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
Love this part in the press release ..
"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. "
Wow 2+ hours of power at max gaming output .... this is the best UPS ever .. but wait ... chart says their 1500 vertical units at 650 watt load (including monitor, router, modem, etc) you have about 6 minutes.
I get 52 mins on my RS1500MS with my T3600, 23 in Samsung monitor, Cisco Meraki MX64, Arris cable modem. Gaming load about 45 mins.
2 From your description, it sounds like you had the same "cube shaped" units that we used that ran about 55 pounds. Those served us well. Just bought a new Cyberpower tower 1500VA sinewave unit similar to this one in capacity and shape .... our 1st "non-cube ..... Have had 4 power outages, none more than a few minutes but one . I was playing an MMO when power went out and it lasted about 24 minutes before power was restored. Its a game from 2004 and this peak system load at the wall can be as high as 780 watts, with this MMO load, it's barely breaks 450; had plenty of capacity left when power returned. I have spoken to Customer Support twice, just software questions ... both times about 30 minutes .... they called back 2 days later "just the check and make sure that everything was OK".
From what I can tell the protect between the two are pretty even. The only thing I saw that was significant was the frequency tolerance. But a Gaming UPS ? Apparently, adding RGB makes something a gaming box . Lets look at the B1500MS ... SO this new one is a Gaming UPS and the B1500MS described below is not ?
"Specially designed for performance gaming equipment, this battery backup protects gaming PCs, consoles and accessories from damaging power surges, interruptions and outages. "
If you are developer of productive content even two seconds of outage this would be extremely costly in work hours.
Either way this is a product aiming gaming consoles and not computers.
Telemecanique ... advertising of electrical installers parts this is not allowed. :roll: