--- product_id: 234322528 title: "APC 1500VA Compact UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, Back-UPS Pro (BX1500M)" brand: "apc" price: "€ 280.83" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/234322528-apc-1500va-compact-ups-battery-backup-and-surge-protector-back store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # 1500VA / 900W power capacity User-replaceable sealed lead acid battery 10 total outlets (5 battery backup + surge, 5 surge only) APC 1500VA Compact UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, Back-UPS Pro (BX1500M) **Brand:** apc **Price:** € 280.83 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🔋 Stay powered, stay productive — never miss a beat! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** APC 1500VA Compact UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, Back-UPS Pro (BX1500M) by apc - **How much does it cost?** € 280.83 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/234322528-apc-1500va-compact-ups-battery-backup-and-surge-protector-back) ## Best For - apc enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted apc brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Extend your uptime:** User-replaceable battery means your UPS stays fresh and reliable for years - • **Voltage on lockdown:** Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) keeps your electronics safe from dangerous fluctuations - • **Plug into protection:** 10 outlets with smart distribution—5 for battery backup & surge, 5 for surge only - • **Seamless connectivity:** Ideal for home offices and small businesses to protect computers, routers, and external drives - • **Power that never quits:** 1500VA / 900W ensures your devices stay online through outages and spikes ## Overview The APC 1500VA Compact UPS (BX1500M) delivers 900W of reliable battery backup and surge protection through 10 outlets, featuring Automatic Voltage Regulation and a user-replaceable sealed lead acid battery. Designed to safeguard your home or business electronics during outages and voltage spikes, it ensures continuous connectivity and data protection with a compact, durable polycarbonate tower design. ## Description This APC battery back up power supply offers guaranteed power and surge protection for wireless networks, computers, and other electronics in your home or business. Backup battery power supply is designed for use during outages and unsafe voltage fluctuations, and provides surge protector with battery backup in the event of damaging power surges and spikes. The APC Back-UPS PRO series of Uninterruptible Power Supply are the perfect battery backup for computer, external harddrive and routers to protect your data and keep you connected. This APC 1500VA UPS offers AVR, is active PFC compatible, and has a User-replaceable battery to prolong the life of your UPS by APC. Review: Good UPS that keeps my stuff working during an outage but has defective self-test. (2026 update) - Overall good UPS. I have purchased several of the same models. I use them for my computers and also my home theater system (amp, TV, PS5, subwoofer), and other electronics. However, all my APC units have the same defect in the self-testing mode or during a power outage at the house. Although, the defect during self-test is infrequent. Sometimes during self-test, unexpectedly the unit's alarm starts making a racket. I look at the display panel icon which indicates the battery is completely depleted. The first time this happened, I turned off everything connected to the UPS because I thought it would suddenly cut the power to them because the UPS thinks the battery was dead. The same issue could happen if there is a power outage at my house and the UPS switches to the battery power. After, I unplugged the UPS from the wall and cycled the power button off and on, the mysterious "problem" with the "failed" battery was self-corrected. The battery icon then showed it was fully charged: it had gone from full discharge to fully charged in an instant! Now that I know about this defect, when the alarm goes off and the panel indicates the battery is dead: I mute the alarm and leave my equipment on that is connected to the UPS. (There is no a power outage at my house.) It is a false alarm. In about 24 hours, the UPS mysteriously corrects itself and behaves normally. I can disconnect it from the wall socket and my stuff works fine and the battery level shows that it is fully charged but of course starts to show the remaining time left to depletion. UPDATE: June 2026 All of my APC UPS units have stopped functioning properly after about five years of use. I tested each one by swapping batteries, and the results showed either weak batteries or failure in the UPS hardware itself. For the APC units that still appear to operate, I chose not to purchase new OEM batteries. Instead, I invested in the GOLDENMATE 1000VA/800W Lithium UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector, and it has