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I'd recommend sticking with APC....I've explored other UPS vendors/brand in |
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the past, and most of them work fine especially optiups....but I've also |
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had some cases of cheaper ups's becoming fire hazards, having short useful |
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lifetimes, or not producing a good enough sine wave. When power is subtly |
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wrong it can also be exceedingly difficult to troubleshoot, and I'd rather |
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not go through that again. There is also a larger community to |
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troubleshoot issues or to get replacement batteries with APC than with |
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other vendors. |
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So, given that, it mostly comes down to choosing which APC ups to go with- |
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BackUPS is OK, they are great value, but the quality seems to vary by year, |
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replacement batteries may fail early, and you need to verify the sinewave |
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specs. |
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SmartUPS SMT-1500 is mostly what I use now as it is more durable, displays |
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more info, has expansion capabilities, and seems to handle most power |
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events better. |
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For Gentoo, you can monitor the UPS's with apcupsd package. Note that some |
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models are not fully compatible w/o buying an SNMP mgmt card...but the |
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critical stuff works fine. |
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You can go with cyberpower and other mainstream low-cost vendors, of course |
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- it depends on how much you value what you are connecting to it. |
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