APC 24V Battery Pack

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22 Nov 2008 Durable and good for even abnormal use My computer system is not what you would call normal, it is mounted in a box truck that is always on the move. The conditions are dusty, hot and about a bad as it can get for a computer. This APC backup system has done a great job at keeping my computer up while I travel, without ac power, from one place to another.

It has only one drawback, that will rarely effect any normal user, it won't run on a modified sine wave that is produced by most, dc to ac inverters.

Other than that, t... –Terry Walkerfrom Amazon.com
18 Oct 2008 Expensive, but a real bonus if you have a high powered workstation BACKGROUND

I have three of these units, the first one purchased in approximately 2003.

I have two high-end Linux workstations. One is a two cpu dual-core 3.0GHz AMD Opteron with a NVIDIA 8800GT video card and water cooling, the other is a two cpu quad-core 3.0GHz Intel Xenon with a NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 video card. Using an APC BR1500 UPS and the apcupsd software package on each of the two workstations, both machines had an approximate battery backup period of 12 minutes.

... –Christian Girardfrom Amazon.com
20 Aug 2007 Great Backup Power Option I purchased this along with the BR1500 last year and so far I have been extremely pleased. When the power goes out, I can get around 1.5 hours of additional runtime from my equipment. This handles quite a bit of equipment. It does take awhile to fully charge after a complete drain and that is expected considering the size of the batteries.

It may seem expensive on paper, but nothing is that expensive considering you are plugging thousands of dollars worth of equipment into it and if you a... –J. Youngfrom Amazon.com

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