buying a UPS

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so that's like $80 something us?

On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 10:05:02AM 
-0400, Allan Shaw wrote:
> 
> The leader in the UPS market is APC.
> You can get a UPS at most Staple-business depoe, Grand and toy I believe 
> may have them and most big box stores also.
> 
> Now how much you pay will depend on how long you require the battry live to 
> last.  If all you want is something to protect your system in the event of 
> a power outage and allow you to shut things down I would recommend the APC 
> series 500 UPS.  This version has 3 smart port and 3 power serge ports and 
> will give you about 10/20 minutes of battery life in the event of a power 
> outage.
> 
> The last price I got which was the other week was $165.00 cdn.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> By the way I have 2 of the above UPS and I'm quite happy with them.
> 
> At 06:23 10/22/03, you wrote:
> >Hi all. I'm considering buying a ups to connect my linux box to. I have
> >a few questions:
> >where is the best place to look for one?
> >does anyone have any recomendations for one that doesn't cost a shitload
> >of money but is powerful enough to power my box, a switch, and a
> >cablemodem.
> >Finally I'm looking for a unit that can be connected to the comp via a
> >serial line and that will work with genpower.
> >Any info is greatly apreciated.
> >
> >
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