DH Review: Ultra 2000VA 1200 Watt UPS

Zardon · Aug 31, 2006, 05:14 PM

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As PC’s become even further engrained into everyday life; our reliance on their convenience continues to increase. An ever increasing number of us have become accustomed to day to day interaction with our friends and family thanks to the internet. Because of this heavy reliance on technology, adding a UPS to your home setup is quickly becoming a choice that many of us would have never considered until now. Ultra who are well known for their modular power supplies have recently expanded their lineup of UPS products. Today we have a chance to take a look at the big daddy of their lineup the 2000VA UPS.

Erroneus · Aug 31, 2006, 10:58 PM

I would love to hear about the noise it creates. When running on normal power, does it make any noise or is it only when it's on battery or charging

I'm looking for a UPS, but it has to be silent when "not in use"

Chaos · Aug 31, 2006, 11:32 PM

the only noise is when the power is off other than that it's silient

mike2h · Aug 31, 2006, 11:55 PM

can you plug powerbar/surge suppressor into that thing? been thinking about getting one, but most(including this one) do not have enough outlets for me.
bty, thx for the review. nicely done.

Chaos · Sep 1, 2006, 01:50 AM

I dont see why not. It has 2 outlets that are just surge protected and not tied to the battery backup part.

BWX · Sep 2, 2006, 04:16 AM

I really need to get one of these soon.. Damn lightning around here sneaks up on you.
Last week I think it was a lightning strike that had something to do with a HD failure.

Rasta Monsta · Sep 11, 2006, 06:08 AM

Same thing here. . .when the wind blows, the power cuts off for a split second, and for my MCE box (which is in S3 when not in use), those power drops were bad. . .corrupted my audio and video drivers.

So, I ran out and finally got an APC unit pretty cheap. . .$69.

BWX · Sep 11, 2006, 06:30 PM

What model? How does it work as far as the USB port and windows control etc? Is it a driver or something that always runs in the background?

Rasta Monsta · Sep 11, 2006, 06:36 PM

I got this one. It has USB monitoring that runs in Windows' native power management applet (so you can tell it to initiate shutdown when battery is down to 5%, etc).

Works great, and is wall mountable. I just took down my surge protector and slapped this up in it's place.

Oh, and if you get one, DON'T install the software, Windows handles it just fine.

BWX · Sep 11, 2006, 07:52 PM

Oh that's cool that you don't need to install software.. that's what I was worried about most.

So it says 450 watts.. I have a 550watt PSU.. I wonder if I need a bigger UPS than that? I bet even at startup my PC doesn't draw any where near 550 watts though. So that should be ok I guess.

Rasta Monsta · Sep 11, 2006, 09:05 PM

Well, I didn't buy it picturing myself using Media Center while on batteries (with my stereo & HDTV!), it's really just to protect it from brief power drops, and to allow it to shut down properly for longer incidents.

BWX · Sep 11, 2006, 09:46 PM

Yeah that is what I would use it for too.. Just my PC, Speakers, and monitor plugged into it I guess.. Enough to use it for a couple minutes in case a power failure, enough time to shut down properly. Mostly I want it for the same thing, minor power fluctuation protection, etc..

Aug 31, 2006, 05:14 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	DH Review: Ultra 2000VA 1200 Watt UPS Read the review here ______________________ As PC’s become even further engrained into everyday life; our reliance on their convenience continues to increase. An ever increasing number of us have become accustomed to day to day interaction with our friends and family thanks to the internet. Because of this heavy reliance on technology, adding a UPS to your home setup is quickly becoming a choice that many of us would have never considered until now. Ultra who are well known for their modular power supplies have recently expanded their lineup of UPS products. Today we have a chance to take a look at the big daddy of their lineup the 2000VA UPS.

Aug 31, 2006, 10:58 PM	#2
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	I would love to hear about the noise it creates. When running on normal power, does it make any noise or is it only when it's on battery or charging I'm looking for a UPS, but it has to be silent when "not in use" __________________

Aug 31, 2006, 11:32 PM	#3
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	the only noise is when the power is off other than that it's silient __________________

Aug 31, 2006, 11:55 PM	#4
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	can you plug powerbar/surge suppressor into that thing? been thinking about getting one, but most(including this one) do not have enough outlets for me. bty, thx for the review. nicely done. __________________

Sep 1, 2006, 01:50 AM	#5
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I dont see why not. It has 2 outlets that are just surge protected and not tied to the battery backup part. __________________

Sep 2, 2006, 04:16 AM	#6
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I really need to get one of these soon.. Damn lightning around here sneaks up on you. Last week I think it was a lightning strike that had something to do with a HD failure. __________________

Sep 11, 2006, 06:30 PM	#8
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	What model? How does it work as far as the USB port and windows control etc? Is it a driver or something that always runs in the background? __________________

Sep 11, 2006, 07:52 PM	#10
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Oh that's cool that you don't need to install software.. that's what I was worried about most. So it says 450 watts.. I have a 550watt PSU.. I wonder if I need a bigger UPS than that? I bet even at startup my PC doesn't draw any where near 550 watts though. So that should be ok I guess. __________________

Sep 11, 2006, 09:46 PM	#12
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Yeah that is what I would use it for too.. Just my PC, Speakers, and monitor plugged into it I guess.. Enough to use it for a couple minutes in case a power failure, enough time to shut down properly. Mostly I want it for the same thing, minor power fluctuation protection, etc.. __________________