RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread John Cook
Well that's kind of like saying you want to look at other makes of cars because your battery died really quickly in your Ford, or you wanted to get away from your Sony laptop because the battery crapped. APC doesn't make batteries, that's outsourced. I've never had an issue with an APC unit

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 11:24 AM, John Hornbuckle john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us wrote: Does anyone have any experience with brands other than APC? I’m looking for warnings or recommendations. They all suck, in different ways. APC: Aside from problems otherwise recently noted on this

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 11:36 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: Well that’s kind of like saying you want to look at other makes of cars because your battery died really quickly in your Ford ... More like saying you want to look at other makes of cars because the engine died really

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread John Hornbuckle
one, I'd be remiss not to at least explore those options. If it turns out that their quality is no better than APC's, then I won't switch. John From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Michael B. Smith
I would add Belkin. I've had moderately good luck with them, both in my labs and at a couple of customers. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread David Mazzaccaro
, June 13, 2012 11:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC Well that's kind of like saying you want to look at other makes of cars because your battery died really quickly in your Ford, or you wanted to get away from your Sony laptop because the battery crapped

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Andrew S. Baker
13, 2012 11:37 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC ** ** Well that’s kind of like saying you want to look at other makes of cars because your battery died really quickly in your Ford, or you wanted to get away from your Sony laptop because

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Andrew S. Baker
, 2012 11:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 11:24 AM, John Hornbuckle john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us wrote: Does anyone have any experience with brands other than APC? I'm looking for warnings or recommendations. They all

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Glen Johnson
that powers a cisco 6506 switch, 208 volt 7200va and it has been rock solid since 2006. From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 12:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC I don't really care who makes the batteries

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread John Cook
+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 12:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC Hijacking this for moment... if the batteries are replaced on a regularly scheduled basis... What do you

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread John Cook
, June 13, 2012 11:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC Well that's kind of like saying you want to look at other makes of cars because your battery died really quickly in your Ford, or you wanted to get away from your Sony laptop because the battery

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread John Hornbuckle
a company warranties something, the greater their confidence that the item being covered will last. John From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC Sort of. Warranties do not preclude

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread John Hornbuckle
Just heard back from Minuteman. They only warranty their replacement batteries for 90 days... From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC Interesting-it looks like

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread John Cook
(352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 3:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC Just heard back from Minuteman

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 3:18 PM, John Hornbuckle john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us wrote: Just heard back from Minuteman. They only warranty their replacement batteries for 90 days… /me crosses Minuteman off my list Thanks for the info! -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread joe user
+1 and add Tripplite... On 6/13/2012 9:51 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: I've been using CyberPower for over a year now (probably close to 2), and I'm very happy with them. Including my former employer, I purchased about 10 of them. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Jonathan Link
...@taylor.k12.fl.us] *Sent:* Wednesday, June 13, 2012 3:18 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC ** ** Just heard back from Minuteman. They only warranty their replacement batteries for 90 days… ** ** ** ** ** ** *From:* John Hornbuckle

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread John Cook
, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 3:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC Do you mean on just buying and replacing a battery without a computer? Because I can buy

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 3:23 PM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: Dell only warrants their laptop batteries for 6 months IIRC. 1 year for standard batteries for the Latitude series. You can pay a premium to get a battery with a 3 year warranty. -- Benm ~ Finally, powerful endpoint

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread John Cook
-Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 4:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 3:23 PM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: Dell only warrants their laptop batteries for 6 months

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Jonathan
My experinence with TrippLite was while the UPS was ok, the management interface was pure CRAP. APC has a MUCH better management interface for network connected UPSes. The ability to give detailed information on the status of the unit, power quality, batteries, etc, combined with alerting and

RE: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Glen Johnson
, especially in a laptop. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 3:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC Do you mean on just buying and replacing a battery without a computer? Because I can buy a computer with 1 year

Re: Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC

2012-06-13 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 4:12 PM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: Dell only warrants their laptop batteries for 6 months IIRC. 1 year for standard batteries for the Latitude series. You can pay a premium to get a battery with a 3 year warranty. Good to know, is that prorated or a