Tuesday, September 29th 2020
APC by Schneider Electric Releases Back-UPS Pro Gaming Grade UPS
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the upcoming October 2020 launch of the APC Back-UPS Pro Gaming UPS, a stylish and state-of-the-art uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect gaming gear and maintain their connection through power irregularities, keeping gamers in the game. As the first UPS designed for gaming gear with gamers in mind, the APC Back-UPS Pro Gaming UPS delivers uninterrupted power protection, even during power outages and offers 12 customizable RGB LED lights enabling gamers to match their unique gaming PC and console designs.
"Gamers seek to be the best, and they deserve the best protection for their equipment. That's why we're so excited to provide these hard-working, hard-playing gamers with the peace of mind that their consoles or gaming PCs will be safe, even during a power blackout," said Christian Enriquez, Global Product Marketing Manager, Schneider Electric. "APC by Schneider Electric, the worldwide leader in power protection for more than 30 years, has always been at the forefront of power protection technology, and is proud to introduce the very first UPS designed from the very beginning for gamers. We are excited to bring first-class power protection to the gaming arena and look forward to being a strong support class for gamers everywhere."
As gamers invest more in their equipment and spend more time winning games, protecting both is critical. Gamers are protected with Sine wave battery backup power and AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator) that delivers the smoother electrical current required by sensitive electronics protecting against power irregularities and resulting glitches during an outage. Adding the APC Back-UPS Pro Gaming UPS to their systems allows gamers to be confident they will remain:
The all-new APC Back-UPS Pro Gaming UPS features:
"Gamers seek to be the best, and they deserve the best protection for their equipment. That's why we're so excited to provide these hard-working, hard-playing gamers with the peace of mind that their consoles or gaming PCs will be safe, even during a power blackout," said Christian Enriquez, Global Product Marketing Manager, Schneider Electric. "APC by Schneider Electric, the worldwide leader in power protection for more than 30 years, has always been at the forefront of power protection technology, and is proud to introduce the very first UPS designed from the very beginning for gamers. We are excited to bring first-class power protection to the gaming arena and look forward to being a strong support class for gamers everywhere."
- Protected: A gaming battery backup protects your valuable gaming system from more than seven different types of power interruptions.
- Connected: After shutting down a game, the system continues to provide power to a router and/or modem.
- In the Game: If the power is interrupted or lost during play, backup power allows gamers to finish a match and reap the rewards that have otherwise been lost.
The all-new APC Back-UPS Pro Gaming UPS features:
- Six battery back-up outlets with surge protection that send power instantly to sensitive electronics, such as an Xbox, PlayStation, PCs, TVs, or routers/modems, during a power loss
- Four additional surge-only outlets to protect against unsafe power surges and "hard shutdowns" that can permanently damage equipment
- Three easy-access front USB ports to recharge devices, like a gaming headset and cellphone.
35 Comments on APC by Schneider Electric Releases Back-UPS Pro Gaming Grade UPS
This means a technology that has been used in highly sensitive professional enterprise applications for decades has been ported to low cost home use for kids by slapping some RGB LEDs on it?
I dunno, I won’t want to be paying extra for the rgb lighting but if it has decent software attached and that display is readable from a glance I’m interested.
I think the gamer marketing is a bit overdone but honestly... a lot of “gamers” I know don’t even have a UPS, just a crappy little power strips. If the rgbs and gamer-fication gets people to protect their electronics I’m happy about that.
Is it online or offline UPS, does it have monitoring and management features through USB? Is it fanless?
like literally no useful information, at all.
All i see, LEDs are mentioned several times, nothing more.
It does look consumerly and not office/enterprise like, so thats good for home users, not just gamers.
But i guess the price will be gamer level.
For TV set and console protection this is a good suggestion , and this product its not waste of money.
But Schneider Electric it should return immediately at the use of metal cube UPS design the one that is easily accessible for battery replacement and or repairs.
Plastic case for a UPS this is very poor idea, nothing operating or this producing mains voltage this should be fragile.
Does this thing has a label of production country ?
Sounds good to me.
Gaming UPS, jesus fucking christ, NO, NO, NO, NO!!!
I have two APC SmartUPSs to protect all my gear here, one 1000VA and another 2200VA. The 2200VA is from 2009, and the 1000VA is even older (2003) - both have been going strong without problems for over a decade and all I had to do was replace the batteries every 4-5 years. Both UPSs have saved my bacon (I'm a software developer) during power outages, enough times to be worth their weight in gold (well, not quite, eheh, you will understand the joke if you ever had to lift one of these :) )
With the 2200VA powering my main system (9900K, 2080ti, 64GB RAM, tons of storage and RGB bling, and, most importantly, 3 monitors) I can keep it running for at least an hour, double that if I allow the monitors to go into standby. This allows me to actually ride out nearly all power outages.
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