\_ JLF: Seriously, having an UPS is a must for production environments Skip the production environment, I recommend them to every box. When I bought my UPS 6 (!) years ago for my home box some thought I was crazy. I sure am. I bought that report that Arizona's power quality is 49/50 in the US hook line and sinker...and have watched my box live through several outages. Is it better to get "extended warranty" from Best Buy or a UPS from them? I know which one would protect my computer more.... BTW, #50 is/was Alaska. Go figure. David