[geeks] New Intel Atom-based barebones system

[Erie Patsellis]

Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:45:46PM -0400, Sandwich Maker wrote:
>   
>> back in the days when folks thought they needed their desktops UPSed,
>>     
>
> Eh?  I still DO need my desktops UPSed.  The building doesn't have
> whole-building backup power and we have semi-frequent outages or brownouts
> in the summer and fall.  My last system failure was due to three power
> outages in a single morning.  I replace my under-desk UPSes here every
> couple of years.
>
> Same at home - all my computer equipment is on UPSes.
>
> Bill
>
>   
Here in the midwest, any computer that isn't UPSed will have a heck of a 
time from spring thru fall, with daily brownouts and frequent 
(8-10/week) power loss, not using a UPS is spinning the roulette wheel.


erie