Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is the second APC Backup power supply that I have bought. I bought one about 5 years ago for my office (computer, voip phone, and router) and it still works great. I bought another brand (cheaper) for my living room (security camera system) that died about a year ago so I bought this second APC and both are still working great. You can hear the click and the display lights up when there is a power surge so I know it is working. During power failures, they have kept our internet service, VOIP phone, computer, and security camera running without any problem. This is a great backup to have even if you have a whole-home generator since that 10-second delay would still drop your internet without the backup power supply. It keeps your business uninterrupted whether it is a brief surge or power is out for a couple hours.

The Back up UPS was easy to install with instructions. Shipping was quick and on time. Unit powered on and charged and kept my pc and printers on for 15-20 minutes before power was turned back on during a black out. Would recommend for medium use devices that are not power hungry.

Excellent 1500VA UPS. I use it to keep the internet modem, router, and switch running when the power goes out. I only load it to 21 watts, so I get 3 hours of run time to keep the wireless internet running off battery. Has USB on the front for charging your phone. You can connect it to a Windows PC using the APC software to further configure it. If you have sensitive electronics, you can set it to be more sensitive for brown outs or when the line voltage drops just a little. Default sensitivity is medium, but you may want it set to more sensitive for computer equipment or internet routers. Runs quiet. After a power outage, will recharge within a day. Easy to replace battery from side panel. Display shows how many estimated minutes you have on battery based on your current power usage. This is the reason I got this one. Also easily displays current battery charge amount.

Quick setup, works well out of the box. Accompanying data cable allows for device communication when switching to battery power. The user interface on screen is clear and easy to read very helpful to see the load on the device. Will happily get another if I have the need.

Learned right away it does the job. I have sound issues so I noticed it makes a high frequency noise when active, gives a bit of a headache. Battery life has me a little concerned but I still need to read the manual, cause the thing kept going grom 4hrs to 30min.

Saved me from multiple power failures!! Could have corrupted data when lost power, so save me a ton of time (Money). Easy to setup and use.

Anyone who owns tech needs this. My area is prone to brown outs and black outs. Before I bought this, the power outages ruined my router, actually causing a burnt out port. I vowed to not get a new router until I had something to protect it. I ended up buying two of these. One is for my modem, router, and my son's school laptop. The other one sits in my living room, protecting my husband's expensive computer, Xbox series X, and our TV. When the power goes out, the battery lasts for 180 minutes. The back offers just surge ports and battery + surge ports, and plenty of each. Do yourself a favor: invest in this to protect your expensive tech.

I got this to provide peace of mind and to insure there were no internet disruptions as my wife works from home. So I have the router, modem, PS5 and Oled TV connected to the surge protection outlets on the unit. All located in my master bedroom. I really like the display which provides the necessary information to see how the unit is working. It also reports any events that may have happened throughout the day if you didn’t happen to be home. And when there is an event, it chimes to let you know that it has kicked in. I like that I can also put the display on sleep mode as having it in the master bedroom makes it annoying if it were left on. The only thing I cannot dim is the power button but I easily rectified that with a small piece of black electrician’s tape. You can’t even tell it’s there. Since I also have it tucked behind my TV, I utilize the USB and USB-C ports for my personal devices every day so this also allows me to check that it’s on since I covered the power button (and it’s the only indication that it’s on if you’ve dimmed the display). I had to get several small extension cords/adapters (6 inch) to allow me to connect each individual device next to each other in the allocated area for surge protection. As with many devices today, they come with large adapter type plugs and it’s almost impossible to put more than three of these devices in the small area of outlets that are on surge protectors or strips. Bottom line it’s worth every penny if for the reasons I provided above. Our “brown-outs” don’t usually last more than an hour so I was confident this had the necessary backup power for my needs and devices. Yours may vary depending on what you’re running so be mindful of that.

We have been using the APS systems of this size for a number of years. They redesign the front panel and displays, but the quality for us remains good. Our studios have (2) full racks of equipment in our transmitter room, and each one is protected by APC. (see in lower left of attached pictures. ) In our case, this latest unit is deployed to protect our AM processing, stereo Automatic Gain Control, system monitor, and metering. It gives us plenty of run time should our generator not kick in quickly in a grid outage. We should note that one of the reasons we choose the APCs is for their automatic voltage regulating circuits, not JUST the backups. When you buy a unit with AVR, sensitive electronics are protected from the slightest overage or underage which can affect them. Also, contrary to some beliefs, when you know the total wattage you will use and have a rack system like we do, many of the units are low-wattage/low consumption, and it IS okay to use a long bench-style power strip to distribute more power UP through the rack if the supplied amount of outlets is not enough on the APC UPS. Note I didn't say a second surge protector, rather just a long multi-outlet strip that can serve items in the top of the rack. This gives us more protected outlets for fans, small signal amplifiers, USB devices, etc. APC is being utilized in all our studios and this particular unit in our engineering department with no problems. The ONE time we had an issue with an in-warranty UPS, they shipped one to us right away with no issue, which is why we keep the factory check paperwork attached to each one for date of manufacture and test info should we be asked. You won't go wrong with these units, or others from APC of similar build.

