From nobody Tue Apr 11 19:49:52 2023 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4PwxJQ18j5z44SMW for ; Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:49:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alex@alexburke.ca) Received: from out-8.mta0.migadu.com (out-8.mta0.migadu.com [91.218.175.8]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4PwxJP53PLz3y7T for ; Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:49:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alex@alexburke.ca) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:49:52 +0200 (GMT+02:00) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alexburke.ca; s=key1; t=1681242594; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=/8M4L/OyC6vBwBcczefsPCniOoxJYcvnt4wyZMt3EuQ=; b=AEDqBCv6aeF4E7b0hNOu75j2pD5dH4smxUQA2mNK4/fWKNdoJPql9K+Xh4EEiBtQxilF3N VWYqbVBAuaNZM8bk0pAiVIqXdUcxVp58EN2RU91Hg3kfdEqxdU6KiOrb4AruIKV3xx92Z9 sDfMi7V6S+0UvcMLBBk1OHD2y7Mlg1I= X-Report-Abuse: Please report any abuse attempt to abuse@migadu.com and include these headers. From: Alexander Burke To: Andrea Venturoli Cc: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <850e0095-b19b-488f-9884-993596cedd28@alexburke.ca> In-Reply-To: <85aae9f9-1957-644b-63dd-924093ffa5a4@netfence.it> References: <25649.61743.236383.879770@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <85aae9f9-1957-644b-63dd-924093ffa5a4@netfence.it> Subject: Re: seeking recommendation: UPS for Freebsd List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Correlation-ID: <850e0095-b19b-488f-9884-993596cedd28@alexburke.ca> X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_OUT X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4PwxJP53PLz3y7T X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:202172, ipnet:91.218.175.0/24, country:CH] X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N Hello, Don't forget that you can change the cooling fans for something quieter. I have a Smart-UPS 3000 RM XL 3U, which dates from back when nobody cared a= bout noise and so it had two obnoxious fans. After searching for fans with comparable airflow but sorting by dB, I order= ed two of these, which wasn't cheap but they are FAR quieter and will likel= y outlive the UPS: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/ebm-papst-inc/8414NMU/4146214 Cheers, Alex ---------------------------------------- Apr 11, 2023 18:32:02 Andrea Venturoli : > On 4/9/23 00:56, Robert Huff wrote: >=20 >> Hello: >=20 > Hello. >=20 >> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have an older APC UPS (BackUPS RS 1500) that after = years of >> excellent service _may_ need to be replaced. >> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Is there a particular brand - or even model - that fo= lks would >> recommend for a medium-to-heavy home office environment?=C2=A0 (This isn= 't >> the only UPS; it's just the only one causiong problems right now.) >> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Budget is not unlimited, so I'm not looking for anyth= ing fancy; >> just something that will (with replacement batteries) just do its job >> for the next 15+ years. >=20 > IME, you won't get 15+ years from a modern APC unit. >=20 > I've sold a few SmartUPS and I even have one myself: number is around the= dozen, so it's too little to make stats, however all those from 2000-2010 = are still there working properly, while all those from 2011-2015 have alrea= dy been replaced once. > That said I still suggest APC, because it's still better than the usual c= rap. >=20 > As an alternative, I had very positive experience with Eaton: it's too ea= rly to see if they outlive APCs, they are usually a little more expensive (= though temporary offers can sometime reverse the game), but I was impressed= by the apparent quality. > Notice however, they are often louder, so a decisive factor is where they= 'll be installed. > sysutils/nut works perfectly with them (at least the models I've tried). >=20 > =C2=A0 bye > =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 av.