Hot!? Dynex 800VA UPS for $39!

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: Twingo
I like that the software lists the wattage being drawn off its battery ports. So thats nice to see how much your drawing and you can watch it go up and down as things fire up like hard drives or cd rom drives. I like it so far, my old belkin broke so this was perfect timing...

Was that the 500VA model that was (IINM) FAR a loooong time ago?
I haven't gotten around to using mine yet

 

[imported_Sonnyboy]

uhhh cyberpower != dynex. . .dynex is a best buy brand w/ huge margins. they are really cheap stuff (i used to work there), i would beware of buying dynex stuff. isgnia is another best buy brand of home theatre stuff, really crappy as well. just fy.

 

[imported_Sonnyboy]

CYBERPOWER != DYNEX

 

[Kwad Guy]

Originally posted by: Sonnyboy
CYBERPOWER != DYNEX

Uh, sorry, you are wrong. Yes, it is true that the Dynex company is NOT a front for the Cyberpower company. Dynex is simply a BestBuy store brand.

However, no one has claimed that Dynex is the same company as CyberPower. What they have claimed, and claimed CORRECTLY, is that the UPS that is contained in the Dynex box that is priced at $39 is the 800VA CyberPower UPS. The UPS is absolutely identical to the CyberPower UPS except it has Dynex decals on it instead of CyberPower decals. There is absolutely certain, not a guess.

Kwad

 

[BadThad]

Originally posted by: Sonnyboy
uhhh cyberpower != dynex. . .dynex is a best buy brand w/ huge margins. they are really cheap stuff (i used to work there), i would beware of buying dynex stuff. isgnia is another best buy brand of home theatre stuff, really crappy as well. just fy.

It's pretty dasm good for the price! 800VA@$39=HOT

 

[manko]

Has anyone else tried the Self-Test from the PowerPanel application? With my PC and monitor running at a reported 184 watts, the estimated battery time is around 15 minutes. But when I ran the test, the remaining battery indicator went down extremely fast, from 100% to 89% in maybe 10 seconds. If the battery drains at the same rate all the way down to zero, that seems like it would give me less than 2 minutes battery power.

Anyone else seeing this?

 

[Kwad Guy]

Originally posted by: manko
Has anyone else tried the Self-Test from the PowerPanel application? With my PC and monitor running at a reported 184 watts, the estimated battery time is around 15 minutes. But when I ran the test, the remaining battery indicator went down extremely fast, from 100% to 89% in maybe 10 seconds. If the battery drains at the same rate all the way down to zero, that seems like it would give me less than 2 minutes battery power.

Anyone else seeing this?

If you're really worried, just unplug the Dynex with your PC attached and see what happens...(Boot up and go into your BIOS so that your PC won't be doing anything that accesses your hard drives...so that it won't hurt your PC if the power is abruptly cut).

Kwad

 

[21Outlaw]

Originally posted by: manko
Has anyone else tried the Self-Test from the PowerPanel application? With my PC and monitor running at a reported 184 watts, the estimated battery time is around 15 minutes. But when I ran the test, the remaining battery indicator went down extremely fast, from 100% to 89% in maybe 10 seconds. If the battery drains at the same rate all the way down to zero, that seems like it would give me less than 2 minutes battery power.

Anyone else seeing this?

I did and I'm using something around 125 watts and I've already stated my estimated running time. It's something like 38 minutes or so and for five minutes after everything was unplugged everything looked to be running normal so I'm impressed.

 

[Pollock]

I picked mine up today, and I have to say I like the look and design of it quite a bit. The software seems decent enough. At a 100% charge it only estimates 8-9 minutes of runtime, but that's with the system in my sig doing some folding, my 19" CRT, modem, and router drawing ~292 watts. Turning off the CRT saves ~80 watts alone, so I may hook up my 17" LCD to the battery instead. It's probably sufficient for my needs, since my outages usually last less than 30 seconds.

 

[linjy2]

yeah i get 8-9min too. this thing runs hotter than my apc. or is this normal...hmm.

