Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: graduation, gift, gadgets | Themes: Laptops and Notebooks, Digital Entertainment
13. APC Back-UPS ES BE750G
APC Back-UPS ES BE750G, $99.99
- Back-UPS ES 750VA UPS
Power in student housing and starter apartments is notoriously spotty. All it takes is a little blip to flicker the lights, reset a PC, and lose hours of work. You want your grad to be protected with a reliable battery backup product. This APC model specifies a 450 W, 750 VA output capacity and enough battery life to keep an average system running for almost 12 minutes at half-load or 2.5 minutes under full load.
The system offers a more intelligent design than many UPSes do that you may have encountered before. First off, the unit features a USB connection that works with included PowerChute software to automatically save files, close down applications, and shut down the system during a power failure. PowerChute will display the battery charge percentage and the load being placed on the battery. APC also takes steps to make its UPS more energy efficient through small advances, such as using less copper. Additionally, the BE750G eliminates “phantom loads” or “vampire power,” which is the small amount of electricity consumed when a device is in standby mode. There are three “controlled” outlets linked to one “master” outlet. If the PC plugged into the master outlet is shut off, the three controlled outlets are automatically powered down. This way, the user doesn’t need to remember to shut off devices such as a monitor, printer, and speakers, and with no power through the outlet, there’s no phantom load from the attached device. All told, APC estimates that these features can save the user an average of $40 annually in electricity usage.
There are 10 total outlets on this UPS, five of which tie into the backup battery. Not only can batteries be replaced, they’re also hot-swappable, so there’s no need to power down during a change-out. All this plus surge protection and power conditioning add up to more peace of mind in any power environment.
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A bit late. Everyone I know has graduated.
No high-school school or middle school years have ended, and no quarter-system universities have finished the semester yet. Semester system universities held graduation, mostly, last week. I don't think it is too late to be thinking about graduation gifts at all.
No high-school school or middle school years have ended, and no quarter-system universities have finished the semester yet. Semester system universities held graduation, mostly, last week. I don't think it is too late to be thinking about graduation gifts at all.
No, ur wrong, everyone I know graduated 5 years ago. Duh.
My graduation gift is $1000 rent with a tenant who will do her best to kick me out.
Can I has your gift instead?
Here are my thoughts.
On the AIO PC: It's nothing more than a laptop without a battery. Nothing can be upgraded. Consider getting a Laptop instead. On the plus side, it is stylish.
On the HP Printer (from personal experience): Every HP printer I've used have had horrible problems loading paper. Consider Lexmark or Canon.
On the Panasonic Camera: Nikon's Coolpix and Canon's Powershot can be found at similar prices and are (generally) better cameras.
I must admit though, the N10Jc looks pretty cool
Here are my thoughts.On the AIO PC: It's nothing more than a laptop without a battery. Nothing can be upgraded. Consider getting a Laptop instead. On the plus side, it is stylish.On the HP Printer (from personal experience): Every HP printer I've used have had horrible problems loading paper. Consider Lexmark or Canon.On the Panasonic Camera: Nikon's Coolpix and Canon's Powershot can be found at similar prices and are (generally) better cameras.I must admit though, the N10Jc looks pretty cool
Hey Quantumrand,
Thanks for you advice. What if I asked for you to find me a computere under $500 with a tiny footprint (no tower) and a bigger than 17-inch screen. Would you be able to do that? That's where I think the cheapie AIOs come into play.
Rachel
Better as a wrist support pad. I have 3 PC's and I can only use this one 1 of the them. Really? I have to buy 3 separate Replicas for my PC's? In this economy? No thanks
Better as a wrist support pad. I have 3 PC's and I can only use this one 1 of the them. Really? I have to buy 3 separate Replicas for my PC's? In this economy? No thanks
There is a multi-PC version of the Seagate Replica, we just didn't review it: http://shop.seagate.com/store/sgat [...] .125882200
All I know is that the best gift buy would be great if I wasn't worried about other luxuries such as food, clothing, & shelter.