ALWAYS have your computer and peripherals plugged into a power strip with a circuit breaker in it. That way the fuse pops, not your computer.
If you do not do this you may as well just throw money out the window.
Good luck with the moving. When you get everything taken care of and back online, we’ll all be here with our dark humor, groaning about our Thug-in-Chief, pointing out the lastest stupidity from DU, laughing at Darwin Award aspirants, and calling your favorite GOP Presidential candidate a RINO. :-D
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I have an APC battery backup/multiple surge protector setup. Very thankful for it. Need to route the phone line through it.
May G_d give you His mercies in your move.
Battery backup-only way to go, esp. in lightning prone areas.
It happened at my house about 5 years ago and came in though the TV cable, hit the modem and then back into the wall circuit the modem was plugged into.
Fried a couple of Televisions, DVD players, freezer, clocks, and a few other things plugged into that circuit.
I invested in an APC battery backup for my home computer several years ago. My small town frequently has electric glitches. Sometimes they shut the entire electric units off; other times, they only seem to hit the computer.
My APC cost about $40 at Walmart. It gives me a few moments warning if the electricity goes out. That is time to be sure to save any open files. Also, it protects the system from power surges.
The unit also has extra outlets. I keep a low-wattage lamp plugged into one socket. That comes in handy at night, if the electricity goes out.
I have had 2 computers burn out over the years. The APC is worth the $$$.
Netbook.
Cheap. Very portable during the move. Long battery life.
Used laptop.
Cheap. Very portable during the move. Probably will have built in modem and Wifi to be used with POTS now or high speed modem when you get moved.
We’re on dialup in the remote area where we are. Have had don’t know how many modems to blow from lightning strikes in the past few years. We’ve taken to upplugging everything when a storm brews up; especially the jack plugin at the back of the tower. So far so good on the few times we’ve missed unplugging lately. It’s a sort of pain; but what isn’t? :o) Twinkie
Despite what others may be telling you, circuit breakers and such are not positive protection against lightning strikes. At least not the relatively inexpensive ones you’re likely to see at Best Buy.
They’ll work most of the time, and are much better than nothing, but lightning sometimes does weird stuff and will blow straight through.