PFC power supplies
    • Pure sine wave output at a reasonable price
    • MY various computers have platinum plus high efficiency power supplies and they seem to require a pure sine wave output which this unit has
    • The "Pure Sine Wave" feature makes this unit really stand out
    • Many less-expensive devices don't provide true sine-wave power like this device, and most of our modern computers and other electronics won't function well on the pseudo-sinewave (i.e., square-wave) power the less expensive UPSs provide.
    • Its good to have this for all electronics using DC power and AC conversion and other things (google Pure Sine Wave)
    • Pure sine wave is nice.
    • I'll be building a new computer soon since apparently pure sine wave is so difficult to make work with a battery that it's not cost effective to buy the UPS that will work
    • All CyberPower units in the past performed excellent as to battery backup, but adding sine wave is a game changer If you live in a new home with no power issues in your area, maybe not worth the extra cost for sine wave.
    • This is NOT a pure sine wave UPS.
    • Pure sine-wave output.
    • With two(2) of these plugged into the exact same duplex outlet, the bad one(s) would cycle randomly, while the good one(s) would work fine, so this appears not to be a utility power problem.
    • I would suggest CyberPower hire one of the many now unemployed English professors and have the guy write up a decent User’s Maual in the tradition of APC.
    • it only burns about 100 W of power
    • This pure sinewave module has eliminated it entirely and is as good as when the power is on
    • Do not rely on this backups to protect ethernet as it failed in my case
    • We had a huge surge that burned out the APC I had and damaged the (5-yr-old) Cyberpower computer hooked to it -- I was able to pull of all my data (all backed up like crazy anyway) off -- but suffered through the horrid smell of electrical burning as I was doing it.
    • They're fully compatible over USB with Synology's UPS service, which can also then serve UPS states to other Synology servers as well as via NUT to Windows and Linux workstations and servers.
    • Works exactly as it should, has come in during blackouts, keeping my key equipment from crashing.
    • I hope the battery replacements I order someday real soon will serve me as well as
    • Arrive on time and work as should be( software sloppy )but unit work perfect
    • I have not had any odors or issues as I have seen others write about
    • but I'm not worried as I think this will work great for my home computer.
    • I love the user interface on the newly designed cyberpowers as they are easier to read with the upgraded displays and prevent you from accidentally powering everything off abruptly when accidentally tapping thew power button like they used to on the older models
    • Both work exactly as they are supposed too.
    • In testing, when putting it on battery power, the noisy-as-can-be fan comes on and will NOT shut off, even after an hour of being back on main power
    • Set up was easy and I've tested a couple times and it works as it should.