Hot deal! APC Back-UPS 1200VA & 1500VA for $60/80 @ OD BM ONLY YMMV

[Elixer]

This is a pretty good deal, you can get a APC Back-UPS RS1500 or RS1200 for $80 or $60.
NO REBATES, that is out the door price (+tax).
OfficeDepot STORE only! (You can buy it online, and it will drop to those prices if you select store pickup).

I asked if this was local, and they said no, they all should be getting rid of these. So it might be YMMV in your area, since it was on clearance.

These go for 209.99 for the RS1500, and RS1200 was around $179 or so.

BX1200 & BX1500 are the SKU's.

From APC in case you want full specs. They are NOT listed on the OD website.
http://www.apcc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500
http://www.apcc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1200

 

[modemboy]

Thanks, in for one. Is this confirmed as the RS models? The description on the OD website says "UPS,BATTERY BACK-UP,XS 1200" and there does appear to be an XS1200 model made by APC, 700 watts instead of 780. May be an older model or something. Either way, great deal, thanks.

 

[Solema]

The RS and XS are the same units, except I think the RS has ethernet protection as well. Everything else is identical.

 

[RideFree]

Pretty anemic...

Typical Backup Time
at Half Load
12.4 minutes (432.5 Watts)
Typical Backup Time
at Full Load
3.7 minutes (865 Watts)

Edited to state: OTD price is the only thing that makes this hotish/warmish.

 

[Elixer]

What do you expect for 1500VA? If you want, you can double/triple the time by adding more batteries. They got a connection on the back so you can hook up another set of batteries.

1500VA for $80, you will not find it for this low price, on a quality unit that has AVR also.
If you are really using 865watts, then you should buy a 2500VA unit at least.

 

[Big Lar]

Thanks OP, I will pick 1 up tomm morning. Great deal

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: RideFree
Pretty anemic...

Typical Backup Time
at Half Load
12.4 minutes (432.5 Watts)
Typical Backup Time
at Full Load
3.7 minutes (865 Watts)

Edited to state: OTD price is the only thing that makes this hotish/warmish.

with my gaming rig plugged in (x1900xt, opty 165 @2.4 ghz), my 1500VA model lasted through a 1 hour power outage. i wasn't home, so it wasn't doing much more than downloading, but i think that's plenty.

 

[Compton]

Originally posted by: RideFree
Pretty anemic...

I've got a Prescott 3.4ghz space heater with 3 scsi hard drives, a scsi DDS4 drive, a 9800pro, two optical drives, and two 20" widescreen lcd monitors. The software claims that I have 29 minutes of runtime in the event of a failure (1500VA model). I'd say thats pretty damned good for $79 OTD.

 

[hansmuff]

I have the RS1000. It's $100 refurb'ed at APC's site. This deal is really, really SMOKIN'.
My RS1000 has worked very well, AVR works like a champ and in severe lightning storms with subsequent power outages this has saved my stuff over and over. Recommended.

 

[Navid]

Audible noise at 1 meter from surface of unit 45 dBA

What's that all about? 45dBa?

 

[brxndxn]

Originally posted by: Navid
Audible noise at 1 meter from surface of unit 45 dBA

What's that all about? 45dBa?

That's when it's running on battery power.. you'll hear a buzz with EVERY UPS unit. But, 45dB isn't really that loud.. The typical graphics card/cpu fan is 30-40dB.

 

[Navid]

Well, 45dBa is actually quite loud for someone who has a quiet system and is sensitive to noise. So is a typical graphics card fan. That's why there is market for quiet cooling of CPUs and graphics cards.
But, if it is only when on battery, that should be good. What is the noise when on AC power?

 

[Horsep0wer]

Originally posted by: Elixer
What do you expect for 1500VA? If you want, you can double/triple the time by adding more batteries. They got a connection on the back so you can hook up another set of batteries.

1500VA for $80, you will not find it for this low price, on a quality unit that has AVR also.
If you are really using 865watts, then you should buy a 2500VA unit at least.

ageed. this is way better than warmish. you can't get a decently built 1000va backup for much less than $100.

 

[Bozo Galora]

Originally posted by: Navid
Well, 45dBa is actually quite loud for someone who has a quiet system and is sensitive to noise. So is a typical graphics card fan. That's why there is market for quiet cooling of CPUs and graphics cards.
But, if it is only when on battery, that should be good. What is the noise when on AC power?

What on Earth are you talking about?? Are you on drugs?
There is NO noise when on AC power
And, when your power poops out, you want it to be 90DB so that you can be alerted wherever you are, so that you can turn things off in time.

 

[Navid]

Originally posted by: Bozo Galora
What on Earth are you talking about?? Are you on drugs?
There is NO noise when on AC power
And, when your power poops out, you want it to be 90DB so that you can be alerted wherever you are, so that you can turn things off in time.

