On Wed, 29 May 2002, Randy Kramer wrote: > Just to provide another datapoint: > > I run three (older) boxes on one UPS rated at 300 VA, 180 Watts. The > power supplies total 750 watts (IINM (If I'm Not Mistaken) -- 2 200s and > 1 350)). 2 cpus are ~300 MHz, 3rd is 700 MHz, all AMD. > > I also am looking for protection from short outages (2-60 seconds). UPS > is Conexant. Includes an indicator light to show if the UPS is > overloaded -- no indication so far. One day I will try a fourth system. > > BTW, if you live near a Staples, Staples had (and might still have) a > $40 rebate running on two different brand 500 VA UPSs (Conexant and APC, > IIRC), brought the price down to $10. Nothing fancy like a serial > output to shut down your computer, but will do quite well if you deal > mainly with short outages like I do. > > Randy Kramer
actually Randy, there is not only a Staples near where I live, but also an Office Max and another tech store that I can't remember the name of at the moment. all of which I'm forbidden to enter under pain of immasculation. :) Mark
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