UPS recommendations?

[Matthew Carpenter]

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 08:14:15 PM Lonni J Friedman via Linux-users 
wrote:
> Hey folks,
> I'm in the market for a good UPS for my home office.  Key word being
> 'good'.  I don't want some junk that doesn't work well, or fails after
> a few months.  I also don't want to spend a fortune, but I'm willing
> to spend a few hundred for something good.  My minimum requirements
> are:
> * at least 1kW capacity
> * at least 1 hour of battery capacity during power outages
> * shields devices from power fluctuations, spikes, and other abnormalities
> * at least two power sockets (2 devices)
> * good Linux support
> 
> Is there anything that doesn't cost thousands that meets those requirements?
> 
> thanks


I just replaced my old UPS with a "CyberPower 1500AVRLCD" for $138 on Amazon.  
It has the gimmicky front panel with pretty indicators.  But the reviews I 
read seemed to indicate good things over APC (which some of the reviews seem 
to indicate has lost a lot of it's initial quality).  

I run a virtual machine cluster on this guy and I have a auto-on generator, so 
I'm basically interested in the longevity of the battery.  I don't really even 
want it to talk to Linux, because I don't want my virtual server shutting down 
when the power blips, because 30 seconds later I have power again.  I need 
power conditioning and long-term short-coverage battery support.

Sorry, probably not helpful.  But the reviews make me thing this system is 
worth the risk of trying something new.

Matt