• Reviews around power (2.06 of 5)

    APC UPS, 850VA UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, BE850G2 Backup Battery, 2 USB Charger Ports, Back-UPS Series Uninterruptible Power Supply Black

    • When we did everything connected to the battery backup immediately lost power as well
    • We still had power in the house, only the unit lost power.
    • We didn't need a long battery life; just clean, reliable power for the short term.
    • Best part is our power has flickered twice in the last two
    • My power gets erratic during storm and the time to reboot is irritating while streaming
    • Works great for unexpected power outages
    • I guess it's just drawing too much power and drains the battery instead of using the electricity from the
    • When you lose power it keeps the computer on long enough to allow you to shut it off safely.
    • This went on till about 645am when we lost power for good
    • Easy to install the new boxes and they hold power very well with no problems and the battery backup works very well when there are storms and power lines that go down, etc
    • Easy to install the new boxes and they hold power very well with no problems and the battery backup works very well when there are storms and power lines that go down, etc
    • I bought this to allow runtime at my small business in the event of a power failure, which usually grinds us to a halt
    • But, as far as being a battery backup is concerned, it has successfully powered 2 good-sized aquarium filters, 1 heater, and 2 large LED lights
    • A UPS can make all those problems go away, providing a clean signal and healthy power for all your devices
    • everything lost power (except the laptop, since it has its own battery power supply).The printer, ATT modem and the computer monitor lost power during the
    • Small noiseless backup power supply is being used to power a security system NVR in case of short term power outages
    • It does what it is meant to do; protect your system's equipment from irregular power fluctuation, while giving you a small safe window of battery power to shutdown your system in a power outage
    • Since connected, we have had no events like that, however, several times the cat walked by where it's plugged into the outlet and all of my plugged in items (computer, monitors, speakers, audio interface) all lost power briefly and the computer restarts
    • I bought this UPS and it is only powering mu cable modem and since my laptop has its own battery, when I lose the power in my home, I can continue without any interruption
    • Our power flickers and occasionally goes out in our office and this back up
    • Plug amplifier and TV, this UPS will beepingAnd said it have not enough battery power,Than battery die
    • Enough power to boot a gaming computer.
    • My PS4 would pop an error every power sag
    • Nice power backup
    • This isn't good for something which is designed to provide a reliable power supply to anything plugged in and really defeats the purpose of having them
    • Often I lose power from a few seconds to a few minutes but the unit has been holding well my modem and the router
    • attached this unit to my sump pump as an emergency back up - the buzzer sounds every time the pump runs even when power is available
    • Bought on June 6th, lost power on June 30th, and it can’t support my modem
    • Hopefully I won't have to unplug it or lose power for a long while.
    • Needless to say I lost everything cause I lost power during a Windows update, Windows would not even open after getting it on my system had only windows 8
    • I double checked the electrical outlet, and power was good
    • I randomly lose power for a couple seconds every other month or so
    • It beeps when in use loudly every thirty seconds, as if I didn’t know I lost power
    • the product is excellent , I have a dell desk top computer , so if I loose power, the computer will just shut down , not good for any computer , this back up has parachute capability allowing you to shut down the pc after power loss, and you can monitor the power at any time , showing ac current values , and if any loss of power
    • Reliable power backup
    • The purpose of this was to not lose power if the power went out, and this thing shut down power while the power was on, basically making this pointless.
    • Lost power, kept computer on.
    • Immediately switched over and my internet connection was never even missed-which is the main reason I bought the unit- to protect my power for my internet connection
    • I've tested shutting the power off and so far so good!I have yet to test the second one, however.
    • I have a feeling tha the old one had such a short life because of the notoriously poor power control of the local power grid
    • I only have my computer, monitor and printer plugged in here, so there should not have been any excessive power demands on this unit
    • At least once a week, our power tends to flicker for a second or two.
    • However that is not what is happening with the under voltage issue which seems to indicate the device is not getting enough power from the wall
    • We have used the APC products for years, but after purchasing a whole house generator we found that the older models do not like the dirty power from the generator so they keep beeping.
    • The other reason is because my apartment loses power somewhat frequently, but only for 2 seconds or less
    • I have had a number of APC UPS units over the years, and when I realized that the older model 350 units would not provide adequate power for my current PC, this one magically appeared as a deal here on Amazon (Alexa are you listening to my complaints!?!
    • Provides safe uninterruptible power to devices.
    • I don't need crazy long power time to last me through a blackout, I just need a few minutes to save my work
    • It worked perfectly and was perfectly happy to let my computer run on the “Dirty” power from the generator, rather than ignore the generator and deplete the battery as my old UPS did
    • Power flickered 6+ times
    • The PS4 is especially bad if it loses power while in it's 'rest' mode
    • My power is unstable during thunderstorms
    • If the TV loses power, the schedule refreshed cycle is canceled
    • I felt so vulnerable without a connection to the internet because the nearest cell tower also lost power
    • We bought this on our computer tech's recommendation to avoid power interruptions and damage to our computer
    • If that is not sufficient for your needs, according to the manual you can set it to a mode where it accepts even dirtier power, however I don’t seem to need that, so I have not tinkered with that option.
