Customer Ratings & Reviews

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!

Pretty simple instructions for setup. Remove battery door, connect red terminal to battery and close battery door. I did find that it was easy to open it, but it was a bit tricky to get the panels lined up to slide the battery door back into place. It took me several attempts to get it back on. There is then the data port cable that plugs into an RJ45 connector on the UPS and a USB connection on your computer. The next instruction was to download and install the PowerChute Personal Edition Software (PCPE) and a URL is provided. Interestingly, one of the first things that I noticed is a message on the main page for PCPE indicating the software is to be discontinued at the end of 2024 and replaced with PowerChute Serial Shutdown. I installed both to try out and found that I liked the Personal Edition which is a Windows application over the newer Serial Shutdown which is a web browser-based app having less features and functionality in my opinion. Also, you can only have one or the other installed at a time. There are ample outlets provided at the back of the unit. 4 providing surge protection and 6 providing battery backup plus surge protection. There are also an ethernet and coax surge protection connections as well plus 3 USB charging ports on the front. The display interface is large and provides relevant information about the status of the unit such as load, battery capacity, estimated runtime etc. If you plan on having your UPS, be a visible part of your setup there is a 12-color selectable LED circle light on the front as well as a matching LED color light on the rear of the unit. The lights can also be disabled if preferred. The case is slim and has an aesthetic design so it would look good sitting on or under the desk. This thing has plenty of capacity. I had my gaming PC, 2 gaming monitors and speakers connected and while running PC hard the load never went over 35-40%. There also just happened to be one short power outage since setting up the UPS and it performed flawlessly.

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