When the unit is on AC power, the source of noise could be the fan. You can see that the unit has a fan (visible from the back). If you load the unit enough, I can see that it could get hot without a fan. That fan has a noise level.

When the unit goes on battery because there is no AC power, the inverter kicks in. The unit does not necessarily have the same level of efficiency on AC power and on battery. So, it is possible that it could get hot even when not loaded when on battery. Again, the fan could be the source of noise.

There is an intentional sound (beep) that the unit emits when the power is lost, which could be disabled. This obviously is another source of noise.

You do not need to be there to turn things off. The unit can be connected to the PC through USB. When there is a loss of power, it informs the PC. You can easily set up your PC to automatically save open files and shut down when that happens.

If 45dBa is for the beep, what is the noise level for the fan?

I am not interested in troling (I do not get a satisfaction from putting others down). I am here to learn.
I'd like to know which one of the sounds the 45dBa figure relates to.

 

[Big Lar]

The 45dba is going to be the rating for the Fan, when it kicks into backup mode. I have a Cyberpower here that does the same thing, and it Only makes noise in battery mode.

 

[Navid]

Originally posted by: Big Lar
The 45dba is going to be the rating for the Fan, when it kicks into backup mode. I have a Cyberpower here that does the same thing, and it Only makes noise in battery mode.

That is what I suspect also.

I just submitted a question to APC. They usually reply in a day.
___________________________________________________________________
Hello,

I am interested to buy an RS 1500VA. I am looking at the product description here. http://www.apcc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500

Under the "Environmental" heading, it shows 45dBA.
When is that noise level present? All the time or only when on battery?

What causes the noise? Is it the fan? Does the fan run all the time?

Is this the noise level of the beeping when the unit goes on battery?

45dBA seems a little bit high if it is present all the time even when on AC power!

Thanks,

Navid
__________________________________________________________

 

[karstenanderson]

the noise is like you'd hear from a power transformer, a buzzing sound. its not annoying.

 

[hansmuff]

The RS 1000 has a space for a fan but no fan. The RS 1500 may well have a fan but I would be surprised if that ran all the time. The RS1000 gets barely warm with no fan.
If you can get a RS1200 for $60, buy it NOW. That's such an awesome price and gives plenty of runtime.

 

[Aztech]

You guys running critical apps or something? I just use a cheap $25 surge suppresor.

 

[hansmuff]

Originally posted by: Aztech
You guys running critical apps or something? I just use a cheap $25 surge suppresor.

It's more about the AVR (automatic voltage regulation.)
Power fluctuations can definitely damage your equipment, and a surge suppressor does not help you there. AVR will regulate power spikes and brown-outs, which is nice to have.
I've used my machine during lightning storms with the UPS kicking in quite a bit, and no ill-effects. Of course, I also have my DSL line protected. I would not recommend doing that sort of thing with a surge suppressor.

 

[Elixer]

Originally posted by: hansmuff

Originally posted by: Aztech
You guys running critical apps or something? I just use a cheap $25 surge suppresor.

It's more about the AVR (automatic voltage regulation.)
Power fluctuations can definitely damage your equipment, and a surge suppressor does not help you there. AVR will regulate power spikes and brown-outs, which is nice to have.
I've used my machine during lightning storms with the UPS kicking in quite a bit, and no ill-effects. Of course, I also have my DSL line protected. I would not recommend doing that sort of thing with a surge suppressor.

Damn straight. In fact, unit just kicked on while reading this thread. It beeped, and the fan went on. I don't know if it was too low or too high or a brownout. Only lasted 1 sec. The software said it don't keep track of those, which is a bummer. Cyberpower's software did take notice and log the info.

 

[hansmuff]

I will say that while the UPS is top-notch, the software is "meh". It's okay, but really not great by any stretch of the imagination. Then again, the hardware matters most here, not the software.

 

[Bubble Head]

Thanks Elixer.

I got one of the 1500s. They were just putting the clearance tags on when I got there. The ones at my local OD were the XS1500 and XS1200s. No big difference between the XS and RS models. The original price for this item at OD was $199.99 according to the OD associate. I picked up the XS1500 for $79.99. The XS1200 was $59.99. There were several other lesser models on clearance for great prices as well and lots of other fantastic bargains but this is all I was in the market for.

I am not planning on using the UPS to power any computers. I want to use these for my Network wireless router, Cable Modem, switches, NAS devices and IP Cameras. I have several network cameras that I use for home surveillance, and I have Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) injectors that supply power to all of them via Ethernet. Since the power to all of the cameras originates at the same location as my main router, I want to power the cameras and all the network equipment from this UPS. Since none of this equipment draws a lot of power, it should keep my network and cameras going for hours.

As an added benefit, my notebooks will continue to function so long as their batteries hold out.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[dwrobert]

thanks, i just ordered online for local pickup for the 1200