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-1 for the site hijacking the back button to redirect to ads
I flagged this because this site uses scammy ads that try to add calendar notifications.
ads? Really you don't use Firefox and an add blocker? And complains about ads?
This makes me wonder, would a PC case with a built-in Li-Ion UPS sell well?

I don't experience the problems the other 2 users here have, btw. And there's 3 pages to the review (I thought it ended abruptly) :D

maybe a power supply with a small 3-5 minute 12V battery built-in?

but those are already pretty crammed full with components, especially on the efficient side

The UPS would be a passthrough battery pack, after the PSU but before the PC components, for maximum efficiency.

Yeah, there's no space in a PSU, but a PSU-sized battery pack would power a ~500W PC for about 5-10 minutes (at full load).

Looks like half the unit is dedicated to the inverter & charger & BMS instead of battery.

It would be nice to have something like this in 1U rack form that was 100% battery (& BMS) and then have a separate 1U module for just inverter & charger. And have it so that the batteries can be chained in sequence to provide more capacity and/or current.

Maybe such a product exists?

I'm not impressed by STH's moves, I'm not sure if it's a recent development or I've failed to notice it before. Their articles are sometimes uncanny to read, as if they were written by someone who doesn't speak English natively (which is fine), but never proofread.

Add to that their nasty advertising methods, I'm really disappointed because STH has for a long time been one of my favourite resources for enterprise-grade and home lab gear. I've made considerations in commercial decisions using their reviews, but I don't feel I can trust their integrity at this point.