APC 1500VA Smart Uninterruptible Power Supply with SmartConnect Technology

By: APC

The APC 1500VA Smart UPS with SmartConnect, SMC1500C Sinewave UPS Battery Backup, AVR, 120V, Line Interactive Uninterruptible Power Supply is the best choice for reliable power protection. This UPS features an intelligent battery management system that helps prolong battery life and an automatic voltage regulation that adjusts high and low voltages to a safe level. Built with high-quality material, it offers extended durability and superior performance. With excellent tech support and unparalleled build quality, this UPS is the perfect choice for your power protection needs.

Key Features:

This 1500Va / 900W Pure Wave Battery Backup is the perfect choice for keeping your electronics safe from power outages. This Line Interactive Uninterruptible Power Supply provides superior protection against surges and spikes, while the Supercharged DC Bus Rapid Chargers ensures that your electronics get the power they need when they need it. This battery backup is the perfect choice for keeping your electronics safe and secure.
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B2B Rating
55 reviews

Review rating details

Value for money
92
Tech support
93
Size
91
Packaging
91
Overall performance
94
Durability
93
Connectivity
91
Build quality
93
Battery efficiency
90

Pros and Cons

Pros
  • The automatic voltage regulation helps adjust high and low voltages to a safe level
  • Features an intelligent battery management that helps prolong the battery life of the UPS
  • Made of high-quality material that offers an extended durability
Cons
  • May not be easy to install

Details of APC 1500VA Smart Uninterruptible Power Supply with SmartConnect Technology

  • ASIN: B077Y62GSJ
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
  • Voltage: 120 Volts
  • Brand: APC
  • Item model number: SMC1500C
  • Best Sellers Rank: #40 in Computer Uninterruptible Power Supply Units
  • Color: Black
  • Item Weight: 44.3 pounds
  • Manufacturer: APC
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 6.7 x 8.6 inches
  • Batteries: 2 Product Specific batteries required.
  • Date First Available: December 1, 2017
  • Customer Reviews: 4.6/5 stars of 879 ratings
  • Battery Cell Composition: Sealed Lead Acid

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Comments

Pantera: llego empacado bien y mi cpu no se apaga en apagones lo cual puedo guardar informacion y no perderla lo recomiendo

Mexico on Dec 14, 2023

Jewels: It does the job!! That is pretty much all you can ask for with a UPS!

United States on Nov 21, 2023

Rick H: Should have taken my own advise. Had a dead UPS and was able to get this one delivered in one day! Has worked perfectly ever since. Will turn off PC's and Servers if there is a power failure that is not planned.

Canada on Oct 30, 2023

Scott Hall: No issues. Nice and quite. Has worked with every power failure without flaw. Nice long battery life at 30-35% load I put on it.

I noticed a few reviews talking about you can't use NUT or apcupsd with it and having to use the network cloud service. Not true. I don't have mine connected to the internet and instead use the USB port to connect to my server that monitors it with apcupsd. I can send this data to influxdb via telegraf, as well as configuring apcupsd to shutdown when battery % reaches a certain point.

You do have to read the manual though, there's a part that tells you how to go into the settings and turn on all the details. If you don't do this, you won't see load %. Same is true for NUT if you prefer to use that.

I have two of these so far. One for network equipment, and one for TrueNAS server. Keeping load at 350≤ watts gives a nice long runtime in the event of power failure.

The TrippLite UPS I had a very poor runtime. I tried to save money thinking it would be fine for my network equipment. Ended up getting another SMC1500-2UC, and using the TrippLite as battery backup for my 30W computer.

The battery are heavy. Install after you...

United States on Oct 03, 2023

Jaz-Aero Designs: I've used APC products for over 20 years and I have gradually watched both the quality and capacity of these devices decline over the years. It's a shame really because the more they try to "improve" by adding unnecessary features the more they lose the core features which made these both extremely reliable mission-critical units. in the 1st place are capacity and reliability. sadly that reliability and bulletproof operation is in my opinion no longer a viable feature of these units. As I sit here writing this review I just experienced a power fluctuation (dropout) and the unit not only did not recover quickly enough but even the front panel began flickering with the fluctuation and my monitors went black. After rebooting I finished writing this review. I have some much older APC units which would have never behaved like this. It sad really that companies who produce quality equipment suffer from what I can only consider bad marketing decisions affecting quality in the end.

