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'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.

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.