APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS vs Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS is $400.00 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 Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS vs Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
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 →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 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 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 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS | Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $749.00 | $349.00 |
| Warranty | 3-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty |
| Annual energy use | About 307 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $52 at $0.17 per kWh | not published |
| Battery type | Sealed lead acid, user replaceable | not published |
| Door type | not published | Lockable acrylic front, hinged back section |
| Input plug | NEMA 5-15P, 120 V | not published |
| Interface | USB and serial, network card slot | 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 / 1000 W | not published |
| Output receptacles | 8 x NEMA 5-15R | not published |
| Output waveform | True sine wave | not published |
| Rack units | not published | 12U |
| Rated power | About 35 W self-consumption at idle | not published |
| Side panels | not published | Removable |
| 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 |
| 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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