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APC - Br1500ms2 Back-ups Pro 10-outlet/2-usb 1,500-va Battery Back-up And Surge Protector - Black
Average customer rating
4.6
(36 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 36 reviews
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93%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for APC - Br1500ms2 Back-ups Pro 10-outlet/2-usb 1,500-va Battery Back-up And Surge Protector - Black
Customer Rating
5
Excellent UPS for home network setup!
on May 30, 2023
Posted by: KyleH
from Kansas City, Mo
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm a computer enthusiast who runs a home server, NAS, and PoE networking gear for multiple APs and it's very important to me to have my computing gear stay online as much as possible because I self-host a lot of services, including my home automation system, Home Assistant. In particular, I don't want my NAS hard drives losing power suddenly in the middle of writes in case my home power flickers. I've been looking to upgrade my UPS for a while and was excited to get the opportunity to test out the APC Back-UPS Pro. I couldn't be happier with this UPS as an upgrade for my home network setup!
The 1500VA capacity of the Back-UPS Pro is fantastic, which more than doubles my previous UPS's capacity. Not only that, it looks great under my desk and resembles a small desktop tower computer. I love the LCD display that shows information about power status, load and battery runtime time. It has 10 standard power connectors on the back, 5 of those connectors are battery backed, and the other 5 are surge protection only. I love that this UPS features AVR to smooth out voltage fluctuations to help my various power supplies last longer.
I love that I can hook up this UPS to my Linux server via the included data cable and interface with Network UPS Tools (NUT) to customize power loss alerts and gracefully shutdown my entire infrastructure if it's been on battery power for too long. I wish I didn't have to special special cable to get this to work though. My absolute favorite part about this setup is that I can hook up NUT to Home Assistant and Grafana to graph my entire network's power usage over time!
Overall, I'm super-happy with this UPS – It has tons of power ports, the LCD screen is very handy, it features AVR, and has a huge 1500VA capacity that should keep my system up and running for many minutes in the event of power failure. This is hands-down the best UPS I've ever owned!
Pros: Energy Efficient, Ease of Management, Good Value, High Quality, High Confidence Level in 24/7 Uptime
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting apc.com
Customer Rating
3
Unexpected UPS Failure
on June 2, 2022
Posted by: BillMc2673
from SoCal
I have had this unit since mid-April and it has got the job done on two occasions, but tonight it tripped offline, and I can't for the life of me figure out why. The display indicates only 50% load as I write this review, but when it tripped my computer wasn't being used. I bought this device to prevent this from happening! Any ideas?
Cons: Low Confidence in 24/7 Uptime
Written by a customer while visiting apc.com
Customer Rating
5
Runtime
on March 10, 2021
Posted by: NMelo
from Hayward, CA
I have a cable modem, phone base, and NAS (Synology DS216j) plugged into it.
I noticed the NAS causes the load to vary depending on CPU load, fan speed, etc. This may explain the runtime variations another reported.
I would like to have some sort of network management to monitor the unit in more detail, as the USB interface is connected to the NAS, but at this price range I see as a great value.
I noticed the NAS causes the load to vary depending on CPU load, fan speed, etc. This may explain the runtime variations another reported.
I would like to have some sort of network management to monitor the unit in more detail, as the USB interface is connected to the NAS, but at this price range I see as a great value.
Pros: Good Value
Written by a customer while visiting apc.com
Customer Rating
4
Beefy Backup BR1500MS2
on February 9, 2021
Posted by: pxsdaemon
from Mount Airy, MD
Purchased this unit to protect key computing devices, to include a Synology DS1520+. The total load, according to the APC front panel, is one bar. So, with the little equipment I have hooked up, this should run for quite awhile. However, on a test run (pulled the plug to simulate an outage), the unit drops from 78-minutes to 58-minutes runtime within 30-seconds and the battery monitor dropped from 5-bars to 3-bars in the same amount of time. This was quite surprising, given this is only hooked up to four devices and a minimal draw. I didn't let it go beyond a minute / minute and 1/2 as it seemed to settle at 58-minutes and I didn't want to needlessly cause long term drain on the battery. On a positive note, this interfaces beautifully with the Synology, it automatically alerted me, and was prepared to shutdown to preserve data. So, all things considered, the battery in the APC or it's suspiciously rapid drain makes me wary on how long this will hold out on standby, but it seems to work and given these facts I'd say worth a solid 4-stars. Could be better if the drain wasn't as bad, but pleasantly adequate.
Pros: Easy to Perform Maintenance, Ease of Management, Good Value
Cons: Low Confidence in 24/7 Uptime
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting apc.com