A silent UPS

Da Rock rock_on_the_web at comcen.com.au
Thu Apr 10 02:30:59 UTC 2008


On Thu, 2008-04-10 at 12:26 +1200, Mike D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Da Rock
> <rock_on_the_web at comcen.com.au> wrote:
>         
>         On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 09:00 -0600, Robin Laing wrote:
>         > Konstantin Svist wrote:
>         > > Da Rock wrote:
>         > >> This may sound like a strange question, but is there a
>         way to mute the
>         > >> voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised
>         application for one- I
>         > >> need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a
>         pc for my
>         > >> little girl so that she has music, video, and
>         visualisations while she's
>         > >> in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room.
>         So I don't want
>         > >> to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't
>         want any
>         > >> shrieks when I unplug the power...
>         > >>
>         > >>
>         > >
>         > >
>         > > They're usually called "laptops" :-)
>         > >
>         > > Some UPS models have a mute button, but you need to press
>         it after you
>         > > hear the alarm.
>         > > Alternative is to open one up and disconnect the speaker
>         wires.
>         > > Best, of course, is to just get a cheap laptop
>         > >
>         > >
>         > >
>         > >
>         >
>         > I will second the comment on a laptop.  You can get a decent
>         laptop for
>         > around the same price as all the hardware and software to
>         mount a
>         > computer, ups, speakers...
>         >
>         > The added benefit is total mobility.  Now you can take the
>         full setup in
>         > a vehicle if you have to transport her to a different
>         location.  Or if
>         > the need arises, a hospital (with added security).
>         
>         Yeah, actually the Eee PC from Asus would have been the best,
>         BUT (big
>         but) the unit didn't fit the requirement I needed unless the
>         screen
>         folded back 180 degrees. And I got the PC for around $350
>         anyway- hard
>         to beat with a laptop. Mind you the whole setup will cost the
>         same as a
>         laptop once I'm done - PC, UPS, and a 7" touch screen
>         monitor... Can't
>         get that in a laptop anywhere.
>         
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> What about the Asus with an external monitor attached? I though they
> supported that? Would be a tidier solution :).

About as cost effective as my current solution, but not upgradeable in
the future. This way I can keep the setup and only change the box, the
child can then have a computer as they grow up, and I can put in other
options later.

And to ward off the suggestion, I don't want my kids growing up with a
laptop until they know how to use and look after a computer properly.
They don't need the mobility until a little later in life. I'll be
getting an Eee PC fpr my older one only once she learns to look after it
(having 2 laptops that we adults use gives me that experience).

Thanks for the help though- the newer APC models do what I need.

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