I came home tonight to find my office smelled like circuit burn and my pc lamp dead (melted) - given that I live in an old apartment building I thought it was about time to stop risking all my hardware on luck and go out to buy a real UPS.
The only really important things I want to hook up on my UPS are the following:
- PC (500W PS, P4 3.0Ghz)
- 20.1" LCD Monitor (100W)
- Wireless Router (Linksys)
- Modem (DSL)
- PC Speakers maybe (Samsung 240W 2.1)
- And I guess maybe my PC Lamp (45W)
If I do the math this comes to a grand total of ~900W (and I would like a bit of room for future expansion if ever) but from my asking around it looks like it won't ever actually reach anywhere near that level (my friend has a P4 with a 20" LCD and a 400W UPS and it runs at like 25%).
So I was considering the following two UPS's (as they are sold at Staples Canada right next to my work):
APC Back-UPS BX 1200 1200VA 750W 420J
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW $170CDN
Belkin F6C1100-UNV 1100VA 660W 1080J
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW $190CDN
Some questions I had (things that are important to me):
- What does the "Joules (J)" value affect and does it make a huge difference? because the difference between the APC and Belkin are rather large and I found it odd seeing as I thought APC was much better (generally), is this the amount of a "spike" the UPS can handle? Are these values normal/good?
- I want a quiet UPS, does the APC fan make a lot of noise (I read it was quoted at 45dB which seems very loud), does the Belkin even have a fan?
- The cooler the better (my small apartment office can already get blazing hot in the summer even with my AC)
- Do you think this UPS is overkill for my needs?
- Is the APC really that much larger then the Belkin (I can't seem to find the exact/accurate size specs on the APC web page, the BX 1200 doesn't seem to exist? XS series?)
Any comments on either model, reviews, or anything would be great, or if you have other suggestions (best from the Staples Canada web page as I'll be going over the weekend anyways for other things like to return my PC lamp as it was only 3 weeks old ehehehhe).
I was hoping maybe someone could give me some feedback, not many reviews on either of these UPS's (and the only ones I found where for the Belkin and all pretty negative). Any information, help, or hints would be greatly appreciated to help me make the best purchase possible.
Thanks,
Hard time choosing the right UPS...
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