Customer Reviews for Tripp Lite - SmartPro 1500 VA Rackmount/Tower Digital UPS - Black
Customer Rating
5
Great rack mount UPS
on November 1, 2012
Posted by: glgordon
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Easy install, zero problems during the frequent power blips we see in central Pennsylvania. LCD screen is easy to read, even in the wall mounted racks that are 15' high on the wall in the plant.
These are a really good product for the price. We have 4 of these supporting 7 servers, 4 switches, 1 SAN, and some other odds and ends. We have had a few power outages and the auto shutdown software is great for gracefully shutting down ALL servers (with a combination of thier Power Alert Local & Network software).
I am a long-time Tripp-Lite user and find the Smart 1500LCD to be of the same high quality as other Tripp-Lite products. I own two SMART 1500LCDs. The 8-outlet back panel accomodates my computer, dual monitors, external hard drive, sound system and scanner with room to spare. The front-panel LDC provides easy readings of incoming voltage, battery capacity and special voltage conditions, such as brownouts. Great product, small footprint. And the Tripp-Lite voltage-monitoring software guarantees a safe system shutdown (protecting my work) if a power outage occurs while I am away from my office.
Replaced another dead battery ups with the smart1500lcd
on October 13, 2012
Posted by: CTMike
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My older (5 years) UPS battery just died and I needed to replace it with a comparable model. Of course dead model no longer in production, so purchased the smart1500lcd. It does take up very little space which is great and has an lcd that shows you voltage and battery life just like my previous unit. The bad is the manual. It does NOT tell you which outlets are battery protected. I had to go onto the website which showed that the right side is both battery and surge, Confusing because one review stated that all 8 are both battery and surge? Don't know which is correct, but I am trusting the website?
We just bought four of the Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS. I love them so far they were the cheapest rack mount UPSÕs I could find that had AVR in it. As a bonus it has an easy to read LCD on the front that gives you real time incoming AC Volts so you will be able to see if you have a fluctuation. It also has some easy to read symbols that will pop up when the power goes out along with a meter that tells you how much juice remains and its back lit.
Approximately 2-3 days after this product was installed we had two power outages and the product worked well both times. Only installed one month so can't same much else at this point.
The Tripp-Lite Smart1500LCD a decent unique product: THE GOOD 1] It has enough power for 900 Watts to power medium to medium Hi PC systems. 2] It has 8 plugs that are ALL Surge AND UPS protected, giving me assurance no matter where I insert my plugs, I AM Protected. 3] Real-time voltage screen assess wiring voltage consistence. THE BAD 1] Smells bad sometimes during use; use in well-ventilated area 2] FAN NOISE It happened three times that the fan went bad. Had Customer Service, Tech Support and Marketing replace my unit...they honored it. 3] No Live Load use Meter software like others makers of UPS Systems.
I purchaced this unit to replace an old APC backup. First of all, this is a great looking unit compared to the "block" I use to have and it's rack mountable. I produce videos and photos. A brownout or power failure can ruin a lot of creativity that I would have to go back and redo. I am running a custom made tower with a Xeon processor #600w power supply#, RAID drive and 1 of 2 monitors on this system. I have about 15minutes of BU to save and shut down.