That should do if all you are going to run off it is the computer. What about any external drives? They should be on it as well and you should have some room for growth. -- Brian Lawson
On Sep 8, 2010, at 6:45 PM, Michael Luscombe wrote: > I think I may be suffering from some severe ignorance of electrical systems. > > I know the computers themselves come with 700-1000 watt power supplies, but > that's not what they draw continuously, I guess. > > Looking at Apple's site, it seems like the 27" draws 365w. > > So, if the computer is the only thing plugged into the UPS, that's the > wattage I need? > > This would do the job? > > http://tinyurl.com/38em3m6 > > We have irregular power here. It drops out almost daily, and judging by the > occasional dimming lights, fluctuates through the day. So, being able to save > and back up when the power dies is important, but power conditioning in > general is the important thing, I think. > > Michael > > > On 2010-09-08, at 8:34 PM, Brian Lawson wrote: > >> I use APC and they have a calculator on their web site. >> <http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfm> >> -- >> Brian Lawson >> >> On Sep 8, 2010, at 6:14 PM, Michael Luscombe wrote: >> >>> Quick question, guys. >>> >>> As I've just had a machine destroyed by bad/intermittent power, I'm anxious >>> to get some of the machines here on to UPS's. >>> >>> Any advice? Good brands? >>> >>> Is there some way to figure out what capacity/wattage of UPS to buy? >>> >>> I have a 27" quad imac here with a secondary monitor, printer, speakers, >>> router, iphone dock, midi keyboard, etc. numerous USB devices and other >>> doodads. >>> >>> My wife has a similar setup with a dual 24" imac (minus the midi devices), >>> so I assume we'd need close to the same capacity. >>> >>> Thanks in advance! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
