Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms vs APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS
What separates them
These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms is $250.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — video conferencing camera against line interactive ups — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms vs APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS
Logitech
Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms
$999.00
A 120 degree field of view is the specification that makes this a huddle room camera rather than a desk one -- everybody along a short table is in frame without repositioning.
Full details →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 →Who the Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms is for
Buy it if: Huddle rooms up to about six seats that want one USB device instead of a camera and a speakerphone.
Avoid it if: Large boardrooms, where pickup range and framing both fall short without extension microphones.
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.
Specifications, side by side
2 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms | APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD Tower UPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $999.00 | $749.00 |
| Rated power | About 15 W in a call | About 35 W self-consumption at idle |
| Warranty | 2-year limited hardware warranty | 3-year limited warranty |
| Annual energy use | not published | About 307 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $52 at $0.17 per kWh |
| Battery type | not published | Sealed lead acid, user replaceable |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0, Bluetooth for audio | not published |
| Control | Remote control and motorised pan and tilt | not published |
| Field of view | 120 degrees diagonal | not published |
| Input plug | not published | NEMA 5-15P, 120 V |
| Interface | not published | USB and serial, network card slot |
| Microphones | 3 beamforming, about 8 ft pickup range | not published |
| Output rating | not published | 1500 VA / 1000 W |
| Output receptacles | not published | 8 x NEMA 5-15R |
| Output waveform | not published | True sine wave |
| Room size | Up to about 6 seats | not published |
| Sensor resolution | 4K sensor, 1080p at 30 fps typical output | not published |
| Topology | not published | Line interactive with automatic voltage regulation |
| Typical runtime | not published | About 7 minutes at 1000 W, about 21 minutes at 500 W |
| Zoom | 5x digital | not published |
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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