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APC Battery Backup - UPS - Which one?

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StarsFan4Life

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Well, lastnight I was doing an impotant 10.7gb upload and the power goes out....but only for a few minutes. I lost power to my PC and cable modem and lost the upload, which only had about 14 minutes left.

Needless to say, it's time I put my equipment on a battery backup, just in case. I walked through CC yesterday (have about $105 in GC's there) and they were supposed to be having a sale on their APC UPS line. I am not sure which one to get.

What I need is a little help picking the right one. Here is the equipment I currently have:

* Main PC (550WT Coolermaster PSU, 8600GTS, 4GB RAM, GIGABYTE 780G mobo, etc)

* Dell E207WFP 20" LCD

* Cable Modem

* DLink small Wireless G router

I would like a UPS that has a cable passthrough on it as well, just in case lighting strikes and goes through the cable and spikes my PC. If I do this, will it affect the speeds of the cable internet connection?

Any help, links and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

So far, here are my choices:

BE750G - 450 watts/750VA - $79.99 w/ $10MIR

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm...m/ccd/productDetail.do

BX900R - 540 watts/900VA - $99.99

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm...m/ccd/productDetail.do

Might I add that rarely will I actually do any work on this machine. I just kinda of like the benefit of the doubt knowing I am protected. Don't the APC condition the current coming in reducing the chance of the components getting damaged?
 
Strange, most programs know how to resume file transfers whereever they leave off. At any rate, UPSes are always a great idea, and APC is the best.

I recently bought one from Circuit City's nice deals myself, and may pick up another:
Linky

Based on the info you listed, this will keep your CPU, monitor, and network devices running for a good 12-15 minutes, maybe more. It also comes with software that will gracefully shut down Windows when the battery is about to run out.
 
Originally posted by: Foxery
Strange, most programs know how to resume file transfers whereever they leave off. At any rate, UPSes are always a great idea, and APC is the best.

I recently bought one from Circuit City's nice deals myself, and may pick up another:
Linky

Based on the info you listed, this will keep your CPU, monitor, and network devices running for a good 12-15 minutes, maybe more. It also comes with software that will gracefully shut down Windows when the battery is about to run out.
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I am thinking that this one was $70 at CC lastnight. Does it have the cable passthough?
 
Originally posted by: Foxery
and APC is the best.
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Best at taking your moeny and only supporting the hardware. I haven't gotten any worthwile support on their software when it was constantly losing communication.

I haven't had a single problem with cyber power or Ultra. I've nevert tested their RMA's like APC'c though.
 
Originally posted by: mooseracing

Best at taking your moeny and only supporting the hardware. I haven't gotten any worthwile support on their software when it was constantly losing communication.
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Maybe on their desktop line. When you call them for server\enterprise equipment they are very helpful (from what I've seen).
 
Originally posted by: StarsFan4Life
What about this one?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm...m/ccd/productDetail.do
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Nope, too small - I only trust the large rectangular models for any worthwhile/valuable machine. The 900VAC/540 Watt one I linked maybe slightly more than you need, but better to have too much than too little. If you can find one around 700VAC/450 watt, that may be fine, but the selection at big chain stores is pretty limited.
 
Hmm, Circuit City's description for the smaller ones doesn't add up. Here's APC's official site for it:
http://www.apc.com/resource/in...ex.cfm?base_sku=BE750G

The actual battery time at full load is 2 minutes! The batteries in them are tiny. The large rectangular units really will chug for 15 minutes. It'll save you from quick power flashes, but if you want more than a fast scramble to shut down, $20 more for the big units will get you a lot further.
 
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