This product gives me very nice backup power for a high-end PC and several gaming consoles and I haven't had any issues so far. I ran into some trouble in the past with monitoring the load and battery life on backup devices, and with this model it's very easy to notice these details. The only downside for me is that the fan can be a bit noisy, especially at night.
Pros: Good Power Output, Long Battery Life, Reliable
Good hardware, uninterrupted operation during commercial-power failure... Excellent product support... Bad-quality monitoring software intermittently fails to update, stops working, has to be started and/or restarted multiple times from Windows 7 "services"... Instruction manual inadequate for troubleshooting software issues... No firmware provision for verifying communication between computer and Tripplite hardware...
Pros: Good Power Output, Long Battery Life, Quiet Operation, Reliable, Small Footprint
Cons: Hard To Set Up
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from tripplite.comBy TrippLitePWR, TrippLitePWR, September 11, 2018
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Having had a competitors product that died 1 day after the warranty expired. I decided to purchase this one. This unit protected my high end computer system from a lightning strike that took out several things in our home. What more could I ask of this product. It is still functioning flawlessly. I highly recommend this to everyone.
The Smart1500LCDT is a great UPS for a Desktop Workstation. It is a much better design than the old APC UPS that we used before. It is clearly marked for the battery outlets and the surge only outlets. We plan on ordering multiple units for our Police Department soon based on this purchase.
I got this UPS for my office as I have 2 laptops and 4 PCs running for software testing. I needed a UPS that would provide both filtered AC power along with short term battery backup for those power glitches. The SMART 1500 LCDT fits my needs perfectly. The UPS kept my 4 PCs powered long enough (~5 minutes) to allow me to stop the running tests and power down the PCs without losing any data during a resent power outage.
I built my new computer in July 2014 and wanted to protect it from all mishaps specially electrical problems. Well after installing it in August 2014 so far I have had no problems. The unit has a 3 year warranty hope I don't have to use it any time. It looks good and is working fine. Buy it with confidence I highly recommend it as it a wise investment.
> worked with no hitches out of the box > it is protecting a computer, a network storage device, and a wireless router. It also provides regulated voltage to a printer, a scanner, two monitors, and two speakers. > I know I chose a rating that is higher than the expected load by a factor of 2 > tested the circuitry, and it worked fine > was actually present at my desk when we experienced 2-3 short duration (less than a second each) voltage sags, and the Smart1500LCT performed flawlessly.