This environmentally friendly battery back-up system protects your computer system and keeps it running for up to 70 minutes in the event of a power failure.
Average Customer Rating:
4.5 out of 5(18 Reviews)
Rating Breakdown
(18 reviews)
5 stars
(15)
4 stars
(1)
3 stars
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2 stars
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1 star
(2)
16 of 18 (89%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Review 1 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Back UPS and Mac--So Happy Together01/31/2010
By VelcroFlyfrom New Haven, CT
Value for Price
5.05
Features
5.05
Reliability
5.05
Protection
5.05
What's great about it: Seamless, self-installs! What's not so great: No downsides that I can see
"Seems to be a great product; of course, I cannot comment on its effectiveness in the event of a power outage as I haven't experienced one since installing it. However, when connecting it up to a Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the genius and elegance of Mac OS X becomes apparent. Without having to install any drivers, the Mac instantly detects the presence of a UPS, and places a menu item for it in the menu bar at top right, and the System Preferences panel configures itself so that all settings for the UPS can be controlled easily from the System Prefs panel. What more could you ask? Maybe if it made a nice half-caf decaf latte with no whipped and shaved chocolate perhaps?"
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 2 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Good Power01/02/2010
By StarDragon77from East Idaho
Value for Price
5.05
Features
5.05
Reliability
5.05
Protection
5.05
What's great about it: It hasn't given problems so far. What's not so great: None that I can think of at the moment.
"I got this one after my last UPS had given up (had my previous model for six years without any problems).
So far, this new one hasn't given any problems or broken down at all.
The ten outlets gives freedom to provide power protection to more devices than my last UPS.
It may seem like a lot of money for something that protects power but the battery inside helps quite a bit when the power is off for more than a flash of a second. Especially if you're working on anything important and don't want to loose it I can assure you."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 3 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Works well and replacement battery avail from APC12/17/2009
By vkfrom Glenelg, MD
Value for Price
4.05
Features
4.05
Reliability
5.05
Protection
5.05
What's great about it: Will handle brief overload required by CRT monitor startup What's not so great: beeps when AC power is off - no switch to kill beeper
"I have used APC supplies for many years. I switch on both the computer and CRT monitor together using a plug strip, so the battery backup must be able to handle the initial surge as the CRT monitor starts up. The APC battery backup can handle this when the AC line is powered; surprisingly some other brands cannot. APC now offers replacement batteries for sale, so you don't need to trash the battery backup when the battery wears out. The batteries generally last three to five years"
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 4 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
4.05
Great product, could use some improvements12/09/2009
By upstate199from New York
Value for Price
4.05
Features
4.05
Reliability
5.05
Protection
5.05
What's great about it: Turns off peripherals using computer as master What's not so great: Only 3 outlets are slaved to master outlet.
"5 oulets have surge protection and battery back-up. 5 outlets have surge protection only. Only 3 outlets are slaved to the master outlet. All slaved outlets have surge protection only and do not have battery back-up. Therefore you cannot have your computer screen slaved to the master, or else you would have no monitor during a power outage. Works very well. It would be difficult to fit all 10 plugs into outlets if you have large plug-ins ie. modem, routers w/ large plugs. I would recommend to a friend and buy again."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 5 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Most reliable brand and customer service11/26/2009
By BarbK1956from Long Island
Value for Price
4.05
Features
4.05
Reliability
4.05
Protection
4.05
What's great about it: Best price I could find
"APC is the industry leader would not purchase another brand"
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 6 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
1.05
APC 750VA Not so good11/01/2009
By LaserGeekfrom Woodbridge, VA
Value for Price
4.05
Features
4.05
Reliability
1.05
Protection
1.05
What's great about it: Excellent as extension cord or boat anchor What's not so great: Wish it had a battery back up
"Brought this home from the store and did the usual with the battery connections on a UPS. Ok, everything is connected and plug it in... Waited for something good to happen while the little green light blinks on and off, only to find myself in pain with a never ending tone of annoyance coming from the UPS. I have left the unit plugged in for several hours now and will check on it once more. This is headed back to BestBuy for replacement. Good luck."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:No
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Review 7 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
A name I trust08/08/2009
By AgentXYZ55from Mobile,AL
Value for Price
5.05
Features
5.05
Reliability
5.05
Protection
5.05
What's great about it: Reputation speaks for itself. What's not so great: nothing
"I have been using APC products since 2001. Have always been satisfied with two products I use all the time. Made the mistake of moving my laptop off of apc surge protector in one room to another type of surge protector in my living room where my desktop was hooked up on a separate one. Had always run them off apc products, but moved them and had bad storms in my area last week. Two other type surge protectors did not do their job as my apc's had for 5 and 10 years respectively. Both laptop and desktop got surged, so I just bought new laptop and desktop. Made sure I never made that mistake again and bought this big boy. Very easy to setup and install. Worth the money. If I had bought this to begin with I wouldn't have had to write reviews on a new laptop and desktop I bought along with this product. ; )"
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
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Review 8 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
1.05
Did NOT protect against Surge01/19/2009
By DG506from NJ
Value for Price
3.05
Features
4.05
Reliability
1.05
Protection
1.05
What's great about it: Good outlet spacing, a lot of outlets What's not so great: Did not protect my power supply
"I replaced my ordinary surge protector with this APC UPS surge protector about 2 weeks ago thinking it would offer greater protection for my PC along with battery backup. Big mistake! We had a power surge today, and now my 1 year old power supply is ruined. My son’s CyberPower UPS handled the surge properly for his computer, but my brand new APC 750VA failed to protect my computer. My computer’s Antec TP3 power supply that I got a year ago has been zapped and fried.
