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Eaton makes much better UPSes at a close price point. I don't know why anyone buys APC or things like Cyberpower anymore.

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I bought one because that's what I could get at Best Buy. This was particularly important because being able because being able to purchase it at a known physical store near me meant I could get it the same day from a relatively trusted vendor, be acceptably confident that I wasn't getting a counterfeit, and that there was hopefully at least some minimum level of quality (read: it probably isn't going to burn down my house).

I just looked at Eaton's website. They recommended two companies near me that carry their products: one doesn't have a website (it's not a retail address, maybe just some random person's home), the other's website has lorem ipsum text on their Eaton partnership page, and their shopping site has no Eaton products at all.

So, yeah, it's understandable why people might not be buying Eaton.

> Eaton makes much better UPSes

What makes Eaton products better? Sincerely want to know anything you can tell me.

This. I finally switched from using various APC models to an Eaton 5S 1500 unit for my desktop and a couple peripherals and it's much better while still being comparably priced.

Sorry, don't have the model numbers handy, but:

We have an Eaton and several APCs, all fairly cheap/lowend. One recent power outage, the APCs flipped on but the Eaton just turned off...

I’ve had an ultra cheap Eaton 5E (900 VA) for a few weeks. Because I still don’t entirely trust it, I’ve tried cutting the power to it several times (like 10x maybe) and it’s been fine every single time (it talks to a Debian box with NUT). The whole thing was around $80, if it doesn’t burn the house down, there are no downsides.

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