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Alex[_10_]

wrote:
On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:25:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Having only a laptop, an iPad, and a networked printer I can't justify
having a UPS either. The laptop and iPad battery last plenty long
enough and the printer has never lost it's connection to the network.

I haven't bought a UPS in years but I have a bunch. Most people just
chuck them when the battery dies. If you buy batteries from the
manufacturer, they cost almost as much as a new one but they are
commodity items on the net that sell for a fraction of what APC wants.
We have most of the stuff in the living room on UPS (TV, sat box, this
PC etc). I have had power failures and not even noticed until I
noticed the kitchen light went out ;-)
Most are just blips that last a few seconds until the recloser can
operate. That will still put you in the penalty box for 5-10 minutes
until everything reboots and gets going again. Your DVR loses what it
was doing etc.

We have six in the house to protect the computers, DVR, etc. The
batteries are much cheaper at Batteries Plus or online.