APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS vs APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA Battery Backup and Surge Protector
What separates them
These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS is $519.01 dearer.
APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS vs APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA Battery Backup and Surge Protector
APC
APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS
$749.00
1500 VA is the apparent power and 1000 W is the real limit -- a load list adding up to 1,200 W will not run on this unit regardless of the VA figure on the box.
Full details →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 →Who the APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS is for
Buy it if: Server, NAS and workstation loads that need clean shutdown and sine wave output.
Avoid it if: Anyone wanting to keep working through a long outage, who needs a generator or a larger battery bank.
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.
Specifications, side by side
5 of 12 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS | APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA Battery Backup and Surge Protector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $749.00 | $229.99 |
| Annual energy use | About 307 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $52 at $0.17 per kWh | About 219 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $37 at $0.17 per kWh |
| Output rating | 1500 VA / 1000 W | 1500 VA / 900 W |
| Output receptacles | 8 x NEMA 5-15R | 10 x NEMA 5-15R, 5 battery backed |
| Rated power | About 35 W self-consumption at idle | About 25 W self-consumption at idle |
| Typical runtime | About 7 minutes at 1000 W, about 21 minutes at 500 W | About 6 minutes at 900 W, about 19 minutes at 450 W |
| Input plug | NEMA 5-15P, 120 V | NEMA 5-15P, 120 V |
| Output waveform | True sine wave | True sine wave |
| Topology | Line interactive with automatic voltage regulation | Line interactive with automatic voltage regulation |
| Warranty | 3-year limited warranty | 3-year limited warranty |
| Battery type | Sealed lead acid, user replaceable | not published |
| Interface | USB and serial, network card slot | not published |
| USB charging | not published | 2 ports, 5 V |
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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