APC 1500VA Smart UPS with SmartConnect, SMC1500-2UC: Premium Rack Mount Battery Backup for Home & Office

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....

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

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

Rob Latour: Unit does not stay connected when plugged into the usb 3.0 port on my computer, seems to be ok with the usb 3.1 port.

Canada on Jan 12, 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...

United States on Sep 04, 2020