Re: OT: UPS
Andy Civil <[email protected]>
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James wrote: > I want to buy a UPS. > Do I need to buy one with the same output wattage as my power supply? > A lot of UPS's have output power under 400 watts except for the big > bucks ones. > Computers use way less than their power supplies are rated at. Very roughly, I would say that a regular PC would use 150W, a CRT monitor 80W and a LCD monitor 40W. However, since batteries tend to fade over time, I would still recommend getting one with plenty of power, if you can afford it. You could always borrow a "kill a watt" from the library to see how much it actually uses. -- Andy -- OCLUG general discussion list [email protected] http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug