Good reason why so many use Honda generators; not some discount generator attached to a Briggs & Stratton engine.
Surge protectors are for single events that occur typically once every seven years. Repeated 'surges' means protector failure and no appliance protection.
Computer grade UPSes output electricity so dirty (and constantly) that manufacturers quietly recommend no surge protectors on a UPS output. Just another example of why the surge protector question is an obvious "No solution".
What does a UPS do? It typically connects AC electric directly to appliances when not in battery backup mode. Instead, many assume a UPS magically 'cleans' electricity. Well the 'cleanest' electricity comes directly from AC mains - when UPS is not in battery backup mode. 'Dirtiest' electricity (and why a surge protector should not be connected) occurs when UPS battery provides power.
Solution starts and ends with that generator.
Read numbers provided with a laptop. What voltages must a laptop work at? Any voltage from 90 to 260 volts. What happens when a 120 volt generator outputs 150 volts? If may harm a refrigerator or DVD/ VCR. But it must not harm the laptop. Others feared damage because they did not first read the numbers. Laptop would be more robust than the refrigerator.
What does each appliance manufacture list for voltage variation? Always first get numbers. Just more reasons why some generators (ie Honda) cost a little more money (as well as operate so much longer on same fuel when loads are constantly changing).