United States on Sep 16, 2023

S. D. Ruttan: Can't beat these SmartUPS units. They just work. Relatively easy to configure if you have some technical know-how. I have a couple others in service. And my IT guy just dropped an additional one in recently. They just quietly and cheerfully do their jobs. Always have performed well during power inconsistencies. If you want a nice, full featured UPS that just does the business, this might be an option for you. I'm upset that APC discontinued this particular line though. Debating getting my final required one sooner rather than later. Overall, very happy nonetheless!

United States on Sep 14, 2023

Ray Burkholder: The UPS is a standard pure sine wave UPS (it delivers smooth power to my sensitive hot water furnace pump). However, if you want to connect your own Linux box to it and use the USB cable to monitor with apcupsd or nut-server, buy something else (maybe an Eaton 5P1500 - has better variables). There isn't anything which provides a decent load value. Since this is a cloud version, maybe the values are available in the cloud. But that would be a broken tease.

# upsc smart1500@localhost
Init SSL without certificate database
battery.charge: 99
battery.charge.low: 10
battery.charge.warning: 50
battery.runtime: 86400
battery.runtime.low: 150
battery.type: PbAc
battery.voltage: 27.1
battery.voltage.nominal: 24.0
device.mfr: American Power Conversion
device.model: Smart-UPS_1500
device.serial: ....
device.type: ups
driver.name: usbhid-ups
driver.parameter.pollfreq: 30
driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2
driver.parameter.port: auto
driver.parameter.synchronous: no
driver.parameter.vendorid: 051d*
driver.version: 2.7.4
driver.version.data: APC HID 0.96
driver.version.internal: 0.41
ups.beeper.status:...

Canada on Sep 03, 2023

Brian P: Use this in conjunction with my pellet stove in case of power outage. Works great. Will run it for 3 1/2 hours. Peace of mind if power goes out while we are asleep. I have generator back up in my house but its a manual transfer switch with a 9000w genny that I have to go and start. This thing just instantly switched on with out shutting down my stove. For people's information my stove will only run with pure sine wave. Modified does not work. This thing did what it advertised

Canada on Aug 25, 2022

Amazon Customer: Pour protéger mon système informatique.
Semble bien fonctionner mais pas eu de panne électrique encore pour voir vraiment son efficacité mais j’ai bien confiance en mon produit.

Canada on Feb 09, 2022

rowdoc: Arrived defective. My IT people advised me to send it back, which I did. That was a major hassle because it contains a battery and could not be returned, but the seller quickly responded and sent an RMA and return label and it went back. My IT people told me it is a good product when it works right and recommended that I buy it again. So I did, but the price went up by $16. Not happy, but I have not given it one star because they were quick to send the return instructions. I will try again and hope for better luck this time.

It is intended to protect a server. I like the fact that my IT experts can monitor it without physically coming in. I suppose this is a back door into my system, but I find it very useful. Hopefully the next one will work properly. I will update this after the new one is installed.

ADDENDUM:
This is a story of 5-star customer support. The product is good. I am not an expert and I do not have much to say about this product, except that it was recommended by my IT experts.

The product was ordered on August 17 and arrived defective on September 1. Amazon currently takes about 2 weeks to deliver this item. One feature is that it can be...

United States on Sep 04, 2020



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ASIN B077Y62GSJ B00429N19W B000QZ3UG0
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No No No
Voltage 120 Volts
Brand APC
Item model number SMC1500C CP1500PFCLCD CP1000AVRLCD
Best Sellers Rank #40 in Computer Uninterruptible Power Supply Units #3 in Computer Uninterruptible Power Supply Units #31 in Computer Uninterruptible Power Supply Units
Color Black
Item Weight 44.3 pounds 24.9 pounds 15.9 pounds
Manufacturer APC CyberPower Systems No
Product Dimensions 17.3 x 6.7 x 8.6 inches 14 x 3.9 x 11 inches 10.2 x 3.9 x 9 inches
Batteries 2 Product Specific batteries required. 2 12V batteries required. 1 12V batteries required.
Date First Available December 1, 2017 September 8, 2010 August 22, 2003
Customer Reviews 4.6/5 stars of 879 ratings 4.6/5 stars of 12,132 ratings 4.6/5 stars of 18,409 ratings
Battery Cell Composition Sealed Lead Acid
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