As the UPS product manager of APC, I will provide a detailed explanation for this issue. Firstly, many people believe that home UPS is relatively limited in quantity, expensive, and lacks sufficient functionality, but the reality is quite the opposite. Simply put, UPS is an external power supply designed for electronic devices such as computers. It not only has a power supply function, but also can prevent surges and manage access devices with just one click, providing protection for electronic devices.
With the vigorous development of the Internet, the continuous popularization of intelligent terminals, and the increasing degree of family intelligence, there are more and more choices of UPS for home use. Similarly, the hardware development speed of university dormitories is also changing with each passing day, and home UPS is more and more appearing in university dormitories, which has gradually become the life needs of university dormitories.
Through a previous questionnaire survey, we roughly understand that college students’ demand for UPS mainly focuses on the following situations:
1. When working on a graduation project or thesis, a sudden power outage can cause design software applications such as PS, 3DMAX, Maya, AE to be forcibly shut down, resulting in file loss or damage, causing great inconvenience;
2. Dormitory power restrictions prevent the use of high-power appliances, causing inconvenience in daily life:
3. Frequent tripping can damage the service life of electronic devices: The above three problems can be perfectly solved with the installation of home UPS. Currently, home UPS has been regarded by many college students as a must-have tool in dormitories, which shows its high practicality. On the other hand, the questioner also raised questions about the price of household UPS. In fact, like all other electronic devices, home UPS can be roughly divided into high-end products for industrial use and household products that are more suitable for ordinary people according to different brands and models, with prices ranging from 400 to 2000 yuan. Depending on the user’s different needs for the product, they can choose the product at their desired price when purchasing. A relatively good UPS is not a very luxurious thing.
For example, in APC’s UPS products, the Pro series is a UPS product tailored for home use. Especially the BR550G-CNI and BR1000G-CN, the former is compact in size and cost-effective, making it extremely convenient for dormitory life, while the latter has a generous design and strong functionality, making it more suitable for slightly higher end usage needs. Undoubtedly, they are both outstanding in home UPS.
1. APC BR550G-CN UPS uninterruptible power supply 330W/550VAUPS power supply. The gross weight of this UPS is only 6.53kg, and its advantages are small footprint, easy to carry, and can be placed under a desk or in a ventilated cabinet when used in the dormitory. The three digit price also adds a lot of points to it.
The most crucial thing is that although the 550 is small in size, its battery life is quite impressive.
In the test, we connected the desktop computer that was playing Overwatch, as well as the sound system, monitor, mouse, router, and fan that were set to maximum power, to the main control socket of 550, which was used as an external power source. After disconnecting from the mains power, 550 could last for about 10 minutes. At the same time, we connected the laptop that was playing a movie, as well as the router and fan that were set to maximum power, to 550, which could last for up to an hour after disconnecting from the mains power. During the power outage and UPS power switch, the overall performance of the 550 was very smooth, without any negative impact on the operation of the connected devices, fully meeting the needs of dormitory life.
2. APC BR1000G-CN UPS uninterruptible power supply 600W/1000VAUPS power supply 1000 has a slightly higher price and relatively larger size compared to 550, but at the same time, its battery life has also been doubled. Under the same testing conditions, when 1000 devices are connected together with high-power equipment, including a laptop, speaker, router, mouse, and an electric fan turned to maximum, we use the laptop to play movies, which can last for two hours after power failure;
When replacing the laptop playing the movie with a desktop computer playing Overwatch, the battery life extends from ten minutes at 550 to twenty minutes. Therefore, although the cost of selecting 1000 may seem higher than 550, from the perspective of summarizing strength, 1000 can be said to be the king of cost-effectiveness among affordable home UPS.