On Sun Oct 20 at 10:03, Ed of 1:261/1002 wrote to Walter:
 ED> While I do have several high quality surge protectors on all my
 ED> electronics, I could never justify the high cost of the UPS units.
Is a one-time $100 a high cost to you?   The UPS technology has dropped in 
prices quite a bit.  Worth another look-see.
 ED> To protect my data, I save my work frequently, and backup to tape
 ED> regularly as well.  As for the hardware, well, thats a risk I have
 ED> decided to take. 
Backups take time.  How much of that time would you value to be in excessive 
$100 already?  
  ...AA 
 
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