Re: What UPS to buy: a MGE Evolution 850 or an APC Smart-UPS 750?
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On 02/04/07 15:15, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> 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?
fax, printer & copier should *never* be run from battery. They draw
an *enormous* amount of power. CRTs are in the same boat. Don't
know about LCDs.
SOHO UPSs are not for running your desktop; they are for preserving
your state during a short power outage, and nicely shutting the
machine down during a longer outage.
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