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| 1300VA Battery Backup with LCD | 
 enlarge | Brand: APC
Category: CE
List Price: $158.99
Buy New: $149.95
You Save: $9.04 (6%)
New (2) Used (1) from $135.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Color: Charcoal
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 31
Dimensions (in): 17.5 x 12.5 x 9.5
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: BX1300LCD
Model: BX1300LCD
UPC: 731304247906
EAN: 0731304247906
ASIN: B000XFXEDW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Works as advertised August 9, 2008
I purchased this to backup my home entertainment system. The rural electric coop that supplies my power has numerous brief outages during heavy summer storms. I wanted to prevent my satellite system (among others) from losing it's mind as well as allow time for my HD DLP to do a proper cool down.
The unit was a breeze to set up right out of the box. I have had several outages and it has worked perfectly.
The down side: The first few weeks it had an annoying electrical smell. Kind of like burning phenolic. But, the odor did eventually go away.
Best investment August 1, 2008
Simply, this is the best investment I have ever made for my computer and home entertainment center.
I found out about these at my doctor's office, I noticed that all of his terminals were protected with an APC
Living in a rural area means many 10 second blackouts about every other day. This device not only protects your equipment but, let's you run it for a short time with the power out.
Plus, no more resetting all those clocks!
Research which size is right for your equipment. This unit runs a small entertainment center through one 90 min movie in a blackout. A 3000va model would work well for those giant plasma TVs. My next purchase will be the 1500va model for my upstairs computer.
Everyone with a computer or home entertainment center needs an APC under the cabinet.
Best in Class Back-UPS July 16, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have owned 7 or 8 UPS's from several mfg's mostly APC and this is a well designed, fully featured unit. Like all Back-UPS models, it has a square wave 115 VAC output which is fine for any device with a switching power supply. This would be most any modern electronic device and all PC's. If you want a sine wave output get a Smart-UPS. I have two Smart-UPS 750 XL's with extra battery pack for 3-4 hour run times on two different PC's at home.
I bought two of these Back-UPS 1300VA units from Amazon at the lowest price I found with free shipping (very important with these heavy items). One is for my HP EX475 MediaSmart Home Server, cable modem, router and switch. The other one is on my home entertainment center with several DVD's, Comcast DVR, VCR, Bose radio, other stuff and a 50 inch Toshiba plasma TV. The Plasma TV pulls 500 watts and with several of the other items running I show 18 minutes run time. The Home Server rack shows 60-80 minutes run time.
The UPS display was a key reason why I bought these units. It provides everything you would want to know about the UPS and the attached load. The UPS is attached via USB cable to the Home Server so it can notify my PC clients and shutdown properly. Very cool.
I have the power loss beeper turned off on both units to avoid bugging me. This can be done with a display button sequence.
Excellent UPS June 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This unit has worked flawlessy through two blackouts. The LCD readout is a nice feature. I use it to monitor the input voltage for potential brownout conditions. During blackouts, knowing the amount of remaining battery time is great because it allows you to turn off equipment to see how much your backup time will improve. After I shut down my computer during a recent power outage I hooked up a fluorescent table lamp to light our family room. According to the UPS it said it could provide power to that light for 4 hours. I don't know how accurate the stated time was but I do know we got 3 hours of backup time before the power came back on.
Great Value, Great Product February 18, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have this UPS protecting my 52" LCD tv, the dvr, stereo, xbox 360, and wii. The display is very informative, and easy to use. It tells you exactly how much power is being used, and how much run time you would have if the power were to go out. The display shuts off after a minute or two, and can be reactivated with the touch of a button. The UPS itself has a quiet fan, and is narrow enough to sit next to my entertainment center and not be an eyesore. With the setup I mentioned above, it never exceeds 70% with all the electronics on. Overall a great purchase, and at the time I bought the UPS Amazon was the cheapest location available.
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