
Pure sine wave, compact (compared to predecessor), silent, front LED info

Low budget, inexpensive, effective UPS. Integrates nicely with software for Windows-based PC's

- Well built, much more rigid construction than i was expecting. - Easy to work in, lots of space to get your hands in there - If you don't want to use the internal fans (which use Molex) and switch to PWM, super easy to grab any 120s and drop them in the front, same with the 80s in the back. - Lots of room for cable management

-lots of parts -very flexable motherboard mounts -easy to work in -comes with pc speaker

Lots of space, well ventilated, light but sturdy.


It has all the information at your fingertips to know how it is loaded, battery condition, input and output voltages, etc.

Sturdy, well made, quiet, all the pieces were there.

I like that it protects everything I have running including my router too. My computer would shut down when I printed something due to my network printer. I have the computer in the battery side and my computer does not shut down anymore. I feel like I am protected better than I have ever been before!

+ APC quality - first and foremost. I've been relying on APC surge protectors at home for over 20 years, and we've been using surge protectors and APC UPS' for more than 10 years at work with our workstations and servers - in all cases, I've never had any issues with any of their products. APC is definitely a trusted and reliable name as far as I'm concerned. All of the systems protected behind APC products have continued to work and be protected with very little hassle. + 3 years repair or replacement warranty, $250,000 lifetime warranty on any equipment connected to the UPS, as well as a lifetime data recovery warranty to provide professional data recovery services if data is lost due to failure of the UPS. That's huge! Not only will they repair or replace the unit for 3 years, but for the life of the unit if it ever fails and you lose your physical equipment, they're going to cover the cost of it AND they're going to help you recover your lost data. + The free APC PowerChute application itself is put together very well. It is a separate piece of the puzzle, and is not absolutely necessary to use - simply from a hardware standpoint, your APC UPS unit will function without the software. However, the software has definite benefits, including more monitoring capability, and will hibernate any equipment connected to the UPS when the battery power is being used and it hits your specified threshhold, in an attempt to minimize data loss. You can grab the download from http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/PowerChute-Personal-Edition-V3-0-2-for-Windows-10-8-7-Vista-XP-Home-Server-Multi-Language-/P-SFPCPE302 and don't forget to hook the USB cable up from the UPS to your PC otherwise the app won't install! + The LCD of the BX1500M is very easy to read, from any angle. I do have another UPS at home, by a rival company, and the LCD is really only readable from straight-on, and not from above, below, or from the sides. The LCD of the BX1500M is excellent. In this regard, if you put the BX1500M under your desk, you can still glance down at the LCD while seated and check its health and load. + Also, the LCD shows quite a few different stats. Aside from the static icons displaying whether you're on AC or battery power, a load graph and a battery life indicator, every time you press the Display button, it cycles through the health shown below the icons. You will see Input voltage, # of power loss/battery events, estimated run time in minutes (based on the equipment connected to the battery protection), Load (of that equipment) in both wattage and percentage, and finally, Output voltage and frequency (in Hz). + The battery itself in the unit is ridiculously easy to replace, and just slides in and out and requires no other connections or terminals. In that regard, they are correct when they claim the battery is "hot swappable" (although you'd still have to lay the UPS on its side to get to the compartment, obviously). Replacement battery is the APC APCRBC124 which is currently $59.72 here at NewEgg. + Aside from battery protection, obviously you have surge protection and the UPS is going to protect your equipment from voltage drops or spikes. You can also connect coax and ethernet cords to protect your WAN or LAN connections with the UPS as well.

Easy to setup and the instructions are excellent. My last UPS battery crapped out and did not have the feature to replace it. So this UPS does have that capability, so was one of the features in my decision.

- Inexpensive, compared to other solutions - Includes the hardware for mounting drives and board

-reasonable cost -two m.2 slots -form factor -IPMI

simple and works


- Works as advertised, supports my mid-range PC with dual monitor setup long enough to save, close my work & shutdown when outages/fluctuations occur - power supplied to my devices plugged in remains consistent & entirely uninterrupted - Has lived through over a dozen power flickers & full on outages in my small town which is notorious for frying household appliances with our terrible power company (in southern Ontario, Canada) - Alarm when wall power is lost and UPS has kicked on can be turned off/on - Alarm, when on, is not excessively loud - the word alarm makes you think it will be screaming at you but it's comparable to a microwave button beep, probably a little bit quieter - When alarm is turned off, it still makes a very audible click when kicking on due to external power being cut off, so unless you have closed headphones or are blasting music you'll probably know the power went out if you didn't have any other indicator (like you had your lights off in your room mid-day or something) and can begin shutting your stuff off


Nice build quality, decent fit and finish, reasonable beveled edges. No sharp bits to get cut on.

Very well designed.

Big enough Battery to never have to worry about a little power lose. Keeps my Router and NAS powered up during power outages.