APC Back-UPS 425VA / 255W UPS Battery Backup Surge Protector, 6 Outlets, Small UPS for Router, Modem & Home Office, BE425M

Many of the negative reviews imo aren't really understanding that this is a cheap UPS. If you want a UPS that auto turns off your PC during outages, has longer batter life, can handle higher voltage, etc, then you're 100% looking at the wrong UPS! This UPS does exactly what it claims. It's a small UPS you should use more as a surge protector and to handle small power outages. It's cheap for a reason, though when you actually get a hold of it, I was impressed by the quality it felt like in this price range. I've bought various UPS's over the years. Some are very expensive, where some I got for $50 like this. When I buy cheap ones like this, it's usually to handle my home lab switches or router. I use this for things that don't take much power. If you have a low end PC or a laptop, this would also be perfect for you. By low end, I majorly mean your GPU doesn't hog a butt load of energy. If you're using 2 GPU's, or you have something like a 3090, then you may need to think about getting a UPS that can handle something bigger. But this in my opinion is a fantastic UPS. It delivers quite dang well for this price range. Seriously, it's a really good UPS and I think this is the 4th one I've bought so far. Not that any have broke, I just have a lot of UPS's (I run a business with servers, have a home lab, and more). And I've ran these little UPS's through the ringer. One of them in particular, I've definitely run more than I should. I put a server on one of them that also has 2 GPU's in the server that mines at the same time (might as well since it's on 24/7 anyways). I'm definitely capping out what this thing was built to handle, yet it handles it like a champ. Again, not saying that this is what you should use this one for haha. But I've been quite happy with this UPS. But again, most the negative reviews I've seen are people complaining about aspects of this UPS that in my opinion, aren't aspects in any UPS you'll get within this price range. For example, my file server doesn't use that much electricity. But it's mission critical that it never shuts down and that it automatically turns off before the UPS dies. I spent I think like $300 to $400 on a UPS for that server. When I got that expensive UPS, I ran various tests, was quite unhappy, returned it, and replaced it with another within the same price range. I get being picky, I really do, but I also understand the difference in pricing. When I spend $300+ on a UPS, I am looking for various features, battery life, and more. But this UPS imo offers a ton of qualities beyond the small price tag. So, this was majorly me ranting about the few who disliked the UPS because they expected more, but know I've bought various of these, I'm incredibly happy with them, and for 99.99% of people, I think they'd be perfectly happy with this.

For years I have used older or larger versions of Schneider UPS. This one is just what I wanted to run my 20 watt router during outage. However, I am not satisfied with a UPS that runs only an hour or two. True that most outages here last only a few minutes so that is great, but I live in hurricane country and need something that will last through my nightly TV viewing at least. The battery in the small unit I purchased CAN BE REPLACED or expanded easily if you have the skills and secure storage location. You can find one on Amazon or eBay for $16 or so. Is that so much?? Let's face it, you can't expect little AGM batteries to last forever, esp. if they cycle, but I find the Mighty Max brand bought here on Amazon has an amazing life and number of cycles. i even use one in my Prius which outlasts the OEM x 4. To open the case there are four little Phillips head screws on bottom.. The connections are the standard for this type battery, and you just slip off and install a new battery. See pics. I just clipped off the connectors and wired the unit to two of the OLD Mighty Max 34ah AGM batteries I had collecting dust. In parallel, of course, to maintain the same 12 volts. Obviously if you mistakenly wire them in series you will double the volts and damage the unit most likely. So for no extra money I turned this $49 UPS into one that is better than a $200 UPS for my small load. Of course, I would never try to put a bigger load on it and don't advise overloading the inverter in this unit. Don't do this if you are not a good electrician or have kids or animals or other potential accident victims around and don't have secure storage. But I have used similar for years and works fine and lasts a long time. The expanded UPS in my picture is safely in the attic, and the Mighty Max AGM batteries I use won't leak and are stable. I will sell the unused little battery that came with it on eBay to someone who needs a replacement. Replacement frequency all depends on time, temperature, how many cycles the unit experiences, depth of discharge etc. Some users may get a longer life than others. The other good thing about this is that the little UPS uses only 6 watts standby. That's great as I count every kwh I use. Do you want phantom loads constantly drawing a lot of energy for nothing. So what if internet goes out for a minute. Go have some tea and relax!! Unless you have something really critical connected. If so, you need to take steps to make sure your UPS is strong enough to handle the load for as long as necessary. BTW, in some of my earlier "expanded" UPS systems I was using a Schneider UPS, and those models actually had a socket for adding an expensive auxiliary battery which I adapted in a manner similar to what I created here on this little unit so it is not an original idea but not strictly taboo either....I guess we will see! My unit is set to not beep when power goes off which keep me from being disturbed at night if there is a brief outage.