 

[funnyfenix]

I got 2, good for all 4 of my servers

 

[AStar617]

Here's a great tool for the *NIX-initiated:

powstatd

UPS monitoring/control daemon package that should work for most any UPS... now I should be able to hook the USB up to my PC and serial up to my Sun box, and have both protected intelligently :beer::thumbsup:

 

[BadThad]

Can anyone confirm if these are still $39 today? I want a couple more!

 

[MisterE]

Originally posted by: BadThad
Can anyone confirm if these are still $39 today? I want a couple more!

Bestbuy.com still lists it as $39 (out of stock online, though), so it appears that the deal may still be on! Alas, it is out of stock in my town.

 

[dali71]

I just picked one up in Chattanooga, TN (they had 8 or 9 left). Nice find OP!

 

[OCNewbie]

Picked one of these up tonight at the BB near Orlando, in Altamonte Springs. They still had 6 or 7 left as of 9PM EST. Had been wanting one of these for a while, sounds like a great deal. Thanks OP! =)

 

[SinMen]

Picked one up, thanks.

 

[crotchrocket]

Does this ups have a line conditioner or is it just a ups?

 

[Pollock]

Originally posted by: crotchrocket
Does this ups have a line conditioner or is it just a ups?

It has AVR and can reduce or increase voltage if need be, if that is what you were wondering. Mine has boosted the voltage a couple of times already. Hooray for rural power companies.

 

[Devistater]

Originally posted by: Tsunami982
is that after rebate? i really wanted a 1500 because with a 19" lcd and a fairly built up computer (with high wattage psu) youll probably realistically only be getting 5 minutes MAX out of this (dont trust what the manufacturer says on the box) but this deal is pretty good.

LCDs are very low power compared to CRT. Your LCD is probably 25 watts (check the back label for electrical needs) while a comparable CRT would be like 100 watts. And a high wattage PSU means NOTHING in how much power your computer may consume. It only uses the wattage it needs. If your computer only needs 200 watts and you have a 700 watt PSU, then it only uses 200 watts out of the PSU. Unless you have a couple sets of 4 raptor raid drives and SLI 7800gtx, I doubt you are using all that much wattage. A typical midrange computer might hit 250-300 watts on the wall.

Originally posted by: jjsole
I never had a problem hooking up a low end APC 280 and APC 350 to car batteries.

They worked awesome.

Well that would be APC, not Joe Random brand (i.e. cyberpower). The main concern with doing that on that small of a UPS would be can it (the internal circuitry) handle the wattage. I had a 325va cheap crap thing from compusa (cyberpower I think) that blew out the first power outage I had. It took a mobo and cpu with it. It was my fault for putting a 19" CRT and a computer on it, was way past the 250 watt max (that I stupdly didn't check on). But instead of popping a fuse/breaker it just killed stuff. So I'm making sure I go with APC now for my personal computer. I did get a 900va Belkin for the family computer though. I think APC way over engineers thier stuff which I like. Because an old 900va UPS I had has something like 6 times the battery volume than this 900va belkin, so I think belkin overestimates thier specs and APC underestimates thiers

Note: I'm not trying to say anything bad about the UPS this thread is about. If its 800va it should easily be able to handle the wattage of an average system.

Speaking of UPS, I just won a killer deal on ebay. A brand new latest model smart-ups 2200va for $240 shipped. Those things are like $700 new. Just going to have to find me a dolly to cart it to my computer. Weighs frigging 130 pounds.

 

[BadThad]

Just got back from BB a few minutes ago, they still have these for $40 but I had to ask. They don't have them on display, they're "in the back". We rec'd a 10% off coupon in the mail awhile back (good thru today only) and they too 10% off EACH one! I picked up 3 more for only $36 each....HOT HOT HOT for a 800VA UPS! :thumbsup:

 

[Devistater]

Hahhhaahaha. Nice, so this is still a kicking deal this week. $40 (no rebates!!) for a 800va is hot.

 

[BadThad]

Get 'em before they're gone!

 

[Spudd]

Confirmed at Pembroke Pines, FL Best Buy. They had them listed right on the tag as $89.99 - $50 instant rebate. No fuss. Lots of them left.

 

[BadThad]

Originally posted by: Spudd
Confirmed at Pembroke Pines, FL Best Buy. They had them listed right on the tag as $89.99 - $50 instant rebate. No fuss. Lots of them left.

WOW! :thumbsup: