UPS for FreeBSD

[Warren Block]

On Fri, 28 Nov 2014, Darren Pilgrim wrote:

> On 11/28/2014 7:55 AM, Paul Pathiakis via freebsd-questions wrote:
>>> A 750VA or 1000VA SmartUPS can be had for around $250, and every now
>>> and the big box stores and Walmart carry them for around $300.  Not
>>> too bad considering what you get.
>> 
>> Again, these UPSes are not double sine wave, they are stepped.
>
> You're confusing the SmartUPS SC series with real SmartUPS.  We can blame APC 
> for co-opting their own brand.  The SmartUPS SC series is just rebadged 
> BackUPS units.

Yes.  Although there are older small SmartUPS units, 450 or 500 VA, that 
are stepped.

I'd still take a stepped-output UPS rather than have no UPS at all.