Quote:This is often not the case. A UPS doesn't necessarily entail much more than a battery. How well it will regulate wall power can vary enormously from not at all, to stupendously, generally proportionate to how much it costs.
Just buy a UPS - they're cheap enough if you can get a small one, and they will keep your 'puter much safer than a surge strip.
Frankly, you might be better off getting a dedicated line conditioner of some sort, and hooking a UPS purely for battery purposes into it.