Posted on Jul 6, 2017
Surge Protectors vs. UPS: Do You Really Need a Battery Backup for Your PC?
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I find it humorous to see a laptop plugged in to a UPS. Especially when it is a person who should not be operating anything more complicated than a No.2 Pencil.
Surge Protectors vs. UPS: Do You Really Need a Battery Backup for Your PC?
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*Looks at laptop and other gear plugged into UPS*
*Enjoys roaming the Linux CLI*
*Doesn't like No.2 pencils*
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*Enjoys roaming the Linux CLI*
*Doesn't like No.2 pencils*
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PO3 Steven Sherrill - I probably laughed too hard at that one. Seriously though, studio monitors and mic pre-amps don't like random spikes. That can cause an instant degradation to audio I/O quality.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
SGT (Join to see) - I deal with financial planners. They mostly use lap tops because they can take them when they visit clients. When they call and ask what kind of UPS they need for their laptop, I have on occasion found it difficult to not send them out to buy the biggest UPS they can fit in the trunk of their car. You can only answer the same question from the same people so many times.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill - Well that's completely different from a No.2 pencil. The nicest answer would be to get an extra battery and/or a hi-capacity laptop battery.
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I have never used a UPS. I think they're a waste of money. The power grid here is stable enough, and the once-every-two-years or so a storm knocks it out, it's easy enough to do something else. I do use surge protectors though.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
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You are correct. A laptop runs on its battery, even when plugged into an electrical outlet. In effect, it is the same as a desktop plugged into a UPS. Surge protectors are an even bigger joke. The ones you can purchase for $10 or $20 have mechanical switches that could never react fast enough to protect a computer from a real surge.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
CPT Jack Durish You get what you pay for. When it comes to surge protectors it is less how much the protector costs, and more how much is it going to cost to replace the items plugged into it.
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