Highlights
Quality
Easy to set up, added battery, charged and plugged in dvr, alarm & camera, works very well, when you turn off the power it kick... Read More
Easy to use and provides a back up in case power failure for the land line and computers
It is probably over-specified for my setup as (according to the accompanying management software) it only draws around 100 watt... Read More
Today (18th feb) a longer two hour lose of power, the computer, monitor and credit card machine all kept going until i turned them off.
Price
Black friday price made this a no brainer.
If you want to spend under 100£ to have some protection for your pc and work you do on it that's product to go.
I bought it cheaper in black friday.
The price on amazon fluctuates, if you want one put it in your basket and wait!
Shipping
I bought a ups because we had two blips on successive days.
Ups came in with standard bs 13a sockets and provided backup and surge protection in the event of power surge and blackout.
Packaging/appearance
Needless to say, these ticked all the boxes and they even came with the usb/rj45 monitor cable despite the description saying they didn’t.
Competitiveness
(this includes ubuntu and linux mint and many others.
Well:+ apc is a top tier ups brand+ the unit has uk power sockets, so no hunting for the special computer mains cables needed w... Read More
Overview
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- This product had a total of 1,042 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It arrives with the battery disconnected and you have to slide a plastic sleeved wire over one contact point before it will work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Tip when youve slid the access hatch off turn the ups on its side
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you try to do it while its fully inside the tight spacing makes it almost impossible
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you want a pc to know whats going on with it and dont already have one of their usb to something looking very much like an ethernet plug cables youll need to order one from them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Conf for me that meantsudo jstar etcapcupsdapcupsd
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Confaround line 80 change 34device devttys034 to just 34device34 it can find the right usb connection by itself
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Read the man file or the apcupsd website for other possible changes such as how much reported remaining battery time you want before shutting down