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kony wrote:
| On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:23:18 -0400, "Jerry" <Hello@spam.com>
| wrote:
|
|| "Jack S" <gh@43.com> wrote in message
|| news:Hrori.12399$rR.3169@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
||| I recently got an APC BK650MC UPS unit for free. I'm trying to
||| decide if it's worthwhile to spend $44 on the batts it needs.
|||
||| This would be to backup a (surge protected) home system in an area
||| that does get some power spikes that currently cause my system to
||| shutdown. A year ago, this led to an XP install getting corrupted,
||| and I had to do a re-install which turned out to be a real pita.
|||
||| I'm unfamiliar with these things, and any comments on pros and cons
||| would be appreciated.
|||
||| Thanks
||
|| I would have to agree with Leythos, watch for sales and you will
|| find that you can probably pick up a new unit for the same or less
|| than the cost of the batteries your looking to buy. This weekends
|| Sunday ads showed Staples selling an APC 550VA for $34.98 after $15
|| instant rebate and a $15 easy rebate. That would make it a no
|| brainer for me.
||
|
| It's not an equivalent model, more differences than just
| 100VA. Beyond higher current, the BK650 uses something like
| a 12Ah battery while the Staples 550VA model uses about
| 7-8Ah.
http://www.atbatt.com/ups-backup-batteries/b/APC/m/BK650MC.asp 24.29
plus shipping
Price for unit might be in the 159 to 149.00 range
http://www.4techdeals.com/SearchMenuAction.cfm?Manufact=APC
Rose
| On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:23:18 -0400, "Jerry" <Hello@spam.com>
| wrote:
|
|| "Jack S" <gh@43.com> wrote in message
|| news:Hrori.12399$rR.3169@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
||| I recently got an APC BK650MC UPS unit for free. I'm trying to
||| decide if it's worthwhile to spend $44 on the batts it needs.
|||
||| This would be to backup a (surge protected) home system in an area
||| that does get some power spikes that currently cause my system to
||| shutdown. A year ago, this led to an XP install getting corrupted,
||| and I had to do a re-install which turned out to be a real pita.
|||
||| I'm unfamiliar with these things, and any comments on pros and cons
||| would be appreciated.
|||
||| Thanks
||
|| I would have to agree with Leythos, watch for sales and you will
|| find that you can probably pick up a new unit for the same or less
|| than the cost of the batteries your looking to buy. This weekends
|| Sunday ads showed Staples selling an APC 550VA for $34.98 after $15
|| instant rebate and a $15 easy rebate. That would make it a no
|| brainer for me.
||
|
| It's not an equivalent model, more differences than just
| 100VA. Beyond higher current, the BK650 uses something like
| a 12Ah battery while the Staples 550VA model uses about
| 7-8Ah.
http://www.atbatt.com/ups-backup-batteries/b/APC/m/BK650MC.asp 24.29
plus shipping
Price for unit might be in the 159 to 149.00 range
http://www.4techdeals.com/SearchMenuAction.cfm?Manufact=APC
Rose