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!

  • Scary le Poo@beehaw.org
    22·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • TemporaryBoyfriend@lemmy.ca
      3·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • Uncle@lemmy.caM
        2·
        1 year ago

        12V 9Ah batteries

        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