Severe Weather Power Protection - How to Choose
- UPS Systems - The Best Defense
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UPS Systems (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) supply reliable battery backup power to support computers through shorter power outages and allow safe system shutdown during prolonged blackouts. UPS systems also correct brownouts, stop damaging surges and filter disruptive line noise.
- Surge Suppressors - An Economical Alternative
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Surge Suppressors are suitable for equipment that doesn’t require battery backup, such as scanners, printers, fax machines and power tools.
How to Find the Perfect Solution
Refer to the chart below to determine what kind of protection best matches your needs and use Tripp Lite’s Product Selector Guides to find solutions appropriate for your equipment, considering factors like the number of outlets needed, wattage requirements and more.
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Category 1: Surge Suppressor |
Category 2: Internet Office UPS |
Category
3: VS/AVR UPS |
Category
4: SmartPro UPS |
Category
5: SmartOnline UPS |
| Protection Type | |||||
| Surges | Good | Good | Good | Good | Best |
| Line Noise | Good | Good | Good | Good | Best |
| Brownout | None | Limited | Good | Better | Best |
| Blackout | None | Good | Good | Better | Best |
| Additional Features | |||||
| Expandable Runtime | n/a | No | One Model | Select Models | All Models |
| Communications | n/a | Basic (Select Models) |
Basic | Advanced | Advanced |
| Automatic Voltage Regulation |
n/a | No | Yes | Advanced | Advanced |
| Pure Sine Power | n/a | No | No | Select Models | All Models |
| On-Line Operation | n/a | No | No | No | Yes |
| Ideal Applications | Computers, electronics, A/V components and other equipment in home and office that does not require battery backup or brownout protection. | Basic computers and peripherals in home, home office and small businesses. | Computers peripherals, workstations, small servers and A/V components in home, home office and small, medium or large businesses. |
Workstations and servers in small, medium or large businesses. | Mission-critical networking, servers, storage, security and tele-communications in medium, large or enterprise businesses. |
