> -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 September 2005 19:13 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] "Copying" between hard drives > potential newbie question ----- > Disk image post > > > In case you missed it > > > On 9/7/05, Matthias Bethke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi waltdnes, > > on Tuesday, 2005-09-06 at 21:08:20, you wrote: > > > > Most UPSs below about US$400 are junk. You'd be served > just as well > > > > with a decent surge suppressor power strip. Don't > waste your money > > > > on a UPS. > > > > > > Not if all you want is to give your home system 5 > minutes to shut down > > > in a power failure, or to handle the occasional 30-second > outage, of > > > which my area seems to have more than its fair share. > > > > Oh yes, it depends very much on the grid in your area. > > I lived in the Philippines for a while where brownouts are > a very common > > thing---usually, you get a UPS "free" there when you buy a computer. > > It's really no fun without one, and for what they have to > do the cheap > > lil things work very well. Their lead accus don't usually > last more than > > a year, but then you just get a new one for $5 or so and > you're set for > > another year. In Germany OTOH, hardly anybody has one, and > people still > > get uptimes of over a year. > > > > regards > > Matthias
WARNING: Slightly O/T Can/has anyone used a 12V lead acid car battery as a UPS for their box? I've got a spare one in the garage and the thought has crossed my mind . . -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
