APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS vs Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
What separates them
These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS is $480.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — line interactive ups against laptop docking station — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS vs Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
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 →Dell
Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
$269.00
The 180 W in the name is the power supply, not what reaches the laptop -- 130 W goes to the notebook and the rest runs the dock and its ports.
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 Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station is for
Buy it if: Mixed laptop fleets where one dock has to work with more than one vendor.
Avoid it if: Thunderbolt-only workflows needing maximum display bandwidth from a single cable.
Specifications, side by side
2 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS | Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $749.00 | $269.00 |
| Rated power | About 35 W self-consumption at idle | About 180 W adapter |
| Warranty | 3-year limited warranty | 3-year limited hardware warranty |
| Annual energy use | About 307 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $52 at $0.17 per kWh | not published |
| Audio | not published | 3.5 mm combo jack |
| Battery type | Sealed lead acid, user replaceable | not published |
| Display outputs | not published | 2 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x USB-C |
| Host connection | not published | USB-C, DisplayPort Alt Mode |
| Input plug | NEMA 5-15P, 120 V | not published |
| Interface | USB and serial, network card slot | not published |
| Maximum displays | not published | Up to 3, subject to laptop support |
| Networking | not published | Gigabit Ethernet with MAC pass-through |
| Output rating | 1500 VA / 1000 W | not published |
| Output receptacles | 8 x NEMA 5-15R | not published |
| Output waveform | True sine wave | not published |
| Power delivery | not published | 130 W to the notebook from a 180 W adapter |
| Topology | Line interactive with automatic voltage regulation | not published |
| Typical runtime | About 7 minutes at 1000 W, about 21 minutes at 500 W | not published |
| USB ports | not published | 3 x USB-A 3.1, 2 x USB-C |
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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