Summary: I've been using this product for roughly 2 weeks. Upon purchase, I charged the unit over night as instructed and plugged my PC into the backup system the following morning. There are a total of six plug ports on the top. 4 are protected by the battery while the remaining 2 are used only as surge protection.
Thus far, I have connected my PC and monitor to the unit. Windows XP is able to recognize the system without using any of the bundled software (plugged via USB with included cables). My computer system consists of a Pentium 4 3.0Ghz (480W power supply) and dual LCD monitors. With the Belkin 750VA fully charged, my system is able to stay 'on' without any interuption for at least 15mins (if not more). I have my PC set through windows XP such that it shuts itself off after the battery is at 20% storage capacity.
Without a doubt, having a battery backup system is of importance not only to power your PC during a power outage but to protect the PC which is very sensitive to electrical surges.
Included with this device is a $75,000 incentive that protects any component plugged into this unit.
Reviewed by: karenlu on 07-Sep-05Rating:
Strengths: So easy to install. Great value for the price
Summary: A very efficient, cost friendly way to protect an expensive PC. Easy to install. Great warranty. Takes very little space physically. Takes very little drive space on PC. Would buy from Belkin again.
Reviewed by: idlepaw on 03-Jul-05Rating:
Strengths: AVR, line-interactive topology, small footprint compared to APC ES models, coax power protection, price/feature ratio
Summary: So far, this unit has been working great for me. I have a high powered computer, 20in LCD monitor, tivo and cable modem hooked up to the battery back up sockets. When I pull the plug to simulate a power outage, none of my equipment skip a beat. I also like the coax protection (though useless for all I know) and the AVR (constant power dips at my place for some reason). But most importantly, this is the least expensive line-interactive UPS I found. I'm sure other people can better explain what line-interactive means, but long story short, it's better than a cheapo standby version.