So now that I have my desktop computer set up as an audio center playing mp3s and streaming radio stations to the stereo, everything is cool in JJJ-land. Except that sometimes I come home and no tunes greet me as I come in the door. And when I look at the computer I realize it is no longer even running. Worse, my laptop (which sits in a docking station) has locked up in suspend mode.
Yep, PGE has scorched my ass again. It used to be that I could go for years without the slightest power glitch, but lately it's been every couple of months. The outages aren't long - mostly they're just long enough to kill the desktop and lock up the laptop. (I have worked long and hard to figure out the laptop problem - it should just automatically switch to the battery, but instead it goes into suspend, and I cannot get it back.) So I have decided it's time to get a UPS. I have an old APC, but it has sat unused for a number of years. It won't even take a charge. And it's probably not worth fixing. I'd rather just get a new one. I'm thinking of 1500 VA, but I could be convinced to go higher. I'd rather err on the high side. And years ago I had a great one (before the APC) that ran everything off the batteries which were continuously recharged from the mains. Sadly it died and is no longer with me. And I think that kind is rather expensive and hard to find in stores these days. I'll probably be OK with the automatic kick-in type. So in that size range, what is currently a good brand / model? And those things are too heavy to ship, so who should I buy it from locally? _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug