recommendation(s) for new computer

[Robert Bonomi]

> From owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org  Mon Apr 30 05:55:04 2012
> From: "Chad Leigh Shire.Net LLC" <chad at shire.net>
> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:52:35 -0600
> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
> Subject: Re: recommendation(s) for new computer
>
>
> On Apr 30, 2012, at 4:41 AM, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> > 
> >>> - Enermax Platimax 600W
> > 
> > I do not know about your location but at mine power supplies have the tendency to have  a short life due to lightning strikes in the area. Get a cheaper model but buy two. I just ran into this problem but did not have a second one for the affected machine. The new one fits only upside down into the box with all the consequences.
>
> no. no. no.
>
> Get a quality power supply.  And get a Brick Wall.  www.brickwall.com   Bric
> k Wall surge suppressors are real surge suppressors, not the fake things you
>  buy in the store for $25 with $0.10 worth of sacrificial MOVs that degenera
> te over time.

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! :((