On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:26:52 -0400 (EDT), Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > 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.
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. :-) Oh, wait. I did buy my powered speakers new -- about 15 years ago. ;-) -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- 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/815778928.87815.1272556487107.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
