Smart-UPS 1500VA/900W Rackmount UPS, Line Interactive, SMC1500-2UC

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 rack mount it. I ended up buying rails for mine because I didn't like how it sagged with just a connection to 2-posts in my rack. Helps to read the manual about the apcupsd stuff. I also set mine to keep the screen on all the time. Not super user friendly. But UPS devices never really are in my experience.

This was my first UPS. The installation made me take a pause. If you are a newbie like me, here's what you need to know to install the rack-mounted UPS. First, this thing is HEAVY. The trick is to remove the battery before installing the UPS. I read about others having trouble. I guarantee that leaving the battery in during the install is was what made it difficult. The battery is held in at the front of the unit by six screws. Just unscrew and pull out the tray. Once you've got the body of the UPS installed, insert the battery tray and screw the unit back in. The other part that confused me is that this UPS didn't come with rails. As heavy as it is, I thought for sure it would have rails and searched the box for them several times. After removing the battery, you'll install the rack ears on the UPS. This is how the unit is held in your rack. I wasn't sure that would be enough to support the UPS's weight. Itsy been a couple of weeks now with no issues, so maybe I was wrong. Otherwise, I think this is a very good model from a top brand. Good luck.

Perfect for rack mounted servers.

Nice rack mount unit.

Worked perfectly

This units purchase was spec driven from a customer. Unit arrived in good shape, on time, and powered up as expected. It is 19.5” deep so keep that in mind when ordering a rack or four post rack. Seems like a good quality UPS

This was purchased as a replacement for a failed unit that we installed in 2016. The APC website gives registered owners a 25% discount for trade-in of old or failed units. The purchase price through Amazon for a NEW APC SMC1500-2UC, without any trade in, was significantly LESS $$ than APC direct! Same product, same warranty, Lower Price.

This product is exactly what we needed! Nothing like a rack mounted UPS.

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.