FSP Announces 700W Twins Series Redundant PSU for Consumers

[btarunr]

FSP, the performance power specialist, is pleased to announce a new 500W addition to its Twins series redundant Power Supplies, with a 700W version coming soon. Fitting most ATX tower chassis, these PSUs offer consumers a reliable solution for home mail, web, or email servers without needing to jump up to more costly form factors.

The Twins series houses two independent power modules, each with its own power adapter. Under normal conditions, the two modules share the energy load to maximize efficiency and stability. If one module fails, however, the other automatically takes over as a clean fail safe. Being hot-swappable, a failed module can be replaced while the system is running without any downtime.



Compatible with Standard ATX Cases
Users can mount the Twins in standard ATX cases without the need for a special bracket. Both ATX 12V and EPS 12V connectors are provided for maximum motherboard compatibility. Flat ribbon cables save space and installation hassle, perfect for cramped cases.

80 Plus Gold Efficiency and Server-Grade Reliability
Both Twins PSUs are 80 Plus Gold certified, offering up to 90% efficiency. Under constant operation, this drastically cuts down operating costs. Each power supply module features a dedicated dual ball-bearing fan, premium capacitors, and has over current protection, short circuit protection, over voltage protection, and fan failure protection. Reliability is further backed by a MTBF of 100,000 hours and a 5 year warranty.

LED Alarm Guard and Digital Control Software
The LED alarm guard alerts operators to problems in the system and simplifies problem diagnosis. If a power supply fails, an alarm will sound and an LED indicator will show which power supply needs to be replaced. Users can connect the Twins' to a USB header for FSP's Guardian software: a full suite of digital monitoring controls. Keep an eye on input, output, efficiency, and other metrics in real time, or review up to seven days of past data.

Availability
The FSP Twins Series is now available in 500W/700W versions at a MSRP of $399/499 USD, respectively.

For more information, visit the product page.

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[slozomby]

if my boss is too cheap to buy enterprise hardware. he's surely not going to spend $500 on a power supply.

maybe I'm just lucky but my power supplies tend to last well past 5 years behind a good UPS. and the combo costs half of what this does.

 

[R-T-B]

if my boss is too cheap to buy enterprise hardware. he's surely not going to spend $500 on a power supply.

maybe I'm just lucky but my power supplies tend to last well past 5 years behind a good UPS. and the combo costs half of what this does.

Redundancy like this is generally unconcerned with failure itself as much as downtime.

 

[alucasa]

Interesting that they are bringing it into consumer market.

It's not gonna sell well though.

 

[jabbadap]

Interesting that they are bringing it into consumer market.

It's not gonna sell well though.

It's for home/business servers. You would be quite mad to pay $400 bucks for a 500W 80 plus gold psu for home PC usage(i.e. 1000W titanium costs over hundred bucks less).

 

[slozomby]

Redundancy like this is generally unconcerned with failure itself as much as downtime.

agreed. my point remains. I'm sure there are folks out there that build their own proper servers ( redundant power, hardware raid, remote management) for their business. however, most of the businesses that I've worked with/for that are looking at a custom built server are less concerned with uptime than they are with costs. if uptime is really the concern than a cluster is generally involved so they can take a server offline for updates/maintenance without disrupting operations or they put their stuff in the cloud.

2 hours of downtime over 5 years to swap a power supply is 99.995% uptime. ( 1 hour to alert and diagnose the issue and 1 hour to swap the power supply)

just my experiences.

 

[R-T-B]

agreed. my point remains. I'm sure there are folks out there that build their own proper servers ( redundant power, hardware raid, remote management) for their business. however, most of the businesses that I've worked with/for that are looking at a custom built server are less concerned with uptime than they are with costs. if uptime is really the concern than a cluster is generally involved so they can take a server offline for updates/maintenance without disrupting operations or they put their stuff in the cloud.

2 hours of downtime over 5 years to swap a power supply is 99.995% uptime. ( 1 hour to alert and diagnose the issue and 1 hour to swap the power supply)

just my experiences.

I agree, it's a niche product. But that doesn't mean some small group won't buy it...

 

[Jism]

If your running 2 PSU's at the same time, that 80% efficieny is back to 40% basicly. You want a fallback when one goes down, so it means a second PSU is running along all the time if i'm not mistaken.

The idea is good; but most houses dont have 2 power feeds on different groups. if power goes out, your dual PSU as well unless you carry a UPS that is strong enough to hold 2 PSU's at the same time for a decent amount of time.

I've never had any PSU's replaced while running 24/7. Spend some money on proper brands such as FSP, Antec and so on and you'll have a lifetime problemless computer.