UPS Power Backup

Hi,
I am looking for a UPS for my Editing Suite, As a backup for Power cuts.
are there any recomendations or type of ups I should look out for, APC Seem to be popluar here in the UK.
Thanks
Baz

Peru Bob wrote:
Remember that people are more likely to submit a review about a problem with a product than they are to say that it works. (Although I've never seen a bad review of ADK)
While that is true and people simply assembling their computer or installing parts incorrectly is a source for even more bad reviews, newegg is large enough that you'll get the real truth.  Then there's people like me who review almost everything I buy there just to help out other people.  For example:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
2,717 5 star reviews.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
5,942 total reviews
They carry 554 cases.  That's the best one.  See, you can find out that easily lol.
It works for brands too.  7 out of the top 10 sets of RAM are made by Gskill.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=147&name=Desktop-Memory&Order=RAT ING
Someone on this forum earlier was saying Gskill was awful.  THE WORST!  Well, about 10,000 reviews say something different, lol.
Why use outdated, biased opinions about a brand when you can simply see what thousands of other people thought of it.  If 1000 people say one thing and you think another, chances are the 1000 are more accurate.  That's why I love newegg.

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