Rarely ever do I get power outages or crazy fluctuations in voltage. Bought it for peace of mind and a few weeks later I get a storm that knocks out the power for a few seconds, but he UPS keeps all my networking and PC on, which was amazing because I was in the middle of a timed online quiz from school! Saved me from a lower grade :)

I've had multiple APC units in the past, and all have been great. I recently took one out of line due to age (well over 15 years old), outlet count, and the battery. This will make my third BN1500M2, and the other two have been wonderful. I must give credit to APC. One of my other units ate a full blown lightning strike and still works flawlessly. I have antennas on a 50' tower in the pasture and lightning struck the tower, traveling down 4-conductor wire into a control module inside the house and plugged into the APC unit. The control module made some solid sparks, and the C13 plug from it to the APC unit blew the ground pin out and sent chunks of rubber across the room. The APC happens to have some soot around that specific plug, but after tripping the breaker and getting AC power back to it (it tripped the house breaker and the units own breaker) it works flawlessly.

You want your gaming rig protected. Not only from viruses, but from power outages and spikes. This is it. This guy will protect your (hint: this is your list of must protect): PC/Mac; Router/Switches/Internet; at least 1 monitor. Do not use for laser printers (or any printer, for that matter). You want monitor your power system, APC provides PowerChute software that has been running on servers for decades. Its user configurable and and has a friendly interface. This was used during an outage and safely shutdown my rigs to prevent damage from power outages.

Regarding the APC - Back-UPS Pro 1500VA Battery Back-Up System: Let me start by stating upfront that our usage with this product is not normally associated with an APC product. We are using this as a battery backup for our on demand heating system. And works excellently. Most use this as a backup for a computer and /or the periphery associated with the same. But I will say that the power needs of our unit at Min/Max needs are met, and by calculation, will hold power for approximately 3-6 hours which is fine as historically our outages last about 1-2 hours or less. The APC company makes excellent products and we feel good about this one. Thank you Best Buy for having this product available! Cheers

Fantastic product that protects my computer from power surges and gives me time to shut everything down safely.

This thing is pretty nice. I can’t say anything negative about it really... Only a few issues of personal preference. I wish it were horizontally oriented because it’s too tall to fit properly in the space I’ve designed for it. I had to lay it flat on its side. I wish all the sockets on the back were “battery + surge” I believe 4 of the outlets are surge protection only (not battery). I have my entire home theater system plugged to it; which consists of 1 65” OLED tv, one 900 watt AV receiver Two Definitive super towers with built in powered subwoofers, PS4, Nintendo switch, wireless router, HDMI switch box, and some other stuff. It has USB-C on the front which comes in handy during an outage for charging a phone or other small devices. On battery backup mode with the sound system on moderate volume, I can get about 10 minutes of run time. That’s excellent for a small battery. It gives me just enough time to save my game, and safely shut the system down. That’s worth $200 to me!

I bought the 900 watt unit, probably bigger then i needed. But the price difference between all three wasn't that much. Set up was easy, be sure to download the power chute from the APC website. I made an unboxing and setting up video. It's on my YouTube Channel, check it out. Search on YouTube [ how to w/Paul Henderson]

For many years , I have been using APC products to protect my computer from power surges and power outage which are common here in the sunshine state of Florida during and after Thunderstorm and Hurricane season. This is a must have if you want to protect your investment. Batteries are replaceable but last 5 years or longer based on my personal experience. Would I recommend this product -without Question,Yes ! The Newer model provides you great details on watts and load levels in realtime.

I purchased this unit after the "other brand" let me down and cost me a desktop and other devices when it failed. The many features this device offers is what drew me to it. The voltage fluctuation recording ability and software to manage settings and the ability for it to shut your pc down properly in the event of a power outage were the two biggest. I've paired it with a dedicated circuit for my pc and a whole home surge suppressor. It's a not too large which is a pro and con. If you have a lot of devices utilizing transformers, you won't be able to utilize every receptacle and will need a second surge suppressor strip. The coaxial and ethernet surge support provides complete protection. Very happy with this purchase so far.

Very good battery backup I will recommend to any office

During a power outage (which I have already experienced) this UPS will power just my router for way more than 2 hours. Add my TV, and Nvidia Shield with external hard drive, it will go for about 55 minutes. A+ I am glad I purchased this device.