Re: What UPS to buy: a MGE Evolution 850 or an APC Smart-UPS 750?
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 01:49:47PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
> >On 02/04/07 07:59, Colin wrote:
> >>J.A. de Vries wrote:
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>Due to power outages at my home I want to buy an UPS for my SOHO server.
> >>>For my needs something between 700 and 1000VA should be enough. I'd like
> >>>to have auto shutdown and powerup and some monitoring facilities too.
> >>>
> >>>After some Googling I am thinking of buying either an APC Smart-UPS 750
> >>>or a MGE Evolution 850. As far as I know APC is the "big brand" and it
> >>>certainly is the one that is the easiest to get around here. Their
> >>>Powerchute software seems to support Linux as well.
> >
> >Don't skimp on the UPS. For a SOHO, get a 1000 or 1500.
>
> Absolutely true. But it pain(s)/(ed) me that the UPS will cost equal to
> the entire system...
Only equal? What other devices do you need to power during power
failures to keep your business operating? Phone, phax, printer, copier?
Doug.
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