Belkin 12-Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector with Phone/Ethernet/Coaxial Protection and Extended Cord
by Belkin Components
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Customer Review: A happy puppy
Summary: 5 Stars
Great layout of jacks - long cord - heavy duty - great value for money
I checked several brick and mortar stores in my area and couldn't find any surge protectors that had more than 8 jacks all placed either vertically or horizontally, and all with short cords that barely reach my outlet. That's exactly the number of jacks I now need, but the problem is that two of my devices have transformers attached to their plugs. When they're plugged in, each uses only one jack, but it's so big that it blocks another jack which prevents the blocked jack from being used. With an 8 jack surge protector, I'm now two jacks short. That would force me to buy a second surge protector. Not this puppy. I'll take this one, pay a few dollars more, get one of the sturdiest ones available, and still save money over purchasing two less expensive ones.
No lightning strikes yet after a month of operation, but I was awakened one morning a few years ago to the sound of a small firecracker when lightning struck. The surge protector I had at that time did its job, so I have evidence that these products work.
The only weakness I found with this product is that you can have any color cord you want as long as it's black, but I knew that before the purchase, and I'd buy it again over other options.
Customer Review: Did its job quite well
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased one of these about a year ago, mostly because I was running out of outlet space and I figured, "Eh, it's probably a good idea to put one of these in front of my stuff." I've never used a proper surge protector before, just the cheap power strips you get at home improvement stores.
Never again will I go cheap.
We had a large storm one night. Apparently lighting hit the nearby substation and many neighbors lost a lot of electronics: microwaves, washing machines, FiOS routers, computers, TVs, phones, the whole bit. I checked my stuff... nothing came on. Oh no! Then I smelled this power strip: it got fried. Smelled burned, and the lights flickered a little bit when I turned the switch on.
I tested each of my electronics individually in the outlet to which this was connected... each one worked. This thing saved my 50" HD TV, my stereo receiver, my DVD changer, my computer, monitor, router, external hard drive, and printer.
I didn't even bother with the warranty because I was so happy with the job it did. It performed perfectly. I bought another one that same day.
Incidentally, this is the same surge protector we use at work.
Customer Review: No Problems so far.
Summary: 5 Stars
It's kind of hard to know a surge protector is working until it doesn't and then you have expensive toys to replace. Fortunately for me, as far as I know, my surge protector is working fine. No problems to report so far. This is my second Belkin surge protector (not to mention numerous smaller products), and I've had no problems with my 1st one in the last 2-3 years that I've had it so I decided to get another for my entertainment center.
The things I like about it are:
1) Price - it's a lot cheaper then some of the comparable models, but still from a name brand I trust.
2) Flat/slim plug - makes it easier to plug in behind my dvd rack.
3) Plug outlet layout - It can fit the plugs for all my peripherals easily.
4) Hasn't fried my TV - always an important consideration with a surge protector.
My only dislike would be its size. It takes up a lot of room, but that's a trade off for it's outlet layout which allows you to use all 12 outlets instead of blocking some of them like you would on many standard spaced outlet surge protector.
Customer Review: Sturdy, lots of well spaced plugs, filtered ground loop hum from cable.
Summary: 4 Stars
While basic, this surge protector is well built. I'd just filled the last plug on my old CyberPower 8-plug surge protector and decided to be ready for whenever I added the next component to my HT. I'd also recently picked up a ground loop hum in a new subwoofer that was not present in my old one, so I wanted something with coax pass through to try and eliminate that issue. This unit has been great on both accounts. While basic, it's well built and all 12 plugs are extremely well spaced. 6 of the outlets (3 on each side) point out with wide spacing for wall-wart style DC transformers, while 6 outlets down the middle are spaced for standard AC plugs. This eliminates wall-warts covering outlets and rendering them useless. The bottom cable management also keeps cords in check but must be removed to see which is in and out on the phone/ethernet/coax ports. This unit is definitely worth the asking price, and if it's currently under $25, just find something cheap (CD sleeves, gummy bears)to push it over for free super saver shipping which, in my case, arrived in 4 business days.Customer Review: Response time stated nowhere
Summary: 1 Stars
Belkin's site doesn't specify what the response time of this surge protector is. You can have a higher joule rating but if it takes more than 10 nano second (one hundred millionth of a second) for it to respond, it won't provide much protection to your electronics. I see response time rating for lower priced surge protectors on their web site, and from that one may "conclude" that this higher priced item should be equal or better. From the warranty (though pretty much useless) of $300K for connected devices stated for this product, one could assume it has a faster response time than 10 nano seconds.
I wrote to Belkin's customer service, and they themselves couldn't find the data for response time for this product. If a company cannot state specifications for its own products, it tells a lot about that company. I also searched the web and couldn't find this info.
If anyone could find this spec anywhere, please respond to this review with that info. If response time is indeed good, then the other specs make this a compelling product to buy.