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Display
Customers are generally pleased with the clear and informative display on the APC BR1500GI Power-Saving Back-UPS Pro, providing them with essential information about input voltage, output, settings, and backup time. Some users find it a delight for tech enthusiasts, while others note that the display options are good and help extend the run time by adding an external battery pack. However, some customers were disappointed that the detailed display information was not mentioned in the product sales material or specifications.
Build Quality
Customers generally praise the build quality of the APC BR1500GI Power-Saving Back-UPS Pro, noting its clear and functional display, easy setup, and long-term reliability based on past experiences with APC products. However, a few customers have expressed confusion over connections and interfaces, and some have encountered issues with product quality.
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Surge Protection
Customers have generally positive opinions about the surge protection feature of the product. They mentioned that it has protected their devices during power outages and storms, and some noted its usefulness in removing noise over longer cable runs. However, a few customers pointed out that the actual backup time was less than expected.
Plug And Play
Customers have generally positive feedback on the plug and play feature of the product. They find it easy to install and use, with some mentioning the need for additional setup steps for advanced features. The power backup time is considered sufficient by most users, but a few note that it's an estimate and can vary.
Highlights
Quality
Very reliable and quiet in operation, easy set up, recommend
Having recently purchased this item, the build quality is good, the display is clear and functional.
Just takes two days plugged in to sort itself out ( fully charge the battery) powers been out out and no problems.
I expect this is part of apc's attempt to make these devices more consumer-friendly, as the battery just slots in and has conta... Read More
Price
So this is great value for me!
My guess is that when the time comes the only downside will be the battery replacement will be expensive.
A bit on the expensive side, and replacement batteries will also be expensive.
Shipping
Product arrived on time, and well packaged.
Arrived and got it setup; simple to do.
Home users note, it doesn't ship with a "kettle lead" (three point wall plug to ups power input), so check you've got one spare... Read More
Let down by amazon delivery who 'claimed' handed to resident despite my being out and not following the safe place to deliver t... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Brilliant slim box that fits perfectly behind our htpc furniture.
The apc box, as delivered this morning, clearly includes the mac in it's list of supported platforms, but when i put the powerc... Read More
The unit contains a battery which is heavy and as a result the outer packaging needs to be more resilient to be sure of arriving safely.
The item was as described and arrived on time, but the packaging and handling of the ppackage in transit resulted in significan... Read More
Competitiveness
This ups is relatively small compared with other ups devices of the same rating and so far is working well.
Surprisingly, apc do not seem to want to support the apple mac community in the way that windows is supported (smaller market s... Read More
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
down, few and good. - Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 129.
- Previous analysis of this listing was an D grade.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 52.2% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 609 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 3 2025.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In total it’s running a load of around 250 watts and showing a battery runtime of around 40 mins which is more than enough to cope with most domestic power outages
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My guess is that when the time comes the only downside will be the battery replacement will be expensive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I also own two cyberpower ups’s and the batteries for those cost about £17 whereas the apc is over £100 if you go with a genuine apc one
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The only downside is that the product did not come with a uk plug to allow me to plug the ups into the wall socket
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This ups is relatively small compared with other ups devices of the same rating and so far is working well
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Be warned it doesn’t come with the “kettle” cord but had a spare one of those but bought a few more iec plugs malefemale and some with the 3pin adapter on the end
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Plugged it all in and it works well killed the power and all the devices showed online and the runtime calculated at around 45 mins
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you power it on it’ll beep at you like crazy
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