APC BE350G UPS System by APC
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Digital camera reviews of APC BE350G UPS System
Digital camera Review: Bad brand new batteries
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this unit because my neighborhood has noisy power and short power outages (only a few seconds to a few minutes long). I leave my computer (MacPro1,1) on all of the time with projects open that I am constantly working on, so I needed a back up unit. I have the computer and my monitor attached to the battery back up side. The first time we had an outage, the unit shut down, emitted a continuous tone, and no light was present (which is not in the troubleshooting section). This ended up happening several times, so I contacted customer support through email. After going back and forth with them a few times, they decided that the battery was bad (they had me hold down the power button with the unit turned off for 10 seconds and I saw red and green flashing LEDs). They sent me a new one and this one is doing the exact same thing. They are pieces of junk and I would suggest to buy a Panamax or Tripp-Lite unit. I have both of those as well and they work very well. Based on this experience, our work has decided to trash all APC units and buy Panamax units.Digital camera Review: Battery back-up
Summary: 4 Stars
Performs as needed. Where I live the power supply can be tempremental so a UPS for sensitive items is a must. This was a replacement for a previous APC model. My only regret with this product is that I should have got one with 8 or more outlets. Next one will be bigger. No complaints as to it's performance though. It does what it says on the box.Digital camera Review: Does what it says
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm happy with this. We don't lose power often, but I like knowing I have them in. The best place I thought to put one wasn't on my electronics, but on my sump pump. This way it'll keep it running should a bad storm knock our my electricity. I hope the internal battery lasts a long time... that's the true test of this product. :)Digital camera Review: Doesn't Support Power Mgmt Software!
Summary: 3 Stars
APC makes good UPS products, but I wouldn't buy this particular model. What isn't clear from the description is that this PARTICULAR model doesn't support connection to your computer via a USB cable like most of the other APC models so that you can monitor its status. Why do you need this feature you ask? I bought this to provide a graceful shutdown for my RAID NAS after the battery ran-out so that I didn't have to have a long startup every time the power went out. I had to return this when I realized it didn't have that feature. Buy the 450G or 550G ($69 on this site) instead which both support this. Apparently the older version of this model (350R) DID support it. They should make this clearer on this web site.Digital camera Review: Excellent Protection for the money.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a MacBook Pro and an external drive protected by APC 350 battery back-up, and other peripherals, including a scanner plugged into the power strip side. This is my second APC as I have used a 350 ES model for 5-6 years for my Dell desktop system and lived through many electrical power "blinks" and outages without losing power to my computers. They work! And the price has come down since I bought my first APC.