Belkin F6C550-AVR 550VA Battery Backup with Surge Protection
by Belkin Inc.
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Customer Review: Backup of my computors
Summary: 4 Stars
This appears to be a good piece of equipment. I hav'nt had any major outages as of yet but a minor fluctuation was handled very well.Customer Review: Belkin Battery backup
Summary: 4 Stars
Good UPS, but the power switch is a little difficult to deal with. Otherwise would have given 5 stars.Customer Review: Smells, hums & warm even when off. Better than no UPS, but not by much. Spend an extra $20/$30.
Summary: 3 Stars
A rebate brought this down to about forty dollars for me but still this item disappoints. Used UPSes for over 20 yrs, mostly great ol' APCs that lasted > 10 yrs & were more costly but reliable. But now we want < $100 UPSes:)
Issues w/this POS:
* Smelled especially bad the first 24-48hrs plugged in (charging batt I guess). Afterward just smells bad, but that will probably pass.
* Unit stays warm exp. rear top all the time, even when off.
* Low hum audible in quiet room.
* Must press & hold switch 2 secs for on/off & insists on beeping/self-testing on pwr on.
But it is handling a mid P4, monitor, cable modem & wireless router.
Could put up w/the issues in an office environment, but certainly not in a bedroom. Even the Cyberpower we bought a year ago for maybe forty dollars more is miles better than this unit (has none of the aforementioned issues).
Do yourself a favor & spend $20-$40 on a different brand (esp. if for home).
Customer Review: Difficult to configure
Summary: 3 Stars
I sure hope this works as it comes out of the box because the software on the CD expects it to be connected to a network and has this really annoying Bulldog spash screen that slows down the computer as it comes up on you computer everytime you power up. I finally deleted the software since I couldn't figure out how to talk to the unit over my wireless network. Hopefully it's configured to protect my equipment straight out of the box because I can't check it for battery life or whether it's working or anything else. Must have been designed by a geek that has no concept of how an average 2 user family uses the product. APC wasn't any better.Customer Review: Not Suitable For Me
Summary: 3 Stars
I purchased this battery backup for a very different purpose than it is apparently meant for: I have sleep apnea, and need a "plug-into" power source for my CPAP breathing machine, if regular power is lost. I thought this would work, but it only has an extremely limited time working on battery-only, and I guess is ONLY meant for short-time use in a computer-emergency. Not right for me (unfortunately the description did not mention this aspect of it) so I returned it for a refund - which I received quickly, no questions asked.