proven to be a clear improvement over the older sealed lead‑acid APC models. When I pull the power plug from the wall mains to simulate a power outage, the GOLDENMATE provides noticeably longer runtime and keeps my equipment powered flawlessly. The APC units—when they were still functioning correctly—could do the same, but for a shorter period. The GOLDENMATE is also roughly half the weight of the APC SLA‑based units, which makes handling and placement easier. I hope this modern Lithium Iron Phosphate battery pack UPS will last longer and be less trouble‑prone than the APC brand. Review: Basic battery backup for large changes in power - UPDATE: After talking more with customer support, they sent a replacement unit which has none of the problems my first one did. I still need a bit of gaffer tape to cover up the lights from the buttons, but other than that, it's perfect. APC customer support was helpful and communicated clearly. The original review follows: I STRONGLY recommend you get the gift wrapping instead of going with standard shipping in the original box that shows what is inside. The unit is about half the size of a PC tower and is it ever heavy. I'm impressed with the packaging being minimal, recyclable, and yet sturdy. The battery was easy to take out and turn around the right way to get the unit working. The sockets on the back are pretty close together and I'm only able to fit three plugs in the five sockets (computer equipment tends to have big plugs). When the unit is on, the screen turns off with inactivity, but the three buttons remain illuminated. When the power went out, I couldn't figure out how to turn off the screen and it remained on using up a small amount of battery. I had some issues with the unit, but the manufacturer is quick to respond (4 min from my first question) and worked me through some troubleshooting. I've been using this brand for years and I'm always impressed with their service. But this brings us to the parts I don't like about it. I live in a semi-rual part of Canada, and our island has more trees per km of electrical line than anywhere else in North America - or so the power company tells us every storm season. 6 months of the year is storm season and I felt it would be nice to have something to protect my PC better than a regular surge protector. I had hoped the battery backup would even out the electrical current but it doesn't. Even at high sensitivity, the light plugged into the battery backup still flickers when the neighbour is welding or using heavy equipment. It also makes some noise that most people probably wouldn't hear but are obvious if I'm trying to sleep in the same room as the machine. If I turn the unit off at night, it thunks when clicking back and forth to the battery backup due to inconsistent power from the mains... even though it is turned off, my computer is getting a flash of power when the unit makes this switch. I've given up keeping it off and used some black gaffer tape on the glowing buttons. On the whole, I feel this isn't what I expected. I got it with the idea that it would even out the issues with my local power supply quality - but these same issues seem to bother the UPS just as much as they bother the computer and lights. What it does best is to be a battery backup and I'm glad I got the larger size because if the storm is strong enough to knock the power out for more than a few days, it's too cloudy to use my solar panel to charge my gadgets. This will do the trick nicely. ## Features - 1500Va /900w battery backup uninterruptible power supply (ups) - Ten total outlets: 5 outlets provide ups power backup and surge protection, 5 outlets surge protection only - Automatic voltage regulation (AVR) maintains safe voltage conditions ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B06VY6FXMM | | Amperage | 15.0 | | Battery Cell Composition | Sealed Lead Acid | | Battery Cell Type | Sealed Lead Acid | | Box Contents | UPS^User Manual^USB Cable^Coaxial Cable | | Brand | APC | | Brand Name | APC | | Colour | Black | | Connector Type | NEMA | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 12,866 Reviews | | Enclosure Material | Metal | | Form Factor | Tower | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00731304331780 | | Item Dimensions | 38.2 x 10 x 25 Centimeters | | Item Dimensions D x W x H | 38.2D x 10W x 25H Centimeters | | Item Type Name | battery backup | | Item Weight Unit of Measure | 24.25 Pounds | | Manufacturer | APC | | Manufacturer Part Number | BX1500M | | Material | Metal | | Maximum Power | 900 Watts | | Model Number | BX1500M | | Number of Outlets | 10 | | Output Wattage | 900 Watts | | Power Plug Type | Type B - 3 pin (North American) | | Product Dimensions | 38.2D x 10W x 25H Centimeters | | Runtime | 5 hours | | Specification Met | No | | UPC | 731304331780 | | Voltage | 120 Volts | | Wattage | 900 Watts | ## Product Details - **Battery Cell Composition:** Sealed Lead Acid - **Brand:** APC - **Colour:** Black - **Product Dimensions:** 38.2D x 10W x 25H Centimeters - **Voltage:** 120 Volts ## Images ![APC 1500VA Compact UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, Back-UPS Pro (BX1500M) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61-Gbh1kFtL.jpg) ![APC 1500VA Compact UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, Back-UPS Pro (BX1500M) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OIounS-QL.jpg) ![APC 1500VA Compact UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, Back-UPS Pro (BX1500M) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71CRIW4UnSL.jpg) ![APC 1500VA Compact UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, Back-UPS Pro (BX1500M) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61zLeBZ3oIL.jpg) ![APC 1500VA Compact UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector, Back-UPS Pro (BX1500M) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/618ABeaHuPL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: How long will this UPS power my system when the power goes out?** A: Runtimes of any UPS will vary based on the amount of power required by your connected devices. The LCD Screen on the Back-UPS Pro model will display the estimated runtime based on the current power load of devices plugged into the UPS. **Q: Will the UPS automatically switch off from the battery backup when power is restored?** A: Yes, when adequate power is restored to the UPS and is within the operating voltage range of the UPS, it will restart online operation. **Q: Will this UPS provide continuous power in the case of a power outage?** A: This Back-UPS Pro instantly switches to battery power, when the main power goes out. The average transfer time is 8 milliseconds, and most connected devices do not experience any interruption in power. **Q: Can I plug the UPS into an extension cord or does it have to be plugged into a wall?** A: In order for your UP to get the best power available, you should plug it directly into the wall receptacle. Plugging your UPS into a surge protection may cause the UPS to go on battery more often, even if the main power has not gone out. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good UPS that keeps my stuff working during an outage but has defective self-test. (2026 update) *by A***B on 9 June 2024* Overall good UPS. I have purchased several of the same models. I use them for my computers and also my home theater system (amp, TV, PS5, subwoofer), and other electronics. However, all my APC units have the same defect in the self-testing mode or during a power outage at the house. Although, the defect during self-test is infrequent. Sometimes during self-test, unexpectedly the unit's alarm starts making a racket. I look at the display panel icon which indicates the battery is completely depleted. The first time this happened, I turned off everything connected to the UPS because I thought it would suddenly cut the power to them because the UPS thinks the battery was dead. The same issue could happen if there is a power outage at my house and the UPS switches to the battery power. After, I unplugged the UPS from the wall and cycled the power button off and on, the mysterious "problem" with the "failed" battery was self-corrected. The battery icon then showed it was fully charged: it had gone from full discharge to fully charged in an instant! Now that I know about this defect, when the alarm goes off and the panel indicates the battery is dead: I mute the alarm and leave my equipment on that is connected to the UPS. (There is no a power outage at my house.) It is a false alarm. In about 24 hours, the UPS mysteriously corrects itself and behaves normally. I can disconnect it from the wall socket and my stuff works fine and the battery level shows that it is fully charged but of course starts to show the remaining time left to depletion. UPDATE: June 2026 All of my APC UPS units have stopped functioning properly after about five years of use. I tested each one by swapping batteries, and the results showed either weak batteries or failure in the UPS hardware itself. For the APC units that still appear to operate, I chose not to purchase new OEM batteries. Instead, I invested in the GOLDENMATE 1000VA/800W Lithium UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector, and it has proven to be a clear improvement over the older sealed lead‑acid APC models. When I pull the power plug from the wall mains to simulate a power outage, the GOLDENMATE provides noticeably longer runtime and keeps my equipment powered flawlessly. The APC units—when they were still functioning correctly—could do the same, but for a shorter period. The GOLDENMATE is also roughly half the weight of the APC SLA‑based units, which makes handling and placement easier. I hope this modern Lithium Iron Phosphate battery pack UPS will last longer and be less trouble‑prone than the APC brand. