23% OFF Reviews for Tripp Lite SmartPro 1000 VA Tower Digital UPS1000VA/500W - 3 Minute Full Load - 4 x NEMA 5-15R - Battery Backup System, 4 x NEMA 5-15R - Surge-protected - MPN: SMART1000LCD
$162.36 - $211.78
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bobbydoedoe
- Jun 19, 2007
Best UPS i have ever boughtStrengths: Lots of outlets Cable tv line surge protector Best bang for the buck Weakness: Could not get the vista patch to install properly, therefore autoshut down and save feature to work on vista x64 the blue lcd light is tooo bright esp at night This is the best UPS i have ever owned because it looks cool, and it could supply power to my 30" dell lcd+computer for at least 5mins. Not only is it good, it is also reasonable priced. the unit has 8 outlets, 4 of which has both the battery backup and surge protector and the other 4 only has the surge protector, so there is plenty of outlets 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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latintechie
- Jun 14, 2007
Great Device... wish i bought two!Strengths: I have this unit set up on the TV in my bedroom. The product is great, tell me exactly what I need to know. It does run a little warmer than a usual UPS but not much hotter. Weakness: My biggest complaint is that since I have it set up in my bedroom and the blue screen is very bright and there is no way to dim or turn just the screen off. Other than that, the UPS works great. This product works very well and enables you to work through brownouts and blackouts, but it has one major nuisance: Every time the backup battery is activated, an audible alarm goes off and repeats every 5-10 seconds. The only way to disable it is to manually press the mute button each time the power goes out. If you have 2-3 of these around the house and you're in the middle of a storm, you're likely to go nuts running around the house muting the alarm all the time. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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hadjih
- Jun 26, 2007
SmartPro LCD 1000VA 120V UPSStrengths: Looks great in home theater setting Weakness: not long backup I got this UPS based on 2 things, looks and 1000va rating. While the look is great with my home theater setting, I would have liked a little more beef when it comes to actual backup time. It is adequate for shutting down my LCD tv safely, but you don't have much time. Overall OK, but not mind blowing good 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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d_esmond
- Oct 15, 2007
Decent UPSStrengths: Display, compact size, recognized in OS as ACPI battery Weakness: Not much backup time, backlight not defeatable, alarm can be turned off but procedure is complicated. This is the coolest-looking UPS on the market... with the blue backlit display on the front. The information displayed isn't really that useful but fun for techies to keep an eye on the state of the AC input. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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pasu
- Aug 28, 2007
Solid UPS with blue LCD in the front and a bit...Strengths: Solid performance, look professional, useful battery and watts info display, software to shutdown and other functions Weakness: Too annoying alarm whenever it is on battery, outlets are pretty close to each others, download software, software is not very easy to setup This Tripp-Lite perform quite well with large visible LCD in the front. So far I had about 4 times power disruption, and it performed well to be on battery and shut down the system. However, the very loud alarm is annoying in that it would not stop unless the button was manually pushed. I believe you can set off the alarm, but it doesn't have the option to alarm only certain times. The software needs to be downloaded and require to install .net-- I hate it. APC has more useful software I think. The software can be configured in either home or business. The business has a lot more options, yet it doesn't fully explained certain activities very clearly. It also has very annoying configuration. For instance, under "events", you have to manually fill your contact notification everytime each event occurs although you just did setup your contact. There are so many redundant click to get some setting done -- in this department, APC software is a lot easier. Finally, when I was on battery, I didn't get any notifications via my email as I supposed to. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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tabriswoo
- Jul 26, 2007
Superb ProductStrengths: 1000VA, strong power for home and entertainment units. Weakness: I still don't know how to turn that blue screen back light off. It is in my bedroom and it just sometimes annoys me with that backlight. I might just find somethign to cover it up. It does its job right. I should try it sometime by pulling the plug and see how it perform. If you have a vista, do not connect it to the computer at first. Update its latest firmware before doing so. (Well they should stick that label on top of the UPS) Overall it is a nice product. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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kgivens
- Jul 21, 2007
A notch above the entry level unitsStrengths: Adequate backup for most home PCs, has voltage regulation Weakness: LCD is cool, but may be useless/invisible depending on where you position the device Usually you don't get voltage regulation/power "cleaning" on low-end UPS units. I got the SmartPro for around eighty bucks or so, and was pleasantly surprised to see AVR mentioned on the box. Provides something in the neighborhood of 500 watts of battery support (max), but don't think you're going to run your PC for 20 minutes on the UPS alone---if this thing kicks in, you should be thinking about shutting down in 5 minutes or less. And if you have a lot of peripherals---and especially power-gobbling devices like laser printers---think about running a second UPS for some of those. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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geo442
- Jun 26, 2007
A good UPS for the dollar.Strengths: Size, clear display, very good hardware functionality, Tripp-Lite customer service. Weakness: Windows 32-bit software is very wonky, turning the unit on and off feels a little counterintuitive. I needed to update my all of my old UPSs (Belkin Enterprise models that were out of their battery's prime). With the sale that Tech Depot had on these last week, it became more cost-effective to buy these new units than to buy replacement batteries for the Belkins. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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rock8899
- Jun 21, 2007
Like it very muchStrengths: Very bright display Weakness: Haven't seen any yet Cool blue display, it display the voltage clearly and very bright. It's also display the battery status. It has a longer hour compare with my other UPS. Very good product. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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WhoBeDaPlaya
- Jun 19, 2007
One Fine UPSStrengths: Nice status display, high power rating, fairly compact, USB connection, 75ohm coax in/out jacks. Weakness: Relatively small 12V battery amp-hour rating compared to some lower VA rated UPSes. A nicely styled unit with a neat status display and high power rating. Unlike cheaper units, it does not take the cop out of using its battery to perform voltage regulation, which should reduce the strain on the battery. The status display is very useful though as with all blue LED backlit screens (which seem to be the current fad) it is way too bright. My main complaint about this unit is that it uses a battery with a smaller amp-hour rating that other UPSes in its range, which causes the runtime to be a little disappointing. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? TopAdvertisement  
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So Far So Good
Strengths: Display is neat and the avr is not totally battery reliant. It can actually regulate as opposed to just switching to battery.
Weakness: Transformer bricks kill the battery protected outlets space.
I've heard it click on and off a few times and did not have any interuption. I haven't tried it's run time yet but it should do fine with 1000VA rating. Might add seperate strip for bricks that need battery.
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