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Date:      Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:17:52 +0700
From:      Erich Dollansky <erich@alogreentechnologies.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com>
Subject:   Re: recommendation(s) for new computer
Message-ID:  <201204301917.52640.erich@alogreentechnologies.com>
In-Reply-To: <201204301122.q3UBMIvn081570@mail.r-bonomi.com>
References:  <201204301122.q3UBMIvn081570@mail.r-bonomi.com>

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Hi,

On Monday 30 April 2012 18:22:18 Robert Bonomi wrote:
> 
> If you have a bunch of 'sensitive' gear, also look at a Tripp-lite voltage
> conditioner.  that gear, and and a lot of other Tripp stuff comes with an
> insurance coverate (in five figures) that will replace gear -behind- the 
> Tripp device that gets damaged.  Tripp does use 'sacrificial' devices, 
> but I've never lost any gear 'behind' one, nor had a 'false postivie'.
> I've had several units that did sacrifice themselves, and in each case,
> I lost other gear that was -not- on the suppressor.  Lightning strikes
> within 100' are no fun! :((

hey, they are real fun! Didn't you have damage caused by induction into cables?

I never bothered to get shielded network cables which would have saved me some money.

Wireless has a plus point here.

Erich



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