I purchased the APC UPS Battery Backup Surge Protector (BE425M) to protect my modem, router, and a few other small electronics, and it has been absolutely perfect. We've had a couple of brief power outages recently, and this little unit kept my Wi-Fi running strong the entire time. No dropped Zoom calls or lost work—huge relief! The size is compact and unobtrusive, so it fits easily on my desk without taking up much space. Setup was a breeze—just plug it in and go. I also love that it has a mix of battery backup and surge-only outlets, so I can prioritize what needs power most during an outage. APC is a trusted brand, and this unit lives up to their reputation. If you're looking for a reliable, affordable UPS for home or office use, this is a no-brainer. Highly recommended!

I've always used APC Battery Backups. They are reliable and have a decent live span. I'm taking one star off because the soft power button doesn't always behave. I'd rather see a power switch in future models. Generally, APC makes great battery and surge protection. I had this one at a sports livestream when the power went out for about 5 seconds. My equipment wasn't affected by the outage. The battery backup worked as expected. This model is compact enough in size to put in a bag and bring it to events.

I will try to be as honest as possible because I depend on other people's reviews and feel I want to help the best I can: I love these things. They are simple to use, unlike a more expensive one that requires APPS or computer connections to set up. For me these are like Plug n Play. I connect the battery without needing to open up the unit, then I plug it into the wall, push the button to turn it on, and then plug in my items. I actually have 4 of these in my home. My computer room which has my computer & monitor and router on it. I have one at my extra computer which connects to that computer and monitor but also powers my Modem and Alexa. My wife has one in her office for her Computer and monitor and Router. Lastly I have one at my main TV which also powers the Sound bar and the DVR. I got so tired of all the years and years of having our power flicker or blink off for 10 seconds and have to power everything back up, while risking damage to fragile electronics. Even a DVR now takes about 8 minutes to reboot and it can be frustrating just sitting there waiting. We've been using these in our home now for about 10 years total. I keep very accurate records on when I buy them, connect them, and when they require replacing. I can say with certainty that you will get about 5 Years from a battery before you need to replace it. I never replace the battery, and instead just replace the entire unit. Yes it does feel wasteful but it just makes more sense to me because I try to catch them on sale and buy them months before I think they will start to die. As long as I do not connect the battery, it does not seem to affect how long the item will last once I do start using it. I wouldn't buy years in advance, but a few months or so seems okay. When the battery will not hold a charge as long as it use to, it will give a high pitched whistle to warn you. It's not really warning that it is dead, but just that the battery is much weaker now and needs replacing soon. At that point I push the button to reset it and get prepared to replace it soon, or buy a replacement to replace it soon. In about 7-10 day it will warn you again, and every 7-10 or so it continues to warn you until it's finally too worn out to be doing it's job at all. Plenty of time to hit Amazon for a new one to be delivered. Because we have a whole house generator that kicks on about 30 seconds after the electric goes out, we've never had to push them to see how long they continue to power things on battery power alone. Our electric goes out, our computers and TV and items continue working without a single blip, and 30 seconds later our generator kicks in and everything becomes normal again. We never lose computers, or our internet or even our TV if we happen to be watching it. It's really cool to be near them on a windy day and you hear this CLICK CLICK sound indicating something is causing bad stuff to happen to your electric and the surges are being handled by this item and not reaching your valuable computer stuff. I Highly Recommend. Good Luck.