    • Have had power lose 2 time so far and never lost internet
    • doesn't have enough power to use it with garage door
    • We loose power quite
    • So, last time I lost power, it saved my desktop and other related
    • Now if I lose power for a few minutes I do not lose the internet or anything else!
    • Enough power for more my computer to run a few minutes and shut down
    • One of the main purposes of the unit is surely so that one can get on with things, work or whatnot even when experiencing a power outage...self defeating if these units are wailing at us the whole time
    • I bought this unit specifically because other reviews stated that it works with the “Dirty Power” from a Generac Generator.
    • It randomly beeps, then kills power to our desktop computer, losing whatever we were working on
    • If the device truly cannot run properly because it is not getting enough power from the wall (despite my system working absolutely fine when plugged into the wall and despite no indication in general there is a power issue with my electricity) then just tell me that... maybe it is actually a malfunctioning
    • If the device truly cannot run properly because it is not getting enough power from the wall (despite my system working absolutely fine when plugged into the wall and despite no indication in general there is a power issue with my electricity) then just tell me that... maybe it is actually a malfunctioning
    • This product is just right for providing power to a few small electronic items, like a cable modem, router, and printer
    • The whole point of having a ups is so that the power is not interrupted
    • it's very bad if I lost power and cannot connect to work.
    • Rarely loose power that long so this is perfect for great price
    • One hurricane that come through here had knocked out power for about a week, and to my surprise this little device kept the cameras powered up for just over 4 days.
    • When we did everything connected to the battery backup immediately lost power as well
    • The Ethernet port is limited to 100 Mbits so there are better options for protecting power surges through ethernet and still maintain full 1Gbit line speeds.
    • Not enough power
    • I'd recommend this for anyone wanting a battery backup to help with intermittent power interuptions.
    • Less expensive but more backup power than this BE550G.
    • Before the APC UPSs, my retirement felt more like a job change to family tech support because of dealing with all the headaches of unstable power.
    • I bought this to support a box fan in the event we lose power here and here
    • My power here likes to drop on occasion, and that causes fits to my computer
    • Great for keeping desktop PC or TV & DVR running without a hitch during short power interruptions or momentary power glitches that are very common in rural areas.
    • I bought this product in May 20, In August 20 we lost power
    • only powers my 14W addlon LED Floor Lamp for a little over 3 hrs
    • It’s been such a life saver I lost power again and it worked like it was supposed
    • After a 5.7 magnitude earthquake made us lost power for 6 hours, we bought this, an additional surge protection plus a power source for your PC
    • The original power losses where short enough that had I not working on my Macintosh computer at the time, I would not have noticed
    • Worse, loosing power while working on web-based applications may cause data loss
    • Too be fair there was enough battery power to turn the unit back on and repair the extended hard drive while my power was still off.
    • Due to the small load, the 650 W power was enough to keep my devices connected for almost 90 minutes!
    • We lost power: NOTHING
    • Mine was very reliable when I lost power during a storm
    • For my use, it adds a lengthy power supply.
    • As such, my power will flicker a lot and turn on and off.
    • Enough power for my computer, monitor, modem and printer
    • This UPS performs as expected and isn’t too obnoxious when the power is lost
    • My work laptop stayed online and the DirecTV DVR never lost power.
    • If you want to insure your computer or other equipment from unstable power while having a small window of battery backup power; then I recommend the APC UPS, 600VA UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, BE600M1.
    • Here in Texas, lightning storms can occasionally knock power out for an hour or two before the power company can fix the issue
    • Frequent, unpredictable power stoppages to everything plugged into it
    • Tonight, six months after I purchased this, we had a freak power outage in the middle of a phone call with a student
    • I connect this to my wifi modem and have excellent support when power is lost
    • TVs and such can lose power without a problem but they do need the curge protection.$60 protects about $3,000 of equipment
    • The day after this came a storm came through my area and knocked out the power
    • I have a power adjustable bed that obviously works off electricity and even has batteries for backup.
    • Our power has gone out 3 times since we bought this Surge Protector and I haven't lost any computer data great
    • I have 2 monitor + a gaming PC and if I load a game, it starts squealing like a stuck pig because it can't output enough power.
    • Since we tend to have power interruptions during the summer thunderstorms, I needed power protection that could command shut-down if power was interrupted.
    • While teaching at home for four months, we lost power at the most inopportune times
    • Lost power to everything plugged into it.
    • The power was only off for about 15 mins but everything with this unit worked like it should
    • It continues to either fail into a state where it lets out a continuous tone which indicates it is overloaded (this is not the case, it's occurred even when nothing but a Raspberry Pi is connected to it) or fails to deliver adequate power to the unit connected to it to continue normal operations in the event of a power outage
    • Worse, loosing power while working on web-based applications may cause data loss
    • It’s been such a life saver I lost power again and it worked like it was supposed
    • It turns out it was the sag, or abrupt power outage, that wreaks the most havoc with power equipment
    • It’s just an overpriced power strip, otherwise just worthless
    • Killing power to everything plugged into it
    • Lost power on home but cameras kept rolling
    • Nice size and power for size