Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great for running a series x and a monitor some other electronics

worked well for a few months but just quit working. i bought it september 2021. it only last until february 2022

Nine times out of ten, my shipment is delayed. I feel bad for the people who pay for their membership because you will not get what is promised. Im sticking to amazon and will return this and other items when they finally arrive.

I purchased six of these units in 2019. During a power failure today, two of the six units failed. I have to go find two replacement units and have to disposte of two units.

GOOD PRODUCT, EFFICIENT AND TAKES LESS SPACE ON THE TABLE

I’ve had APC UPS’s on my personal equipment in the past and also used them where I worked. I wasn’t a big fan of them years ago. The units I tried at home were very RFI noisy across all of the ham radio bands. You might not think that matters if you are not a ham radio operator, but it can affect any device you have with a radio receiver; i.e. garage door openers, wifi, bluetooth, some TV remotes, your AM/FM radios, etc. The units we had at work liked to ‘cook’ the batteries. I decided to give APC a try again with the new models, and point blank I’m glad I did. This APC backups pro 1500 was packed securely and arrived damage free. You’ll find a print out of the QC diagnostic test taped to the unit. The batteries in these units have easy tool-less access. Slide the cover down and pull them out. The batteries were pre-installed, they just needed one lead connected. The UPS comes with a long power cord. The back panel has plenty of power connectors, just pay attention that one side is only surge protected and not battery backed. The other side is battery and surge protected. There is a coax and ethernet pass through with surge protection. One questionable item I found is the use of a non standard USB cable for computer connection. The computer side has a standard USB A connector, the UPS side is RJ45 style. I wish they had used at least a USB B on the unit instead. Plenty of old printer cables laying around to use in case you lose the one that came with it. I installed the Powerchute software on my PC, which had no problem connecting to the UPS. It is however accessed through a web browser if you want to look at logs, setup the shutdown routine or any other functions. It does have a Energy reporting option that will tell you how many $$ worth of electricity the devices plugged into the UPS use over a time period. Overall the software feels dated though. The front panel display on the UPS unit gives you all the basic info, voltage, wattage, runtime battery level etc, all on an easy to read screen. The best part of this new APC backups pro for me is that it’s quiet across the ham radio bands, at least I haven’t been able to find any RFI noise caused by it. In normal operation with power on I don't see or hear any noise. If I pull the plug on the UPS to simulate power failure I don't see/hear any noise. A few moments after plugging the power back in I will start getting noise, I suspect it’s when the batteries are recharging from an outage, but I can live with that. I’m just happy there is no noise during normal operations. Overall I’m happy with the APC backups pro 1500 and glad I decided to try APC again. It’s not quite perfect with the non standard USB cable and browser based / dated feeling software, but gets a solid 4 stars from me.

Like so many others, 7 months old and the F06 Error has killed my unit. Never again on this brand.

Returned item and i was charged sales tax again for the replacement and item was shipped to somewhere that i am not depite my saying the delivery address is different than home address. Error due to store employee.

This unit arrived with a dead battery and would not charge or recognize the battery. Manufacturer has opened a case to try and resolve. Appears to have exceed3d the shelf live of the item while inBest Buy inventory.

This was a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be. But worth having. This will keep your PC up and running for 10-20 minutes. This gives you enough time to save any work. Or you can use this to back up modem/router, and power your tablets or phones etc. for a longer period. It has plenty of plugs on the back, some are just for surge protecting, while others do both surge and battery backup. It also has a USB-A and USB-C on the front. This is one complaint that I do have and that is that it does not have at least 2 USB-C ports. I would have liked to have seen 2 of each personally. It has a nice LCD monitor and lets you know what your load on it is, and about how long you have. Right now, I am using this in my front room with my router/modem to keep those powered on. I have tablets and phones and laptops, so when power goes out, it is nice to still be able to have internet and stream movies etc. as well as turn around and charge those devices as needed. My only other gripe is the size. But that is a great tradeoff for the power you get. If you do work from home, or work on a PC in general where you need to save if power goes out. This is for you. Even if you do not, you can still find this useful like I mentioned to keep other devices powered.

F02 Error randomly shut down , I literally just bought this less than 2 weeks ago and it already failed ... I am gonna try my luck getting a different one.

I bought this just after Christmas and 4 months later the thing nearly caught fire. Smoke started seeping out of it and a acrid smell of melting plastic filled my room. Avoid this if at all possible.

Arrived Dead. Great Product. APC quality control is garbage. Power cable on battery outlet looks shredded from the unfinished sharp corners of the crap injection molding job.

attempting to return...have had no success in making the machine work

solid unit for non business critical or when you are not running on a generator

I have had a number of APC products including some older gen units. APC has definitely improved on their already awesome performing products and this one is beautiful. It weighs more than it looks like it would which usually is a good sign. The fit and finish is absolutely high quality and I expect this to item to last for many years. What I enjoy most about this APC product is that it doesn't just have the outlets for back up of important electronics, but it also has USB-C for charging electronics with the APC quality, a clear digital display with info for everything necessary to quickly monitor, and it fits right in with high end electronics. Having an APC back up is essential these days with so many household electronics and smart products that connect to the wifi. This keeps the connection going in the household for cell phones to connect and to keep your PC running if necessary. It is just a rock solid backup for your PC and network, and APC is known for their reliability and quality products.

This ups is not good. It doesn’t return to power when your electricity comes back on, then dies. After 4 months of minimal load, it will no longer power on. Waste of money!

I bought two apc backup devices from BestBuy 1500M2 which has been giving a fault voltage not grounded red light on. Electrician has Check the house wiring no issues breakers and earth is correct. 1100 plugged in working correctly no issues or problems red light not on

Lasted 2 weeks and unit will not power on. No signs of surge or anything that would have taken it out.

Works ok, sometimes does not turn on. Hace to disconnect battery for it to start