POWER SAVING BACK-UPS XS 1500 Review

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(More customer reviews)On the surface, the units have seemed very nice. Love the LCD readouts. But I've now had two units die after 48 hours of operation (under 45% load for 12 hours/day).
The first unit failed spectacularly when I turned my PC on on the 3rd morning of ownership. Spastic flashing / beeping, an F05 error then death (and perhaps a whiff of ozone from something blown inside).
APC support is quick to cross-ship a new unit, without asking for any money on hold. This is a big plus in their favor.
The second unit did something a little different about 48 hours after purchase. It started double-chirping (which is not listed in the manual). There were no LCD error messages, and the voltages and load looked normal. The battery meter showed a full charge. The Building-Fault-Light on the back was not illuminated. I called APC and they had me unplug the unit to see if the battery would kick in. It did not, I lost power to my devices. Then it displayed the same F05 error (which in the manual is a charge fault). Luckily though it did not self-fry.
Called APC, and they'll be sending out a 3rd unit.
After this second one failed, I went and tested my Back-UPS XS 1300 that I bought at the same time as the first unit. It's in my downstairs laundry/server room. Pulled its plug, and it held up just fine.
So, I'll see how the 3rd unit goes and report back and update the rating if it holds up.
UPDATE: APC sent me a refurbished unit for my 3rd unit (2nd replacement). Generally I'd be upset, but felt that since it was refurbished that someone must have at least looked at it to verify it works properly before pushing it out the door. So far so good on this 3rd unit. It held up to both a simulated outage (50% load) and an actual outage (10% load). I've upped my rating from two stars to three (I still can't forgive for the hassle the two faulty devices put me through).


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APC BE550R 550VA Back-UPS ES 8-Outlet Battery Backup System Review

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(More customer reviews)At first, I thought this thing was the tops. It performed well in several power outages/fuse problems/spikes (I'm in a 1939 building & my office has mostly original wiring). After about 8 months, half of the plugs quit working altogether. I moved my important stuff to the other 3 plugs and took everything else off backup. We didn't have a power outage for a long time, so I don't know when the backup quit working on the rest, but it doesn't work anymore, although the alarm still sounds and the power light is still on. But anything plugged in will shut off with a power loss. Overall, I've owned it less than a year and a half. At this point, it's a very expensive extension cord. But the price has gone way down (it's less than half what I paid) from when I purchased mine. Either way, I'm paying more and going for a different brand for the replacement.

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Belkin F5C895-TEL SurgeMaster II Gold 8-Outlet Surge Protector Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this "protector" over a year ago from a local office store because it was on sale. Recently I submitted a loss to Belkin due to a power surge resulting from a lightning storm at my home office. This product guarantees replacement at an "Unlimited Amount!" I now know, after experiencing Belkin's claim/customer service, how they can make that promise. It's quite simple to make empty statements. In fact, they should add, "Comes with a FREE CAR!" because Belkin's response to my claim, via a pattern letter, was "there is no physical information to support your connected equipment warranty claim with Belkin Corporation."
I had 3 components plugged into this suppressor. Belkin failed to protect 2 of the 3. So I'm left with a $... loss, including the original surge protector purchase. That's right, you mail the surge protector to Belkin, so they can evaluate their product, and they don't even send you a replacement! Not that I'd use it because their product does not work. How do I know with certainty that their product doesn't work? On the same date of the loss I had, APC products protected 17 of 18 items in my home office. My only APC loss was a 27" TV. Also, when I contacted APC regarding my claim, I spoke to a person, and I had a replacement suppressor arrive at my home within 3 days. In contrast, when I contacted Belkin regarding my loss, after a phone maze, at my cost (no 800 number for claimants) I was directed to the Internet to file my claim. Two weeks later I get a pattern letter from Belkin denying any product failure on their part.
Bottom line APC had better products, and provides better service. I strongly recommend you look elsewhere for a surge protection.

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Prime PB004125 Elite Series Total Internet 8-Outlet 3750-Joule Surge Protector, Black Review

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(More customer reviews)Best investment I have ever made! I have frequent brown outs and power surges because my electric supply company is horrible and won't correct a serious problem, but I digress. So to protect my valuable electronics, I decided after losing 6 grand of electronics on the first power surge that I would invest in a real power surge protector, NOT a power strip! If you love your GIANT HD TV, computers and what not, you must have this power surge protector! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

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- 3750 Joules. - Clear power. - Auto shut-off safeguard. - $400,000 connected equipment warranty. - DSL/Network. - Broadband. - Phone/Fax/Modem. - Power cord. - 10 feet long. - 8 outlets. - Child safety covers. - Lighted on/off circuit breaker switch. - 2-line phone/fax/modem protection (includeds 6 foot phone cable).

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ETAIL ONLY BACK-UPS XS 1300VA Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this unit in September '09 from a local store. I am only writing a review here to warn others away from it.
I have RMA'd this unit 4 times now. Every time I get a new device, within 2 weeks - 2 months later it always starts exhibiting the same error which is an F08 Fan Failure.
I'm only ever using up to ~50% - 60% of the maximum wattage load, so it's not that I'm abusing the device. It always happens after several hours of intensive CPU usage on my machine (still only ever going up to 60% utilization).
When the unit receives an F08, it simply shuts itself off immediately, losing whatever data you happened to be working with. That's the entirety of the reason why you get a battery backup, so that instant cuts of power don't happen. Well, after this happening over and over, I've been continually RMA'ing the device over the course of the last 7 months.
I kept getting promised that "This device will work, we swear" from APC. Granted, the entire time I've had this problem, the support received from APC has been cordial, efficient, and minimal of a hassle. The only reason I continued RMAing this for so long is that I'm extremely busy and could not be bothered to do anything other than attempt to keep the status quo.
After the last failure, I requested another model device, because it's apparent to me that after receiving 4 of these units that it is a fault with the device itself. APC obliged and I am now getting a BX1500G in the mail shortly. I'd suggest to stay as far away from the BX1300G as you possibly can. Four units, from different manufacturing lots, all failing within 2 months of purchase with the same error. In addition, every unit I received that has failed had passed APC's "stringent QA process."
Spend a little more and go with a SmartUPS (much less problems), go with another company, or at the very least try the BX1500G (it's the same price now as this device was when I bought it). Be forewarned, however, that I have no experience with the BX1500G and it may still exhibit the same F08 errors that the BX1300G has.

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Tripp Lite Network Dataline DTEL2 2-Line RJ11 RJ45 Protector Modem/Fax/Tel Review

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(More customer reviews)Bought two, one to protect a modem and one to protect a DSL card. Some phone line surge protectors don't work DSL, they filter out the higher frequencies used by DSL. This is NOT the case with this surge protector, my DSL works just fine through it! If you want a high quality, professional grade phone line surge protector for a reasonable price, this is it!

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APC Back-UPS ES 500 Backup Battery and Surge Protector Review

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(More customer reviews)This power supply will run my equipment for 21 minutes, more than long enough for me to switch to a back up generator. If I ignore the power outage, it automatically backs up files. In addition, it will kick in for low and high voltage conditions, and bridges those annonying one and two second outages that cause reboots. All in all, it is a real convenience.
And the alarm CAN be controlled. It can be shut off entirely. It can also be set to remain silent when the PC is off or hibernating. It can also be set to remain silent between a given hour and another given hour.

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The APC Back-UPS ES is a battery backup and surge protector for home and office electronic equipment. With six outlets and built-in phone/fax/modem lines (DSL compatible) your valuable equipment is protected from surges and lightning. With the USB connector, it's easy to install the system software. Audible alarms and building faulty wiring notifications add to your ease of mind. The status LED's will keep you informed of the operational status of the Back-UPS ES. The included battery is user replaceable, making the surge protector easy to maintain. This package comes with a wall mounting template and cord management straps.
What's in the Box Surge protector, CD with software, cord management straps, free trial of anti-virus, USB cable, wall mounting template and a user's manual.

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APC PNET1GB ProtectNet Standalone Surge Protector for 10/100/1000 Base - T Ethernet Lines Review

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(More customer reviews)In my case, my client had lightning strike and lost a CableModem, Router ans Switch, so the first Protectnet was installed when everything was reinstalled. After a year and half some builidng constructions in the area forced the relocation of the ISP cable from the street pole to the building and someone make a mistake... a windy afternoon and the cable fly up and touched live electricity lines and then the poor cablemodem was a christmas tree full of light inside, this time the PROTECTNET didnt let the problem scale further (some believe this time it could have reached the workstations, but definitively could hve reached the server and destroy the precious data), story short, the Protectnet was left unrecognizable by his mother, but was the only expense for the client (cablemodem is ISP provided); and now we ordered 2! :D

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Belkin MasterCube F9H120-CW 1-Outlet Wall-Mount Surge Protector Review

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(More customer reviews)I live in the Colorado mountains at 10000 ft elevation. The house sits on a large rock outcropping just barely covered by dirt. Storms build here before moving out east to the plains. The rock outcropping is a great attractor of lightning. Before using the Belkin surge protector we lost many a phone and modem if we forgot to unplug the phone lines. We got hit with lightning last week, enough to rattle the windows, and the surge protector took the hit and protected the phone. I'm sold. I'm buying two more, one to replace the old one and one spare. Its a lot cheaper to replace the surge protector than the phone.

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The Home Series from Belkin offers wall mount-direct, plug-in surge protection for your entry-level desktop computers, notebooks, peripherals, phone/fax/modem, kitchen appliances, standard household electronics, and more. Perfect for use during business or personal trips, this single-outlet model boasts 1045 joules, 45,000 maximum spike amperage, and a lifetime 50,000 dollar connected equipment warranty.

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