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Eaton 3P Ellipse 700 VA / 420 W, off-line, three backed outlets review

A 700 VA off-line UPS rated 420 W with three battery-backed Schuko outlets, one surge-only outlet, USB and a USB charging port.

The bottom line The only UPS here to name its topology and publish which of its outlets are battery-backed — the two facts that decide how it is wired. Its three bullets contain the maker, the model number and the word UPS.

A 700 VA off-line UPS whose title does all the work.

What the title states

700 VA, 420 W, off-line topology, three Schuko outlets with battery and surge protection, one with surge only, USB, and a USB charging port. That is more specification than five of the six UPS units in this family publish anywhere.

What the bullets contain

“Eaton”. “3P700UD”. “USV”. Three lines.

The topology, named

Off-line — mains straight through while it is present, switching to the inverter when it fails. That switch has a duration, and on an off-line unit it is the specification that matters most. It is not published.

The split, published

Three backed, one surge-only. That is the difference between a computer that survives a cut and one that does not, and it is the question the APC in this family leaves entirely open.

Availability

German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores quoted 130 € to 146 € when this page was compiled.

American and British Amazon stores carry it too, priced in their own currency, which the euro range above deliberately omits.

These figures are what Keepa reported on the day this page was last updated. Availability and pricing move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 16 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What it gets right, and what it leaves out

Strengths

  • The topology is named — off-line — which nothing else in this family states
  • The outlet split is published: three battery-backed, one surge-only
  • Both VA and watt ratings given

Compromises

  • The three bullets are the maker name, the model number and the word UPS
  • No transfer time, which matters most on an off-line topology
  • No runtime and no software named

Specifications

VA700 VA, from the title
Watt ratings420 W, from the title — both figures published
TopologyOff-line, stated in the title — the only UPS here to name its topology
WaveformNowhere in the listing
Transfer timeNowhere in the listing
RuntimeNowhere in the listing
Outlets3× Schuko with battery and surge protection, plus 1× surge-only, from the title — the split is published
SoftwareAbsent as a name; a USB port is listed in the title
Battery replaceabilityNowhere in the listing
Amazon referenceB0F4C2YF5X (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN3553340621314

Questions owners ask about this one

What does off-line topology mean?

The load is fed directly from the mains while it is present, and the unit switches to its inverter when the mains fails. That switch takes time — which is precisely the figure this listing does not publish — and it is the simplest and cheapest of the three topologies.

Why does the outlet split matter?

Because plugging a computer into a surge-only socket gives no backup at all, and the cut is discovered during the first outage. Two UPS units in this family have four or more outlets; this is the only one that says which are backed.