I called APC and found that I will have to ship the UPS back at my own expense. Then IF they decide that the UPS was faulty, they will only reimburse the fair market value of USED equipment, NOT the replacement value. So I will be out a costly shipping fee (the UPS is heavy) and a good part of the cost to replace my power supply. Plus now I will worry that it will happen again.
I am very disappointed in the quality of this APC product and the deceptive equipment protection warranty that doesn’t live up to expectations."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:No
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
APC Products...Simply...GOOD DEAL!!!01/06/2009
By Localgeekfrom Waianae, Hawai'i
Value for Price
5.05
Features
5.05
Reliability
5.05
Protection
5.05
What's great about it: Everything I could ask for in a surge protector & it's price. What's not so great: Nothing. Had an island wide power outage last week & still working like a champ!
"Got this unit last year. Best decision I've made in an upgrade to APC products. Had a island wide power outage last week & I must admit this unit saved me a trip to the computer doctor. Without this unit I wouldn't have had enough time to properly shut down the electricity to my home, & God knows what would of happened... Always been a supporter of APC. Do the research yourself. You wont be disappointed."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Works as advertised11/23/2008
By kmichaelafrom Florence, KY
What's great about it: Super quick setup What's not so great: Really hard to connect the battery!
"The specs indicate this isn't compatible with Vista; the CD doesn't ship with Vista-compatible software, but it's available as a free download on APC's website. I pulled the plug on my fully-charged unit to see how long it would last running my cable modem and wireless router. I put my laptop on its own battery, and pulled-up an online movie . . . . I gave-up after 5 hours. This unit was still running strong, and claimed to have 2 more hours left. During the initial setup, you may need someone with small, dexterious fingers to connect the battery, though."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Awesome back ups09/17/2008
By technoKramerfrom USA
Value for Price
5.05
Features
4.05
Reliability
5.05
Protection
4.05
What's great about it: Price What's not so great: None
"After all sorts of research, I decided to go with this model, a lot of value for the money. Also the great reviews APC products had received on Bestbuy.com and elsewhere."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Every home should have one07/04/2008
By strivinglifefrom Madison, WI
What's great about it: 10 outlets (5 battery), handles blackouts correctly, flexible configuration What's not so great: PowerChute stats aren't what they could be
"I purchased an APC Back-UPS ES 750 (BE750G) on May 10, 2008. Since I had a blackout on 6/27, I figured I could finally write a review.
First, this is my first APC, as well as my first battery backup, product. I've owned a number of surge protectors in the past, but since I had purchased a new computer, I wanted to try a backup device.
After a deal of research, I finally went with this one, after the value for the money, and the positive reviews APC had received.
This model offers 10 outlets, of which 5 can run off of the battery. This also offers a master, and three 'slave' outlets. This means that if the master is off, the three outlets can optionally be shut off as well (helpful for printers, monitors, speakers, ...) It's optional, so you can shut it off (which I did).
It also offers a USB connection, so you can monitor the status of the battery using APC PowerChute Personal Edition.
Along with charge percentage, it gives the number of volts being passed into it, and the watt load on the battery, which seems to translate into a battery estimate (how long equipment can run).
PowerChute offers a couple of options, for when the power goes off - preserve the battery, or keep the computer on for as long as possible.
