Originally posted by: minerman
"if i am in the middle of something, i just shut it down - big deal on the DVD burn [i haven't paid for DL yet] . . . and when i felt the need to nef during an extended power-outtage, i'd use my notebook AND a UPS.
EDIT:
i really DO believe in using a UPS . . . i have TWO small ones - one for my rig and one for my CRT which have enough poweer for a few minutes."
You must never have to meet any deadlines, or have anything really important on your computer, or you wouldn't make such a statement. And why use two UPS's when one will do the job. that is just twice as much to go wrong and double the batteries to replace, if yours is even replaceable.
One of the best things about a good UPS besides battery-up time, is the power regulation, a steady power input to our PC as in a pure Sine wave=PC stability. and you will not find power regulation in the cheap, little UPS's ,that have only a few minutes of battery time. A UPS is like a PSU in the fact that you get what you pay for.
"i'd use my notebook AND a UPS. "
I don't understand why you would want to switch to your notebook and a UPS, when you could just stay at your desktop... and do you not have battery power for your notebook, if so, then no need for the UPS.
And by the way a cheap generator is around $500 and one that will power your home is several $1000, so a $125 investment in a quality UPS w/software included is really a no-brainer.