Older with a power recliner, you MUST own something like this !! I did a LOT of homework before I bought this and will share some electrical test results with actual testing devices to help your buying decisions. Above ground wiring in an old heavily treed neighborhood. Pulled down wires aren't uncommon, out of nowhere and with little urging. I'm in an old TWO WIRE home with no third ground. This unit's tiny red led came on to let me know it didn't find a ground, as it should. You can tape over it or just ignore it if you are in an older 2 wire home. But it works. IF you have a fully grounded home, ask questions. If one is older especially if ortho problems are present, this is a problem getting OUT of your chair when it's reclined. Even if young and strong, you must exert great force on the arms of the expensive recliner that don't want to be pushed that way, and you damage something. Done it. I am using a new Flex - Steel "Marley" 3 way power recliner MADE FOR us big guys, former linemen types, for this example. This chair is designed to be fully functional with a 300 pound person, and their info says so. Flex - Steel is known for steel framing and not wood. Little heavier build if one needs it. Most don't. This would also suggest the motors may be slightly oversized or enhanced a bit to accommodate extra loads on the electric 12V motors, to lift and move that 300 capable advertised pounds. With no one in the chair, using meters - the largest wattage draw to this chair in recline mode was 67 watts. The largest amperage drawn was .97 amp. That's not a lot of power used up with a 4.3 second ON time to recline, and similar to return to default. One would expect a slightly heavier draw on both above figures with a heavy humanoid in the recliner. Maybe a 15% increase, though depends on weight. These motors are geared very low with excellent torque. Plus, I also have a brass stand light behind my TV chair, for reading and that's plugged in too, hooked to an rf on/off selector. The recliner power backups made JUST FOR RECLINERS can ONLY be used hooked into your................... recliner. That's it. No added value. Ponder that. You get a lot more mileage out of this that you can plug 4 things into for power backup, and two plugs NOT part of the power backup, but are surge protected - which APC does very well. I'd guess this would run a small, 27 inch led tv for a good 3 -4 hours on and off, if a big storm rolled in. * You do NOT want to drain a lead-acid battery down to dead !!!! Do yourself a FAVOR and search that. Warranty or not, try to avoid this as it is super hard on the battery itself ! This would run a LED bright single bulb for a couple days. I have other power backup and can do some comparisons. In my big man Marley power recliner, I unplugged it and did a seated, full weight of 296# IN THE RECLINER , UP/DOWN cycle 4 times over 10 minutes to not heat up the motors, and I'd guess it could do another few sets with no problem. Again, never run these kinds of batteries down to near dead ! You can get the small, special hookup "recliner only backups" for much less and from my measurements, I'd guess they would be IDEAL to get you OUT of your chair after power goes out. If this is ALL you want from this kind of device for RECLINER use, or maybe one more U/D cycle, buy the chair specific one and save $25 but CHECK the warranties. You want one that doesn't ONLY do recliners when the electrons stop moving into your breaker box, get this. THREE YEAR warranty!! Yes. I found an oblong plastic tray I can turn over to cover it all, easily sanded it smooth. I spray painted to match the carpet, and it covers all the wires, power box, mess. Can put velcro tabs on the tray side so it stays put on the carpet. "Under actual use", I'd REMOVE any cover over the backup as it would be expected to need more air as it warms up moving power. That creates heat. "Uncover during any use for backup purposes" when the power is out. Could always put some vent holes in any cover, and couldn't hurt for daily normal running, but needs full air in an actual power outage.

