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It doesn't cover risk. If one or more gpus dies, who pays for it? If you rent, you are guaranteed to be insulated from this risk. But owning, you might not have

It doesn't cover risk. If one or more gpus dies, who pays for it? If you rent, you are guaranteed to be insulated from this risk. But owning, you might not have the best return policy from the vendor. And if you are actually at fault for breaking it, they have every right to deny a return. Or if your apartment is burglarized or catches fire (possibly from overloading the circuit) you are out the entire investment.

0xbadcafebee 5mo ago
Also a lightning strike or surge from the electric utility could fry the whole rig. Proper protection costs thousands, and even then it's not guaranteed to protect everything
- mschuster91 5mo ago
  > Proper protection costs thousands Frankly that's something a landlord should provide. And there's insurance against losses from electrical issues.
  - beachy 5mo ago
    Why should a domestic landlord provide you with data center-level power protection instead of just the normal household utility connection?
    - mschuster91 5mo ago
      I'm talking about standard surge protectors. Properly installed they are enough except for direct lightning strikes, these will fry everything. But unfortunately, even in code-obsessed Germany landlords are not required to retrofit SPDs.
      - 0xbadcafebee 5mo ago
        To protect a large electrical device investment, you would want an EMP shield whole-home SPD, in addition to an SPD right at the electrical device. The first one shields exterior surges (including non-terrestrial), but the second shields against internal surges. And yeah lightning will blast through both of them. So the best bet is probably a lightning strike detector combined with renters insurance.
benjiro3000 5mo ago
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foo12bar 5mo ago
In the article, he wrote "I tried to insure it under my renter’s insurance policy. They didn’t like that. I had to get business insurance to cover it.“， but he didn't say how much it cost, either.

0xbadcafebee 5mo ago

Also a lightning strike or surge from the electric utility could fry the whole rig. Proper protection costs thousands, and even then it's not guaranteed to protect everything

mschuster91 5mo ago
> Proper protection costs thousands Frankly that's something a landlord should provide. And there's insurance against losses from electrical issues.
- beachy 5mo ago
  Why should a domestic landlord provide you with data center-level power protection instead of just the normal household utility connection?
  - mschuster91 5mo ago
    I'm talking about standard surge protectors. Properly installed they are enough except for direct lightning strikes, these will fry everything. But unfortunately, even in code-obsessed Germany landlords are not required to retrofit SPDs.
    - 0xbadcafebee 5mo ago
      To protect a large electrical device investment, you would want an EMP shield whole-home SPD, in addition to an SPD right at the electrical device. The first one shields exterior surges (including non-terrestrial), but the second shields against internal surges. And yeah lightning will blast through both of them. So the best bet is probably a lightning strike detector combined with renters insurance.

benjiro3000 5mo ago

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foo12bar 5mo ago

In the article, he wrote "I tried to insure it under my renter’s insurance policy. They didn’t like that. I had to get business insurance to cover it.“， but he didn't say how much it cost, either.