I read that UPS, or uninterupted power supplies recommended for iMacs, whatever. Anybody recommend UPS for personal use at home? I might buy iMac Pro, or “less expensive” iMac for myself. I see some UPS on Amazon, but I really don’t know.🤫
I've had good experiences with APC:
You don't need a very large battery, unless you want it to stay on for a long time during a power outage. If you just want one for protection you can get one for well under $100.
Yes, a power outage can kill an HDD, especially if it is writing when when it happens. Modern operating systems are less susceptible to it but it can happen. What the UPS will do is immediately shift over to battery power until you can shutdown normally.
I always ordered them direct from APC even though I'm in the Continental US.
Thanks for replies. Honestly, very seldom have power failures in my location. Also, not really have run computers during power failure. But I read in Apple Community forums about somebody got their iMac fried because lightning strike at home, etc. A UPS, instead of ordinary surge protector will protect devices better. Don’t know considering $$$$ iMac, or iMac Pro, with no protection.😳
How often does your power fail, and do you need the computer to run during a power failure?
I checked out the link you provided. Apparently, Amazon cannot ship the UPS to Hawaii, I have to order direct from APC.com.
Their drones can only make it about half way. 😜
Funny!🤔 But seriously, something to do with “hazmat materials?” I ordered directly from Apple Online, they ship with FedEx or UPS to Hawaii, regarding iPhones, and iPads.
I marked this solved. But honestly I don’t know what I’m doing with MacOS, coming from Windows. I also have hard time with Windows, but all that another story.🙄
Uninterupted Power Supplies
