UPS recommendations?

[Lonni J Friedman]

Actually, i was looking at a CyerPower unit too (although much beefier
than what you have):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003OJAHVQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 6:05 AM, Matthew Carpenter <matt at eisgr.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 08:14:15 PM Lonni J Friedman via Linux-users
> wrote:
>> Hey folks,
>> I'm in the market for a good UPS for my home office.  Key word being
>> 'good'.  I don't want some junk that doesn't work well, or fails after
>> a few months.  I also don't want to spend a fortune, but I'm willing
>> to spend a few hundred for something good.  My minimum requirements
>> are:
>> * at least 1kW capacity
>> * at least 1 hour of battery capacity during power outages
>> * shields devices from power fluctuations, spikes, and other abnormalities
>> * at least two power sockets (2 devices)
>> * good Linux support
>>
>> Is there anything that doesn't cost thousands that meets those requirements?
>>
>> thanks
>
>
> I just replaced my old UPS with a "CyberPower 1500AVRLCD" for $138 on Amazon.
> It has the gimmicky front panel with pretty indicators.  But the reviews I
> read seemed to indicate good things over APC (which some of the reviews seem
> to indicate has lost a lot of it's initial quality).
>
> I run a virtual machine cluster on this guy and I have a auto-on generator, so
> I'm basically interested in the longevity of the battery.  I don't really even
> want it to talk to Linux, because I don't want my virtual server shutting down
> when the power blips, because 30 seconds later I have power again.  I need
> power conditioning and long-term short-coverage battery support.
>
> Sorry, probably not helpful.  But the reviews make me thing this system is
> worth the risk of trying something new.
>
> Matt



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