I this a good UPS for 27" iMac plus external storage?

Dr Strangelove · Jun 12, 2011, 11:39 PM

http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1...7939672&sr=1-1

I have a 2011 27" i7 iMac and two of these external Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 enclosures from OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other...g/MEQX2KIT0GB/

Thoughts?

mrfoof82 · Jun 13, 2011, 12:08 AM

Yes.

Someone did benchmarks of an overclocked 27" iMac a while back. He was still running under 200W while under load. Your total load under your most demanding conditions will be under 250W. Normally you should expect to be around 140-180W, depending on whether or not the external disks are asleep or spinning away.

Icaras · Jun 13, 2011, 12:11 AM

Definitely a good UPS. I have the 850VA model, run an iMac i5 from 2010 with modem and Time Capsule and I'm almost always at quarter load.

Jun 12, 2011, 11:39 PM	#1
Dr Strangelove macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008	I this a good UPS for 27" iMac plus external storage? http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1...7939672&sr=1-1 I have a 2011 27" i7 iMac and two of these external Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 enclosures from OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other...g/MEQX2KIT0GB/ Thoughts? __________________ “We live in a country where John Lennon takes eight bullets, Yoko Ono is walking right beside him and not one hits her. Explain that to me!” -DL
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Jun 13, 2011, 12:11 AM	#3
Icaras macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California, United States	Definitely a good UPS. I have the 850VA model, run an iMac i5 from 2010 with modem and Time Capsule and I'm almost always at quarter load. __________________ iMac 27" (Late 2012) iPhone 5 iPad mini Apple TV (3rd Generation) Time Capsule (4th Generation) PC free (since 2008) Game Center: ICARAS
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mrfoof82 macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2010 Location: Boston, MA	Yes. Someone did benchmarks of an overclocked 27" iMac a while back. He was still running under 200W while under load. Your total load under your most demanding conditions will be under 250W. Normally you should expect to be around 140-180W, depending on whether or not the external disks are asleep or spinning away.
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