APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA Battery Backup and Surge Protector vs Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure is $119.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — line interactive ups against wall-mount rack enclosure — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA Battery Backup and Surge Protector vs Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
APC
APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA Battery Backup and Surge Protector
$229.99
A consumer-grade sibling of the Smart-UPS at a third of the price, and the difference is where it matters: 900 W against 1000 W, and a much shorter warranty on the electronics.
Full details →Tripp Lite
Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
$349.00
The useful number is not 12U but the 20.5 inch mounting depth -- most 1U servers are deeper than that, so this holds switches, patch panels and a small UPS, not servers.
Full details →Who the APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA Battery Backup and Surge Protector is for
Buy it if: Workstations and small NAS units that need sine wave backup without a rack-grade unit.
Avoid it if: Server closets, where the shorter warranty and lighter build are a poor trade.
Who the Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure is for
Buy it if: Network closets holding switches, patch panels and a rack UPS where no floor space exists.
Avoid it if: Anyone racking servers, which need a deeper enclosure and usually a floor-standing one.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA Battery Backup and Surge Protector | Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $229.99 | $349.00 |
| Warranty | 3-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty |
| Annual energy use | About 219 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $37 at $0.17 per kWh | not published |
| Door type | not published | Lockable acrylic front, hinged back section |
| Input plug | NEMA 5-15P, 120 V | not published |
| Load capacity | not published | 200 lb |
| Mounting depth | not published | 20.5 in usable |
| Mounting standard | not published | EIA-310 19 inch |
| Output rating | 1500 VA / 900 W | not published |
| Output receptacles | 10 x NEMA 5-15R, 5 battery backed | not published |
| Output waveform | True sine wave | not published |
| Rack units | not published | 12U |
| Rated power | About 25 W self-consumption at idle | not published |
| Side panels | not published | Removable |
| Topology | Line interactive with automatic voltage regulation | not published |
| Typical runtime | About 6 minutes at 900 W, about 19 minutes at 450 W | not published |
| USB charging | 2 ports, 5 V | not published |
| Ventilation | not published | Passive, with optional fan kit |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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