Tripp Lite BC350 350VA 180W UPS Desktop PC / MAC Battery Back Up Compact 120V, 6 Outlets

Based on the trend in computers using less power and the way power strips have become the de-facto surge suppressors in the computer-powering setups, and the fact that I now live in a rural location, This is the power conditioning, surge-suppressing suppressing supply to computers. 1. Power conditioner rated for the load on the branch circuit. 2. UPC rated for the load on the branch circuit and capable of running on full battery for 10 minutes. 3. Tripp-lite 8-outlet surge suppressor, 3520 or so joules. This is a hidden gem, it carries a much higher joule rating than any UPSs below $500. These UPC,s also made by Tripp-lite is adequate for loads they carry for a pretty cheap price: 1. 1 27" iMac, 6 Mac mini servers, a large high-speed HP printer, and a ScanSnap scanner. 2. 1 45" TV, a DVD player, 6 Apple TVS, Fire-sticks, etc, and a Bose sound bar. 3. About the same load as 1 above. 4. 1 27" iMac, 1 MacBook Air, a large high-speed HP printer, and a ScanSnap scanner. Probably all of the loads could be carried by 1 power conditioner, UPS, and surge suppressor, but the rooms are scattered through the house, but each room can be adequately protected for a reasonable cost. Gone are thye days when most computers had at least a 450 watt power supply, and the UPS tp supply it looked like a mid-size tower computer that took up way too much space. Now you can fit all of the necessary appliances under a desk or behind a bookcase, and the necessary UPS is inexpensive, sturdy, and made by an extremely reputable company.

Nice unit. It does the job & seems to be well built. I use it to keep my router powered up during power failures, which are fairly common here on Vancouver Island. So far, it has performed flawlessly. I especially like the fact that this unit doesn't have a power failure alarm...it doesn't sound an alarm until it's battery gets low.

Small size. Great for backing up a router. UPS will not ring alarm when on battery backup power. Not until the batteries are getting low will the audible alarm sound. So if your electricity flickers, you will not hear an alarm until the UPS batteries are almost used up. Only 3 of the 6 receptacles are on battery backup. The other 3 receptacles are just surge protectors.

This is a wonderful and useful product. Sine I got it my power has gone out. Although I have a whole generator the power to my 6v and internet did not skip a beat

Living in Florida, brief power drop outs from thunderstorms are common. And every time it happens, my wi-fi shuts down and takes about 10 minutes to fully restart. I got tired of that nonsense, ergo the need for a UPS battery backup. This one seems to work quite well. We had only one power drop out since I bought it and didn't lose the wi-fi. Problem solved. There are other good UPS units out there. I chose this one because the outlets have more spacing than on many other units. I found that helpful, since some of the power supplies I plug into are odd sizes. I didn't have to lose use of any of the outlets.