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Buying a UPS

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  • Power Outage
  • Windows
  • Components
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June 24, 2013 9:57:54 PM

Hi there,

Not sure if this is the correct place for this question, but here goes:

A few hours ago we just had a split-second power outage (quite uncommon, but not unheard of) and my SSD got corrupted. Being my Windows drive, that's a huge issue. I spent all night reinstalling Windows on it (none of my repair attempts succeeded). To avoid this happening again, I'd like to invest in a UPS. However, I know very little about them and the UPS FAQ listed, for the most part, went right over my head.

All I want/need is a few minutes of battery backup when an outage occurs, so I'm able to save what I'm doing and shut down the computer safely until the outage is over. My workplace uses APC units, and my friend has an APC unit, so preferably I'd like to get an APC unit (unless they're quite inferior). What should I look for?

Thanks in advance.

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