Honestly with modern filesystems I haven’t seen a need for a UPS. I’ve had unexpected power outages on my PCs more times than one might think (something something old house, animals and kids) and the most I’ve had was some ZFS errors in a temporary VM for some temp files that corrupted. Maybe I should get one for my home server, but its already entirely built on a shoestring budget so a UPS would cost more than the entire system
I’ve had to replace 5 SSDs (2x SKHynix, 3x WD) in the past 4 years due to being stuck in either read or write-only mode due to brownouts. A good DC-DC UPS solves it.
Ah brownouts would absolutely do it. Brownouts really kill electronics since its not no power but low power (assuming you mean the technical definition of a brownout) and most protection circuitry isn’t designed to protect against lower than expected mains voltage/amperage/frequency
I don’t have an UPS 😬
Might invest in one tho
Fun fact: “ups” is Danish for “oops”.
Which is probably part of the reason why the parcel service only started operating here a few years ago…
you can add this fun fact to your local giggles for UPS
The company UPS started in Seattle during the Alaskan gold rush days to distribute opium.
And German
Same in Slovenian
TIL UPS is still trying to break into markets.
Reminds me of how the Chevy Nova failed miserably in Mexico because it sounds like “no vas” which means “doesn’t move.”
See also the Hyundai Cunt, the Ford Tiny Penis, the Lamborghini Flat Tire, and others 😆
Honestly with modern filesystems I haven’t seen a need for a UPS. I’ve had unexpected power outages on my PCs more times than one might think (something something old house, animals and kids) and the most I’ve had was some ZFS errors in a temporary VM for some temp files that corrupted. Maybe I should get one for my home server, but its already entirely built on a shoestring budget so a UPS would cost more than the entire system
I’ve had to replace 5 SSDs (2x SKHynix, 3x WD) in the past 4 years due to being stuck in either read or write-only mode due to brownouts. A good DC-DC UPS solves it.
Ah brownouts would absolutely do it. Brownouts really kill electronics since its not no power but low power (assuming you mean the technical definition of a brownout) and most protection circuitry isn’t designed to protect against lower than expected mains voltage/amperage/frequency