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I purchased 2 of these, they are great. @ 149.00 each. the digital readout is awesome.

My Best Buy number: 0413030564

I would recommend this to a friend!

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bought two, one died in two weeks. best buys great

on December 20, 2010

Posted by: larre

I bought two of these backups after reading mixed reviews. Installed both and within two weeks one had died. Unfortunatley had to pay for a service call for my computer support company to diagnose the problem. I had discarded the box and bought it online but brought it back to best buys and they gave me a new one. I am trying again. I would no recommend this backup because it is unreliable but would recommend best buys

What's great about it: easy to install

What's not so great: stoopped working in two weeks

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Horrible in a long line of Horrible

on November 14, 2015

Posted by: Blk1970

Over the years I have dealt with probably hundreds of APC UPSes at my workplaces and except for the high end enterprise Backups that I used in the Navy that cost thousands of dollars, I have yet to have one work the first time straight out of the box. Today was no exception.

I picked up the BX1300g at the closest BB (a 70 mile drive) and brought it home, flipped the battery, plugged it in and nothing! So now I get to make a 140 mile round trip tomorrow. The last time I bought one of these smaller home models it took three trips before I got one that worked and now after two years the battery is toast and APC would not sell me a replacement battery.

I would have said never again a long time ago, however APC is practically the only brand left in brick and mortar stores. The only thing crazier than buying another APC from Best Buy would be buying any brand of UPS from an online retailer since trying to ship anything with a battery back by USPS or FedEx can now get you in trouble with the law.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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By APCProductSupport, November 16, 2015

Thank you for your review. I apologize for any inconvenience. APC

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Bad product don't buy

on August 5, 2016

Posted by: kjmac

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Stop this product should not be purchased not good failed to even charge do not buy this item mayed the wrong choice please do not make the same mistack

My Best Buy number: 2920463323

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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By APCProductSupport, August 8, 2016

Thank you for taking the time to review our BX1300G and for bringing this issue to our attention. This unit comes with a 3 year warranty. Please contact an APCbySchneider support team and we would be happy to help resolve this issue for you. We offer email and chat services through our support site and you may also contact us directly at 800-800-4272. APC

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works so far

on February 5, 2010

Posted by: Ron9999

from Maryland

I do not know much yet, but the unit has a nice dispaly. It is the largest and
heaviest of about 10 UPS units I have had for the last 15 years. Most small ones do not last 10 years.

What's great about it: nice display

What's not so great: It is fairly difficult get battery cover off, and it is heavy and large.

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Stay away from APC

on January 14, 2011

Posted by: Nomoreapc4me

from Colorado

Bought the unit from Best Buy, had to take it back the next day. The USB port did not work. Forget about talking to Tech Support at APC - they are totally worthless, and could care less. If they can't even make a product that works "out of the box" - I will no longer buy from APC. Now the replacement units' display is going bad. Nomoreapc4me.

What's great about it: Nothing

What's not so great: Unreliable, poor quality,

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Best TV Experience Ever

on August 14, 2016

Posted by: RMiller

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I switched from a Pioneer Elite Plasma 60" to the LG UHD OLED 65" and OMG what a difference. Also the Webos and control of other attached devices is well integrated. PLEX works great! Love this TV.

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I would recommend this to a friend!

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Very Nice UPS

on August 26, 2009

Posted by: Onden

from PA

I bought this UPS to replace an old Belkin unit that died and I've been extremely pleased with it.

The screen offers a lot of neat information like voltage input, wattage draw, and estimated battery time remaining that, while perhaps isn't strictly necessary, it is still useful to have that info available (especially the time remaining).

Aesthetically, this is probably the nicest looking UPS I've ever seen. Sure most people just stick their UPS under a desk and never look at it, but this one is sitting next to my desk and it looks great.

Functionally it seems fine. Tested the battery backup via unplugging and the transition from line to battery was smooth without my display flickering or any abnormality on the PC. Tested USB connection and the automated shutdown and that was able to shutdown my PC successfully.

Note that the master control power cutoff (which completely cuts power to secondary outlets when the power draw of the master outlet drops below a certain threshold) can be disabled - which is good. I'm not using that feature because I still want power going to all my secondary stuff when my PC is shutdown (e.g. because my modem takes a reeeeally long time to reset after a cold boot) - but I could see someone using it for something like a printer or speakers.

So it seems like a really good UPS and it's cheaper (MSRP at least) than the model it's replacing (BR1300LCD)

What's great about it: Screen is useful and it looks very nice

What's not so great: It's kind of big

I would recommend this to a friend!

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