Even if the quality were identical, a 3x longer warranty provided a much better situation than the present.
* * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 12:02 PM, John Hornbuckle < john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us> wrote: > I don’t really care who makes the batteries; APC’s name is on them, and > APC is who I hold responsible for their performance. For the past couple of > years, I haven’t been impressed with the life we’ve been getting from our > APC batteries. My reseller indicated that he has heard similar comments > from other people, so I don’t think I’m alone.**** > > ** ** > > The dead/swelling battery wasn’t in a unit—it hadn’t even been taken out > of the box. APC refused to make the situation right, and that was my > tipping point.**** > > ** ** > > If other UPS manufacturers are willing to warrant their batteries for > three years vs. APC’s 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 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. APC doesn’t make > batteries, that’s outsourced. I’ve never had an issue with an APC unit > itself and if the batteries are replaced on a regularly scheduled basis > (read – not when they’re dead and swelling up in the unit) you should not > see any issues.**** > > ** ** > > *John W. Cook***** > > *System Administrator***** > > *Partnership For Strong Families* > > *5950 NW 1st Place* > > *Gainesville, Fl 32607***** > > *Office (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 11:25 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Semi-OT: UPSes Other Than APC**** > > ** ** > > We’ve been an APC shop here for a long time, but lately I’ve been thinking > of trying something else. I’ve not been impressed with the battery life of > our UPSes, and APC only warrants them for a year. We had a battery that sat > in a closet for a while, and when we opened it to use it we found that it > had leaked. This was clearly a defective battery, and thankfully it wasn’t > in a UPS—but APC refused to replace it because it was just over a year old. > I should add, it was just over a year since it was **manufactured**. Not > that we had had it for that long. But we had no proof of purchase, and APC > was unwilling to help.**** > > ** ** > > Minuteman advertises three-year warranties on its batteries (at least the > ones in the higher-end models, it looks like). Our reseller has also > suggested CyberPower.**** > > ** ** > > Does anyone have any experience with brands other than APC? I’m looking > for warnings or recommendations.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP**** > > MIS Department**** > > Taylor County School District**** > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us**** > > ** ** > > > ** > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
