I’m hoping this is an ok community to post this in…
I’m looking for a surge protector with battery back up for my computer. I’ve looked up a few on Amazon but some of the reviews have left me leery. There’s so much junk on Amazon I’m hoping that someone here might be able to recommend one they’ve used.
TIA!
The problem with UPS is the fact that you have to replace the battery reasonably often. It can get quite expensive. What you might want to consider is a power conditioner. Furman makes some that are excellent and pyle Makes some great affordable ones.
Regardless of which direction you go, don’t cheap out.
Uh, no. A decent UPS is $300-500, and replacement batteries can be had for under $100, and if you keep the unit cool and clean, batteries should last 3 to 5 years.
Also, if your UPS has 12V 7Ah batteries, you can sometimes find 12V 9Ah batteries in exactly the same form – so you get slightly longer run times after you replace the batteries the first time.
I have 4, now I want to build my own UPS
Edit: turns out I must have given away my good-er inverter, the one I have now is rated at 240w/2.1A continuous
Yes because people commonly have $300 to $500 lying around to buy a UPS.
If you’re balling on a budget then a power conditioner can be a nice middle ground.