APC NetShelter Switched Rack PDU, 0U, 5.0kW, 200V and 208V, 30A, 21 C13/C15 and 3 C19/C21 outlets

Product Overview

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Honestly, at £1,212 ex-VAT this APC NetShelter switched rack PDU is a *lot* of money for what it is—so you need a clear reason beyond “it’s APC.” The upside is that it’s built for proper data-centre style rack power management: you can switch and control outlets remotely, which is genuinely useful when you’re cycling servers, managing flaky appliances, or reducing downtime during maintenance. If you have a small lab, hosted racks, or a multi-tenant setup where you want to be able to power-cycle specific devices without touching them (or involving someone on-site), that control is the main value.

That said, if you just need basic rack power distribution, this is probably overkill. For a single rack with stable equipment and no real operational need for per-outlet control, you’ll likely get better value from simpler PDUs or even non-switched units. Also make sure the “switched” element actually matches how you’ll manage it (control method, integration, and access), because buying a premium PDU and then never using the switching properly is the easiest way to waste budget.

**Who should buy:** teams running servers/network gear that occasionally needs remote power management, MSPs/IT teams with multiple installs, and anyone who cares about faster recovery and less physical intervention. **Who should skip:** one-off deployments, environments where power-cycling is rare, or customers mainly shopping on outlet count—because at this price, you’re paying for control, not just distribution.