Product comparison · 2 uninterruptible power supplies (upss)

APC Back-UPS CS 500VA vs Vertiv PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Output power capacity
- Back-UPS CS 500VA:0.5 kVA
- PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA:1 kVA
Output power
- Back-UPS CS 500VA:300 W
- PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA:750 W
Surge energy rating
- Back-UPS CS 500VA:300 J
- PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA:660 J
Typical backup time at full load
- Back-UPS CS 500VA:2.4 min
- PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA:11 min
Typical backup time at half load
- Back-UPS CS 500VA:13.9 min
- PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA:26 min
Operating altitude
- Back-UPS CS 500VA:0 - 3000 m
- PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA:0 - 2000 m
Weight
- Back-UPS CS 500VA:6.32 kg
- PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA:28 kg
Package weight
- Back-UPS CS 500VA:7.05 kg
- PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA:36.6 kg

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Comparison of Back-UPS CS 500VA, PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA
34 specifications	A APC Back-UPS CS 500VA View product	B Vertiv PowerSure Interactive 2 1000VA View product
Features3 differ
Output power capacityDiffers	0.5 kVA	1 kVA
Output powerDiffers	300 W	750 W
Surge energy ratingDiffers	300 J	660 J
Emergency Power Off (EPO)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 dB
Battery2 differ
Typical backup time at full loadDiffers	2.4 min	11 min
Typical backup time at half loadDiffers	13.9 min	26 min
Replacement battery cartridgeKnown for one	RBC2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery recharge timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 h
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 m
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-15 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeDiffers	0 - 3000 m	0 - 2000 m
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	C-tick,CE,EN 50091-1,EN 50091-2,GOST,VDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	6.32 kg	28 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	7.05 kg	36.6 kg
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MS Windows NT/2000/XP/95/98/ME, AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Novell Netware
Other features2 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	DB-9 RS-232, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output connectionsDiffers	4 x EC 320 C13	8x IEC-320-C13
Input connection typeKnown for one	IEC-320-C14 inlet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	91 x 284 x 165 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	UL 1449	Unknown — not stated by the source
Nominal input voltageKnown for one	230 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Nominal output voltageKnown for one	230 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Relative humidityKnown for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	241 x 368 x 178 mm	300 x 706 x 598 mm
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Safety regulation & standardsidentical
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN 62040-1-1, CE, TUV

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