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I'm surprised we havent tried to sell desktop computers with battery packs yet

ddingus 6y ago
That did occur to me reading through this discussion. I migrated entirely off desktops and went laptop / mobile. Got happy as my current work benefits from me being highly mobile. Super glad I did it. Ended up surprised at just how much can do with a Note type phone and optional keyboard / track pad. But, I never did replace fast and responsive. Just kind of coped and the other benefits made the whole thing worth it. This pandemic has me rethinking some things and yeah, I want to build a nice machine. Want that workstation type feel and performance. The closed computing argument holds more water every quarter too. What we need is a reasonable battery pack, and software to throttle the machine down on an interruption. Make this package a couple hundred bucks, or something a person can just load their own cells into and it's bound to be a winner.
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edude03 6y ago
Dell sells a laptop with a full socketed desktop 95W unlocked i9-9900k https://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-Area-51m-i9-9900K-RTX-2080-Laptop-Review.414667.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-Area-51m-i9-9900K-RT...
justinlloyd 6y ago
There are desktop PSUs you can purchase, that have built in UPS. And I recall there was a UPS designed to fit in the case - 5+1/4" drive bays as I recall. A quick google search would probably surface those relics of the past. At the desks in our house we run a UPS, even if a laptop is plugged in to it. The UPS protects the laptop charger, the monitors, the powered USB hub, printer, and other peripherals.
- hyperdimension 6y ago
  Not a laser printer though, I hope. Just as a PSA for others: Laser printers in particular draw too much inrush current through their fuser drum heater for surge protectors/UPS devices to handle. They (the printers) should be always connected directly to the wall.
  - justinlloyd 6y ago
    The Konica Minolta document center in the workshop is on a dedicated surge suppressor (ESP unit) as recommended by the Konica Minolta service tech, which I picked up from eBay (the surge suppressor, not the tech) for around $150 a couple of years back. The laser printer in the closet is on a APC UPS surge only port that was, AFAIK, rated to handle a laser printer, specifically a HP3600n. I suspect that most lower-end or consumer grade UPS devices, and certainly an $8 surge suppressor from Best Buy just ain't gonna be up to the job.

That did occur to me reading through this discussion. I migrated entirely off desktops and went laptop / mobile. Got happy as my current work benefits from me being highly mobile. Super glad I did it. Ended up surprised at just how much can do with a Note type phone and optional keyboard / track pad. But, I never did replace fast and responsive. Just kind of coped and the other benefits made the whole thing worth it. This pandemic has me rethinking some things and yeah, I want to build a nice machine. Want that workstation type feel and performance. The closed computing argument holds more water every quarter too. What we need is a reasonable battery pack, and software to throttle the machine down on an interruption. Make this package a couple hundred bucks, or something a person can just load their own cells into and it's bound to be a winner.

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edude03 6y ago

Dell sells a laptop with a full socketed desktop 95W unlocked i9-9900k https://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-Area-51m-i9-9900K-RTX-2080-Laptop-Review.414667.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-Area-51m-i9-9900K-RT...

justinlloyd 6y ago

There are desktop PSUs you can purchase, that have built in UPS. And I recall there was a UPS designed to fit in the case - 5+1/4" drive bays as I recall. A quick google search would probably surface those relics of the past. At the desks in our house we run a UPS, even if a laptop is plugged in to it. The UPS protects the laptop charger, the monitors, the powered USB hub, printer, and other peripherals.

hyperdimension 6y ago
Not a laser printer though, I hope. Just as a PSA for others: Laser printers in particular draw too much inrush current through their fuser drum heater for surge protectors/UPS devices to handle. They (the printers) should be always connected directly to the wall.
- justinlloyd 6y ago
  The Konica Minolta document center in the workshop is on a dedicated surge suppressor (ESP unit) as recommended by the Konica Minolta service tech, which I picked up from eBay (the surge suppressor, not the tech) for around $150 a couple of years back. The laser printer in the closet is on a APC UPS surge only port that was, AFAIK, rated to handle a laser printer, specifically a HP3600n. I suspect that most lower-end or consumer grade UPS devices, and certainly an $8 surge suppressor from Best Buy just ain't gonna be up to the job.