Any current deals on UPS Battery Backups?

[merrimackjay]

I'm looking to buy 2 UPS battery back-ups, one for my computer and one for my home entertainment a/v equipment.

Are there good deals on any currently? I'm looking to spend under $50 on each, and would prefer them to have about a half-hour of backup time.

Thanks!

 

[linuxdave]

This forum isn't your personal shopper. [search]

 

[merrimackjay]

I did a search, there were no deals that were still active

 

[Miramonti]

This basically goes in the general hardware - this is for existing deals not inquiries.

THAT SAID...are there any deals out there, before this gets locked?

 

[Woodie]

pricegrabber anyone? I found several for under $20...w/o shipping

 

[crimson117]

You want this stickied thread

 

[ttown]

I just picked up a Belkin 350VA "home office UPS" on clearance at OfficeMax for $20 (- $10 10-off-20 coupon).
Not quite up to your specs for 30 minutes, but $20 isn't bad -- or $10 if you have a coupon. (I've been flooded with the 10 off 20 coupons, so if you have too, then $10 out-the-door seems hot)

 

[Maverick2002]

I got a nice UPS on a BF deal and CompUSA. 1500VA APC for $100 ($150 - $50 MIR, retail is $200). That's probably overkill for your needs though.

 

[dabuddha]

I think staples has a 800VA belkin for 59.99

 

[chuckyH]

When you answer them it encourages them to ask again!

 

[imthebadguy]

you dont need a battery backup for your HT, just get a quality surge protector

 

[Karaktu]

325va Conext at CompUSA this week for $9.99 after $15 MIR.

 

[Dogbertt]

500VA is about 7 mins...he wants something on scale of a 4000va

 

[mindless1]

LOL, yeah, 30 minutes for $50.

Many modern 500VA UPS can't even keep a good single system up at all, can't deliver enough current and shut off immediately, not after a few minutes. This has been true for Energizer, Belkin, and APC (consumer-series, I forget the model #).

 

[aceO07]

I don't think any cheap UPS will keep your HT system up for any decent amount of time, maybe enough time for you to manually turn components off.

EDIT: ALSO, this isn't a request forum. This is for people who want to share hot deals. There is ONE (and only one) request thread, if you want to post in there.

 

[WolverineGator]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
I think staples has a 800VA belkin for 59.99

Buy this at CompUSA and then come back and try to price-match this to Staples since CompUsa has it with 2 MIRs (30 + 15 ?).

 

[merrimackjay]

I wasn't concerned with keeping a HT running during a power loss. Just the tivo so it would keep recording if I lost power during one of my shows.

And this thread was dead within 4.5 hours of me creating it, its other people that brought it back 2 weeks later!



Thanks for all the suggestions and help