gamerk316 :
would it be smart/cost-efficient to just buy a surge suppressor and plug a UPS into that
I wouldn't. I have no idea how surge protectors work internally, but I would suspect that plugging a surge protector into a UPS (which likely already has a surge protector) isn't a good idea...Just get a decent UPS and call it a day.
IDK, i we get a decent amount of surges in my hometown but in college the same things goes but there is also a good chance of a brown or black out. UPS would be nice except its too little of a surge suppressor for ease of mind; 400joules compared to 2-3 grand.
call it a day? well, i guess i do obsess over the little things