On Dec 5, 2007, at 4:11 AM, Tom Allison wrote:
seems that APC owners are either dominant to the Debian users list
or just the kind of fanatic to answer an email about their UPS.
I have a Belkin (lame) and a TrippLite (not so lame) that are both
"dumb" and I might keep for the VCR/Tivo/TV stuff.
But it seems that APC is the clear favorite?
They pretty well dominate the mid-range UPS market in the U.S., from
what I've seen. I have little experience with Tripp-Lite except for
one old low-end unit that doesn't seem to have replaceable
batteries. (I avoid UPSs where the batteries aren't easily
replaceable -- it's the worst kind of planned obsolescence.) Tripp-
Lite's higher-end stuff seems to be well respected, though.
I did once buy a couple of CyberPower UPSs. They worked with Linux
but I can't recommend them. They developed odd, flakey behavior
after a couple years -- like abruptly switching off when there was
still power available, or going on battery for no apparent reason and
refusing to switch back to line power. They also had no provisions
for easy battery replacement.
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