APC1500VA Smart UPS with SmartConnect, SMT1500C Sinewave UPS Battery Backup, AVR, 120V, Line Interactive Uninterruptible Power Supply

APC is the name for server UPSs. They offer a large line of UPSs in a variety of capacities. The Network cards are functional and have available software for most implementations.

I purchased this unit to protect a 2019 Mac Pro, which benefits from the pure sine wave output as opposed to the simulated sine wave on other models, which may eventually cause issues with the power supply. This unit is very heavy, weighing almost 60 lbs. It was hard to maneuver into a media cabinet, but otherwise, set up was a cinch. I just plugged in all of my peripherals, connected the UPS to the network via ethernet, and plugged in the USB-A cable from my Mac to the UPS. After turning the unit on and setting up the UPS via a simple wizard that asks basic questions on the LCD screen, everything powered up and my Mac automatically recognized the UPS without any additional software. I was able to configure the UPS shutdown parameters via System Preferences > Energy Saver > UPS.- FYI, the batteries were about 87% charged when the unit arrived, but they are now up to 99%.- There is an off putting chemical smell when you first remove and use the UPS, but it dispersed after a couple of days.- Operation is silent. I haven’t heard any fan noises or beeps from this unit so far.- FYI, the 2019 Mac Pro connected to this unit has 16 cores and an AMD Vega II graphics card, but even at full load, it uses about 50% of this UPS’s capacity. There is also a Caldigit TB3 dock and LG Ultrawide display attached.So far, I am happy with this UPS, but I’m not looking forward to carrying this heavy unit out of the cabinet in 3-4 years to replace the batteries.

Great product and good seller

Powerful with long runtime!

I bought this in addition to having a full-house generator, because we suffered a continuous brownout (different than a blackout) for many hours, which mean the generator didn't kick in but various electronics suffered. The goal with this was to protect the most essential stuff in these situations.As a small UPS backup battery with true sinewave protection, which essentially addresses this problem, the unit appears to work flawlessly thus far. So in terms of its main function, by all means, it does what it says it does. Since that is its core function, I am awarding it four stars.However, I have caveats with respect to the industrial roots clearly expressed through the design language. As one example, the opening salvo for the little screen in the front is a menu asking you to pick a language, which is reasonable, but heaven forbid you can't clearly see and interpret the symbols on the four buttons underneath and mistakenly select a language in which you are not fluent as a result. Life after that that can get... interesting... until you figure out how to navigate the not-so-intuitive menus in that foreign language to get it back to yours.Or good luck figuring out the proper menu entry to enable the cloud management system. Or, for that matter, what "group 1" means on the back of the unit - basically half the power ports are surrounded by a big green border that says "group 1" on it, whereas the others are not. You'd naturally imagine that the power ports with the pretty border that draws your attention are the more important one, because that's how proper design works. Alas, you'd be wrong - instead, "group 1" is actually the SECONDARY (or "controlled") group, and the plain looking one is the one you want to stick your main stuff into. The manual here is no help either, if you care to try and read it (it's pretty dense).There is nothing wrong with any of this, per se, and an IT person who does this all day will not be troubled in the least. Thankfully I have that experience in my background, but this sort of menu design and user interface is very 1990s or 2000s - not 2020s.A minor issue worth noting is that while this is a "cloud enabled" unit, it doesn't come with WiFi! it was a bit of a shocker for me. I had to then order a WiFi bridge so that I can actually connect the unit to the cloud. In a data center, where wired Ethernet is the norm, this would of course not be a problem, but in a home office? it's just another example of it being a 20 years old design.

This unit is reliable. I have had a server running just under its 1500W threshold. Power has gone out a number of times, as demonstrated by all the blinking appliance clocks. The computer I left running attached to this UPS did not miss a beat.

Always Good!

I've purchased many of these APC UPSs - yes, overkill for simple office desktops but worth it for the extra saftey they are supposed to provide.I will never purchase this product again. 3 of the last 3 I've purchased have failed (catastrophically, no less). One failed last night - without any issue with utility power. Pow, and just like that a P. 06 error. The APC UPS failure also destroyed one of my hard drives. Thankfully, it was in a RAID configuration, so no data loss. But between the UPS and the hard drive, this failure cost me over $1,300 USD. Add in the other 2 failed APC UPSs and the total I've lost is now over $2,600 USD.Shame on APC!Never buying this product again. Maybe 10+ years ago they were reliable, but not the recent ones I've purchased over the last 2-4 years.Let me know if you have any recommendations for equivalent - but reliable - products!@Amazon: please add a zero-star option - this product does not deserve even one star