It also offers a USB connection, so you can monitor the status of the battery using APC PowerChute Personal Edition.Īlong with charge percentage, it gives the number of volts being passed into it, and the watt load on the battery, which seems to translate into a battery estimate (how long equipment can run).

) It's optional, so you can shut it off (which I did). This means that if the master is off, the three outlets can optionally be shut off as well (helpful for printers, monitors, speakers.

This also offers a master, and three 'slave' outlets. This model offers 10 outlets, of which 5 can run off of the battery. I've owned a number of surge protectors in the past, but since I had purchased a new computer, I wanted to try a backup device.Īfter a deal of research, I finally went with this one, after the value for the money, and the positive reviews APC had received. Since I had a blackout on 6/27, I figured I could finally write a review.įirst, this is my first APC, as well as my first battery backup, product. I purchased an APC Back-UPS ES 750 (BE750G) on May 10, 2008. This one is newer, so I cannot comment on longevity. I have had the other 2 units for almost 2 years and they have been used several times. I like the 2 sides- one for surge protection only (can use for lights, etc), and the other for surge and battery backup. IT's doing exactly what I bought it to do. 2 days after installation there was a power blink- and it worked great. I installed this just like a regular surge protector strip to protect a 55' TV, large Sound Bar, cable box, and PS3.

I got tired of the cable data disappearing for every power dip, and the 5 or 6 minutes it would take to reboot the cable box after each one. Every time they kick in as they are supposed to do, so I thought I'd buy a third one, the 750 unit, for my large TV set up. They are reliable and that's important to me- I live in an area that has high winds and lots of power 'dips' and short outages. I already own 2 other APC battery backups, the larger ones (10).

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