UPS - which; how; what vs inverter

Respected knowledgeable members and dear friends...

I have been lately thinking of buying a UPS fro my pc as there are many times sudden power cut leading to improper shut down...and last few days its more frequent...

I have absolutely no idea as to which company's UPS in India (me from Kolkata) is best;

CAN anyone plz advice which company's UPS are best and how much time it gives once power cut is there....????????

ALSO will going for an invereter (instead of UPS) would be a good idea considering the fact that inverter would be able to also give some extra benefit of light; fan etc.. ?????????

Any advice / suggestion / practical experience /what u do ...???????

THANKS

CHEERS

sunando

sunandoghosh at rediffmail dot com

I would recommend a small UPS like the ones that you can get from APC... Here is a site.

If you go through the options it should tell you which UPS would be best to use.
http://www.apcc.com/solutions/index.cfm?segmentID=1

You can always take the part number down to your local computer store and see whether they stock or can stock them.

I am not familiar with the "inverter", but I am sure someone else would be able to assist.