American Power Conversion (APC) BX1500M 1500VA/900W Battery Back-UPS Pro

2023-09-13T20:00:00

UPS is second to none. Well built as the quality of the product stands out.

Terps289

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2023-09-10T20:00:00

The unit I got didn't detect any battery inside, although it says QC passed ! I wish Somone from APC can help me with addressing the issue and fix it

Ahmed

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2023-04-06T20:00:00

The back is more powerful then I expected, but power goes down and messes up my system. Since I got it there hasn't been a problem.

I D.

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2023-03-24T20:00:00

After a few months it spontaneously would drop to battery charge zero and beep it's head off saying it failed self-test. I recycled the packing and box so can't return it. I keep using it until I can get an actual working decent UPS and it seems to function, but it fails every week or so an does it's beeping. Battery goes back up to 100% and works for another week.

MaxVision

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2022-10-11T20:00:00

I have a tower PC and monitor hooked up, with a small router and phone, and the battery doesn't even last 10 minutes from full, with the PC idling. It drains so quick I can literally watch the squares in the battery icon go away the minutes I watch. This should get me a good half an hour at least, but comes nowhere close. I'm going to look elsewhere for UPS during my next purchase, which will probably be soon since this one doesn't seem to really work well.

Snork

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2022-10-11T20:00:00

Works great so far! We haven't lost power as of yet to know how well if works for sure.

Philip L.

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2022-09-09T20:00:00

Not much detail as to the operation, especially the display and how it is supposed to operate. Usually the software these days will help with that. I downloaded the software and it would not install. Said the zip file was corrupted. I contacted customer support through chat. She said what do you need that for? It will work without it. I found that as an odd response. I persisted and she sent me a link. That was some sort of a temp file and wouldn't do anything. Then I find out later reading other comments that the software won't work with Win 10 anyway. I wonder if that's why they leave the zip file broken. So you can't install software that won't work for you anyway. They need to write some new software.

Barney

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2022-06-06T20:00:00

it's a pretty good product. Overall solid support - and I have 3 of these in my home. one for my home office and one for each home theater setup. I live in Florida - the lightning capital of the Western hemisphere, and these do a good job. But I'm unable to log into these these boxes, because there is not software written for Mac OS, which is completely unacceptable today

Mark S.

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2022-04-17T20:00:00

If you've bought one of these, you know why they're good to have with a gaming PC especially, but any PC or other setup you want protected fully during brownouts and blackouts. I have a second one this size from another company. I use this one to power 5 monitors (3 of them are on my gaming PC) and a secondary PC system that has an i7 8700, 550W PSU, RTX 2060, 2x SSD's, 1x HD. The one I have from another company this size is used to protect a high-end gaming PC with a 1000W PSU, 3900X, Custom Water Loop, RX 6800XT, 5x SSD's, 1x HD. I gave this 4 stars because this one requires you to remove the battery cover and flip the battery around to make it ready to go before you plug it up. In other words, the battery is not charged when you get it which may or may not be a good thing. Regardless it works like it should for what I'm using it for. I get around 40 Minutes off the 5 monitors and the PC that is hooked up to it. I get roughly the same off the other brand for the big gaming PC. So ideally, if you'll looking at one of these for a gaming system, it'll give you enough time to power it off the right way during an outage and keep your system from potentially getting damaged from the surging that occurs on both the outage and the power coming back on. Not much else to say about it. The display panel gives you information about your draw, what your equipment hooked to it is actually using in wattage, time remaining on battery, battery level, etc. It's fairly straight forward. Sockets on one side for battery and on the other side for passthrough outlets like a power strip. It also has in/out for both ethernet and coaxial protection and a RJ-45 to USB for some software you can use to control it thru a PC if you choose.

Tickleslip

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2022-01-11T19:00:00

This is the second one we've purchased. It is very reliable and has the capacity we were looking for.

LC

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2021-12-08T19:00:00

This is a great unit for its size, we use 6 + in our network closets to keep our NVR running in the event of a power surge or outage so we can safety shut them down properly

jgabrenas

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2021-11-18T19:00:00

I've purchased several of these APC 1500 Pro backup units for my customers and couldn't be more please. Great value and features. LCD makes it easy to check status and health of unit. This is my "go to" for most server and network deployments.

mzamarripa11

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2021-10-25T20:00:00

I have been using APC UPS for quite some time and this size and weight of this unit is very user friendly. I support life safety systems that can't go down and APC has protected my equipment and kept things going when the power goes out.

MABlack

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2021-10-05T08:36:07

Perfect. Enough capacity for My needs.

Richard W.

2021-07-02T20:00:00

Bought it to back up my entertainment center. Already had one for my computers. Has worked during recent power outages allowing me to shut down the equipment without the "crash" that would have normally have happened. Also keeps a low drain lamp lit.

Chuck81008

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2021-04-06T20:00:00

It has all the features of the previous mode in a smaller cabinet (more leg room in my setting. Very happy with it! Taruno

Taruno

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2020-09-06T20:00:00

Within two days of receiving and setting up my UPS (couldn't be simpler) I got hit with a power outage right in the middle of a very tedious and involved work related issue. I was able to save everything with no problem and shut down normally. Saved me at least an hours' worth of work.

Donald

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2020-09-06T20:00:00

Within two days of receiving and setting up my UPS (couldn't be simpler) I got hit with a power outage right in the middle of a very tedious and involved work related issue. I was able to save everything with no problem and shut down normally. Saved me at least an hours' worth of work.

DM D.

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2020-09-01T20:00:00

5 Stars: I could write really nice and colorful words to say how well this works, but it's a battery back up lol. This one is high quality and does what it says it's does, and based on my research before buying this looks to be the best in its category. If this model supplies the power rating you need it's worth the money. I feel comfortable APC builds a product well and will protect my PC should it need it.