Unless you want to be set up for a rude surprise and a false sense of security, do not buy this unit (BE425M). Here's why: Prior to reaching a critical Replace Battery situation, this unit will NOT supply you with any audible alarm that your battery is low, UNLESS the AC goes out. So you can be merrily chugging along with your devices plugged into this thing thinking "We're all good", when actually your battery is dangerously low, and you have no idea. Then the AC goes out, and suddenly you're in a dangerous situation where there's little or no battery power available to keep your devices running. THEN you get a warning - but it's too late then! You would only be aware of an audible warning if the AC went out and you happened to be around to hear the Low Battery notifications. If the battery happened to have enough power to keep your devices running when the AC went out, you would come back to the office and never know anything was wrong. As soon as the AC came back on, the Low Battery alarm went silent. It's like the tree falling in the forest, but nobody is around to hear it! But if the battery is depleted and unable to supply power for the duration of the outtage you're SOL. Either way, this unit sits there, iike a silent time bomb waiting to go off. Where this false sense of security especially exists is where you have stable AC supply. We're in such a place - the AC rarely goes out. But we make sure to have UPSes for the rare occasions when outtages or brownouts do occur. Suddenly, out of nowhere during normal operations, the Replace Battery alarm comes on. It's a loud alarm, and you *can't* silence it. In the middle of an office we had this incessant noise. We had to unplug the UPS to reach it and try to quiet the noise. But the rude surprise was when we unplugged the unit, all the devices plugged into it went down, including an essential network switch and a wifi access point. There was no power left in the battery. We had a chaotic disruption in our office, causing people to lose network access. This unit gave us no warning prior reaching a critical state. Luckily when this happend, it was only very inconvenient - we plugged the devices into electrical outlets and they came back on. But imagine if the AC went out on your critical data storage with this unit! No UPS I have ever used did not have an alarm to notify that the battery was low while it was plugged in to AC. This is simply not acceptable. This is nothing other than a bone-headed design flaw. You can verify what I've described by clicking the User Manual link on this product page: No low battery warnings while AC is being supplied to unit. This is a failed safety device. A UPS is supposed to protect you from power failure. This unit sets you up to fail...

Got this UPS for my modem. If the power went out for even 1 second, it would cause the modem to go offline and had to wait for it to log back in. Now the UPS provides power when the power briefly stops and comes back on.

I bought one unit of Schneider Electric APC UPS 425VA UPS on May 2024 89.99$. I use it to prevent Internet outage with increasing frequent brownouts and short blackouts. I connect one router and one access point to this UPS. I test the UPS the same day when it arrives. For this, I cut the power upstream to the UPS. It does immediately switch to battery and with no impact on the two devices. Internet is still connected. While on battery, the green indicator light flashes. I hear no alarm. It might have something to do with the settings. I leave the battery on for about one minute then I turn the power back on to the UPS. The green LED no longer flashes. All is well. No interruption occurs for both of my devices. I conclude this is a good product. Working as intended and as expected. Edit: working as usual after one month.

Muy bueno, resistió 2 hrs, sin corriente eléctrica, aunque no tengo muchas cosas conectadas, solo un WiFi y un teléfono de baterías, pero es bueno para cuando baja la corriente, me quede sorprendido.

Have two of these and one higher capacity model. All have been great. If you don't have one (or more) consider all the potential uses, weighed against the climate and utility conditions you live in. I have one for the internet modem/router, because this newer prettier modem doesn't have its own battery. Second one for the cordless phone base, garage door monitor. These three items could all be one one box, but they're just too far apart. The larger one runs gigabit switches, USB switches, cordless phone charger, two laptops (though they both have pretty new batteries in them anyway, but for the surge protection). I don't plug PC monitors in because (and I don't know for sure) they use more power and you can generally live without them in a crisis. Choose which devices you think need the UPS, and those that just need surge protection. You 'can' plug devices into a $5 surge protection wall wart, but I trust a box like this, from a reputable company, to do a better job --- for all I know the wall wart would catch fire if a blip came through. Classic example for me was a cable box (years ago) that had been blitzed because a jolt had come through and arced inside the box. Of course, you can plug anything you want into it once a power failure occurs, so there's where you can charge your cell phone, etc. I've blabbered too long about something that is so essential in our ridiculously electronic lives, just buy one and try it out.

Hasta el momento una excelente compra

El ups funciona excelente, al estarse usando usando solo para un módem y un access point que consumen poco, la duración de la batería ha sido muy buena pues cortes eléctricos de 15 minutos los ha soportado sin problema.