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Nice idea bought three and two are great. The third one however I have too change the sensitivity setting almost weekly or it will not function like it's suppose to.

Beware that there are multiple revisions of this surge protector. The first 2 I got came in fairly old school packaging (boring blue box, no mention of equipment warranty) and they did not work very well. Within a few days usage the sensitive adjustment would keep on decreasing its effectiveness until basically the unit was on all the time regardless of the power draw.

The third one I got came in a blue/green box with a slick logo and a mention of the equipment warranty - it works great! It's really fantastic and once calibrated it works perfectly with my PC whether it is a low power sleep mode or a complete power down. The manual does mention that some of the internal specifications are different, but other than that there are no model number difference or physical markings that I can see which would different the old versus the new model.

It is sort of a gamble on Amazon if you will get the new version; the ones I got were purchased around 10/2009 and hopefully the inventory moves fast.

We purchased to use on our HD TV and Blue ray DVD player. Plugged into the wall, these were always on in a "ready mode", even though we watched TV in the evenings only. The Smart Strip shut the TV and Blue Ray all the way off during the hours they weren't in use. It was easy to begin using and after only one month, our electric bill dropped 17%. We made no other changes in our electricity use that month, wanting to see how much this Smart Strip would help. Energy conservation and money back. Good combination.

I love this product and have 4 of them around my house. I primarily use them around my computer for turning off monitors, desk lamp, printer, and speakers when I shut down my computer.

The biggest drawback is that IT SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH A PLAYSTATION. The power supply on my PS3 burned out and I suspect the hard cut off of power from the smart strip caused it. I would not recommend using this for high end (sensitive) electronics.

Wow, I saw this item on a "green" website. It had a video clip with it. A clip of an Oprah show, I know, I am not a big Oprah fan but I watched the clip. I was sold on the item. I ordered two of the Smart Strips. I hooked one to my computer system and I can't believe how may electrical items I had hooked up until I installed this strip. Now when I power down my computer, the Smart Strip will turn off my monitor, my sub woofer/speaker system, my external heard drive, my printer and wireless print server, my shredder and electric pencil sharpener. That's 7 items that were drawing power 24/7. Now no power is being used during the overnight or periods when I am out of town. According to the manufacture and the lady on Oprah, electrical items that are plugged in will draw power even with off. This apparently blocks "phantom power" from being used. I look forward to seeing how much money I will save on my power bill each month with these two Smart Strips.