BACK-UPS ES 650VA Tower UPS

Excellent product. After twenty years I upgraded from a model 600 a model 650. Through all our storms I have not lost a single electronic item plugged into it. Very reliable protection. I highly recommend this item.

Don't like this survey. Only having the extremes, "like" or "dislike" makes me choose something I seldom agree with. Basically, the battery was easy to select and order, and has met my expectations. My only real complaint was a little difficulty with filling out the warranty form; hard to find the info they ask for. I won't know for probably months how well it works since I have to wait for for power outages, and we don't have many.

UPS is a good value for its size and for short (depending on the load) periods of power loss, it is a reliable backup/surge protector for my computer, and other electronic devices at home. I presently own three of the UPS 650's, one of which replaced my 550 in 2019. The original three units, except for the replacement were purchased in 2008 and 2009.

I suppose I will now really know until the power goes out, but it appears to be working well for now. Since I had changed from a desktop computer and monitor to a laptop, my electrical load requirements had decreased and I figured I could move downward from my present APC, a BX1300G, to this one that I bought, the BE650G1, which only has one battery instead of 2 like the BX1300G. That way when I need to replace the battery, it is only one instead of two. As it turned out, I decided to move the BX1300G over to the TV, cable box, Blue Ray player, etc., which I presently had on just a standard surge protector. All worked out well, I would say.

I had some trouble removing the battery cover. It took brute force, and I was afraid I would break it, but it held up. Other than it was very easy to set up and has made a massive positive difference in the tangle of wires that used to be under my desk. I am relieved to know that my computer equipment is protected.

Purchased a Back-UPS 650 to replace an APC backup with an expired battery. I'd replaced the battery in that unit once. I decided to go with the trade-in option, which was a little more costly than just replacing the battery. I'm very happy with my purchase as it was easy to install and works seamlessly with my Mac OS system. The return procedure for the trade-in unit was easy, too.

I've had APC UPS's for many years now, I think since at least the year 2000. I've used one for storms in case the power went out, I used it for the TV and any support equipment to keep on top of the progress of bad weather. I've never had one fail me or fail to protect my computer equipment. Even though I have my current house on whole house surge protection, I rely on APC UPS's to protect and keep running, those devices I depend on to keep us safe! Thank you APC!

This is my 2nd APC 650VA UPS and my 3rd with the same form factor. This one lasted 11 years. It is reasonably priced and reliable for the most part. The design has not visibly changed in ~ 20 years. There are a couple of issues which I would like to see improved. 1. The battery connection is not robust. The "slide on" connectors do not provide a good contact area and often become loose over time. This is an industry problem, but if APC want's to extend its recognition in the market place its an issue they can work to resolve. 2. The low/defective battery detection is unreliable. You don't get a lot of false failures, but you do get a lot of false "good battery" indications. As a result you (the owner) are going to spend a lot more time investigating battery failures than you want to. You may even find yourself purchasing more of those expensive batteries when the actual problem is the UPS itself. Would I pay more for these improvements? Probably. If it saved me the several hours a year I spend investigating and resolving UPS issues then it would be worth the extra money.

Got 2 of these - one dedicated solely for powering my new PC and the other for an old PC and a couple of other electronics. The new PC shorts the unit out occasionally somehow causing it to trip the circuit breaker for that outlet. The outlet is also dedicated just to the one UPS and new PC that's plugged into the battery outlet of that UPS; nothing else plugged into it. I could understand the battery backup not working without enough capacity but I had no idea this was a thing where the UPS itself could be shorted out and cause a circuit break.

I liked my old one which I used for 9 years, but the new one has a horrible, very high pitched whine so I have to cover it up at night to bock the noise.