[rescue] WTB/Advice: UPSs

[Gregory Leblanc]

On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 12:09, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 03:04:08PM -0500, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> > [ On Friday, April 5, 2002 at 12:45:44 (-0500), Loomis, Rip wrote: ]
> > > Subject: [rescue] WTB/Advice: UPSs
> > >
> > >   APC Back-UPS 500VA (Black since that makes it
> > > 	"better"...)   $129.00 - 10% - $10 ==> ~ $104
> > 
> > I'd stay away from APC Back-UPS models for computer use....
> > In my opinion they're not worth the money you pay for them, not even
> > used.....
> 
> Now, assuming that a Back-UPS cost the same amount of money as a quality
> spike protector, which would you choose?  What if the Back-UPS cost less than
> a normal quality spike protector?

Well, if you took the battery out, you could use it like a spike
protector.  :)  Spike protectors are $12 or so, new.  Unless the
back-ups was free, I'd go with the spike protector.  I remember looking
at things a few years ago (erm, ok, almost 10), and as it turned out,
you either wanted stuff that was < $30, or > $500, if you cared about
the equipment.  The stuff in between was actually worse than the < $30
stuff.  
	Greg

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