Have all the UPS makers switched to no consumer battery replacement?

I've used APC UPS for years and they had the battery behind an easily opened door making battery replacement easy. Suddenly, in about 2019, such units seem to have been "upgraded" to "no serviceable parts inside." Although there are independent online videos shoring how to do get the case open and DIY, I tried that and wound up making matters worse. Now, with a new fully charged Duracell battery installed, instead of just beeping it won't turn on at all!

I checked out CyberPower as an alternative. They don't say it directly, but my guess is they're just like APC since the provided photos don't show the back.

Looks like they whole industry has gone to planned obsolescence!

Can anyone here confirm or deny this? Any way out of the box? Hate to see the landfills filling up with more electronic junk!

 

Thanks, Dave. Actually, the one that needs to be replacement is BN450M, purchased in 2018 as I recall. Battery is not available from APC and manual says it's not user replaceable.
Looking for one that is user-replaceable, I turned my focus to one I've used for my laptop for much longer, a BE350R. When searched at the APC site, I'm directed instead to BE350RW, which is not user replaceable.
The one you cite, BE550G2, is overkill since it's for my security camera DVR, basically a little Linux box. Guess I should keep looking.
BTW, the BE450G-LM and -CA are both discontinued.

 

Thanks! Just ordered one from AmZn $84.53 inc tax, free delivery.

 

The new BE550G works great, as expected.

This morning I took the BE350R to Batteries Plus to see if they could make it work. Turned out the battery was fine but the unit itself was bad. So, I'll buy another BE550G.

Makes one wonder if there's anyone in the Electronics Forum who might know how to track down the failed component and replace it. I've done this sort of thing before with the help of EP and other forums.

 

Yes I suppose you are right, Blue. Seems so wasteful though.