I just upgraded my #UPS for my computer today. I’ve got my iMac 27″, Drobo 5D fully loaded, my Western Digital 3TB external, my airport Extreme and my 5 port switch all running off the battery now. If the power goes out, I will have network and a fully functional computer plus wifi for 50+ minutes at the current load, this goes up to nearly an hour in idle mode and down to no less then 40minutes if I am doing heavy work on the iMac.
The above photos are a full load with me working in Photoshop while iTunes runs serving video out to the AppleTV, while I type on Tumblr. And the run time it approximates for this load.
I’d like to also get my cable modem plugged in but its got a wall wart and there’s only one spot left so I need to convert it to a regular plug, when I do that, Ill have 45 minutes of internet, computer etc during power outages.
I have at least a few brownouts every few months and the power goes out maybe 2-3x a year, with 2 of those usually being under 5 minutes, the longest are outages like power lines down etc.
Best $200 I’ve spent this year!