Home > Consumer Reviews > Tripp Lite ISOBAR4ULTRA Isobar Ultra 4-Outlet Surge Protector/Suppressor (6-Foot Cord, 2200 Joules)

The price on this item might be considered cost prohibitive, especially if you are just looking for a power strip. Having a switch on a group of outlets is always handy, especially, if you don't need them running all the time. The 'Isobar' series from Tripp Lite is a lot more than a power strip with a convenient switch. It is serious protection.

If you are looking for something to protect those electronic devices that are sensitive to power fluctuations, like faxes, computers, monitors, and printers, there are very few manufacturers that represent the kind of quality found with Tripp Lite. They are one of the few who represent the size of surge that they are able to supress, which is the only way you can tell the quality of the supressor. For this reason, Tripp Lite is a good choice, because you are purchasing more objectively, and not based on the company's rep alone.

That's why I picked this unit. I replaced an old power strip with this unit after my fax got fried in a lightning storm. It is true, faxes aren't expensive units, but I wouldn't consider them disposable. With this protection installed, I feel confident with whatever I've got plugged into it.

It might be a little expensive, but I don't mind paying a little knowing that my electronics are safe.

I have purchased several of these for work and home. They are excellent quality and hold up very well. I really like the metal housing. They mount on the wall very well if you have need to do so. The six foot cord is nice. A lot of surge protectors come with three or four foot cords now, which I dislike.

This is a top quality product which makes me feel comfortable that it won't short out and cause a fire. I am confident it will help protect the components I have plugged into it from damaging power surges. The plugs are too close together, however, which is inconvenient when trying to plug in anything with an oversized power adaptor. To be fair, I was aware of this deficiency before I purchased this product. The items I am plugging into this surge protector do not have large power adaptors. The only other thing I can think of which bothers me just a little bit is that the instructions explain that the four outlets are arranged into two isolated banks, but it is not quite clear to the average consumer (including myself) which two plugs make up each of the isolated banks.

I buy these for work because they are sturdy and very reliable. So reliable, I bought six of teh 8-outlet units for a computer cluster. This 4-outlet model I bought for home.

Nice and sturdy metal case. Internals seem to be of high quality. I'd recommend this except for a glaring design flaw: the outlets are too close together to support more than two wall-warts. It seems that these days everything is powered by a wall wart - it's ridiculous to design surge protectors that don't support a full complement of wall warts.