American
Power Conversion, APC, make an uninterruptable power supply (UPS)
for every need.
Be
sure to have all your peripherals
plugged into your UPS battery backup unit. Don't forget to plug
in your monitor, because when the main power disappears, you cannot
shut down your computer if your monitor is dead.
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Close-up
of the peripherals conected to the UPS unit
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Never,
however, plug your laser printer into a UPS unit. The power surge
when a laser printer turns on will zap a UPS unit. And never plug
the vacuum cleaner into some convenient UPS unit, as 1000 watts
will be too much in one jolt.
Our
digital imaging would not be possible without the peace of mind
from having secure battery backup for our essential computer equipment.
No
matter where you are in the world you can find a computer store
that sells UPS units from American Power Conversion.
Views
in a typical digital imaging studio to demonstrate the need
for battery backup.
Years
ago we had battery backups from lesser companies, but now we use
UPS units only from American Power Conversion.
This
is what happens if you buy your UPS unit just for your computer,
and forget all the peripherals. You will then need to have a whole
bunch together. It is more economical to buy a larger model UPS
that can handle all your future needs as well.
Previously
we bought whatever brand of UPS that happened to be offered. But
both off-brands eventually went dead. For this reason we recommend
American Power Conversion. If you are in a lightning belt as we
are in Florida, you know you can count on UPS from APC to protect
your valuable equipment and its even more priceless data files.
Over
the last three years we have lost two computers to power surges.
One Macintosh cost $850 to repair.
Last
month the logic board on our other Mac got fried. Replacement
was almost a thousand dollars (with labor). NEITHER computer
was on an APC UPS unit! The Mac repair person said an electrical
surge was probably the culprit. So it is a lot more economical
to buy an American Power Supply unit today.
Lots
of links to information on desktop
publishing hardware/software, www.laser-printer-reviews.org
UPS
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