Product Description

WITH BROADBAND PROTECTION

Product Details

• Brand: APC
• Model: BE725BB
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 18.00 pounds

Features

• Up to 60 minutes runtime in case of power outage
• 8 outlets (4 surge / 4 battery backup)
• 725VA / 450 Watt Output Power Capacity
• Telephone line surge protection
• Ethernet and coax protection

Amazon.com Product Description
American Power Conversion's Back-UPS ES 725 Broadband backup power supply offers a combination of 8 total battery-protected and surge-only outlets, effectively reserving power capacity and run time for any connected equipment that requires battery back-up while maintaining surge-only protection for your less critical equipment. Typical backup time at half load is 14 minutes (225 watts), and typical backup time at full load is 4.3 minutes (450 watts).

Power conditioning protects connected loads from surges, spikes, lightning, and other power disturbances, while dataline surge protection provides protection of connected equipment from power surges on the data lines. You can manage the UPS via its handy USB port.

The device is safety-agency approved, so it's guaranteed to work safely with the connected loads and within the environment. Audible alarms provide notification of changing utility power and UPS conditions, and automatic self-testing provides early detection of potential problems through periodic testing of the UPS components.

The unit is cold-start-capable so you'll have temporary battery power even when the utility power is out from the get-go. Resettable circuit breakers grant quick recovery from UPS overload events, and transformer-block spaced outlets protect equipment with input transformer blocks (otherwise known as wall warts) without blocking access to other receptacles.

Hot-swappable batteries provide clean, uninterrupted power to protected equipment throughout battery replacement.

The system comes with PowerChute Personal Edition (Part Number SDW 85, for Windows 98/Me/XP/2000 and Mac OS 9.0.4 or higher), which is safe, easy-to-use system-shutdown software with sophisticated power-management functions. Features include context-sensitive help, graceful system shutdown, a performance summary, self-test checks battery health, and "status at a glance."

Last but certainly not least, APC's lifetime data-recovery warranty provides peace of mind by ensuring professional data-recovery services in the event that data is lost due to the failure of the unit. What's in the Box
Backup power supply, software CD (PowerChute Personal Edition, plus free trial of anti-virus, firewall, e-mail privacy, system recovery, and online backup software), cord-management straps, a USB cable, a user's manual, and warranty information.

Customer Reviews

An excellent UPS for the money
I first heard about this particular UPS when PC World gave it a Best Buy rating in their August 2004 issue. It seemed too good to be true: APC quality, 725 VA capacity, broadband support, and a bargain price. Buying it was a no-brainer; I've bought dozens of APC UPS's as a network administrator, and it's always been my preferred brand. The only APC UPS I've ever bought for home use is 8 years old, and STILL works! The only reason that I am replacing it is for the broadband protection and the extra capacity.

I was also surprised to learn that this UPS has a datalink to the computer, for automated shutdowns and numerous configuration options. I particularly liked the feature that let me disable the UPS alarms. You can even tell it the voltage threshholds when the battery power should kick in... amazing.

I honestly believe that you won't find a better home or small office UPS for the money.

Easy to use, does what it's supposed to do
I've had this for a couple of weeks (strictly home use) and it works as promised. As these things don't actually do that much there isn't that much to say, but here goes
PRO:
(1) Software installs easily (I run XP pro) and is easy to work wotj
(2) comes with a USB cable, something that is increasingly rare
(3) I tested it by pulling the plug and it works -- sends my PC into hibernate mode (or you can have it shut down, but I did not check that)
(4) Telephone support has 800 number and when I called at 11:00am on a Monday I got through in under 5 min

CON (all minor):
(1) Estimated time on battery way off the mark (it says 55 min!), but in practice is exactly what I was led to expect based on APC's web site estimator (about 12 min)
(2) Undocumented gotcha -- I tested it by pulling the plug and learned the hard way that you have to wait a couple of minutes after plugging it back in and before turning the PC for the unit to run it's self test. If you don't do this, it will turn your PC off ungracefully. I did this twice, called their tech support and we figured it out.

Great performance in power backup...
I never used to be a fan of APC's power products. I'd been let down in the (now remote) past by poor performance in a couple of data centers that I worked in. However, when it came time to purchase a UPS for my home equipment, it was hard to ignore the price and availability of this APC unit.

I just bought my second one (because the network has expanded). Although I live in a nice, "power-safe" neighborhood, I do sometimes get power sags and hear the unit "click over". My server machine never notices a thing, which is the point.

This unit is also nice because it has eight plugs, with some merely surge protected (no sense wasting battery life on the server's monitor or a printer). The fit-and-finish is nice and replacement batteries are widely available (haven't needed one yet).

So I've reformed my view of APC and strongly recommend this unit.