From nobody Tue Apr 11 16:31:27 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 4PwrvR3gh0z457mt for ; Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:31:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) Received: from soth.netfence.it (mailserver.netfence.it [78.134.96.152]) (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-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mailserver.netfence.it", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4PwrvP6bZRz40XS for ; Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:31:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=netfence.it header.s=202304 header.b=R2SOERGb; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of ml@netfence.it designates 78.134.96.152 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=ml@netfence.it; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=netfence.it Received: from [10.1.2.18] (alamar.local.netfence.it [10.1.2.18]) (authenticated bits=0) by soth.netfence.it (8.17.1/8.17.1) with ESMTPSA id 33BGVRGU096635 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:31:28 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=netfence.it; s=202304; t=1681230688; bh=0NZmIxLIOEoX8/aAhky3yxd6/aJ/g5SVUTL+KYEtqL8=; h=Date:Subject:To:References:From:In-Reply-To; b=R2SOERGby7klM2Cp7D89CVPzj8HBl/QPWyDJ/3AWuWzvCvxmnSuNE5HFJX2H79uZP 7DxBx3MIj/Bzxbamg9sL9Z3xNuOUGkDbtogo83zpsOZOjfWLdRot2J8MsdbmzDndgP YjX/Mjr7y7JyH84585KmVxxqNrcW6V9e9OSIHRl8= X-Authentication-Warning: soth.netfence.it: Host alamar.local.netfence.it [10.1.2.18] claimed to be [10.1.2.18] Message-ID: <85aae9f9-1957-644b-63dd-924093ffa5a4@netfence.it> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:31:27 +0200 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 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.10.0 Subject: Re: seeking recommendation: UPS for Freebsd Content-Language: en-US To: questions@freebsd.org References: <25649.61743.236383.879770@jerusalem.litteratus.org> From: Andrea Venturoli In-Reply-To: <25649.61743.236383.879770@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[netfence.it,none]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[netfence.it:s=202304]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:78.134.96.152:c]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[netfence.it:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:35612, ipnet:78.134.0.0/17, country:IT]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; HAS_XAW(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4PwrvP6bZRz40XS X-Spamd-Bar: --- X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On 4/9/23 00:56, Robert Huff wrote: > Hello: Hello. > I have an older APC UPS (BackUPS RS 1500) that after years of > excellent service _may_ need to be replaced. > Is there a particular brand - or even model - that folks would > recommend for a medium-to-heavy home office environment? (This isn't > the only UPS; it's just the only one causiong problems right now.) > Budget is not unlimited, so I'm not looking for anything fancy; > just something that will (with replacement batteries) just do its job > for the next 15+ years. IME, you won't get 15+ years from a modern APC unit. 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 already been replaced once. That said I still suggest APC, because it's still better than the usual crap. As an alternative, I had very positive experience with Eaton: it's too early 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). bye av.