On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:35:21 -0700
m0gely <[email protected]> dijo:

> 1500VA for one desktop and a laptop? Is there a reason you need such a 
> long runtime?

Yes, in case the power goes out I can shut down the desktop and still
be able to work on the laptop for a very long time.

> You want to get a good surge protector in front of the UPS

Good idea, i hadn't thought of that.

> As for the UPS, get one that has runtime and 
> battery health monitoring and is supported under Linux. Then get your 
> computers set up to talk to it. This can be set up to automatically tell 
> the computers to shut off (nicely) once the battery level gets down to 
> 5% or whatever you tell it in the event of a power loss.

I also didn't think about getting the computers to listen to it. More
good advice.
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