RE: [OT] Home UPS (was Filesystem recommendations)
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>---- Original Message ----
>From: zlinuxman@wowway.com
>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>Subject: RE: [OT] Home UPS (was Filesystem recommendations)
>Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:54:47 -0400 (EDT)
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>>On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:26:52 -0400 (EDT), Stan Hoeppner wrote:
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>>> Anyway, the way I've always looked at the residential side of the
>UPS debate
>>> is to ask myself this question: Is it worth spending $100 to
>surge and
>>> power backup protect my $1000 PC and printer? For me that answer
>is an
>>> emphatic yes.
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>>You make a strong case. But I come from a different perspective
>than
>>you do. I don't have any new hardware at home. The only piece of
>>equipment I bought new was a 4-port Ethernet router which cost me
>about
>>$20, I think. Almost everything else was either given away or
>thrown
>>away or sold used for a low price. The most expensive computer I
>own
>>cost me somewhere around $300, I think. I bought it used 2 years
>ago,
>>and it's market value today is probably around $150-200. All my
>monitors
>>(with the exception of those built-in to laptops) are thrown-away
>CRTs.
>>In other words, my home hardware collection consists almost
>exclusively
>>of dumpster-diver specials. How much money am I willing to spend to
>>protect my hardware? Probably not as much as you are. Still, it
>would
>>be nice to have. Maybe I'll put it on my Christmas list. :-)
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>>Oh, wait. I did buy my powered speakers new -- about 15 years
>>ago. ;-)
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>>--
>> .''`. Stephen Powell
>> : :' :
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Also I might have an issue with Stan's use of AND. While surge
protection of printers is a good idea, most UPS vendors advise
against connecting the printer to the UPS for power protection
Larry
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