Customer Ratings & Reviews

APC has always been at the top of Uninterruptible Power Supplies, and this one also doesn't disappoint. It's easy to setup as any other, and only requires connecting the battery after pulling it out of the box. It is a little awkward since the wire is short, but it didn't give me too much trouble. It may be helpful to have a second pair of hands to help you just in case. The battery was at about 40% charge out of the box, which is fairly typical, for the health and safety of the battery during shipping. I plugged it in, and nothing seemed to happen, even after pressing the power button. But to turn it on, you have to hold the power button for a few seconds. The same goes for basically the rest of the functions where you have to hold the button for 2-3 seconds (the only exception being the menu button). There is a colored ring light around the front display, and a light on the back the illuminates the connections. The rear light is kind of helpful for getting everything plugged in, but after that... I prefer to not showcase the rats-nest of wiring that I have. If you are good at keeping your wire-clutter nice, neat and organized, the accent lighting might be nice to highlight your handiwork. The rear light can be toggled off by holding the light button on the front. Holding it again will continue to toggle through the light configurations (front on, rear off; rear on, front off; both off; both on). Pressing the light button will change the color of the lights. Unfortunately there is no option to have it cycle through the colors. The front right light will illuminate as a partial ring depending on the last function display you had up. Battery remaining, battery load, and power usage will all cause the ring to partially light up to reflect the percent of the load/remaining time. I find this to be a pretty neat feature. Other function displays, such as voltage or frequency, will cause the ring to be fully lit. After a period of time the function display will turn off, just leaving the ring lit. It's great being able to see how much power I'm using at a glance, and how much estimated battery time that would give me at any given moment. Fortunately, I've not had any power outages, but I did unplug it, and then connected a cheap oscilloscope to the outlets and saw a nice smooth sinewave. You can install the APC software on your computer and connect to the UPS to change a few settings, but they're basically limited to adjusting the sensitivity of the UPS, viewing capacity/runtime, and triggering your computer to shutdown in the event of a power outage. You can also enter the cost of electricity, and it will estimate how the devices plugged into it have cost to run. But it seems the computer needs to be plugged in for this to be tracked; it does not get tracked locally on the UPS. Overall, I'm very happy with this UPS and have plenty of peace of mind that my computers and related equipment will be protected during power outages, surges, brownouts, etc... and won't interrupt my work or gaming session, while giving me enough time to wrap up, save my work, send parting messages, or fire up my generator.

I bought my first UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) after a tragic thunderstorm which cost me several hard drives and years of work. To be honest, with the state the power grid is in in my area, it's a must to have one. We have regular outages and blackouts which can harm or kill your electronics. Since I arranged a new office recently, I decided to go big and get the APC 1500VA. And I couldn't be happier. Before I run through the review, know that you should always get a UPS that will be able to handle more than you have plugged into it. The 1500VA is supporting a gaming laptop, a desktop gaming rig, a laser printer and an ultra-wide screen, as well as a couple of speakers. That might seem a lot, but I barely ever use everything at the same time, so it's more than enough. The first thing you'll notice is how heavy this thing is. Considering that it packs some big batteries (don't forget to connect them prior to use), it's not surprising. The box contains the unit, a power monitor cable which can be connected to a computer in order to gain insights into how well your device is doing and that's about it. A short quick start manual helps you figure out how to install the UPS and you're good to go. You should let the batteries charge fully before hooking up devices to it. Mine was done by the end of the day which was faster than I had expected. After setting it up at the end of the desk, I started plugging everything in and was done in less than 10 minutes (I had to reroute some cables else it might have taken even less time). Now, backup power supplies have become more than just power your devices in case of an outage. They keep the electricity flowing properly and mitigates power variations (think of a toaster oven that makes the lights flicker when you turn it on and off). This will help you to keep your system running efficiently and is less hard on power supplies and components. Of course, there's other advantages in using a UPS, such as protecting Ethernet connections. The biggest plus of APC's product is the interface. Located at the top of the device is a screen which shows all the details you'd ever need to know about the devices hooked up to the UPS. The buttons are labeled clearly and allow to monitor and change certain aspects of the UPS. I won't get into specifics but just know that it shows you the charge level, the wattage used and more. This baby is pretty close to being perfect. If you add the fact that it actually has a very small footprint on or under your desk, you know you've got a winner. I can't stress enough how important a backup power supply can be. As I mentioned at the beginning, not having one has cost me a lot, in terms of equipment damage as well as in lost data. I would recommend this UPS by APC for its convenience, build and options. Add the neat USB charging ports in the front and it's a must-have. Excellent product!

