On Apr 4, 2005, at 10:29 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
I second the recommendation of APC UPS's. Best in the market. You can buy them refurb from APC with the same warranty for a bit cheaper, I don't have the link on me but I know that they're out there. I have a Back-UPS Pro 500CLR, the device, integration with the computer, etc etc works great. They frequently have promos where they give these away (promo.apc.com iirc) and I got one of my APC units there :)
On Apr 4, 2005, at 8:46 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I�d like to say thanks to Geno and everyone who suggested I try the Cuda button. It worked beautifully. Pressed the button, tried the mac and it started and we are now off to the races. Once again, thank you.
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Now can anyone tell me why my apostrophe has been replaced with the e and an accent above it. Can�t figure that one out and it is driving me nuts.
Because you've managed, most likely, to enable a different keyboard layout.
As for a battery backup, or more properly UPS, for uninterruptible power supply, I swear by APC UPS'es.
IMNSHO, everything else on the market is crap.
We have several hundred thousand dollars worth of computing equipment here in the College protected by them and have never lost a system to a power surge or lightning strike.
<http://www.apc.com> they have a configuration site that points out your best optiopns.
For home systems the cheapest solution is the Back-UPS ES 500, usually about $40-$50 at most office or electronics supply stores. The best solution is a pro-level unit like the APC BACK-UPS RS 800VA. This one runs about $150-$180.
That said, the crucial difference is that the cheap one is essentially a surge protector with a battery backup and switchover circuit.
The expensive one is a power conditioner. The current comes in and is converted to 12V to charge the battery, then reconverted to 120V AC, exactly, with zero spikes or noise.
This will extend the life of your computer for a lot of time, and is, imo, well worth the extra cost.
If you have high-end electronics like TV's and stereo systems, I recommend one of these for them as well...I lost a TV, stereo reciever and DVD player to lightning one time.
Look at the cost of replacing your systems, then the added cost of these devices isn't all that high.
Check and make sure you get one that will match what you want and your power requirements. If you have a large 21" CRT monitor, your batter backup isn't going to last long at all, if it'll even work (the battery may not even be able to support that much voltage.) On the other hand, if you have an LCD, they use about 1/3 as much power, and you'll actually get some runtime out of your battery pack. I'd shoot for a 750 or 800 model, my 500 just doesn't hold out long enough through extended outages. With the RS800VA mentioned above, you can actually add battery packs and run your computer for possibly several hours, though the price starts to get pretty high. The thing that surprised me when I got my first UPS was the weight, but hello, there's only a big huge power transformer & battery in there :-P (lead-acid, long reliable, similar to your car battery)
-Jesse
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