[Tfug] UPS recommendations?

[John Gruenenfelder]

I checked the TFUG archive, but only found some UPS usage questions.  I'm
interested in purchasing a small UPS for use here at work.  There would be at
most two machines plugged into it, and it need only provide power for a couple
of minutes so they can shut down.

I don't know how much power the machines are using, though... One is a dual
PII-400 with two SCSI HDDs and the other is a dual PIII-800 with a single
HDD.  One has an LCD panel while the other has a regular 17" monitor.  I would
like to keep the screens on the UPS as well, so that anybody using the
machines when power goes would be able to save/quit/etc.

That said, can anybody recommend a good (but fairly inexpensive) UPS based on
those needs?  I would also like to be able to talk to it from a PC, so that it
can tell the machine to turn off.  I've been to a few UPS sites, but prices
seem to vary considerably, and I've nevered used one before.


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