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11 people found this helpful
Great unit, with a caveat.
By Hawk eye on Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
For the past eight years, I've had a laptop that I wound up using as a desktop PC. I recently got myself a desktop PC to update and upgrade-the very PC I'm using to write this review now. I had several devices connected to the laptop: beatmaking devices such as an Ableton Push 2, a 32" TV, a wired keyboard, cordless rollerball mouse, a USB recording interface with two monitors, and so on. I had everything connected to a surge protector. When I was done with my work, I'd shut down the laptop and then turn off the surge protector I had all the devices plugged into. I don't think that practice is healthy for my new desktop. It's already told me, actually, in the form of disk checking a couple of times. But I want to keep the desktop on a surge protector for said device's namesake. This surge protector has given me the flexibility to keep my PC happy while still allowing me to power off all other devices. I have my PC's cord connected to this unit's "Always on" jack. As the name implies, this jack is always transmitting electricity, even if you have every single switch on this unit set to "Off". This means I won't keep cutting power completely to the PC. Yet, with a flick of this unit's master switch, I can turn off all of the other devices I have connected to this unit and to my PC. Furthermore, I have one jack free on this unit. I've plugged a USB charger into this jack. Normally, I have the switch to this jack set to "OFF". But if I want to charge my phone or another device that uses 5 volts, I can switch the jack on, charge the device, then switch the jack back off. This has proved to be an even nicer setup than I had with the laptop and my old surge protector! I can leave the few USB ports remaining on my PC open for data use and still have a means to charge a device when needed! I just hope this protector proves reliable when it comes to dealing with surges. While voltage does sag a lot at my house, we do get occasional voltage surges from utilities, and of course we do have a chance of surges anytime the power is knocked out, be it from an electrical storm or another cause like a vehicle hitting a power pole. But as of right now, I'm very pleased with this surge protector and would recommend it to anyone that needs a surge protector with such a feature set. Just remember, the "Always on" jack can never be turned off unless this surge protector is modified or is unplugged!
Top critical review
15 people found this helpful
Nice until you overload it and find there's no way to reset it
By Jay Wanders Out on Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2015
This was the only individually switched power strip with surge protection made by a name brand manufacturer that I could find. There were some other random ones as well but they seemed to be made in China pieces with no company really backing them up. Tripp Lite has been good to be before so I bought one then later another one. The pros are obvious in that it offers surge protection and you can individually turn off outlets. I love this in the shop because when I'm not actively using a tool I like to unplug it so I don't accidentally activate it. With this I simply just switch everything off except what I want. The major con is that I burned one out. I've had really cheap power strips before and if you overload it the little reset button pops out. You unplug your appliances and you push it and it's all good again. Not so with this item. For some reason all the switched outlets no longer work although the always on outlet does. I was going to open it up to see if there was something I could fix but it uses two of the curved flatheads that you can't remove. This is a major con for me since accidents happen and it's easy to overload a strip. I mean if this thing was prehistoric and used fuses instead that's still better since you could replace the fuse but this just winds up being landfill. I still use the one I have but I'm super careful about burning it out as well but will never buy another one of these. For $28 that reset button should work. For single use burn out it should only cost $8 max.
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