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!

  • FlowVoid@midwest.social
    6·
    1 year ago

    I bought the Cyberpower 1500 six years ago, and I have no complaints. Just last week it worked perfectly when the power went out.

    I use it to keep my NAS and router running, they will last about two hours on battery. But a desktop + monitor might have higher power requirements.

    • sharpiemarker@feddit.de
      6·
      1 year ago

      You brought up a good point.

      It would be helpful to know OP’s use case for the UPS. Just need enough time to save your game/work? Want to keep your modem and router running so you can have wifi while the power is out?

      Something to keep in mind is, without a massive battery and a very expensive UPS, you won’t be gaming in the dark for very long. Maybe 15 minutes max with most consumer-grade UPS. Even commercial-grade UPS only stay on long enough to gracefully shut down services. For anything more, a generator is best.

      • LoganNineFingersOP
        4·
        1 year ago

        This is a good point. I’m mostly concerned with keeping the computer on for running Plex when I’m away. I do t care so mu h when I’m at home, it’s easy enough to turn the computer back on but when I’m on the road I have no such luxury. I don’t need the server to run, or internet or anything. It can stop working for a power outage, just when the power comes back on od like access.

        I hope no one gets upset I posted in a gaming community, the pc communities are either geared towards building or gaming and this was neither…