Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) review

03.Product profiles

Under 700VA

Eaton Powerware 3105 UPS

Price $129

Good points

• Second best ease of use overall.
• Excellent software ease of use.
• Five-year warranty (2 years pro-rata).

Bad points

• Nothing to mention.

Upsonic PROffice 650VA UPS

Price $99

Good points

• Excellent software ease of use.
• Equal least expensive in price.
• Three-year warranty.

Bad points

• Software not provided, download required.
• Longest charge time of all test units.

Power Shield Defender PSD650

Price $146

Good points

• Excellent software ease of use.
• Second-cheapest line interactive UPS in the test.
• Battery included in warranty.

Bad points

• Only two power outlets.

MGE Ellipse 600

Price $143

Good points

• Good ease of use and performance.
• Relatively cheap to run.

Bad points

• Only one 3-pin to IEC C14 adapter included.

Belkin F6S600auUSB

Good points

• Best ease of use overall.
• Excellent software ease of use.
• Relatively cheap to run.
• Three-year warranty.
• Second-lightest of all units in test.

Bad points

• Nothing to mention.

PSS UPS Pro650VA

Good points

• Good ease of use, performance and overall score.

Bad points

• Equal worst for hardware ease of use.

Opti CS500B

Good points

• Excellent software ease of use.
• Relatively cheap to run.
• Good status lights.
• Lightest of all units in test.

Bad points

• Nothing to mention.

Repotec RPT 603AU

Good points

• Cheapest line interactive UPS in test.
• Equal least expensive.
• Equal second-shortest charge time of all test units.

Bad points

• Lowest ease of use score.
• Equal worst for hardware ease of use.

APC BE550-AZ

Good points

• Equal best for hardware ease of use.
• Quality assurance test conducted before shipped (results are attached to device).
• Cheapest to run annually.

Bad points

• Nothing to mention.

Powertech MP5200

Good points

• Good ease of use score.

Bad points

• Software not provided, download required.

700VA and above

MGE Ellipse Max 850

Price $272

Good points

• Equal highest performance score.
• Second longest battery life overall.
• Second-cheapest to run in the 700VA and over category.

Bad points

• Only one 3-pin to IEC C14 adapter included.

Powertech MP 5206

Price $319

Good points

• Equal highest score overall.
• Equal highest performance score overall.
• Excellent software ease of use.
• Front-mounted LCD status display.
• Longest battery life of all test units.

Bad points

• Most expensive to run.

Opti ES 1000C

Price $366

Good points

• Equal highest score overall.
• Equal highest performance score overall.
• Excellent software ease of use.
• Shortest charge time of all the test units.

Bad points

• Most expensive unit in the test.
• Heaviest of all units in the test

Power Shield Defender PSD1200

Good points

•  Very good overall.
• Very good performance.
• Very good software ease of use.

Bad points

• Nothing to mention.

APC BE700-AZ

Good points

• Equal best for hardware ease of use.
• Quality assurance test conducted before shipped (results are attached to device).
• Cheapest to run in 700VA and over category.

Bad points

• Nothing to mention.

Eaton Powerware 5110 UPS

Good points

• Excellent software ease of use.
• Five-year warranty (2 years pro-rata).

Bad points

• Software not provided, download required.

Upsonic Domestic series DS800

Good points

• Three-year warranty.
• Front-mounted LCD status display.
• Excellent software ease of use.

Bad points

• Software not provided, download required.

Repotec RPT 1000A

Good points

• Very good performance.
• Equal second-shortest charge time of all test units.

Bad points

• Nothing to mention.