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yup, the brownouts is what damages computers and makes a UPS worth it. See superuser.com/questions/113113/why-are-brownouts-so-harmful for an explanation as to why.
– Earlz
Commented Mar 22, 2010 at 18:11
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I swear by them when flashing a bios, I didn't one time and it turned out ugly, a bricked bios, what are the chances of this happening, evidently pretty good in my case. I can say however that I have never had a PC damaged otherwise when not using a ups, knock on wood.
– Moab
Commented Feb 3, 2011 at 23:04
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It also depends somewhat on your geographical location in those "first world" countries. Here in Florida, a UPS is a really good idea not just for the occasional brownout but during our frequent thunderstorm-induced power failures.
– kronenpj
Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 22:50

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