Susan, I am using a APC Back-UPS PRO 650. I am running AMD K6-2 300 17" monitor and zip drive plugged into the UPS. I have 15 minutes of battery run time when battery is new. It is about 3 years old now battery run time is 7 minutes. Have used the APC shut down software. I have used and been around APC UPS for several years and APC would be my first choice to purchase. Roger Checkal > I need to purchase an APC Battery Backup for my computer. I am thinking of > the APC 650VA. I live out in the country and I have constant surges and > power outages for no apparent reason. These occurances I feel are playing > havoc on my computer. I have already had to replace my hard drive. Whether > it was due to the power outages and surges I really don't know. I have a > dial-up connection with a second phone line. So at night and on the > weekends, my computer stay on. I shut it down during the day while I am at > work or not at home. I have a Gateway Pentium III, 1000, with soon to have > 512MB of Ram. I currently only have 256. Anyway, I was wondering whether > the APC 650 is an overkill or not. Any feedback would appreciated since the > sale goes off in a couple of days. Or any specific recommendations would be > appreciated also. I don't know much about the battery backup selection, but > I do want one that will be sufficient and have automatic > shutdown software > when my computer is on and a surge or outage takes place. > > Thanks in advance. > Susan Hays > > The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering > Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along > with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!! > http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml