Many people believe that a simple power strip is able to protect them from a power surge. The problem is that even though most are equipped with a fuse for fire hazard purposes, a simple power strip is not enough to keep your computer safe. "If you choose not to buy a regular power surge protector, and you are someone depending solely on a power strip, I highly recommend a good insurance policy in case your computer or other home electronics suffer from a power surge" says Andre Leite Alves, owner of Aware Bear Computers. AwareBear Computers is a Rochester based company that deals with repairs of PCs, Macs, Laptops, HDTVs and other home theater equipment, and technicians are very familiar with power surge problems that occur from time to time. "We even had an entire auto dealership that was not protected and suffered damages related to power surge" says Mike one of Aware Bear's on-site technician. Mike said they were lucky to have an online back-up solution since many of the hard drives failed as well as a good insurance company. The problem is that even though the computer's power supply is good enough to handle every day power spikes and oscillations, a nearby lightening could really cause lots of damage to all electronic components in your house.
How do I protect myself from power surges?
The best way is to purchase a good power surge protector. Remember that this is something that you definitely want to go cheap on. A good power surge protector we usually recommend to our clients is the APC protector with a battery pack. Not only will it protect your computer, if the power does go out it even has a back up battery that will allow you to finish up your work save it so you don't lose any important files.
Andre Leite Alves knows the importance of power surge protectors and makes sure that all electronic components in all of Aware Bear repair facilities are up to date in power surge protectors. "The fact is that not only we want to protect our equipment, however most importantly, we want to make sure our clientele is protected as well. These power surges do not occur often, but eliminating any risk of problems is what we are all about. Since we are always working on about 10-15 computers in each of our facilities, we cannot afford to take any chances." Says Arthur Leite, head of AwareBear creative department.
Bottom line, if you are going to spend money buying a computer, you might as well spend an extra $100 just to have a bit of a piece of mind just in case anything were to happen. Once a computer goes, if you do not back-up your files and you have couple thousand dollars worth of work, not only your computer will be damaged by the power surge but you could probably lose all your files as well.
Aware Bear computers also asks you to contact your insurance company and see what they cover in case of a power surge. Some insurances will not cover data recovery, and some data recovery can cost up to $2,000 per Hard Drive.
Author Resource:-
Andre Leite Alves
Aware Bear Computers
http://awarebear.com solutions@awarebear.com
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