Andre is an entrepreneur and writer based in Dallas, TX. He's been covering and working in the consumer tech space for over a decade. Along with contributing to Pocket Lint he is the founder of GoLCDs ...

Last week I wrote about the importance of a UPS (or Uninterruptible Power Supply) for your computer, especially during the spring/summer thunderstorm and construction seasons. What happens when you ...

I have an APC XS 1500VA unit that just finally failed on me (batteries crapping out). It's been quite useful, but power here has been less-than-good, mostly due to me tripping out a breaker roughly ...

I was sitting here thinking to myself... "Self, UPS have 12 volt batteries in them, right? Why not replace the little rinky dink POS battery in your UPS with a big honkin' deep cycle marine battery ...

Within my mid-2023 teardown of a malcontent APC Back-UPS ES BE550G 550VA UPS, I wrote: What I like about these units (and conceptually similar ones from both APC and competitors) is that the batteries ...

Power outages, surges, and brownouts can all wreak havoc on your electronics, and while a good surge protector can definitely help, a solid battery backup will keep your gear safe from surges, ...

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: you need to protect your precious PCs from sudden electrical emissions with a surge protector. And today you can do it for less: Amazon is running a ...