Rob Owens put forth on 4/28/2010 8:26 PM: > Many/most > users don't run a UPS and sudden unexpected power loss is a real > possibility for them.
Really? I was under the impression that laptops and netbooks are now the primary computer of well over 50% of users worldwide (not counting smart phones). Laptops have a built-in UPS. In the U.S., given the numbers of cheap APC, Triplite, and Belkin UPS on the shelves at $big_box_store I'd say most U.S. desktop users have a UPS. I know I do. Pretty much every computer user I know personally has a UPS. In other parts of the world I'm sure there are many people who can barely afford a PC let alone a UPS. Used laptops are a great fit for those users, assuming the batteries aren't shot. Don't read me wrong. I'm not advocating XFS on laptops, although I do know of many folks who use it on laptops. For the average user there would be little performance benefit. For power users it's a valid possible choice. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4bd97d57.6010...@hardwarefreak.com
