APC SUA1000XL Smart-UPS XL 1000 VA 120 V UPS with USB and Serial Interface

by APC

Product Details

Product Manual [544kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 12.6 x 14.2 inches ; 42.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 65.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006BBKB
• Item model number: SUA1000XL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The APC Smart-UPS XL supplies reliable, network-grade power and scalable runtime in tower and rack-mount form factors, providing you with protection for your data. Up to 10 matching battery packs can be configured for runtimes exceeding 24 hours, ideal for applications such as servers and storage, IP- and PBX-based voice networks, and enterprise network switches and hubs.

PowerChute management software is included and provides IT administrators a safe system shutdown and advanced UPS management. For enhanced performance, additional accessories can be installed by using SmartSlot, an internal accessory slot.

The Smart-UPS XL is engineered to the same standards as the award-winning Smart-UPS for the utmost performance and reliability.

What's in the Box
Smart-UPS XL UPS, CD with software, Smart-UPS signalling RS-232 cable, USB cable, and user's manual.

Product Description

MODEL- SUA1000XL VENDOR- AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION FEATURES- Smart-UPS 1000 USB XL 120V Smart-UPS 1000VA/800W Input 120V/Output 120V. Smart-UPS protects your data by supplying network-grade battery backup when power fails. With PowerChute® plus software the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) will safely store data and shut down your network operating system before the battery is fully discharged whether you’re there or not. This XL model allows for extended runtime by simply plugging in additional battery packs. Includes UPS CD with software Smart UPS signalling RS-232 cable User Manual and USB cable. * These products are equipped with a built-in SmartSlot allowing you to implement various UPS Accessory cards to customize and enhance the management of your Smart-UPS. Optional accessories allow you to remotely reboot individual devices monitor ambient temperature and humidity and work with Emergency Power-Off (EPO) systems. * Innovative line-interactive design uses the DC to AC power inverter "in reverse" like a battery charger during normal operation providing greater performance and efficiency. * Smart-UPS sine-wave output provides assurance of compatibility with all loads. * Full time EMI/RFI filters prevent line noise from causing data errors. Smart-UPS meets Novell and Microsoft's approval for network protection without the need for additional external conditioners. * Site wiring faul

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding UPS -- with Expandable Battery Capacity!, December 18, 2006

By 

Christopher Nielsen (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: APC SUA1000XL Smart-UPS XL 1000 VA 120 V UPS with USB and Serial Interface (Personal Computers)

This product is woefully under-appreciated, and often overshadowed by APC's "non-XL" Smart-UPS models. (For example, the popular Smart-UPS 1500VA, model SUA1500.) The non-XL Smart-UPS models are great products, but they lack one key feature of the XLs: expandable battery capacity.

Said expandability allows one to daisy-chain up to 10 (!!!) external battery packs -- model SUA24XLBP, product name "Battery Pack for Smart-ups 24v Black" -- providing an amazing amount of potential runtime!

Beyond the expandable battery capacity, the Smart-UPS XL series has all of the same features -- and the same outstanding power filtering/protection -- as the non-XL Smart-UPS models. That includes "line-interactive" operation, which provides true Sine Wave output -- and virtually no delay when switching to backup power. Another notable feature: the Smart-UPS XL series can be used when running on power provided by a backup generator. Inexpensive UPS models cannot!

And finally, there is an important thing to know relative to the load capacity of the Smart-UPS XL 1000VA. While this product is rated as providing 1,000 VA (volt-amps) of output power, the "real" capacity is 800 Watts. By comparison, the non-XL-series Smart-UPS 1500VA has a capacity of 980 Watts. The point? The Smart-UPS 1500VA does not have 50% more load capacity as you might expect. And the Smart-UPS XL 1000VA is darn close!

The bottom line? You cannot get better power protection -- or more expandability -- without paying significantly more!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply outstanding; use it to back up saltwater reef aquarium, October 19, 2009

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Tim (CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: APC SUA1000XL Smart-UPS XL 1000 VA 120 V UPS with USB and Serial Interface (Personal Computers)

This UPS is everything you'd want it to be. I use it for backing up my saltwater reef aquarium. It has a pure sine wave power output, so I have no issues with my reef equipment: pumps, lights, heaters, fans, etc. I bought both the UPS unit which contains batteries, and an additional battery pack, which is also superb. The battery pack simply plugs into the main UPS with one plug, that's it.

I never thought I'd use the software, which I feel high-end computer users would use and I know that telecommunications companies use (my former career), but son-of-a-gun, I use it. It's so easy to install on the laptop, then I just connect the UPS to the laptop with an included USB cable, the open the software and it tells me the quantity and duration of power outages, and detailed info on battery life, charge time, etc. It also lets you set parameters such as how many of the extra batteries (if any) you have attached, which is very important in order to understand how much time your equipment can keep running while the power is out. There are plenty of other parameters that can be adjusted, such as alarms, and any type of special protocols the user wants to specify, such as setting the point during a power outage (UPS in use) that the UPS does a soft shut down of it's own components/battery in order to save the battery from being completely drained.

It's a great product and I highly recommend it for this VERY alternate use!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Add external battery for OUTSTANDING hold up time - works great, July 19, 2008

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Joseph S, (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: APC SUA1000XL Smart-UPS XL 1000 VA 120 V UPS with USB and Serial Interface (Personal Computers)

This unit works well, of course. What really sets it apart from lesser brands is that you can buy an external battery for it which increases the hold up time at max load from a few minutes to well over half an hour. APC has a "hold up time" chart on their web site that shows hold up time vs load for the base unit, with one external battery, and with two external batteries. Amazon didn't carry the external battery, so we bought that directly from APC. We really needed the hold up time, so the ability to connect an external battery was required. Works exactly as we hoped.