APC Easy UPS 700VA - BVX700LI - UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, Backup Battery with AVR, LED Indicators, Uninterruptible Power Supply

Delivered as promised. It certainly lights up when you plug it in, and power goes through it to the (up to 4) units connected. There is only 1 power cord supplied though. So it seems to work but its true worth hasn’t been tested by a power cut yet. Build quality seems solid. It’s easy to set up and it does buzz a little and it is permanently lit up with large bright green lights. Not something for the bedroom!

Does exactly what I need it to: provide clean power to my Mac and step-in during momentary power loss e.g. switching to backup battery power during wider outage.

The product works as it is supposed to, I guess. However instead of a standard kettle lead connector it has a custom connector and is supplied with a single European plug. Not much use in the UK. And of course it is impossible to get a lead from anywhere. If you are going to supply to the UK then provide a UK lead. If you can't do that then at least use a standard kettle lead connector that absolutely everything else uses. I was tempted to just send this back and get something else but of course I modified the lead with a UK plug which I guess these days is completely verboten. To add insult to injury it runs incredibly hot and fills the room with the smell of melting plastic.

I've only just recently bought this UPS despite eyeing a UPS up for a while now. I wasn't as prepared as I should have been, so hopefully this review will help you to be more prepared than I was.Pros:- Good, solid unit with a bit of heft.- Apart from the alarms, which are mutable, quiet enough operation even when on battery.- A fair amount of IEC sockets to plug in several devices.- Battery backup and surge protection.- A reasonable 2 year warranty.- Very easy to set up and use, once you have the right cables.- Loud, but mutable alarms.Cons:- Seems to come with a European mains plug instead of a UK mains plug.- Batteries NOT user replaceable.- On the expensive side, but solid enough to excuse this mostly.As this only comes with a European mains plug and only 1 IEC adapter, I recommend that you buy a UK mains plug to power the UPS itself. I also recommend you buy 5 or 6 IEC to UK socket adapters so you can plug your standard UK plugs into the UPS, essential for devices like routers, printers, some monitors etc. that don't have a C13 plug type.These are the cables/adapters I bought, these work great for me.- Invero® 0.5M IEC C14 Cable Connector Plug to 1 Gang Mains Power Lead 13 Amp UK Socket 0.5 Metre(I got 5 of these to plug my monitor, router and other devices for later).- kenable UK Mains C19 Uninterrupted Power Supply UPS/Server Mains Power Cable 2m [2 metres]Overall I am very happy with this UPS. I don't know exactly how long it will power my load on battery. I think it would be pointless to state anyway as my load may differ significantly from yours. I hope this review is helpful to you.

Good little UPS that has sat quietly and done it's job. Superb customer service from the manufacturer when it decided not to be quiet and started emitting a continuous beep. I rang them up and the very helpful tech solved the problem within 10 minutes on an 0800 number and is checking back with me in a fortnight to confirm the unit is okay. The problem was almost certainly down to electricity works at the back of our building rather than the UPS. Highly recommended.

The battery failed just after the warranty expired, and the battery isn't even replaceable like in other APS UPS's

Replaced a much more expensive model and work well

My trusty, 20+ year old APC CS350 UPS died, so, previously happy with APC I opted for a BVX700LI.Oh dear, what has happened to Schneider’s Quality?On delivery, I connected the new one to the mains and left it to charge as instructed with no outputs connected. After a few hours it felt very warm so I checked its temperature (IR thermometer) which was 35 degrees (in a room at 19 degrees). 26 hours later it’s still 35 degrees! Somewhat concerned, I measured the current drawn by the unit and it’s 80mA, which considering that the battery should now be fully charged means that in “standby mode” with no load attached, it’s going to consume about 20 watts, all day, every day even when the PC & Monitor are off!Neither of my multimeters are RMS reading devices, but they nonetheless give some indication of the average power consumption.Also, equally concerning, is that the unit constantly emits a highly irritating/obtrusive hum even before switching to “backup" (this is probably due to use of an inferior quality transformer to keep the cost down). My original was always quiet (except when in “Backing-up” mode obviously) and ALWAYS cool to the touch – as you’d expect when all it should be doing is monitoring the incoming mains once the battery is topped up.Sadly, decided to return it as I consider it grossly inefficient and noisy.