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Macbook Pro recommendation for UPS
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<blockquote data-quote="krs" data-source="post: 1911502" data-attributes="member: 67742"><p>This discussion has really gone off the rails.</p><p>The question was: </p><p></p><p>My comment was that it could be used to extend the run time of the laptop - that's all</p><p></p><p>Not that this is the way a UPS is intended to be used or that this is a typical application.</p><p></p><p>I found where I live, power outages are either 5 minutes or less and if the outage is more than a few minutes, it usually lasts for several hours.</p><p>So I sized the UPS for the Mini to power it for 15 minutes or so.</p><p>Then, if the power does not come back after 5 or so minutes, I save anything that needs saving and power down the Mini.</p><p>I don't unplug any power (although that is a good idea) because power cords are awkward to reach and because all the power in our whole area is underground which (I think) makes it much less susceptible to lightning issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krs, post: 1911502, member: 67742"] This discussion has really gone off the rails. The question was: My comment was that it could be used to extend the run time of the laptop - that's all Not that this is the way a UPS is intended to be used or that this is a typical application. I found where I live, power outages are either 5 minutes or less and if the outage is more than a few minutes, it usually lasts for several hours. So I sized the UPS for the Mini to power it for 15 minutes or so. Then, if the power does not come back after 5 or so minutes, I save anything that needs saving and power down the Mini. I don't unplug any power (although that is a good idea) because power cords are awkward to reach and because all the power in our whole area is underground which (I think) makes it much less susceptible to lightning issues. [/QUOTE]
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