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APC by Schneider Electric recently announced a new line of Back-UPS Pro models. To recap, UPS stands for uninterrupted power supply (not united parcel service). These are essentially backup batteries that help keep your machine running during blackouts and prevent damage to your equipment from power surges. As with their previous models, APC offers power-saving outlets on their UPS devices that automatically shut down power to unused peripherals. For instance, your monitors, printers, and speakers will automatically shut off whenever your computer is turned off or goes into sleep mode. Apparently, this can save as much as $50 per year in electricity bill.
New features on the Back-UPS Pro models include an LCD panel that allows users to easily scroll through critical diagnostic information, as well as automatic voltage regulation capabilities that conserve battery life and adjust voltages to safe levels. The APC Back-UPS Pro comes in a variety of models, offering from six to ten outlets and with a runtime from 92 to 164 minutes. These products will debut in North America sometime in Q2 2010 with an estimated retail price from $129.99 to $249.99.
Are you sitting down? Don’t read this standing up. You need to be sitting down. It’s a real shocker. You’re not going to believe it. Ready? Samsung is going to release a so-called ’slate’ PC. That means it’s just basically a screen! Can you imagine? How novel!
A random national product and marketing manager for Samsung Australia’s IT division told APC that Samsung was planning to release a slate in the second half of the year. Not much is known about the capabilities, specs, pricing, or target market right now. So yeah, we don’t know jack besides that Samsung, along with every other hardware company, is working on a tablet computer for a 2010 release. At least that’s what a mid-level Samsung manager says.
When shopping for APC batteries, it can sometimes be a little overwhelming browsing through the hundreds of suppliers on the internet. Still, it remains preferable to shop online than to search through every electronics store in the area to see if they carry APC batteries. Here, we hope to make the proces simple so you can figure out how to identify a great APC battery.
Shopping for APC batteries is not only about making sure you’re buying the best product, but making sure you’re buying from the best distributor, as well.
What you are looking for in an APC battery seller, a website or a store, is simply a degree of customer courtesy. So basically, you’re supporting them, and in turn they should support you. Below, we’ll provide a short list of what you should expect of any ABC battery distributor you hope to do business with.
What You Should Look Out For In An APC Battery Retailer.
1. Safe Disposal of Used APC Batteries
In most states and provinces it is against the law to just throw a used APC battery into the trash. You can dispose of your used batteries yourself if you know where to take them, but ideally, whoever you are buying your APC replacement batteries from should have some sort of service offered for convenient disposal. Normally, you’ll purchase a cheap disposal service where they’ll allow you to send your old batteries back to them in the same packaging they shipped you your new batteries in, with postage included in the cost of the service.
2. Variety
While most manufacturers of computer equipment that uses an APC battery will try to use only the most common dimensions, many manufacturers might change the dimensions of APC battery without notice, or use uncommon dimensions. If the APC battery retailer is a good one they will offer the more popular batteries, of course, but it might also provide the rarer sizes if required.
3. Warranty
The first reason to only shop with retailers who provide a warranty is that an APC battery can be expected to last for about one year. It’s usually best to replace it at that point, because you really don’t want to find out the hard way that it’s dead. A one year warranty, then, will protect your APC replacement battery throughout its entire recommended life cycle.
4. Rapid Delivery
Hopefully, an APC battery retailer should offer one day delivery and shipping insurance. If not, then at least some form of shipment tracking should be offered. Although not be as important as the points above, this should be the extra mile a retailer will go who truly appreciates their customers.
Shopping for APC batteries doesn’t have to be a hassle. Just make sure that you’re shopping with a retailer that meets the above qualifications and offers a degree of customer courtesy.