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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lclev" data-source="post: 1911414" data-attributes="member: 307555">I have no preference for what brand you choose for a UPS as everyone has different experiences but regardless they all protect well from spikes, brown outs and surges.  I imagine when your power goes out or comes back on, most of the time it is not a smooth transition.  The power may pop on and off a few times and those are potential power spikes that put a strain on the equipment that is plugged in.  I use to not worry about having a UPS on my Macbooks as they had their own battery, until we had a major lightning hit near the house.  Our house is grounded properly, but I still watched it blow a cheap UPS block out of the wall socket it was plugged into.  While it didn't damage anything except the UPS and answer machine, both were fried, I decided investing in a better UPS was I good idea! Lisa</blockquote>