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

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For £82 ex-VAT, the APC BV650I-MSX is the kind of “small insurance policy” UPS that makes sense for basic office kit. I’d recommend it for things like a single desktop PC, a small monitor setup, networking gear, or a POS/TV-type device where you mainly want clean power during brief outages and a controlled shutdown if things drag on. The line‑interactive design is the right sweet spot for everyday brownouts/spikes without paying for the complexity (and cost) of higher-end systems.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it expecting server-grade protection or long runtime. At this size/class, you’re buying for short events and graceful shutdown—not for keeping equipment running through extended power failures. If you need reliability for multiple PCs, a larger switch stack, or anything that must stay up longer, this will feel like false economy. For the price, though, it’s a solid pick if your goal is “protect one workload and prevent a nasty restart” rather than “keep the whole office running.”