
This unit is built like a tank, which is good because it needs to be sturdy to support the heavy battery inside. Detachable control panel is nice for testing, especially since nobody's going to put this beast of a unit on a table. Link software works well, but does not always send me an email like it's supposed to. Sine wave output works correctly with ThermalTake Toughpower Grand PSUs (which means that newer PSU won't kill power during a transfer from AC to battery).

Shortly after I got it, there were a couple bad surges with the lights going out briefly. I have a satellite receiver and 37" LCD HDTV on the UPS side of this. We watched our show while the power was flickering on & off.

You connect a cable to attach the battery. No more of the insert the battery, slide on the flimsy plastic door and hope it works.

Cheap, pretty, does what it should, easy to install and operate.

Charged battery and it works great. Have the essentials plugged in for those brownouts and power bumps. Makes life easier when you don't have to restart computers, modems and routers.

I like the fact that I can plug my high end computer into the APC SMC1500C along with my monitor, printer and other components into it and still not having to max out the total power consumption. I like the way the screen is so I can read what I need to see the UPS is working properly.


This UPS was a great solution to support networking equipment (modem, router, switch) that I installed in my basement. It has lots of outlets and the size of the unit was perfect for mounting on the network wall panel.

Simple battery connection and change out, no need to use screws and dis assemble the unit like other brands. I have had these ware out over many many years but they still last the longest and easy to swap out old batteries is a must for me.

Able to run my gaming computer at max potential with my monitor for 3 minutes or more, enough to withstand a electric blink.


We moved into an area with massive trees and all aerial power infrastructure. This unit has already responded dozens of times to power sags and intermittent outages from storms. Responds incredibly quickly, no issues on downstream devices whatsoever. I over-provisioned which gives me plenty of runtime.



Aeeived quickly, plugged it in, and went to work. Solid as a rock. Can daisy chain batteries for extra time.

reliable cost effective performer work horse asset

This battery is awesome. I replaced a couple of smaller UPS's with this one in a telco closet.. love the fact that i can just plug this into our comcast business modem and it goes to the net and does it's thing in the cloud. This did come with a 20Amp plug so i had to change it over to the regular straight plug.. but you can get adapters for those.

I have the older APC SMC1500 and it has improvements. I like that this has more time when power is shut off. The APC SMT1500 C can handle heavier loads and the menu status screen is better even though it still has the same size screen.

Came charged Worked right of the box. Plug and go.

Great product. Seamless switch to battery. Quality of APC for homeowners needing low watt demand. DO IT its worth it!!!! *** I have more UPCs in a commercial environment than I know what to do with.......this is in my personal residence, I know what a good UPC is.