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic battery backup for large changes in power *by R***. on 30 October 2022* UPDATE: After talking more with customer support, they sent a replacement unit which has none of the problems my first one did. I still need a bit of gaffer tape to cover up the lights from the buttons, but other than that, it's perfect. APC customer support was helpful and communicated clearly. The original review follows: I STRONGLY recommend you get the gift wrapping instead of going with standard shipping in the original box that shows what is inside. The unit is about half the size of a PC tower and is it ever heavy. I'm impressed with the packaging being minimal, recyclable, and yet sturdy. The battery was easy to take out and turn around the right way to get the unit working. The sockets on the back are pretty close together and I'm only able to fit three plugs in the five sockets (computer equipment tends to have big plugs). When the unit is on, the screen turns off with inactivity, but the three buttons remain illuminated. When the power went out, I couldn't figure out how to turn off the screen and it remained on using up a small amount of battery. I had some issues with the unit, but the manufacturer is quick to respond (4 min from my first question) and worked me through some troubleshooting. I've been using this brand for years and I'm always impressed with their service. But this brings us to the parts I don't like about it. I live in a semi-rual part of Canada, and our island has more trees per km of electrical line than anywhere else in North America - or so the power company tells us every storm season. 6 months of the year is storm season and I felt it would be nice to have something to protect my PC better than a regular surge protector. I had hoped the battery backup would even out the electrical current but it doesn't. Even at high sensitivity, the light plugged into the battery backup still flickers when the neighbour is welding or using heavy equipment. It also makes some noise that most people probably wouldn't hear but are obvious if I'm trying to sleep in the same room as the machine. If I turn the unit off at night, it thunks when clicking back and forth to the battery backup due to inconsistent power from the mains... even though it is turned off, my computer is getting a flash of power when the unit makes this switch. I've given up keeping it off and used some black gaffer tape on the glowing buttons. On the whole, I feel this isn't what I expected. I got it with the idea that it would even out the issues with my local power supply quality - but these same issues seem to bother the UPS just as much as they bother the computer and lights. What it does best is to be a battery backup and I'm glad I got the larger size because if the storm is strong enough to knock the power out for more than a few days, it's too cloudy to use my solar panel to charge my gadgets. This will do the trick nicely. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great ups for computers *by R***Y on 31 July 2023* I've used this ups for around 2 1/2 - 3 years and once I moved cross state I had to leave it behind due to the weight of it and being not as cost effective to ship across the us and ended up purchasing another one since it worked amazingly compared to the other ups's I've tried, gives you a buffer period between power flickers to not have your desktop pc completely shut off or a 5-15 minute window depending on your pc specs to power everything off safely in a full outage, I have a fairly beefy power hungry pc with a rtx 3080 and other high end parts and this is one of the few I've seen that can handle the wattage usage of my pc at this price point while still managing to keep my pc on during power flickers, also nice it has a side that's purely for surge protection and Ethernet surge protection, It's super important to have a solid Ethernet surge protector on your modem, had my previous 300$ 5 gigabit modem die to lightning hitting a tree in our front yard and having lightning travel up the copper coax line and frying it so make sure you're getting usage out of all of the features of this ups and save yourself money down the line with dead/fried components! ## Frequently Bought Together - APC UPS 1500VA UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector, BX1500M Backup Battery Power Supply, AVR, Dataline Protection - APC UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector, 600VA/330 Watts Backup Battery Power Supply, BE600M1 Back-UPS with USB Charger Port - Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo for Windows, 2.4 GHz, 8 Multimedia Keys, PC, Laptop, Wireless Keyboard Compact Mouse Combo - Black --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/234322528-apc-1500va-compact-ups-battery-backup-and-surge-protector-back](https://www.desertcart.be/products/234322528-apc-1500va-compact-ups-battery-backup-and-surge-protector-back) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-07-29*