Comments on: When Your Home Server Dies – a UPS Review

By: David lucas

David lucas — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:05:05 +0000

We always try and sell our home users a UPS but it’s very difficult to educate them, that is until they come back after a powercut but the damage is done.
Please thou if buying a UPS you get what you pay for , these cheap £25-35 ones are not worth it. They don’t filter the mains, have the option for replacement batteries and degrade within a year.
We learnt buy this and only sell apc now so good choice Mark.

By: Otto-Mate

Otto-Mate — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:16:31 +0000

Fair point for larger units (I used to run a rack mount monster UPS). However a replacement battery for this unit us around £17.00 – pretty insignificant.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:07:43 +0000

The true running cost of a UPS also has to include the provision of replacement batteries every few years too, which is a significant cost on larger units. Even so it’s still much lower than the time/hassle cost should a glitch similar to this story happen.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:25:33 +0000

Near same thing happened to our Server a few years back. Luckily for us it was only corrupted Master Boot Records that caused our panic. We have used an APC UPS linked into WHS ever since. It has paid for itself several times over. GET ONE NOW OR BE SORRY.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:17:04 +0000

If you have ever lost data or equipment during a power outage, then you will feel that the UPS is well worth it.

A UPS consumes very little power itself.
They are normally 90%-95% efficient, meaning if the computer *USES* (not what the power supply is listed for) 100Watts, then the UPS may consume 5-10 Watts.
I use them liberally in my house. Computers, TV’s, DVR’s, etc.

By: Stuart Billinghurst

Stuart Billinghurst — Wed, 05 May 2010 08:58:04 +0000

Your WHS consumes about 100w, with the UPS hooked in how much is the setup using now, Iwas under the impression that UPS’es used alot of power?