UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply)

Not worth spending more than $100 on one.

Depends how often you suffer from power outages/brownouts/dips.

They happen so rarely here that I don't feel its worth it.
If your work flow cannot be interrupted then by all means get one, otherwise its just money wasted.

If it's for media creation then probably. A 1500VA unit will provide power for a high end computer pulling 200-300w for ~20 minutes. Higher power draw will reduce this to 5-10 minute run time.

It's not worth a multithousand dollar unit unless you are running a server that NEEDS 24/7 uptime.

>>55764113
I think they're less important than good, clean storage system such as a SAN or ZFS/BTRFS NAS if your budget is tight. I also think that's less important than the tools you use for your media creation. They're definitely an important part of your system though.

>>55764148
you should also be aware that UPS battery will need to be replaced annually or biannually.

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>>55764143
>>55764146
>>55764148
I had two power failures in the last 6 months. I'm a photographer so I nearly wanted to kill maself when I lost about 4 hours worth of work (scratch SSD died too).

I've just upgraded to a couple of Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SSDs and now and looking to get a UPS to stop myself from Anne Heroeing.

Anyway, system power sup[ply calculators says my max system power draw is 449W, and I run two monitors (27" IPS and a 24" TN) as well.

I just need about maybe 5 to 10 minutes of back up time to an external SSD as well to shutdown properly.

Budget is $500.

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>>55764226
Yes I'm aware of that. Which models do you recommend with replaceable batteries and with considerations to my specifications, needs and budget?

>>55764255
That seems like you'd be fine with a consumer 1500VA unit, I personally like APC. Though i've heard cyberpower UPS's are decent.

>>55764226
>annually or biannually
Are you retarded? My unit tells me when to replace my batteries and it usually lasts 3-4 years.

Anymore suggestions?

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>>55764332
Cyberpower seems to be highly recommended, but I'm an ignoramus on this topic.