apc power-saving back-ups es 700va ups

We already had a UPS 550VA, but once I put all items of both our computers on it it complained about being overloaded (this was instead of having half of each machine connected due to inattention on my part when plugging everything in). The 700VA seems...

I recently purchased the APC UPS ES8 700VA uninnterruptable power supply from Amazon to protect a PC I have (Core i7 2600k 3.4Ghz, nvidia GTX graphics, with 500watt power supply). I was worried coming up to the winter time about bad weather causing...

Great affordable UPS solution.

This runs totally silently, and doesn't heat up as my previous UPS did. Being able to plug in standard 13 amp plugs is a big bonus, and the power-saving feature is useful. The only negative (and reason for less than 5 stars) is that this was bought for...

I ordered one of these to protect the hard drives in my Network Attached storage box from power failures and it worked just as you'd expect. Unlike some others I had no problems connecting the battery terminal.

Very pleased with this. It seems to provide good surge protection and its USB link with my windows 7 computer provides windows shutdown if there is a power failure.

I bought this to replace an ageing APC UPS that had served me faithfully for 12 years on *one* set of batteries. Great speed of delivery from Amazon too

I purchased this APC ES8 UPS device primarily for use in conjunction with a Netgear ReadyNAS Duo that I use, so that I can configure the NAS to spin-down the disks after 15 minutes activity.

This is the first ever UPS I have purchased or used. After reading all the reviews (which I do religiously), this appeared to be perfect for the system I have.

Very pleased with the unit as we have recently started getting the odd power out. The battery connection was a piece of doddle but I suspect APC have redesigned it judging by other comments on its design. My problem is the software which is why I have...