Features:

  • 1500VA / 865W Battery Backup Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Input Connections: NEMA 5-15P
  • 10 Total Outlets: 5 Outlets provide UPS Power Backup and Surge Protection; 5 Outlets offer Surge Protection Only
  • Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) maintains safe voltage conditions without using backup battery power. Operating temperature 32 - 104 °F ( 0 - 40 °C )
  • A supplemental external Battery Pack (sold separately) provides even more runtime during outages (Sold Separately, part # BR24BPG)
  • When the power goes out, an APC battery backup with surge protection provides guaranteed power for computers, external hard-drives and other electronics, including your wireless router so you can maintain a network connection for your IoT devices when you need it most
67 Minutes Of Run Time For ENTIRE Data Closet

Arrived fully charged. I bought this to keep up my Data Closet during power blips. My SANs were always turning off and it was really annoying. Along with this I also purchased the BR1500G (BR24BPG) (it's an extra battery for this unit.) It is currently powering: Synology DS2415+ Netgear ReadyNAS 516 SuperMicro E200-8D (ESXi Lab) Yamaha Receiver RX-V679 Reolink RLC-410 Security Camera (with TP-Link Injector) Orbi RBR50 AT&T Fiber Router AT&T ONT Device My entire home alarm system (with smart panels, doors, windows, glass breaks, motions, etc.) A custom built Intel i7 PC for gaming A Cisco Switch An HDMI Splitter Two BAFX Products IR Repeater's AppleTV With ALL of that on and running (during a power outage if I were home I would down a lot of that stuff...) but worse case scenario if I leave ALL of that running - it says I would have an estimated 67 minutes of run time. Pretty awesome. I have attached some pictures.

Fish tank sump backup power

I have this connected to my fish tank main sump return pump and a 50 watt heater. The pump is a siccre 3.5 and pulls around 35-38 watts the heater pulls 48 watts with only the pump on this will last 116minutes if both are on the time drops to about one hour. I usually take small 5 minute power hits for the substation to switch over but this prevents my main pump from turning off which keeps the water circulating at a minimum on my reef tank. I also got the BR24BPG external battery backup for the BR1500G. Adding the external battery backup takes the runtime to 466 minutes with just the pump on I would have to guess around 4 hours with the heater on too.

Fantastic UPS!

I was a tad hesitant in ordering this UPS unit, only due to the fact that I had a not too pleasant experience with them in the past (15+ years ago); however, I was totally blown away by this UPS unit. Not only is the onboard display fantastic, but the software is over the top! I also plan on buying the APC External Battery Backup Pack for Model BR1500G (BR24BPG), with in the next 30 days. That add on was the selling point that made the deal for me! As it stands right now, the UPS is reporting that I have about 45 minutes of run time with the items I have connected and backed up via the battery. After I add on the APC External Battery Backup Pack (which by the way has 4, yes, 4 batteries inside of it, will bring my battery run time to over 2 hours. That is one heck of a deal, plus all of the batteries in BOTH units are user serviceable! In conclusion, I highly recommend this unit and the APC External Battery Backup Pack to anyone needing this level of protection and available run time should you lose power!

Totally adequate. Essential investment to protect your hardware.

Pros: - Does exactly what it is stated to do. - LED screen is intuitive and informative Cons: - Not a true sine wave, if you're using equipment that's sensitive to that kind of thing. - Unit is physically heavy, if that matters to you Other thoughts: Haven't owned the unit long enough to judge its battery life or real-life performance under power problems yet. Used the coaxial cable accommodation with no impact to internet bandwidth or latency. -edit- Okay so summer hasn't been kind to my home's power and I've gone through about 7 brief brownouts in the week or so I've had the thing working. Zero issues switching from wall power to battery power, no interrupts or power cycles on my computer, modem, two phones and two monitors. Again, it's only been 1 week but it's been exemplary so far.

Never worry about an outage again

I bought this product in preparation for Hurricane Irma, and it has worked perfectly during my use. Even when there are no storms, my area is slightly prone to outages, and this UPS has never failed to provide uninterrupted PC use. During the storm, I had the chance to truly stress-test this product, as I was experiencing multiple power outages a minute. During 40 minutes of PC use, with lights constantly flickering, the UPS logged over 40 events that required battery backup, yet my PC was completely unaffected. After the storm, I was without power for 2.5 days, and the battery kept enough power to charge multiple phones multiple times. In my philosophy, the more information I have the better off I am, so I love the LCD display, which lets me keep track of how much battery time I have at my current load, the voltage being output, etc. The software it comes packed with is also very handy, as it allows you to easily change the device's settings. If you live in an area with above-ground power lines (ie. most of America), I'd highly recommend this, as those power lines are prone to many different hazards, which could cut power when you least expect it. Be aware that this is NOT a replacement for a backup generator. This provides power to a few devices for a short amount of time.

Don't Panic the Super Loud fan with Quit Eventually

I purchased a BR1500G with the optional BR24BPG battery pack. Plugged it all in and powered it on. A few seconds later a super loud fan started running. After an hour i was out digging in the trash to get the boxes so i could return the item. About 2 hours after plugging it in the fan finally quit and all was quiet. I currently have a Router, Wireless Access Point, Cable Modem, Wireless Phone Base Station, Ink Jet printer and a 40w lamp.The total load on the system is 68 watts and the estimated run time if the power goes out is 294 mins. Now that the noise has quit I am very happy with my purchase.

Warranty Used After 2.5 Years. Unit works great. Windows friendly.

First off, expect this unit to fail right around the 3 year mark. I bet this is manufactured to last just beyond 3 years as the warranty is only good for 3 years. If you buy with the expectation of getting only about 3 years out of the unit you should be pretty happy with it. If it dies before 3 years, consider yourself lucky, the warranty department with the manufacturer is very responsive. My unit died after 2.5 years. After about a 15 minute phone call I had a new unit shipped to me and a return label generated so that I could send the old unit back. In terms of performance, this APC backup is quite good. I plugged my desktop computer, modem, and router into this. When we lose power, we still get Internet access. Windows on my DESKTOP machine realizes it's plugged into a battery and when the battery kicks on I have my Windows configured to safely shutdown. That leaves the Internet up for smartphones. We get about 3 hours of use before it is drained. Good enough to last through a quick blip. APC is a pretty good brand name in professional opinion. I am familiar with backup battery technology in the computer wide area network sector. There are a few big names and APC is one of them. Generally they are known for supplying reliable units and are known for being trustworthy as a company.

Does the job well

I bought this to deal with the blackouts I had been dealing with. After three power outages that abruptly turned off my gaming PC in the middle of usage, I needed to find a way to protect my PC from further power disruption so as not to break it. This back-UPS is heavy but sturdy. It is not a plug and play machine. You actually need to physically pull out the battery and flip it over to insert the battery in the correct orientation. If you don't do that, then it probably won't work. I didn't install the software or in fact mess with any of the settings. Once I installed the battery correctly, I plugged in my PC tower and my double monitors. After some consideration, I plugged in my TV and PS4 as well because I had extra plugs. And I did use multiple extension cords to fit everything. When my first power outage happened I didn't even notice it happening. My computer didn't flicker or react in any way. I was pleasantly surprised at how smooth the transition was from power to battery. Unfortunately, with my computer on, the display said it only had 10 minutes of power left even at full battery. Which is fine for what I needed--all I wanted was the chance to properly shut down my computer on my own terms in the event of a blackout. Once my computer was off, the display changed to around 100 minutes of power, and when I turned the TV on it changed to 60 minutes. The run time isn't very long but the UPS was satisfactory for me in providing continuous power to protect my computer. I haven't used it very long so I can't attest to its longevity. As a side note I noticed when I first plugged everything in I faintly smelled burnt plastic. The smell lingered for a couple days but I didn't see any issues with the device. After a while, the smell vanished. I'm not sure what it meant but in my personal experience it did not affect its ability to do its job.

Great for a PS4 in sleep-mode

I wanted to get something to back-up my PS4. I was putting my PS4 into sleep mode all the time, which is a cool feature, but overnight power blips would often shut it down non-gracefully, which can corrupt your hard drive. I researched several UPSes, and was about to buy one that was $60, but found on reviews that it did NOT have an "auto-restart" feature, which pretty much prevents its use for my purposes. Imagine, the PS4 is in sleep mode, the power blips off for 5 seconds, the UPS goes into battery mode, and does NOT go back into power-line mode when the power comes back up. Thus your PS4 continues to run off the battery until it drains totally out, and then powers off suddenly. It's true, the PS4 may make it through the night on standby running on the UPS battery, but I didn't like this scenario. I researched this one, and it seemed to have the "auto restart" feature. It was a little more expensive, but decided it would have other uses as well. I ordered it and it arrived superfast (thanks Amazon). It's seems to be a very nicely designed unit. Works as intended. It has an nice display which shows the power draw, estimate running time, and actual time left. You can also mute it. I tested it with my PS4 in sleep mode by unplugging it. It worked great. Plugged it back in, and it switched back to line-power mode. Great item for my application!

Perfect for my use case

Pros: -My PC and monitor, which combined during this low power web browsing session are using ~70 watts, will run for over an hour on this UPS -Power saving outlets mean I don't have to have a 'smart' power strip to shut off my studio speakers, which would otherwise have to be manually turned on and off to maximize their service life. -Easy form factor to sit under my desk and be unobtrusive -Expandable with another APC battery pack -Integrates perfectly with Windows 10 power manager without having to use APC's software Cons: -As mentioned in other reviews, this UPS does not produce a perfect sine wave. This can cause some interesting behavior with some power supplies, for example mine makes a strange electrical noise and my framerate in games severely degrades on battery power. I do not experience these issues with my APC Smart-UPS (which is also much quieter!) -If the power does go out and you'd like to complete your current task, you'll probably be annoyed by the fan that kicks on when it switches to battery power. The fan is fairly loud and also turns on during charging mode. TL;DR -Great option for a workstation, but don't run equipment on it that would fail if being powered by a faux sine wave.

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