On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 07:36:39AM -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Rob Owens put forth on 4/28/2010 8:26 PM: > > Many/most > > users don't run a UPS and sudden unexpected power loss is a real > > possibility for them. > > Really? I was under the impression that laptops and netbooks are now the > primary computer of well over 50% of users worldwide (not counting smart > phones). Laptops have a built-in UPS. In the U.S., given the numbers of > cheap APC, Triplite, and Belkin UPS on the shelves at $big_box_store I'd say > most U.S. desktop users have a UPS. I know I do. Pretty much every > computer user I know personally has a UPS. In other parts of the world I'm > sure there are many people who can barely afford a PC let alone a UPS. Used > laptops are a great fit for those users, assuming the batteries aren't shot. > I only know for sure of one friend who has a UPS. He's the sysadmin for his company. I don't even have one, and I know better! Good point about laptops and netbooks, though.
By the way, I use XFS on my MythTV storage drive and I haven't had any problem w/ data loss due to power outages. It has happened to me several times, though, when I was using JFS. That's why I switched to XFS. (I chose JFS and XFS over EXT3 in this case, due to their ability to very quickly delete large files). -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100429134508.ga10...@aurora.owens.net