We all (should) know that power surges are the enemy of sensitive electronics like consoles and computers. But power OUTAGES and voltage drops can be just as damaging, both to the longer term health of your devices and to your game progress. That's why having a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) is critical even if it's not the most "hip" new thing.. And when it comes to UPS, APC (by Schneider Electric) is one of the pillars of the industry - with many years of producing great products that provide solid protection and a strong feature set. And this new "gaming" focused version of the Back-UPS Pro 1500VA (900W) is a great example of what they can produce. While it has a bit of a gamer aesthetic, this UPS is all business (and can be used for work or play) with a HUGE capacity to ensure you can safely end your game and shut down even if the power goes down (note, some high end PC systems can pull more than 900W, make sure your setup is 900W or under at load if you want to be able to run on battery long enough to get out of the game / save / shut down). And if you're pulling LESS power, it will run even longer (of course run time is dependent on state of charge and total power usage across all 6 battery backed outlets). And if you're away from your PC, you can set up a USB connection between the data port on the back of the UPS and your computer and use the APC software to automatically detect a power outage and safely shutdown your PC without you having to do a thing! Beyond the battery backup though, there's another great feature here that sometimes gets overlooked and that's the "AVR" or average voltage regulator. Even if your power seldom goes out, you might have noticed that a light sometimes "dims" particularly if your AC or some other high power device kicks on. This is a voltage drop (also called a "brown out" sometimes) and can be just as bad if not WORSE for sensitive electronics like PCs and consoles that depend on solid, standard voltage for operation. Repeated voltage drops can lead to premature wear and failures on devices. But THIS APC unit has a AVR feature that allows it to detect drops in input voltage and automatically start using the battery to compensate, keeping the power to your devices constant and preventing wear and tear on them. Brilliant! And something everyone should have. So there you have it - a great UPS device for gaming or every day / work use with tons of features (did I mention it also functions as a surge protector, with 4 non-battery surge protected outlets and surge protection for co-ax cables as well?) and solid performance in my testing. It IS very heavy - as it should be with all the batteries - at 30lbs+ but such is how UPS devices are. So if you could use more stability in your power, give this APS Back-UPS Pro a try today!

As more and more homes have been built in my area I have noticed more and more instances of randomly dimming lights and some odd behavior from certain devices. I have transitioned from using standard surge protectors to UPS's for my important electronics like my computers, network equipment, and some entertainment equipment like my game consoles. The advantage of a UPS like this is that they are designed to help regulate voltage to your devices instead of just guard against power surges. When the power dips below the expected threshold it will use the battery to supplement as needed to ensure proper voltage is delivered to your devices. This particular UPS also provides pure sine wave output, not simulated, which is ideal for high end electronics like computer power supplies and A/V receivers for example. I am using this 1500VA back-up on my main gaming PC which has a 14900K and 4080 cooled by a custom water cooling loop running on a EVGA 1000W Platinum rated power supply. Playing modern AAA games like Black Ops 6 my PC will typically pull around 550-600W which is about ~60% of the capacity of this 1500VA unit which should support roughly 900W maximum. With that load it wont last long on the battery, maybe a couple minutes, but still ample time to close out of whatever game and shut down the computer safely in the event of a complete power loss. The only drawback to these UPS devices versus a GOOD traditional surge protector is the joules they can absorb. I have several APC surge protectors rated for ~4300 joules where as this unit has a more modest rating of 1080. With that being said APC still offers $150000 of connected equipment coverage with this unit and a 3 year warranty. The battery is replaceable in this unit as well for a longer service life. I have used both Cyberpower and APC over the years, this APC unit is one of the nicest I've owned so far so I would have no issues recommending this to friends and family if they needed a pure sine wave output UPS system.

I just got mine, honestly if price is not an issue, this is the best out there! Looks and works perfectly