cdoggown Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 In all fairness, the only reason the laptop is plugged into anything at all is because the outlet is full and the surge supressor has an opening. If I had a closer outlet free, I would be using it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 UPS's for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
silbluever Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Living in SoCal I only worry about the power going out and thus far my surge protector works great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 ups's fer me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire_storm Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 Just use a basic Surge Protector. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 i have a surge protector, but i only use it for the outlets. i'm not particularly concerned with a "surge" that's going to blow my system up, as i've gone my entire life without ever having an appliance die from a surge or lightning. and i've always left my computers plugged in and normally on, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcat97 Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 i have a surge protector, but i only use it for the outlets. i'm not particularly concerned with a "surge" that's going to blow my system up, as i've gone my entire life without ever having an appliance die from a surge or lightning. and i've always left my computers plugged in and normally on, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 Whole-condo surge protection. It's not cheap but nothing will ever die when connected to my outlets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 at home the surge protection is built into the house... but I don't trust it 100% so EVERYTHING is on a UPS of some kind. at the data center and the parks server rooms there are 2 levels of APC's (large full room style and individual) in addition to built into the building and a generator. the UPS's are only to hold things up in the 2 seconds before the generators fire up. the rest of the parks all have just regular UPS's on the workstations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyRo_MaNiAc Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 At home I use UPS on all my machines, and I regularly watch the batteries on them for preventative measures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savan Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 I unplug my computer when it storms, otherwise, its plugged into a UPS, which is plugged into a Surge Protector. Very overkill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchuwato Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 I've got house surge protection, plus another on strip I use for the PC. I'd like a UPS, but have just never got around to getting one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts