which UPS to buy

[vish786]

i want to buy a ups and my budget is 2000... which one should i buy.

i want a good ups... mostly i am thinkin of buying APC, how is it???

my cpu and Dell's monitor and 4.1 woofer sound system consumes lot of power... so even if the power goes off.. the system should not restart.

is APC good for this... and i want a backup in range of 10 - 30 minute... tats it.

[Choto Cheeta]

what's wrong with the hardware section ??

anyway on topic, APC is one of the best but i think will be little higher than 2k there is also MircoTech double Baterry UPS though I would allways prefer APC over it

Originally Posted by vish

and i want a backup in range of 10 - 30 minute... tats it.

u are confuse... there is lot of difference in 10mins to 30mins to get a certain 10mins Back up one needs to buy a UPS which claims it will run more than 30mins, and to get a UPS which will give certain 30mins back up, one would need havy duty UPS which claims to provide more than 45 to 55 mins back up

[ilugd]

agreed. You get an APC 1 kVA UPS for Rs. 2300/- advertised as 30-40 minute backup, but in real you get only 10 minutes or so.

[ashfame]

i hav a Microtech 800VA Double Battery UPS dat can run ma PC for a 1/2hr.
Got it for Rs.2750 many months back!!

[gunda_26]

My Money is for ELNOVA.Elnova is the best.

[mobilegeek]

if you get one which has 2 batteries in ur budget that will be good.

anyways APC and Elnova are good brands

[sandeepk]

I would suggest APC as it is the best one. Also they provide very good service too!! Using it for 4 years without any problem...
But the price is definitely more than the 2K range.

[vish786]

thanks guys for ur replies... i hav decided to buy APC and cost is around 1900... i enquired tat it gives a backup of 20 to 30 minutes.

does anyone know wat is the price of elnova in b'lore.

[ilugd]

that apc is 1 kva? I think that would be 650 VA. If that is ok, go with that.

[mobilegeek]

just try for 1 which has two batteries

[slugger]

even i am planning to buy a UPS [Uninterrupted Power Supply]
my current config

AMD Athlon XP2100+
2*250GB HDD
DVD writer
512MB RAM
15" Monitor
soon to be added ATP3 2.1 speakers

can you suggest a UPS which will give me clean backup of 15 mins
I want a soln which will give a a gr8 vfm not v expensive
something within 2.5-3k range would be nice

also what is advantage of a 2 battery UPS beside the extended time of operation

[ashfame]

guys nw my microtek 800va is troubling me.
It trips on when monitor is switched on from switched off. Earlier it was able to even start comp without power.
But now!
Wt could be da problem
Shd i try discharging da batteries once and den charging again

[vish786]

Originally Posted by ashfame

guys nw my microtek 800va is troubling me.
It trips on when monitor is switched on from switched off. Earlier it was able to even start comp without power.
But now!
Wt could be da problem
Shd i try discharging da batteries once and den charging again

how long have u been using that ups?

Originally Posted by slugger

even i am planning to buy a UPS [Uninterrupted Power Supply]
my current config

AMD Athlon XP2100+
2*250GB HDD
DVD writer
512MB RAM
15" Monitor
soon to be added ATP3 2.1 speakers

can you suggest a UPS which will give me clean backup of 15 mins
I want a soln which will give a a gr8 vfm not v expensive
something within 2.5-3k range would be nice

also what is advantage of a 2 battery UPS beside the extended time of operation

dont put ur speaker plug in ups.... if u have high end speaker... then it will require more power.... then ur backup time weill reduce... it always better not to cannot the speakers plug in UPS if speakers require heavy power load. and i would suggest u to go for APC... as many people have mentioned it.

[ashfame]

Originally Posted by vish786

how long have u been using that ups?

I bought in AUG last year and I dont think I need to change the battery b'cuz it comes with a 2yr warranty (including battery)

[vish786]

Originally Posted by ashfame

I bought in AUG last year and I dont think I need to change the battery b'cuz it comes with a 2yr warranty (including battery)

if its still under warranty then u can give it just for checkup ... they will not cost and find out problem also.

[ashishnehete]

Man APC rock in case of power supply i have been using it for about an year
i have a 500V one it give the me exact 20 min of back up time
u could go for a 650V or 1 Kva and it also give the safest protection from fluctuations