DEAD: APC Network Backup UPS BGE70 - $4.91 @ Sam's Club

[Boze]

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/transtion-item-vge70/prod17802054.ip

This is a small scale UPS designed for consumer routers, cell phones, etc. Only 3 plugs, no ground, but its also $4.91, so who cares? I bought 20.

UPDATE: Apparently they're all sold out.

 

[Mike64]

Very cool-looking little device, but you might want to stick "YMMV" in the subject line. It's not available for shipping and isn't available in-store for example anywhere within 100 miles of NYC (or at least not at the first 10 stores in the list, I didn't have the patience to deal with site's heinous product-locator functionality...)

 

[13Gigatons]

$20 at http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/141868/APC-BackUPS-BGE70-3-Outlet-Home/

 

[13Gigatons]

Update: 3 hours runtime isn't that great....

 

[BenJeremy]

Update: 3 hours runtime isn't that great....

Yeah, but having your network hub, router and VoIP boxes powered up for 3 hours might be worth it.

 

[gibster]

Does not seem to be available locally...

 

[Elixer]

Update: 3 hours runtime isn't that great....

Well, OP did buy 20, so if they daisy chain them....

BTW, no ground? Ack. I wouldn't get these...

 

[13Gigatons]

Well, OP did buy 20, so if they daisy chain them....

BTW, no ground? Ack. I wouldn't get these...

60 hours would be better, that begs the question why they simply don't build a better model in the first place?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Update: 3 hours runtime isn't that great....

And $5 isnt that much

 

[RadiclDreamer]

60 hours would be better, that begs the question why they simply don't build a better model in the first place?

Because its designed to be a small unit for small devices, its to cover brief outages, not power you through the apocalypse

 

[VirtualLarry]

I bought 20.

Hint: You might be a hoarder.

 

[Slappy00]

Hint: You might be a hoarder.

More like "Resell them on ebay awhile later"

 

[pbroussard]

I love mine, bought for $30 a year or so ago. Powers my network in the closet, plenty of time for the genset to fire up if we lose power out here in the swamp.