Protect and save your PC with a surge suppressor or UPS
Let’s get one thing out of the way right now. A power strip and a surge suppressor, sometimes called a surge protector, are two different things. A surge suppressor will protect your PC from power surges, spikes, and brown outs caused by lightning storms or low voltage supply due to high power demand in the summer for example. A power strip is simply a device that increases the amount of outlets available to you but offers no surge protection.
In order to protect and save your PC you’ll need either a surge suppressor or an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Just like any other product on the market the prices will vary and the amount you wish to spend is entirely up to you. With a surge suppressor you can plug your PC devices including your PC, printer, scanner, and monitor into them so that your hardware will be protected.
The surge suppressor can protect your PC from power spikes and sudden fluctuations of power but it will not prevent you from loss of data due to a power failure.
A UPS will provide the protection you need to avoid a power loss and a loss of your valuable data. A UPS is a surge suppressor plus a device that will provide you with back up power due to a power outage.
A Uninterruptible Power Supply will give you enough time to save your data and shutdown your system properly. The device supplies power to your system in the event of a power outage. As I mentioned earlier prices vary and the more money you spend on a UPS the longer amount of time you will have to save and shutdown during an outage. Many UPS systems will come with software that allows you to automatically back up data and shut down hardware in the event that there’s a power outage when you’re not close to your PC.
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