To get the most out of your computer then you will need to get a few additional products.
These will help make your life easier and will also protect your computer.
The products that you should get to protect your computer are a power strip, a surge protector, and a uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
You won't truly know the value of getting a power strip with your computer, until, you get home and set it up.
You are going to have a quite a few power cables that you are going to have to plug in.
In other words, you are going to quickly use up more than the basic 2 power outlets.
You are going to have to plug in your monitor, your computer tower and a printer.
However, these are just the main things, most of the time you will also have to plug in a lamp or two, a clock, and any other electronic device to complete your desk.
Having a power strip will save you a lot of time and energy since a power strip is like a mini extension cord and allows you to plug in many different devices all at once.
A surge protector allows to you keep your computer safe from power glitches.
It has a fuse built into it, so that if you get a sudden jolt of energy coming into your house, the fuse will blow and protect your computer from any damage that it might receive from this.
It is much better for you to have a fuse blow than to have that extra energy coming back into the computer and possibly frying the hard drive.
Many times you will be able to get a power strip that has a surge protector in it.
If you can find one that does, then you should definitely spend a little extra to get it.
It is far cheaper to spend a little extra on that then it is to try to recover data on a fried hard drive.
A UPS keeps the computer running for a few extra minutes in the event of a power loss.
Why is this important to you? It allows you to save your data quickly.
If you have ever had a situation where you were doing some work, only to loss it when the power went off, you know how valuable this is.
Keep in mind that these will only keep your computer running for a few minutes.
It is designed to let you save and close your documents.
It is not designed to let you keep working.
So make sure that you don't dilly dally in saving your documents.
These will help make your life easier and will also protect your computer.
The products that you should get to protect your computer are a power strip, a surge protector, and a uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
You won't truly know the value of getting a power strip with your computer, until, you get home and set it up.
You are going to have a quite a few power cables that you are going to have to plug in.
In other words, you are going to quickly use up more than the basic 2 power outlets.
You are going to have to plug in your monitor, your computer tower and a printer.
However, these are just the main things, most of the time you will also have to plug in a lamp or two, a clock, and any other electronic device to complete your desk.
Having a power strip will save you a lot of time and energy since a power strip is like a mini extension cord and allows you to plug in many different devices all at once.
A surge protector allows to you keep your computer safe from power glitches.
It has a fuse built into it, so that if you get a sudden jolt of energy coming into your house, the fuse will blow and protect your computer from any damage that it might receive from this.
It is much better for you to have a fuse blow than to have that extra energy coming back into the computer and possibly frying the hard drive.
Many times you will be able to get a power strip that has a surge protector in it.
If you can find one that does, then you should definitely spend a little extra to get it.
It is far cheaper to spend a little extra on that then it is to try to recover data on a fried hard drive.
A UPS keeps the computer running for a few extra minutes in the event of a power loss.
Why is this important to you? It allows you to save your data quickly.
If you have ever had a situation where you were doing some work, only to loss it when the power went off, you know how valuable this is.
Keep in mind that these will only keep your computer running for a few minutes.
It is designed to let you save and close your documents.
It is not designed to let you keep working.
So make sure that you don't dilly dally in saving your documents.
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