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I'm hoping this is an ok community to post this in...

I'm looking for a surge protector with battery back up for my computer. I've looked up a few on Amazon but some of the reviews have left me leery. There's so much junk on Amazon I'm hoping that someone here might be able to recommend one they've used.

TIA!

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[–] TemporaryBoyfriend@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Uh, no. A decent UPS is $300-500, and replacement batteries can be had for under $100, and if you keep the unit cool and clean, batteries should last 3 to 5 years.

Also, if your UPS has 12V 7Ah batteries, you can sometimes find 12V 9Ah batteries in exactly the same form -- so you get slightly longer run times after you replace the batteries the first time.

[–] UncleBadTouch@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

12V 9Ah batteries

I have 4, now I want to build my own UPS

Edit: turns out I must have given away my good-er inverter, the one I have now is rated at 240w/2.1A continuous

[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yes because people commonly have $300 to $500 lying around to buy a UPS.

If you're balling on a budget then a power conditioner can be a nice middle ground.