I bought this UPS as a power cut that occured a few months ago destroyed my hard drive so I wanted some protection against power failure. Caution this is a very heavy unit as it contains the battery it is also quite large as it has eight 3 pin mains outlets.
Having had this unit for a few weeks now I cannot comment on it's performance on shutting down my PC during a power cut but I did test it using a small desk lamp and switched off the mains, it worked perfectly. The build is a little plasticky but it's all there the sockets have enough room around them so that you can use items that have a power supply with enough room so they don't clash with another device plugged in.
It has surge protection for the phone line and the router / modem along with the sockets themselves and comes complete with the USB cable to connect to a computer to automate shutdown thus preventing damage to the hard drive. This also has an option to power down four of the sockets once the device (computer) etc that is connected to the master socket goes into standby to save electricity which is a great little bonus.
Now the good bit the UPS comes with a CD ROM with software to shut down your computer but it has many extras allowing you to set the parameters of voltage drop and thresh hold along with how long the power is off before a shutdown command is given. The software will also tell you if the battery is good along with how long it will run under a load in my case a wireless modem router, 23" monitor and a quad core high end PC will last 35 minutes so more than enough time to save everything. The software shows in percentage how much battery power and if there has been any power cuts or brown outs over a two week period.
The unit itself has two status LED's along with an audible alarm once a power cut happens, these can be de-activated via the software. I recommend this product highly as I am in the electrical trade and have used many APC UPS units in control gear I manufacture this is an absolute bargain.
| Brand | APC by Schneider Electric |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 31.1 x 22.4 x 8.9 cm; 6.93 kg |
| Item model number | 2707584 |
| Manufacturer | APC |
| Colour | Black |
| Form Factor | Rack |
| Voltage | 230 Volts |
| Wattage | 405 watts |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 6.93 kg |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
