[correcting the gag-me-with-a-shovel apostrophized subject] On 16 Apr 2010 at 10:37, Andrew S. Baker wrote:
> APC used to be waaaay ahead of the pack, but I don't find that to be ture > anymore. Their quality has gone down a little, and the quality of the other > players in this space have gone up quite a bit. > > I'm fine with Tripplite, APC and CyberPower UPS products in the 500VA to > 3000VA range. The consensus in the current threads on UPS is "APC is the Cadillac" but that you pay Cadillac prices for them. One thing that really torques me about APC is their insistence on using custom, non-standard interfaces like the $30+-to-replace RJ-50-to-USB cables they currently use, and the $35+-to-replace non-standard "RS-232" cables they used to use -- why not use a standard USB A-to-B cable like TrippLite? GRRRR! Most modern PCs no longer have RS-232 ports, so refurb units with RS-232 cables are off the table for my clients. Once you add the cost of purchasing and configuring a USB-to-RS-232 adapter, you've lost a good chunk of the cost savings and there's no guarantee the UPS software will work with it. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-895-3270 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
