OPTI are sold through Ingram Micro, my main source.  While that is not a
bullet proof endorsement, Ingram Micro does a pretty good job of picking
reliable suppliers, so I am willing to try their recommendations.

It depends on what you want the UPS to do, really.  To eliminate annoying
power outages and protect a modest investment, I would be happy to use any
inexpensive UPS, and particularly the OPTI.

For mission critical servers / workstations / phone pbx / security alarm /
voicemail / etc, I trust only a high end UPS.  We use a long life ups for
the phones, and a high capacity for the main server rack.  The phone unit
tries to keep the phones working for as long as possible (up to 8 hours)
while the rack mounted battery starts an immediate automated shutdown when
power is lost.  You got to fit the UPS to your needs.
Tom Turak

-----Original Message-----
From: Ultra [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 6:28 AM

I don't have UPS at home, but I always wanted one.  Now I'm ready to get
one.

I have three choices:

1) buy from my workplace, but we only deal with Liebert, and the price is
high compare with other brand.  or buy a APC ups, which is also high in
price.

2) buy a SOLO ups, which is much cheaper than Liebert and bit expensive than
OPTI.

3) buy a OPTI ups, which I found to be the cheapest, and looks good on paper
too.

I don't have experience with either SOLO or OPTI, anyone can tell me if they
are good brand? I'm thinking to get OPTI VS500.

Another thing that worry me is that the dealer told me OPTI ups comes with
direct manufactory warranty, anyone knows how's OPTI service?

**Price based on 500VA UPS while Liebert is 33% more expensive than OPTI,
and SOLO is somewhere in between.

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