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APC BP500CLR 500VA Clear Back-ups Pro

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(4.5 out of 5)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

APC Backup Pro 500

May 26, 2003 - By Bigjohnw (lake havasu city, az USA)

This UPS worked right out of the box as advertized. I am running Windows XP Home so I had to download the software from the APC Web Site. Installed without a hitch. Software is very easy to use and tells you everything that you would want to know about the status of the UPS. I am running my tower, monitor and all peripherals from the UPS. This draws an average of 185 watts which gives me 12 minutes of backup. I setup the software to 'shutdown' my PC after 3 minutes of a power outage. During a test it did exactly as advertized. Great product

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Excelente UPS!!

Aug 14, 2003 - By C. Pacciarini (West Chester, Ohio United States)

The UPS is simple, easy to install and the software is a delight, you can view and configure everything.

With the included USB cable, you can configure min and max normal voltage, view the UPS log, disable audible alarms during certain hours, and more.

Definitively, the best UPS I ever had.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

this thing rules

Jan 22, 2004 - By Amazon Customer

i was worried it may be noisy, but it's not. i have a pentium 4, 17" monitor, two hard drives, etc. and it says i'm using 158-170 watts of power. this thing can handle a lot more than that. very happy with it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

A life-saver for desktop user

Jun 12, 2005 - By liebesy (Michigan, US)

I bought this unit in September 2004 from J&R via Amazon, and the unit worked flawlessly ever since, and saved me a couple of time from power outage.
I haven't used any other power backup device, so I cannot compare. However, I can tell that this unit works perfectly and is worth the money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

great backup but..

Sep 8, 2005 - By D (United States)

APC makes the best UPS systems, I have had one for about 7 years and it is still running with no problems.
The only reason I gave it a 4 is because the winXP software is not included and tech support is not as good as it should be. You can use native XP to set up for the system to hybernate but some have had some problems with hybernation. I can't seem to get enough info from the tech support as to what their software does and they still have not answered my question as to which software on the website I need. It is confusing since the #'s are a little different for the UPS listed so I am not quite sure which software I need for this particular model.