Swank

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2020-08-11T20:00:00

it is great havent had a battery backup in years good to have 1 again

Kathy

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2020-07-30T20:00:00

Fast service on a good product!

Edwin

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2019-12-12T19:00:00

Completely reliable, quiet, safer than previous models. Good buy, good value!

David K.

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2018-08-17T20:00:00

Bought thru Amazon, replacing a different brand Ups with dead battery. Plugged in the APC, charged battery to 100%, and plugged in a lamp for testing. The unit works as advertised but emits a clicking sound every 4 seconds when on AC. The same click as when it switches between AC and battery. Output power does not appear to be affected (no lamp flicker) but I doubt this is normal behavior, not to mention the annoyance of hearing the click all the time. I've tried changing sensitivity levels, from high to low, but still clicking. I have plugged in to different AC circuits to eliminate interference from other devices but still click. Previous UPS had no issues with the condition of AC power in this building (office building in the city) so I doubt that incoming AC is the issue. APC support is currently closed, but will extend them the opportunity to address this issue before making any decisions on whether to return it.

GSGS

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2018-08-16T20:00:00

This device, an APC Back-UPS Pro model BX1500M, is a great UPS. It does what it is supposed to do, and does so with little fuss or bother (overall). While it is a bit physically larger than many similar capacity (1500VA) UPSes, it is a slim case design that works well under your desk, or on your bookshelf. I have experienced absolutely no operational issues with the UPS over the past couple of weeks.

OSUDK32899

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2018-06-11T20:00:00

I received the battery backup , BX1350M, by FedEx in great shape. The outside box was a bit beat up but well boxed up and protected inside. After removing everything from the box I was surprised that the battery was fully charged and ready to go. All that is needed to do is slide the access cover for the battery off, remove the battery, turn it around and reinstall the battery. In less than 5 minutes I had the battery backup unboxed, monitor and computer connections made and ready to turn it all on. Now I should state that I had a backup from APC before and so I still had the PowerChute software installed so I could skip the step of installing the software. No CD with software comes with the product but it is a small download from APC’s website and installs with ease. This must be done before using the battery backup to make use of the shutdown feature. A brief explanation of tests I did were on a system with an Intel i7 processor and a nVidia 1080 video card both water cooled. The display is a Dell Ultra Wide Curved 34”. Testing the battery and software was done with the computer at rest in Windows 7 and with the computer working both the CPU and the GPU at 100%. This was done by folding proteins using Folding@Home. The wattage and load while at rest was 165w at 20% load and while folding was at 370w at 45% load. The first test was at rest and displayed a 28 minute runtime. Unplugging the appliance there was no noticeable loss in power. After 17 min of use on the battery it hit 50% life left and displayed 14 minutes runtime left. At the 29 min mark and 4 min runtime the PowerChute software went into action and powered down the system. With the monitor still on the display showed 11 minutes runtime until the monitor went into powersaver mode giving the battery another 91 minutes. Full recharge with nothing plugged in took a whopping 13 hrs, but then it is lead-acid and not li. The second test was with FAH running on both the CPU and GPU displaying a runtime of 10 min. Unplugging the appliance exhibited no issues and FAH kept chugging along. At the 6 min and 50 sec mark it hit the 4 minute runtime and PowerChute went into action, shutting down the system. This time, after plugging in the battery backup, I restarted the computer and went back to FAH to see if there would be a difference in time to reach full charge. The time was about the same, minus an hour. Part of the reason I believe is that with such a fast drain left more battery life at the 4 min mark and thus recharge was a bit quicker. Another take away is that you can still use the equipment while recharging without taking a hit on recharge time. In the end, this is a great product that not only protects equipment from being damaged but will also shut down a computer safely without losing data. If the power requirement are the same or greater than what I used and a few more minutes of runtime Is desired then maybe the 1500 is what one may want instead of the 1350. Whatever the requirement is, be assured that APC’s BX series will do the job.

CptTom

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2018-06-11T20:00:00

This UPS has been great for our small office, Keeps the computer and router running long enough in small power outages and will shut down if they go longer. So far it has saved me 3 times not needing to re start all of my programs.

JMTCLIMB

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2018-06-03T20:00:00

I am testing this APC Back UPS Pro BX1500M on home A V equipment, consisting of a 58" Plasma TV, 100 watt per channel 7.1 receiver, blue ray player and dvd recorder, Really like the battery install, no longer have to worry about wire routing, just flip the battery over and install, then replace the battery compartment cover. one of he batter compartment cover "s latches was mis-moulded and didn't fit properly.. The setup was simple and connecting the Av devices was easy. Like the coaxial ports location. The display is nice and clear and gives you the readoust that are important. Didn't have any power surges from storms or powerloss yet, but have heard the unit switch over to battery a few times I believe due to low voltage.

BengiPC

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2018-05-30T20:00:00

I received this as part of the APC Power Review program and sadly the one that was sent to me was a DOA. That said, I have never had a DOA UPS from APC before so this is likely just a one-off but cannot offer much insight to the product itself.

osudk3428jd

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2018-05-30T20:00:00

I received this as part of the APC Power Review program and sadly the one that was sent to me was a DOA. That said, I have never had a DOA UPS from APC before so this is likely just a one-off but cannot offer much insight to the product itself.

osudk3323sdk0

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2018-05-30T20:00:00

I received this as part of the APC Power Review program and sadly the one that was sent to me was a DOA. That said, I have never had a DOA UPS from APC before so this is likely just a one-off but cannot offer much insight to the product itself.

osudk9878902

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