Read that 40% of data loss in small shops is from simple power surges, not drives failing

I was looking at a report from a power supply maker's site, and it said that number. I always thought drives just wore out on their own. How many of you actually use surge protectors on every single workstation you set up?

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loganl222mo ago

Honestly, that stat is wild but it tracks. Tbh my old boss refused to buy proper protectors for the office PCs, said they were a scam. We lost a whole billing system one Tuesday after a storm, just fried the motherboard. He changed his tune real fast after that.

thomas.tyler1mo ago

Man, people forget about the slow burn too. A bad strip or old wiring can let tiny surges through every day. It doesn't kill the computer dead, it just cooks the parts a little at a time. Then your hard drive dies six months early or your usb ports just stop working one by one. That hidden wear and tear costs way more over time.

robin_bennett782mo ago

A buddy of mine had the same thing happen, @loganl22. His cheap power strip couldn't handle a surge and his gaming rig just went dark. Took the graphics card with it.