As Lord Acton might put it (if he were a modern-day computer geek and not a 19th-century historian), power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and sudden power spikes can corrupt every file on your hard drive and fry every circuit in your office.

The Minuteman MN325 might be all that stands between you and a nasty hardware barbecue. It’s a great surge protector, but it’s so much more than that: if there’s any way for a surge, spike, sag, brownout, or blackout to hurt you and your beloved possessions, the Minuteman MN325 vigilantly guards against it. All four outlets are surge-protected to a rating of 325VA, while the two UPS outlets include battery backup, giving you precious time to properly shut down your CPU. If you’re away when the big zap-out occurs, the included power management software will immediately take notice, save all open files to a temporary directory, and shut down the computer the proper way.

And all that goes double for anything else you might want to protect: your HDTV, PVR, DVD player, CCTV system, and any other modern acronymic convenience. Even your modem and phone/fax lines are safe thanks to the MN325’s RJ-11 telephone connection. And, Buddha forbid, should anything go wrong, the MN325 is covered by a three-year warranty and includes insurance for up to $25,000 worth of your equipment. That’s how sure Minuteman is that the MN325 will put an end to voltus interruptus.

Maybe twenty bucks seems a little steep for the Minuteman MN325. Maybe you’ll never have to replace thousands of dollars of hardware for want of a decent surge protector. You’ve got to ask yourself a question: “Do I feel lucky?” Well, do ya, geek?

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