The title pretty much says it. What brands/models should I be looking at to get good clean power for my home studio, in a UPS which will gracefully shut my system down if power is lost for an extended time?
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UPS with monitoring/shutdown software for iMac
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APC (http://www.apc.com/) has always worked well for clients of mine. I personally do not use one - using a laptop and all - but have purchased several for my dad who has gone through hard-drives left and right due to power surges.
With a Mac though, you should use the Power Savings preference through Software Preferences. Macworld had a great article on it - http://www.macworld.com/article/153414/2010/08/ups_missing_powerchute.html?lsrc=rss_main
Another vote for APC.
The UPS usually come with a USB cable to connect to the computer.
The Mac's Energy Saver preference will show UPS options once the UPS has been detected.
Thanks guys, two votes for APC. I'm a little worried that it may not fully support Macs. If I use the Mac's Power Savings settings, will I miss out on any features?
How do I figure out how much power I need for my machine?
A guy at a local store recommended RocStor SmartTower and Fortis models, ever heard of them?