APC BV1000I uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 1 kVA 600 W 1 AC outlet(s)

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For £85.16 ex-VAT, the APC BV1000I is a sensible “just in case” UPS for small kit—think a basic office PC, a monitor setup, network switch, or a single broadband router. APC’s line-interactive approach is a good fit when your main problem is power dips, brief outages, and dirty mains. It’s the kind of UPS you buy to avoid the annoying stuff (brownouts corrupting work or reboot cycles) rather than to keep a machine running for ages during a blackout.

That said, it’s not the right move if you’re expecting long runtime. A 1 kVA unit like this will only give you minutes, and that’s assuming you’re running light loads. If you’ve got anything more power-hungry (gaming PCs, big monitors, storage arrays, office PCs with lots of peripherals), you’ll burn through the battery fast and end up relying on graceful shutdown—which you still need to configure properly. If you just need a cost-effective safety buffer for one outlet worth of critical kit, it’s good value; if you need “stay up through a real outage,” spend a bit more on capacity and runtime.