APC Back-UPS 350VA UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector (BE350G)

I own one of these devices. It's smaller than the 1500VA Back UPS Pro that I also have, but it's handy for running just our family server and the router that is the centerpiece of our home network. It's small enough to just slide in on top of the server itself, and robust enough to power one computer and a router for quite a while in the event of a sudden power outage. It operates like any other UPS in that the devices plugged into it are running off the battery and the battery is being continually recharged, so when the power goes, your devices don't flicker because there is no change-over, the UPS just starts beeping to let you know the power is out. It also has an Ethernet in/out port so you can run network lines through the UPS to act as a surge suppressor on those networks. There's no built-in LCD to give you information, but it's also a smaller, less powerful unit built for different purposes than its more expensive counterparts. Also, only about half of the ports are actually powered by the battery, the other ones are "surge only" and will actually lose power if your power goes out, so make sure that the devices you want it to power are actually connected to the ports labeled for battery backup. I'm still giving it 5 stars though because for its price and intended purpose, it is an outstanding product. If you want to get an UPS and only plan on running a small number of devices like a computer or television, this is a good investment to protect those devices during power outages, surges, etc.

I put together a small business server system in my home office. It's a nice little Dell PowerEdge T20 box, which is surprisingly capable given its low price, and draws little power. I set the thing up with reliability in mind, using a RAID 5 array of SSDs, internal and external HDDs for backup, and a good austere software configuration doing regular snapshots and system image backups. Powering the system is this APC BE350G UPS that will keep it running for quite a while even in the absence of mains power. You'd think it would be a good and solid setup, and indeed it did run for weeks without trouble. I thought I had thought of and planned for everything. Then it unexpectedly went offline. Turns out this UPS has a power button on top near the corner that's slightly recessed but not too hard to depress. The family cat had found the spot under the desk where there was a warm surface to sit on, and managed to depress the power button. No harm done, I had no corruption due to the unexpected power-down, and the UPS power button now has a nice new ad hoc cover taped over the top. It's run flawlessly ever since across several power failures. I'd buy this UPS again. No cat was harmed in the making of this review.

(this review has been edited after APC highlighted that there are customer scenarios for which this unit is appropriate) This is a review for APC BE350G. This is my fifth APC unit, but the first that is really small. I just received my unit, expecting it to provide short lived but reliable power and allowing my CCTV computer to power down gracefully for extended outages. However this time I got disappointed with APC - this unit does not connect to the host computer, i.e. it has no way of telling your computer that there is a power outage and to let the computer shut down gracefully, which in my opinion makes it into a very advanced surge protector but not useful for blackouts that lasts more than 10 minutes. When I go back to read the product description here on Amazon I am sad to confirm that the product does not claim to have this feature, but neither does it state that it doesn't. My bad for assuming APC would live up to the high standards I have come to expect. Pro: - APC provides high quality, sturdy and reliable equipment - Suitable for smaller electronic equipment not requiring automated shut down to protect sensitive electronics, hard drives etc. Cons: - Not suitable for PC or server that requires unmonitored and automated shutdown during blackouts. The unit does not communicate with the computer to indicate power outage. When the battery runs out on the APC unit your computer will lose power and crash just as if the grid power was lost with all the associated problems, including corrupt hard drives etc. This is not the unit to buy to protect a PC.

This device is worthless. I was concerned about purchasing this unit because of the reviewers who said it fried their equipment and one reviewer who said they would not honor the warranty. There were a lot of good reviews too and the price was right so I bought it. I work at home on the computer and needed some type of battery backup to keep from losing my work. I have been planning to buy a UPS for quite sometime and finally did. I only had this unit for less than two weeks when it failed. While I was working, and feeling confident that my work was protected from a power loss, all of the equipment that was connected to this unit just went off. There was no storm outside or power surge and nothing else in the house went off or lost power. Not even a flicker of the lights to indicate a power problem. Everything that was plugged into this thing just went off at the same time. The unit still had a green light glowing on it and there was no sound emitted or any other indication of any kind that there was a problem with the unit or that the power was out to the connected devices. It all just went off. I usually save my work quite often while working in case the computer freezes or the power goes out. Since installing this unit I have been less concerned about losing my work and have become somewhat lax in saving my work every few minutes as I usually do. I believed I was protected by my new, trusty UPS backup. Be aware if you try to return this unit - you will not be able to. Here is what you will see if you go to return this item: "This item isn't eligible for return. This item can’t be returned since it requires special transportation and handling which we can’t provide." Thankfully Amazon was really great about handling this and they say they will credit my account in full for the item, and that I should keep it or donate it. Although I don't know what I will do with this brick since it is now useless to me. I hope this review helps and prevents someone else from having the same issues I had.

I've been using APC for over 10 years now and the battery backups that they make are really reliable. Just recently, my APC Back-UPS XS 1000 finally failed after ten years of usage. So, after doing a bit of research, I stumbled upon the BE350G and, so far, it has been absolutely fantastic! It's cheap, inexpensive, and most of all, affordable. It has enough outlets (six, with three being a combination of battery and surge, while the other three are just surge protection) since all I use the battery and surge for are the PC and monitor, and it also contains an Ethernet input/output to protect your modem (which I don't use since I have WiFi). The only real downside is that, unlike my XS 1000, the BE350G does not have the feature to shut your computer down during an outage. There's no management software to run tests or control the voltage as well. If you absolutely must have this, then you will need to upgrade to the BE550G. I contacted APC about this and they explained to me that this model does not support anything I have mentioned above. So, if you're like me and only use the computer while at home, then the BE350G is perfect. Overall, APC is the only company that I trust to backup any and all electrical devices. Since I live in the southern part of Florida, we tend to have a lot of outages due to the amount of storms that we have here. I hope I get another 10 more years out of this system.

Bought this to replace the surge protector I was originally using for the home cable modem and router. With the frequent power outages we get here in Florida thanks to our wonder weather, I wanted something a bit more resilient for the house. Oddly enough, even though we might lose power in our neighborhood, the cable company must be either on a different grid or have backup power. In either case, if the home router stays up, we can still stream off our mobile device connected to the home network. This has become almost essential in the highly connected world we live in these days. So, having the home network on battery backup is ideal for most modern households. UPS also came in really handy during the recent hurricane, Matthew. We lost power in the house for a while, but luckily the home network was still up and running, and I was able to stay connected to the Internet and track the storm. How long can this UPS maintain the cable modem and WiFi router, I'm not entire sure. Power came up about 20-mins later. Specs say that at 100-watts draw, you should get 5-mins; my cable modem and WiFi router draw roughly (at peak) 40-watts of power, and I got about 20-mins of run time without hearing the warning beep that the battery was about to run out of juice. How much was left at the 20-min mark I'm not sure since I'm currently not running the monitoring software, but I suspect it wouldn't have made it to the half-hour mark. Overall, I was pleased with the UPS performance.

I needed a small UPS to condition/provide power to my networking gear at my cabin. This UPS only powers a Verizon Hotspot and Blink USB Hub when the power goes out and it works flawlessly. You can't expect a 350VA UPS to run anything with a high energy draw for a long period of time so this seemed to be the sweet spot for the price and runtime for me. My connected devices are USB with a combined 12v/2A draw I believe which would last over 1 1/2 hours when the power would go out. I only have 2 requirements for any ups: Provide clean power to my devices and to extend runtime during a power failure to gracefully shut down my equipment. Battery died after 5 years of reliable service so I bought a replacement battery and installed in the original chassis for $30. This meets my expectations and gets two thumbs up.

Okay, APC has come through with a much better product in this low end category. This unit does provide backup power compatible with most small computers. It's output is a modified square wave. (Some salesman decided to use "Simulated Sine Wave" so we would buy it.) First thing I noticed is that it is considerably lighter than it's processor BE350G. The "On Battery" run charts are really long, like close to 77% efficiency for 30W loads. The beep is OPTIONAL! (The gentle green power light flashes instead.) The case is a good compromise between a tower with the plugs on the back and it's predecessor that's obnoxiously wide. I'm going to tear into this thing and I'll post anything I find, but for now you won't find anything else with this kind of efficiency on battery. (I've been looking for months.) There are a couple reviews of overloading issues with a medium load, I've run both units with 240W resistive load for more than 30 minutes on battery without issue. I'll go back and put a poor power factor power supply on it and post any failures.

This unit was delivered fast and in good condition. APC makes a great product. I find this unit is good for smaller devices. I put my network on the battery backup and other equipment on the surge. It went through a good test the first day it was installed as a large lightning storm passed through which gave us many brown outs.

Es un producto de calidad, llegó en tiempo y en forma. No es lo más económico, pero si parece que es lo que dice, con el tiempo lo confirmaré. La forma de compra con Amazon, rápida, segura y en precio muy competitivo.

Sirve para lo que fue diseñado: Aventajar el posible apuro de una falla eléctrica. Si lo quieren usar como tabique siento decierles que este no es el producto adecuado.

It's nice to know that if the power goes out, I've got time to shut my computer down properly and not worry about it getting fried due to the power failure.

i have 3 of those protecting 40 000$ machines not bad never needed them never caused a problem peace of mind :)