buying a UPS

[Allan Shaw]

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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>Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?
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