CONCLUSION

   Prior to finishing and publishing this review we actually spend almost two months of testing not only because we wanted to put the PR1500ELCDRTXL2U up against real fluctuations coming from the electrical grid but also because of its sheer weight which made it extremely hard for us to put on the photo bench and take pictures (34.5Kg on an 30Kg certified bench is not recommended). Nevertheless although in the end as you can all see we did manage to take pictures of the unit we were not lucky enough (if you can call it that) to get extreme electrical fluctuations from the local grid and so we had to improvise. So instead we simulated several electricity cuts by switching the main power of the lab off, sometimes for long periods of time (during which we used the main test rig to play games in order to see just how well the unit would cope) and others just instantly. Through these tests it's very easy to check the quality and performance of a UPS unit and the fact that both of the AEG 1000VA ones we have here were unable to endure them in a way proves that (the CyberPower CP1500EPFCLCD we have here also had no problem with these tests). One of things many people will love is that during all our tests the PR1500ELCDRTXL2U was pretty much inaudible although it does feature three 80mm fans (something i can't say for most UPS units I’ve tried in the past). Perhaps the only thing i would like to see by CyberPower would be a PowerPanel design similar to the personal edition since i am really tired of explorer based control panels (modem/routers, NAS servers and webcams are more than enough) but that's just me being picky.

   Professional grade UPS units usually don't come cheap but i was surprised to see that the PR1500ELCDRTXL2U is not actually as expensive as i thought it would be and so our friends accross the Atlantic can currently find it on sale for an incredible price of just USD350.16 (PR1500LCDRTXL2U model) inside the USA (Purchase Directly From Amazon.com) while for EU residents things are not really that good since here it retails for 600Euros (Purchase Directly from Amazon.de). Leaving out the price however (the quite attractive one inside the USA) because of their size and design Rackmount equipment is mostly ment for enterprise use but lucky for us CyberPower has made certain that the PR1500ELCDRTXL2U can be used pretty much everywhere by giving it a more "flexible" tower design so whether you want a professional grade UPS for home, office or business use the PR1500ELCDRTXL2U has you covered and then some thanks to the many state of the art technologies used and because of all of the things mentioned it earns our Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Performance
- Technologies Used (Pure SineWave/Green Power UPSTM/Automatic Voltage Regulation)
- 3" Multi-Function LCD Readout
- Hot-Swap Battery Pack
- Rackmount And Tower Design
- Extended Runtime By Using More Battery Packs (Up To 10)
- Protected On/Off Button
- 1500VA/1125W
- Equipment Protection Policy (100k)
- Current Price (In The USA) 

CONS

- Current Price (In The EU)