Now that you have just purchased your new computer, how are you going to protect your investment? Surge protectors just won’t do the job of protecting your computers anymore. With the current power problems...
The Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is a funny beast. It's a combination of two interlinked components: The UPS itself is often light, potentially very expensive, and electrically robust. The UPS...
It will take at least a year to find out, the hard way, whether a battery you bought on eBay is a good deal or bad. Yet eBay only allows 90 days for feedback. Feedback is not a good indicator, obviously. A...
Last week I wrote a guide on Buying and Selling Uninterruptible Power Supplies. That guide, at least the "Buying" part, was oriented toward those who need an "ordinary" UPS for use with their computer or other...
• Don't get damaged • Surge suppressors vs. powerstrips • Uninterrupted power supply (UPS)• Automatic voltage regulators (AVR) Don't get damaged The average computer faces more than 120 power problems each...
APC is long considered a leader in standby power supplies for computers and related hardware. Much caution must be exercised when purchasing an APC from a listing or store; otherwise you could end up paying ...
We've proven several times that trying to make adjustments to an APC device ID after PowerChute software is installed is NOT worth the effort. Every time we try to change the identification information for the...
Downtime is unacceptable and often costly. But it’s impossible to get 99.9% uptime when you plug your hardware into an AC outlet. Power problems are the most common cause of network interruptions. According to...
I "imported" an item from the USA. UPS charged me for all sorts of things, including brokerage fees. My import was $44, and UPS charged $36.75, on top. You have to bitch and complain to get a refund, and I got...
Many members often ask me if I could ship there item through the post office to save some money on shipping. I used USPS for many years prior to switching to UPS and have found UPS to be superior for many...