Pros & Cons
Pros
First ups i have had and found it handles my nas box well. Current load is 178 watts, with 1 desktop in continuous use and another in partial use. Handles 3 nas units easily and is hooked up to our main macpro 5,1 for management.
Apc br1200si is a superb and slimline unit that provides excellent uninterruptible mains power within the limit of its rechargeable battery. The only downside is that when the time comes the battery replacement will be expensive. A feature i also like... Read More
Cables are female to female for linking to a pc. I also have my wireless router and my modem plugged in. Has surge protection for your network.
Highlights
Quality
Having recently purchased this item, the build quality is good, the display is clear and functional.
This is a superb and slimline unit that provides excellent uninterruptible mains power within the limit of its rechargeable battery.
I wish apc would create software for mac as well because the native mac management software is really poor and even when i set ... Read More
Just takes two days plugged in to sort itself out ( fully charge the battery) powers been out out and no problems.
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.
Would recommend if you are prone to powercuts or just overly precious about your stuff.
Shipping
The unit arrived much earlier than expected, excellent seller and amazon service.
Delivery was quick and i had the ups connected and working in 5 mins.
The seller contacted me prior to shipment to advise it would come with a european power cord but they would provide a uk plug a... 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 package contains two iec to iec mains leads, but not an iec to uk standard socket, nor a lead with a uk plug to power the unit.
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.
Apple uses native software for the ups management which is not as great as the windows software that apc supplies for windows.
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Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
No mains power cable which seems an odd omission but cant have everything
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought this to replace a failed apc unit
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
The runtime is something like 530 minutes at 0 load which is 8
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Smaller than i thought and replace an apc breeze block type which had lasted for 5 years
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wanted something that would keep my nas going through a power cut so i could safley power it down
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Because of my set up i only have 10 minutes of battery backup