APC BV650I-GR uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.65 kVA 375 W 4 AC outlet(s)

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For £64.15 ex-VAT, the APC BV650I-GR is the kind of “get it working, keep it working” UPS you buy for small offices, point-of-sale setups, network closets, or for protecting one critical device (router/modem + a basic switch, maybe a small NAS). The line‑interactive approach is a sensible middle ground if you get the usual UK power dips and brief outages—this isn’t built to run a full workstation for hours, but it *is* good for giving you that crucial window to avoid corrupting drives or losing an active session. In practice, it’s ideal where downtime is annoying but not catastrophic.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it for anything power-hungry or “business critical” beyond a single endpoint. At this size, battery runtime is likely to be short, so it’s not the answer for graceful shutdown of a whole server rack—more like “hold on long enough to survive the blip.” Also, if your use case involves frequent outages or you need long runtime, you’ll be disappointed and end up wanting something larger (or at least with a replacement battery strategy that matches your expectations). If you’re protecting a couple of small devices on a budget and want known APC reliability, it’s a fair buy; if you need serious runtime or higher loads, skip it.