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Belkin SurgeMaster, 4-Way, 1m Cable

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Belkin Surge Protector (4 Socket)

Sep 6, 2003 - By Amazon Customer

Another highly efficient, yet underrated product from Belkin. For those amongst you that do not know, your electrical equipment is at risk of being damaged through electrical spikes or surges and most insurance companies have small print which will not cover you for equipment that has been damaged as a result of such events. I purchased the SurgeMaster to safeguard my TV, Video and DVD player. The product is compact and well built and comparatively cheap in view of the protection it provides for your equipment. I would (s)urge you to buy this product for your own piece of mind. After all, what do you stand to lose?

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

Every home should have one

Feb 15, 2004 - By Amazon Customer

A surge protector is the thing no one tells you you need. You might think that the electricity supply in the UK is stable, but not so. Brief power cuts can happen at any time, along with spikes in the voltage. Even turning the mains on and off at the wall can cause a power surge. All this can damage your equipment. My satellite receiver had all the audio circuits blown by a power surge and it cost £120 to repair. (Satellite receivers can be particularly sensitive to voltage changes.) So a multi-socket adaptor with built in protection for this price is outstanding value for money.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

It's stupid not to have one

May 13, 2005 - By Tom Douglas (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Surge protectors are curious things. You have no way of knowing whether they are working. My PC didn't explode today - was that thanks to Belkin, or because there were no surges? You only ever know for sure that it isn't working, not that it is.

But anyway, I have seen a PC explode during a thunder storm. I recovered, but the PC didn't. It was a few years ago, but the PC was high-spec and only 3 months old. A Belkin surge protector costs less than a pizza. Go figure.

Any decent mathmetician would now point out that we should consider:
[cost of PC] x [risk of exploding] vs [cost of surge protector]

True, but emotionless. An exploding PC is no fun at all. For a few pounds you can avoid that (I think). So do it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

What can I say about a set of plugs?

Nov 29, 2003 - By Amazon Customer

Not much ! I needed an extension for a single socket to accomodate a DSL modem and Ethernet hub, so I chose a protected socket extension. Made well, and works well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

A MUST for every household.....

Jul 19, 2007 - By Mrs. Sa Drewett (UK)

well your never guess what happened..... our house got struck by lightning, the whole house shook and it wasn't good.
its lucky that i kitted my whole house out with these surge protectors no more than two months before this happened , they have more than likely saved me thousands of pounds.
so , like many others have said its one of those products that holds a question mark but i would seriously recommend that you invest in some of these, before its too late.