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$648.40* | APC Smart-UPS 1500VA Lithium Ion UPS, SMTL1500RM3UCNC at Amazon
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Amazon [amazon.com] has APC Smart-UPS 1500VA Lithium Ion UPS, SMTL1500RM3UCNC for $648.40.
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Amazon [amazon.com] has APC Smart-UPS 1500VA Lithium Ion UPS, SMTL1500RM3UCNC for $648.40.
Shipping is free.
* Previous Popular Deal at $900 with 13 Deal Score and 19 comments
amazon.com/dp/B09JR6ZCQX [amazon.com]
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* Previous Popular Deal at $900 with 13 Deal Score and 19 comments
amazon.com/dp/B09JR6ZCQX [amazon.com]
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This APC Smart-UPS is a short-depth lithium ion rackmount UPS aimed at clean power, voltage regulation, and graceful shutdown for servers or NAS gear. The strongest praise centers on true UPS behavior, USB communication with Synology, email alerts, and proper shutdown signaling, with the lithium battery seen as a modern step up from older SLA units. Runtime is still only a few minutes, so it is mainly for bridging outages rather than long backup. Shipping availability is the big caveat, since the listing repeatedly shows ineligible or unconfirmed delivery to many states.
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No. The listing shows shipping as ineligible for multiple states, including ME, MA, VA, CA, FL, GA, and KY, and some shoppers report no shipping address is accepted at all. That makes the deal unusable for many buyers even though the price looks good.
Because the APC is a short-runtime UPS, while a portable power station can provide much longer backup time for the money. The APC still has the advantage of voltage regulation and UPS communication, which portable stations usually do not provide.
The product page shows roughly 3 to a little over 5 minutes of runtime, depending on the load shown. That is enough for a graceful shutdown, but not for extended backup power.
It is a true UPS with voltage regulation, spike/sag protection, and UPS-style communication for graceful shutdown and monitoring. Portable power stations can provide outage power, but they generally lack those UPS features and may have limited or no two-way communication.
Yes, it can communicate with Synology over USB, generate email alerts when power drops, and send a proper shutdown signal. It is also reported to work with Synology's built-in UPS management on newer units.
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