-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFxpOLS9HxQb37XmcRAixDAKCV+N4sXipQHZH+nKS4R3Fz8NmmygCgktda BdtQUcerUNuEiSBTuFy9l/g= =aexw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
