Customer Reviews

Belkin F6C1500-TW-RK 1500VA Dual Form-Factor Battery Backup

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Having several network drives as backup to my computers I had purchsed several smaller UPS units instead of a few large ones. I had three different manufactures including Belkin. Over the several years I have been using them I had no problems with the small Belkin unit but did with the others. Last year I purchsed a 1500 VA Belkin unit and based on the performance of it I purchssed two additional this year. So far no problems with any of the units. I do not use the auto shutdown or warning software and so do not have them connected directly to communicate with any computer. They are easy to set up and have good substantial stands or backets that came with them to steady them when in use. Each has an adequate number (eight) of receptacles for connecting power cords to protected equipment which is very handy if you have several low power consuming units. These units run cool and do not emit a lot of heat like some of the other brands did. Some of those were actually hot to the touch where as these Belkin units are not. For me, so far, a very good experience and as my needs grow I will not hesitate to purchase another Belkin 1500 VA UPS.

For the price the Belkin does fine [I have two ]5 min for shut down. My APC smart 1400 is a better ups and will run longer on batt also cost more than 4x than the belkin .Hint the heavier
the ups the longer it will run.
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I'm a geek and this is a great deal. Got one for my own Home/office stuff and was very impressed. The features and specs are great for this price. The spec's are comparable to some refurbished APC 1400's we have at an office for 1/2 the price. After one of those 1400's took a dump yesterday I'm getting one of these Belkin's to replace it. The software and great variety of interfaces, ways to connect and monitor are top notch. I highly recommend this unit for home or business.

I had just ordered one of these for someone at work and liked the software that came with it. After reading some of the magazine reviews I decided to make the switch over to Belkin from another more widely known brand. I thought I was buying the smaller version of this and was a little surprised when it came in. Big, but not too big. I use it to my advantage lift my monitor 4 inches higher. So it works out.

The software that comes with it is pretty sweet. Monitors everything with configurable gauges. You can schedule down times and testing. I was amazed with all the junk I plugged into the back of this thing that it can last over 30 minutes and still have over a quarter charge left. Recharges in a little over an hour.

A good buy at bargain prices.

We've purchased three over the past two years -- for our servers at home, office (three computers and two monitors), and one server rack at work. They've worked well and given us a surprising run-time given the load.

We're extremely happy with these, considering the cost. At the time they were considerably cheaper than the APC alternative, and we've found them to work as well as or better. Plus they look cool.

Good deal for the money, considering it can ship with Amazon Prime.

Worked well right out of the box. Easy software setup. Quiet. Amazon processing of order was excellent.

I live in an area where power outages are not uncommon. I have had two outages lasting two hours each in the past six months, and the first outage is what prompted me to purchase this unit. It appears to be performing well as a surge protector but the battery backup time is much lower than promised. I have a bare miniumum of devices connected to the unit including a PC computer, an LCD moninitor, a Linksys router, a Sipura VoIP adapter. Total power is much less than the 850 watts the unit is rated for. When I lost power two days ago, I thought I would be able to keep working for two hours, but the unit started fast beeping after 25 minutes and shut down at 30 minutes. After power was restored I tested the unit again with the same result.

The other thing that bothers me is that the product detail page on Amazon indicates this unit has SNMP:

"The 1500 VA Battery Backup Tower provides an extensive set of advanced features, including SNMP-monitoring capabilities"

From this statement it is not clear that you have to pay another $150 for the SNMP card.

This device, out of the box, does not have "SNMP-monitoring capabilities." This is false advertising.

This is my third Belkin UPS in 5 years and all 3 are still going strong. I have a Belkin 650VA unit from 5 years ago and I just replaced the batteries last year. I also have the 1250VA tower and now recently the 1500VA tower. I have been very happy with all 3 and Belkin is a rock solid company with good customer support and high quality products.

I was running the 650VA unit (5 years old now) on a Dell desktop but I am now using it as backup power for a video camera surveillance system at my mothers house. It runs 4 Sony video cameras and a DVR (digital video recorder) with no problems for hours (roughly 6hrs). I use the 1200VA tower for my desktop Dell XPS 410 with a 20" flat panel monitor and also a Dell all in one 962 printer and the wireless 3300 adapter for the printer and my desktop speakers (Klipsch THX) and usb hub and it runs for about 35 minutes total. The Dell XPS 410 tower sucks a lot of juice so this is exceptional.

My new 1500VA tower is being used for a surveillance system at my home powering several Sony cameras, one DVR, one DSL modem and a Linksys N wireless router with POE (power over ethernet) adapter. It also has a huge run time.

UPS battery back ups are essential parts of the electronics world and everyone should have them. Electrical spikes and surges are just one of a long array of reasons to get a good UPS. Power interuptions, long or short, can cause varying problems with all electronics and it's such a comforting feeling to KNOW FOR SURE that you will not fall prey to them. It is also comforting to know that if the power goes out or if someone cuts the power to your house (ie. a thief) your video cameras will still captures what happens or your alarm system will still work. Most house alarms have a short battery back up time. Installing one of these ensures you are fully covered.

One additional note. The fact that I have a UPS on my DSL modem and wireless router ensures I can cruise the internet or check e-mail from my laptop even when the power is out. Additionally, when you have longer power outages (say days or a week) you can power off the UPS and power it back on just to check your e-mail or to power your internet phone service in emergencies for days. Also, I have powered fluorescent lamps and charged cell phones from my UPS during a 16 hour power outage.

If you have a UPS and have never experienced a power problem don't forget why.....its because you bought rock solid insurance by using a UPS. The rule of thumb regarding UPS power back ups is "you can never have enough" so get a good BELKIN unit with a long run time.

UPS is very reliable. This is the second one we have purchased to support our server room. I have read that it is supposed to be rackmountable but not sure if we need other hardware. Other than that it is great.

I've owned one of these for 3 years now, or thereabouts.

At the time, it has a cheap price compared to the competitors, and considering the stated VA-rating. I was very happy with it at first as it saved my butt a number of times due to my acommodation's occasionally flaky power installations, combined with a bad period for the power company.

Now, for the criticisms:

As others have remarked, the 1500 VA rating seems inflated. While it must be taken into consideration that 1 VA is NOT the same as 1 Watt (thought they are roughly comparable for consumers), and that you thus can't expect an 800 Watt load to run on this baby for up to 2 hours; it still doesn't come near the expected level of endurance. I timed it to bear a ~200W load for about 1 hour shortly after i got it.

The software ("Belkin Bulldog") didn't seem to be able to connect with the Mac server it was hooked up to via USB, but I was not able to determine if it was a hardware or software problem. The unit worked well enough on its own for me to unhook it from the system it protected and send it to service with the reseller.

The humming noise of the UPS unit isn't noticeable in a work environment, but you may get fed up with it at home, so place it somewhere out of hearing range if you plan to use it outside of work.

It is true that the UPS does not have an external voltage gauge, but the software provides this information, that is, if i could get it to connect to the unit.

The batteries inside the unit are a common off-the-shelf kind and easily replaced. FYI, the type is GP1272F2 or BP7-12 (12 volt lead-acid type, dimensions in inches are: 5,94x2.56x3.66), and costs about 20 dollars a piece at the time of writing. You need two per unit, so long-term maintenance of the batteries is not a problem.

Aside from that, Belkin's website is a mess and finding this information wasn't pssible without the help of my reseller. From what I recall, the Belkin customer support was a mixed experience as well when I contacted them in regards to the software/UPS issues.