Having had a blackout, albeit at night, I can suggest what I had happen. First, my computer appears to have been put to sleep. When it started back up, SpeedFan began running my two fans at 100%. In short, the battery handled the blackout perfectly.
If you're worried about alarms going off at night, there are settings to disable the alarm between particular hours, or disable it entirely.
Finally, while this comes with a battery, they do recommend you replace these every three years. You can run self-tests manually to verify the battery. I did have a bit of trouble when first hooking up the battery, but it was relatively minor.
(As a guy who's interested in statistics, I would also have liked to have been able to pull more information from PowerChute - for example, via a battery log of what's happening when I'm not at my computer. Granted, it'll tell you when the battery kicks in, but I'd like to know what voltage is being passed, and whether usage watts are spiking or moving throughout the day. What happens when I'm running tasks, or if I have my computer sit for a couple of hours with the monitor off?)
Overall, I'm *extremely* happy with this product, and will *definitely* be purchasing another one of these to hook up my Playstation 3 and Sony Bravia."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Money well spent not to mention peace of mind06/21/2008
By iSvenfrom RI
What's great about it: Auto accessory turn-off, battery backup What's not so great: coaxial ground drains an excessive amount of bandwidth
"Great product love the out turn off feature I no-longer need to turn off my printer , external hard drives, ect. The power surge does come with some kind of software and cable to turn detect when you computer has shut down and turn off the other outlets but I found it not necessary when I plugged my monitor into the master port, it even turns off the accessories when the monitor is in sleep mode. The battery backup works great and seamlessly and has already saved my computer one from a power outage. Also the battery is ready to go out of the box no charge time is needed to connect the cables and go. My only complaint came when I grounded my cable for my HDTV to the surge protecter, then my picture became grainy and fuzzy so unfortunately that feature is not for me, but that is defiantly not even problem compared to the good this does."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
reliable protection04/28/2008
By Soundman1from Georgia
What's great about it: Easy to use What's not so great: None
"I own this battery back up unit. Its great - Saved my computer many times. Have my monitor, computer, router and modem on it. Last week the power went out while I was on line and I just kept working in the dark for about 10 to 15 mins before I shut down and it still had plenty of power left. You can set it up to shut down your computer if the power fails or shut it down each night at a certain time to save power. Very cool equipment. Buy it you will like it."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Great Deal..Great Product!04/27/2008
By Toni128from Philly, PA
What's great about it: 10 outlets, rechargable battery, quick set-up, equipment protection, 70-minute runtime, software What's not so great: Instructions could be a little clearer as far as how to hook-up battery wire.
"This battery backup has the most outlets, as well as the most battery backup outlet (5), in the price range I was looking for, and all the other outlets such as telephone, network, etc are great to have. I also like the fact that it has the circuit breaker button, as well as well-lit status indicators. The software is a plus, it adds the ability to monitor from pc. The up to 70 minute runtime was also a factor in my decision."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 16 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
APC battery back up - execllent04/16/2008
By Worcesterfrom Worcester, Ma
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What's great about it: GREATLY What's not so great: nothing wrong
"I bought from best buy store. I was read direction and set up intall and all plug power. I love it ten power plug. help protect by weather and never know if our apartment not alway power off. i like that battery back up save by my computer won't get hurt or miss program. i really happy with this one are full success. i will install cd program relation to APC battery back up system and let they take care control in my computer or another monitor and my tv with VP too. i'm nothing worry. i beleive this works of course."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
2 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
Good Value For The Money03/24/2008
By JoshTfrom Indiana
What's great about it: works and is easy to use What's not so great: very short battery back up
"I have only had this battery back up a little while, but it does its job well."
Would you recommend this product to a friend?:Yes
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 18 for APC 750VA Battery Back-Up System
Customer Rating
5.05
APC is The Best!11/18/2007
By Bunnyman
What's great about it: Best Protection Money can buy! What's not so great: None
"You can't go wrong with APC. I have APC Battery Backups on both my PCs. Never had a surge problem and when the power goes out, I have plenty of time to shut down my PC. The price is good for the protection you get. As a PC Tech myself, I can tell you that most all PC failures are related to insufficient surge protection and battery backup. The APC unit even regulates the power to your expensive PC to protect that power supply. If the power supply goes, a lot of times it takes the motherboard out too. Buy one of these. The best insurance money you can spend on your PC. One power supply replacement at a PC shop will cost you as much as this unit. Maybe a lot more if it takes out your motherboard!"
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