Customer Ratings & Reviews

There is very little to report with a good UPS such as this APC Pro BN1050 model . It just sits there waiting for the dirty power to quit or surge. You have 4 surge outlets and 4 battery backup outlets. And a good informative digital display. Everything is well marked and easy to understand. And while many may not want to pay for a UPS for the few times a year the power might blink from a passing storm. It's a bit more than just peace of mind. It's also about making sure the electricity going into your devices is also safe energy for delicate electronics. APC UPS are just good peace of mind for a decent price. The APC BN1050M has 3 buttons, the third button to the right is used to wake the "display" (not shown in stock photos) to see all the info one could need about power being used or battery level still to go based on what items are plugged in. Will also show number of events in case you were not home or awake when the UPS did it's job. This is my 5th APC UPS and this one has enough wattage that it can handle my TV, cable box, and amp for about 15-20 minutes. I have other APC's dedicated to my router, modem and a projector in my small home theater. It's all just enough to give me time to power down devices if the power is going to be out for awhile. Or as the UPS term means, Uninterruptible Power Supply to get through those few seconds when the power blinks in the rural area I live in. APC is THE brand I trust for my UPS needs.

The APC Back-UPS Pro BN1050N is a power solution to help keep your devices safe (from power fluctuations) and powered up in case of a power outage. This device simply keeps power constant without any dips or spikes in the power delivery. Constant power is important to me as I want to keep my gaming PC and network devices protected from power issues and this has an automatic voltage regulation system that helps with that. The over-all case design is slim and has a footprint that easily fits under my desk. On the rear, there are a total of 8 power plugs, 4 provide battery + surge protection and the remaining 4 provide surge protection only. The plugs are oriented in a way that doesn’t really let you use devices with large power bricks since without taking up two spots. Some other APC devices usually have one plug with a gap around it so you can plug a larger brick in, but this is all close together. Regular standard power plugs you will have no problems though. My solution was to use a short extension cord to overcome this downside. Another great feature is the fact that you can easily replace the batteries on this without much hassle, and that will greatly extend of life of this for years and years. The current battery will most likely last about 3 or so years as does with most APC batteries that I have used in the past. The PowerChute software was a little confusing to find on the APC site since this particular model was not even listed on their site, but you just need to use PowerChute Personal Edition 3.1.0 (at the time of this writing) and it will work perfectly. The software is configurable for what you need this to do. For example, you can set it to gracefully shut down (they word it Hibernate) your PC when there is a specific amount of time left in the battery or if you want to turn it off at a different time. Energy cost / C02 emissions and kWh per day are displayed for you as well as estimated battery time based on current draw. APC is a very reliable brand and I have been using them for years without any major problems. We also use the very expensive units at work to protect our data center and network gear, so I have a lot of faith in them.

Works well, gives me enough power to survive a short outage or time to shut down my server properly. It's a pretty small profile too, which was what I needed. The display is helpful without displaying too much info.

Bought these to protect my computer equipment, wireless network system and home security system. Great features for the price. This is ready to tackle both brownouts and blackouts. Protects your equipment and gives you extra time to run your computer and WiFi while you wait for power to restore. Already survived two blackouts in NY suburbs this year, with no damage to equipment and without interrupting my work. Highly recommended.

I have always loved APC quality. Other than a battery dying once, I have never had an issue. (The battery was well past the expected life cycle x3) I play on maxed out gaming computers and would never trust less that APC. This one was for my roommate's smaller computer. But at 1050VA it fits the bill very nicely. Also with a smaller foot print I like that it is easy to move around and fits in smaller spaces.

I purchased this just in time! My previous non-APC UPS died, and I purchased the APC Back-UPS Pro 1050VA because we live in an area with a lot of electric fluctuations and thunderstorms. Three days after installing my new APC UPS, my property took a lightning, which fried several unprotected electronics in the house. Everything plugged into the APC survived and continued working without a hiccup. I'm so glad I bought it!

I have always been content with surge protectors, mostly because I've had mostly laptops and tablets. Batteries already included, so even in the event of a power outage, I was good to go until my battery ran out. Having recently purchased a desktop for the family, I thought it was time to switch it up. I've always been intrigued by UPS's, but it wasn't an essential need until recently. Out of the box you get the UPS unit and a data cable to USB.. Before you even plug it into an outlet, you have to connect the battery connector. The UPS wasn't even plugged in, and I saw two sparks when the lead connected to the battery. It freaked me, out so I unplugged it and plugged it in again to see if the sparks would fly again, and nothing the second time... a bit of relief. Once it's plugged in, the screen on the front lights up. I plugged in my desktop, monitor, and laptop. The back where the outlets are separated into back up and surge protection. The front screen indicates a good number of statuses. It shows an online status, load capacity, battery charge, overload, event, automatic voltage regulation, error detection, and mute. I immediately muted it, because I didn't want to hear a loud sound often. Everything is okay so far. The spark still freaks me out. I placed it in a well ventilated area, so hopefully all is good.

Works as expected, packaging was well done eand instructions were clear. Integrates well with my alerting.

Works as intended. The interface you get online works as intended and almost perfectly. I dont use none of the advance tools but it works for a simple desktop setup. I live near rain everyday and this works!

As someone who deals with regular power interruptions, I’m glad I grabbed this to protect my 30th anniversary PS5. It should allow enough power to run your PS5 and TV for around 8 minutes. This is just enough time to close the game and shut the console down properly. Only concern I had is connecting the positive terminal on the battery. There doesn’t appear to be enough cord to properly pull the battery out to connect the positive terminal which is required out of the box. When you push the battery back in to the unit, it’s seems to be in a bind.

Good size and easy to use, plenty of plugs in back and adequate backup time

Took it out of the box, plugged it into the wall, VIOLA! It works! Just like all the other APC UPS units I own. They just work!

This is a great tool especially if you have a standby power source. In the event you have electrical issue, you don't have to miss a beat. I use it for my modem and router. It provides surge protection as well as uninterrupted AC power. The display indicates the status of the device and the amount of time available for powering your devices.

I've always depended on a very dependable product to secure the integrity of my computing equipment. It is an outstanding product and well-worth the investment.

Works as advertised. Turned power off to change a switch and no interruptions.

Best back up battery. We can count on it doing the job especially with Florida storms.

Within a couple weeks of purchasing this backup a major storm knocked out power and the backup kept my workstation pc running plenty Lon enough for me to shut things down safely and power down the computer. I found after the fact that there is a little counter on the front and it had registered a number of instances where the battery kept everything smooth. I feel so much more at ease having my entire work station run through this. I need to figure out / get the auto shutdown features set to catch anything if I am away for a period of time. The specific battery I got isn’t large enough to run the computer and monitor for long but it’s long enough when under load to allow me to safely stop without feeling rushed in any regard. I’m looking into getting more of these for different elements of my home

Perfect for my office supports all of my devices perfectly!

So far, so good. We'll see how it does after the first storm or power outage (of which this location has plenty). Just trying to protect an ATM that I have on-site. The APC was easy to set up and it is providing me some extra confidence to protect my electronic assets.

I bought what I thought was a larger size and it does fulfill the function of giving me time to work on my computer, wrap things up and shut if down but definitely not working for hours after the power goes out. Nice to have a backup for charging other devices when the power goes out. Note that only 4 outlets are backed-up the other four are just pass through power.