APC BR1500 Back-UPS 1500VA for Home/Office Computers

Average customer rating: 4.5

Best UPS I've had for home office, and most expensive
Best investment, ever.
It was good for an indoor fireworks show...
works great.
BR1500 and BX1500 Backup UPS

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APC BR1500 Back-UPS 1500VA for Home/Office Computers

Manufacturer: APC
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0000936B6

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Product Description

This high performance desktop battery backup features maximum protection in a versatile design. The fully featured APC Back-UPS RS can be placed on the floor, or on a shelf. Up to six battery backup outlets with automatic voltage regulation (AVR) enable you to work through even the most frequent brownouts and power sags, keeping 75/90/110 minutes of battery power for when you need it most. For printers and other devices that do not store or process information, up to three additional outlets provide surge protection. Both Ethernet 10/100BaseT and telephone dataline surge protection safeguards against surges entering via network connections. The PowerChute Personal Edition software features easy-to-use safe system shutdown with sophisticated power management.

Customer Reviews:

Best UPS I've had for home office, and most expensive.......2007-03-21

The reason I had to spend this much for a UPS (in January of 2007) is because I wanted to keep my Dual-Core Pentium PC with two hard drives and DVD drives, two external hard drives, an LCD monitor, a modem, and a network hub running for a few minutes when the power goes out. Whatever a salesman tells you, you can't do all that for much less than what this costs. I tried!

Both APC and Tripplite have good calculators on their websites that tell what size UPS you need for the amount of things you have relying upon the UPS. My advice is to upgrade one notch from what the calculator suggests. Modern PC's (plus modems and hubs) take much more power than they did five years ago.

I've had APC in the US since 1992 and while working as an IT manager in China for five years, so I trust it and find that the brand is still reliable.

This slim tower design fits nicely under my desk and allows for different sized plugs to be arranged sensibly in the back.

One little snag to this UPS worked itself out: when I first got it, a faint unpleasant smell came from the unit. I called APC and got through very quickly. They admitted knowing of the problem and said give it three weeks to burn off some circuit-board lamination materials. Within ten days the smell was gone and I now have no complaints. APC also said that future units would not have the problem. Plus I found out that APC's customer service was excellent.

Last note: when comparing the price, be sure to note that this is the RS series; some stores have an older, discontinued model that looks very similar.

Overall, I'm very satisfied and feel the price was fair for equipment and data protection. Fast delivery from Amazon.

Best investment, ever........2007-03-18

This has been the best investment I've made for quite some time. After experiencing the black out after the earthquake that hit Hawaii last year and having my computer die, I invested into this unit. I read a few reviews from various sites that said there was issues with it and that often times it came broken. I thought to myself the good reviews outweigh the bad so I'm going to try it and see. Sure enough this unit came with no problems. I plugged it in and let it charge over night. I then added my computer and my monitor to it. I've seen it kick in while the lights dimmed at my home and I'm so thankful that it has saved my computer. If anything everyone should invest in one of these for their computers. I fix computers for a living and more often than not people bring in their dead computers due to a power outage or power surge.

It was good for an indoor fireworks show..........2007-02-21

I purchased this item based on past experience and reputation. However, I definitely got a lemon this time around. After connecting the battery, I plugged it in. I then pushed the power button. As it was going through it's self test, sparks and smoke started pouring out the front! I unplugged it right away, but of course that didn't stop the fireworks show, as the battery was still connected. And of course the battery cover was directly below where the sparks were shooting out of. I got the battery unplugged and opened a window, as the whole room smelled like there was an electrical fire. I have to believe this was due to something getting jarred loose in shipping. Amazon gets 0 stars for shipping out a sensitive electronic device in it's original packaging, with no extra padding. I am sure the UPS guys were nice to it in transit :) At least their returns process is painless. I am going to buy another one locally.

works great........2007-02-07

It works great. I connected two servers, three PCs, one router, and one monitor it. And it handles without problem.

BR1500 and BX1500 Backup UPS.......2006-12-21

This item is BR1500, which also called RS model vs. the BX1500 called XS models. External battery BR24BP can be used for both BR1500 and BX1500. The capability to connect external battery is great, since that can help reduce the downtime when California experiencing "rolling black" in the summer.

There are basically 2 differences between the Back-UPS RS(BR1500) and the Back-UPS XS (BX1500) models besides their names.

1. The Back-UPS RS models have both 1-line 2-wire phone/fax/modem data-line protection and 10/100base-T ethernet protection, where as the Back-UPS XS models only has 1-line 2-wire phone/fax/modem protection.

2. The Back-UPS RS models have both Boost* and Trim** as features of Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR), where as the Back-UPS XS only has Boost. When the input voltage increases above the high transfer point of a Back-UPS XS model it will only go to battery.

*AVR Boost: The UPS is compensating for a low utility voltage. While the UPS can run in this mode indefinitely without any negative impact on the UPS, the circuit should be checked by a qualified electrician if the utility voltage is consistently low.

**AVR Trim: The UPS is compensating for a high utility voltage. While the UPS can run in this mode indefinitely without any negative impact on the UPS, the circuit should be checked by a qualified electrician if the utility voltage is consistently high.

BX1500 does not have the AVR trim feature, when AC line voltage is higher than spec, it will switch over the battery power till the line voltage drops into the spec range.

Please note this is called "backup UPS", not the "smart UPS" line. Backup UPS does not produce pure sine wave. When power lost, it will take some milli-seconds to switch over to battery power. "Smart-UPS" produces sine wave and the output AC was from DC source all the time. When AC input lost, the AC output will not have any interrupt.

For most computers, the "backup-UPS" is good enough, since the power supply inside PC always have capacitors that can hold for about 100MS or longer. When "backup-UPS" switched over in about 20MS, the computer will continue operates without much impact. But for A/V equipment, this may be an issue, especially the output is not pure sine wave. I would not recommend use this UPS for A/V equipment.

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