"dzomlija" <dzomlija.366932@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> My computer (despite the presence of a UPS) was killed by an extreme
> power surge last week Tuesday during a thunder storm, which is very
> common in my area.[/color]

Although this sort of thing is very rare in London, I have a power-strip
that is supposed to stop this from happening, and it is guaranteed to work.
If not, the manufacturers will pay up to £25,000 to replace my equipment.
Surely they have these things there too?

ss.

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:12:14 -0000, "Synapse Syndrome"
<synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote:
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> "dzomlija" <dzomlija.366932@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:dzomlija.366932@no-mx.forums.net...[color=green]
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> > My computer (despite the presence of a UPS) was killed by an extreme
> > power surge last week Tuesday during a thunder storm, which is very
> > common in my area.[/color]
>
> Although this sort of thing is very rare in London, I have a power-strip
> that is supposed to stop this from happening, and it is guaranteed to work.
> If not, the manufacturers will pay up to £25,000 to replace my equipment.
> Surely they have these things there too?[/color]



Note that the risk of the manufacturer having to pay you anything
substantial is very slim. First, computer equipment rapidly loses
value, so it's very unlikely that the depreciated value of your
equipment is anywhere near £25,000.

Second, and most important, the biggest value of what you might lose
is typically your data. And they'll pay you nothing for that.


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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