APC Easy UPS On-Line, 3kVA, Lithium-ion, Rack/Tower 4U, 230V, 6 IEC C13 + 1 IEC C19 outlets, Intelligent Card Slot, Extended runtime, W/ rail kit

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

If you’re looking for an online UPS that’s genuinely built for “it’s still running when the power isn’t perfect,” this APC Easy UPS (3kVA, lithium-ion) is a solid choice—especially in a rack environment. The big practical win here is the lithium tech and online topology: you get faster, cleaner transfer behaviour and better resilience for things like network gear, storage, and virtualisation workloads where even brief dips can cause headaches. At a price of ~£3.2k ex-VAT, it’s not cheap, but it’s priced like a “do it properly” UPS rather than a stop-gap line-interactive unit. The rail kit also helps if you value a tidy, professional install.

Who should buy: UK B2B teams with serious uptime expectations, customers with sensitive IT (servers/NAS, core networking, VoIP, CCTV NVRs), and anyone planning to rack-mount with a cleaner lifecycle plan (lithium tends to be kinder long-term than traditional battery chemistries, assuming proper maintenance). Who should think twice: if your load is low, you don’t have rack space, or your main priority is “lowest cost per minute of runtime,” there are typically cheaper UPS options that are good enough. Also, be realistic about runtime needs—extended runtime is great, but the value depends on how much load you’ll actually run and how you’ll manage battery health over time. If you want, tell me the devices you’re protecting and approximate total load, and I’ll sanity-check whether 3kVA and the outlet arrangement make sense for you.