APC Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 450VA 120V

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Will this work for the new quad-core iMacs? The maximum continuous power is rated at 365W for the 27 inch iMac.

I am wondering because the Technical Specs for this item says that the output power capacity: 257 W/450 VA. Does this mean that it won't provide enough power if the iMac is processing something requiring peak power?

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    Good question! It is not that it won't run, you just won't get the rated 9 minutes of power during an outage, maybe more like 7... In my experience when a power outage occurs, either the power comes back on in a brief minute or two, or if not, you tire of hearing your UPS chirping its warning sound and have a chance to safely shut down your computer well before the battery backup is drained. Hope this helps.

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  • This is inadequate. However, Id avoid the Back UPS and go with a PFC friendlier UPS that outputs a pure sine wave like the pricier, louder, but reliable APC smart ups or the new less expensive cyberpower PFC friendly CP1000PFCLCD that doesnt use a pure sine wave, but will work well with a PFC powersupply.

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