APC BE550R 550VA Back-UPS ES 8-Outlet Battery Backup System
- Contains 8-Outlets
- Output Power Capacity: 550Va/330W
- Features Phone, Fax, Modem & Dsl Protection
- Up To 44 Min Battery Backup Time For Safe Shutdown When Power Is Lost
- Includes Powerchute(Tm) File-Saving, Auto Shutdown Software
The Back-UPS ES offers affordable battery backup and surge protection for home computers. With enough power outlets to protect your entire system, built-in phone/fax/modem line (DSL compatible) protection and easy-to-install safe system shutdown software all make this power protection solution the best value for home and home office computers. Control Panel – LED status display with On Line – On Battery – Replace Battery and Building Wiring Fault Audible Alarm Equipment protection policy Lifetim
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Review by Nikol Lohr for APC BE550R 550VA Back-UPS ES 8-Outlet Battery Backup System
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At first, I thought this thing was the tops. It performed well in several power outages/fuse problems/spikes (I’m in a 1939 building & my office has mostly original wiring). After about 8 months, half of the plugs quit working altogether. I moved my important stuff to the other 3 plugs and took everything else off backup. We didn’t have a power outage for a long time, so I don’t know when the backup quit working on the rest, but it doesn’t work anymore, although the alarm still sounds and the power light is still on. But anything plugged in will shut off with a power loss. Overall, I’ve owned it less than a year and a half. At this point, it’s a very expensive extension cord. But the price has gone way down (it’s less than half what I paid) from when I purchased mine. Either way, I’m paying more and going for a different brand for the replacement.
Review by C. Fischer for APC BE550R 550VA Back-UPS ES 8-Outlet Battery Backup System
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After having my computer shut down in several blackouts I ordered this item, which seemed to be a good deal in terms of price/capacity, especially with Amazon’s free shipping policy. Well wouldn’t you know it, the day after I installed it, we had three “quickie” brownouts, each only lasting for a minute or two, and the computer, cable modem, and printer all kept on merrily humming along due to the battery backup system. I am ordering another one for my home theater, particularly the DVR which takes quite a while to reset itself after it gets powered off.
Review by L. Marcus for APC BE550R 550VA Back-UPS ES 8-Outlet Battery Backup System
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I own 5 of these BE550 units and every one of them has failed at one time or another. APC has replaced 3 of them at no cost (to their credit), but to no avail. They will work fine for 6 months or so and then, without warning and for no apparent reason, they begin beeping, indicating that there is no power supply, when in fact the electrical supply is fine. I believe these units have an inherent flaw in them and I will not buy another APC product. I need a reliable product – not a piece of garbage that won’t last and fails without warning.
Review by Michael Smith for APC BE550R 550VA Back-UPS ES 8-Outlet Battery Backup System
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This is my fifth APC device in about 8 years, three of them are still in happy service. Basically I use them as an insurance policy to save work and quickly shutdown and not to worry about runtime (as long as I have few moments to save work and shut down.) And for this unit, it provides battery backup for my VOIP service.
This is my highest VA unit so far, but only have a VOIP unit, router, network switch, and cable modem plugged into it. I wish a few more of the outlets allowed for larger AC adapters; I just have to buy 1 foot extenders to allow them to fit. Of course it might also be nice to have all 8 outlets with battery backup (as I have other power strips for the rest of my equipment), but four is fine. I have yet needed to use the backup part (there haven’t been rotating outages in the Bay Area this summer…)
On this specific model, I am not using USB shutdown since I don’t have it plugged into a computer. In other similar units I have used, I simply do a plug-n-play and tell Windows XP to Hibernate when the battery turns on. It’s easy and simple.
Review by S. J. Laframboise for APC BE550R 550VA Back-UPS ES 8-Outlet Battery Backup System
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I bought this thing to feel safe… and now I do. It’s great for sensitive recording equipment as the plug was pulled out accidently during a session and we lost no data…
it was MORE than worth it right there…
These things are a no brainer once you realized the headache they can save you…