Could anyone recommend a good UPS for 27" Mac it will run a router and WD my book only for safe shutdowns not run time Im a bit lost on the sine wave matter any thoughts would be great cheers.
The Eaton 5P integrates with the Apple Integrated Power Management quite nicely, check http://upspower.co.nz/eatonproducts/network-server/item/71-5p for product details.
I'd recommend the 1150VA Tower model, i found one through price spy for around $850.
I'm not convinced Powerchute works on OSX, also the BackUPS only has a 0.6 PF allowing only 540W for the 900VA unit and 720W for the 1200VA (less bang for your buck), the Eaton 5S 850VA / 510W for $220 and the Eaton 5S 1200VA / 720W for $320 (but is waiting on a firmware upgrade to integrate with OSX, expected within 6 months).
I hear Aquire is running a competition for a $300 fine dining voucher with each Eaton purchase?
I use a Dynamix UPS1700 that was cheap (about $300) and has performed admirably over the last 10 months or so.
It won't run my Mac Pro for hours - maybe 10-20 minutes is all. However, it solves the problem of the annoying 10 second power cuts that our third world electricity grid delivers out here on an almost daily basis.
It gives me plenty of time to save and shut down if need be too.
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