APC Back-UPS BE850G2-GR - Emergency power supply 8x socket, 850VA, 2 USB chargers, 1 USB data port

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

If you’re buying for a small office desk setup, this APC Back-UPS is a sensible “keep working through the annoying stuff” option. The 8 power sockets are genuinely useful (you can usually cover a PC, monitor(s), networking kit and a couple of peripherals without hunting for extension blocks), and the USB charging/data provision is handy for phones/tablets or powering small accessories. For the money, it’s the kind of UPS that reduces real downtime risk from short outages, blips, and power dips—exactly what offices complain about.

That said, don’t expect it to behave like a proper business continuity UPS for critical infrastructure. If you’re trying to run anything power-hungry for long (server gear, line-interactive/always-on workflows, or multiple monitors under load), you’ll run out of runtime quicker than you’d like—so it’s better as a safe-shutdown/“grace period” device rather than a stand-in for generators. At ~£115 ex-VAT, it’s good value for protecting typical SOHO/SMB workloads, but it’s not the one to buy if your requirement is extended runtime or hard resilience.