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Apple Computing Products:
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Should I get a surge protector or a UPS for my macbook pro?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1600125" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Neither an UPS nor a surge protector will protect against a close or direct lightning strike. I lost around $800 worth of equipment some time back due to a close strike. Everything was protected by UPS and surge protectors.</p><p></p><p>A good UPS with built in surge protection does offer protection against line hits and sudden power off and on dips. Buy an UPS that is able to keep your equipment up and stable during a power off scene. It should be able to keep you up so that you have time to save your work and do a normal shut down. I recommend a 750VA unit or larger for your Mac and maybe some other things like a monitor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1600125, member: 46727"] Neither an UPS nor a surge protector will protect against a close or direct lightning strike. I lost around $800 worth of equipment some time back due to a close strike. Everything was protected by UPS and surge protectors. A good UPS with built in surge protection does offer protection against line hits and sudden power off and on dips. Buy an UPS that is able to keep your equipment up and stable during a power off scene. It should be able to keep you up so that you have time to save your work and do a normal shut down. I recommend a 750VA unit or larger for your Mac and maybe some other things like a monitor. [/QUOTE]
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