APC BE550G Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V

by APC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 12 x 3.3 inches ; 13 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0019804U8
• Item model number: BE550G
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (196 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #1 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Power Protection > Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 9, 2008

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Back-UPS ES offers serious value for protecting your home and home office computer systems. Completely redesigned to use less power during normal operation, the Back-UPS ES provides enough backup power for you to work through short- and medium-length power outages. It also safeguards your equipment from damaging surges and spikes that travel along your utility and data lines. Includes APC's award-winning PowerChute software, which automatically saves open files and gracefully shuts down your computer during extended outages. Additional features like an audible alarm, LED status indicator, user replaceable battery, push-button circuit breaker and transformer-block spaced outlets make the Back-UPS ES the perfect unit to protect your productivity from the constant threat of power outages and lost data.

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BE550G Features

Protect Your Equipment

The APC BE550G boasts eight surge-protected power outlets total, with four offering battery backup. Backup runs for three minutes at full load (330W) and 13 minutes at half (165W), giving you plenty of time to close files and protect data during power outages.

Battery Failure Notification

Get early-warning fault analysis on batteries, so you can take action before it's too late.

Resettable Circuit Breaker

Easily recover from overloads without the need to replace a fuse.

Cold-Start Capable

Provides temporary battery power when the utility power is out.

Disconnected Battery Notification

Get a warning when a battery is not available to provide backup power.

Data Line Surge Protection guards against surges and spikes traveling over an analog phone line.

APC's PowerChute software automatically saves open files and gracefully shuts down your computer during extended outages.

Dataline Surge Protection

Protect your connected equipment from power surges that may occur over data lines.

Automatic Self-Test

The BE550G's periodic battery self-test ensures early detection of a battery that needs replacing--no need for you to check manually.

User-Replaceable Batteries

Perform upgrades and replace batteries yourself. Hot-swappable batteries ensure clean, uninterrupted power to protected equipment while you replace them. No tools necessary.

USB Connectivity

Connect to your PC / Mac to manage your UPS using the native shutdown support or APC's PowerChute software

Transformer-Block Spaced Outlets

Convenient spacing allows you to protect equipment with input transformer blocks (aka "wall warts") without blocking access to other receptacles.

Intelligent Battery Management

Maximize battery performance, life, and reliability thanks to intelligent, precision charging.

Safety-Agency Approved

Tested and approved to work safely with the connected service provider equipment and within the specified environment.

Lifetime Data Recovery Warranty

Get a little peace of mind with a warranty that includes professional data recovery services in the event data is lost due to the failure of the unit.

LED Status Indicators

Quickly understand unit and power status with visual indicators.

What's in the Box

APC BE550G, Software CD, USB cable, User Manual

Product Description

APC BACK-UPS ES BE550G 8-Outlet 550VA 330W UPS System

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

241 of 245 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product!, September 11, 2008

By 

skrishna (http://www.skrishnasbooks.com) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: APC BE550G Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V (Electronics)

I ordered this for my new computer, and we had a power flicker just a few hours after I set it up! It worked perfectly. There is software included that will let you check the status of the battery and tell the unit what to do if it loses power (such as turn off the computer). Very useful!

Two things to note:
1) Make sure you connect the battery! There's a note on it to do this, but just in case you get in an unwrapping frenzy, you have to turn it over and slide the cover off in order to do that.

2) Only 4 of the outlets are powered by the battery- the other 4 are JUST surge protection. So if you want more than 4 items plugged into the battery, you may want to upgrade to a different model! It works perfectly for me though!

83 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plug and Play Operation on Mac OS X 10.5.5, September 23, 2008

By 

Brian Beaver "We are the robots..." (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: APC BE550G Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V (Electronics)

So far I'm very pleased...I purchased this to safeguard my fiancee's Mac Mini. Setup was a breeze, just connect the battery, charge, plug in the AC and connect the data port to the Mac's USB port. The Mac instantly recognized the UPS in the Energy Saver section of System Preferences and provided me with several automated shutdown options...no additional software or configuration was necessary.

72 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Basic UPS, October 12, 2008

By 

Beetle Bailey (Scranton, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: APC BE550G Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V (Electronics)

Great product. We use these at the company I work for. They are great in the case of a "flicker" in power, no lost data. Or in the case of a longer outage, this gives you approx. 3-5 minutes to save what you are working on and shut down your computer. In my eyes, 4 receptacles on battery is plenty. All you really need is monitor and tower, all other peripherals can be plugged into surge protector. I would absolutely recommend this unit and we plan to purchase more in the future.