February 18, 2011

Rumble in the Rack II - APC 302b versus Liebert lp312

Its been a busy sales week for APC SUA3000RM2U units.  Despite having disparaging remarks about it on my webpage, its still sells out.  ... but can it stand up to the Liebert
$469 - APC SUA3000RM2U (302b
versus 
$515 - Liebert PS3000RT3-120XR (lp312)
 v. 

Both units have
  • 3000va, 2700watts, 120volt line interactive power architecture
  • 2U frame size with 480vah battery capacity

APC has

  • Cheaper price
Liebert has
  • Separate controllable receptacle banks
  • Extended Run feature which allows for adding more batteries to increase runtime
  • Can be either rack or tower and comes with free rack rails
  • Network surge suppression
  • Separate twistlock receptacle on dongle cord for ease of connection
WINNER:  Liebert... not even close