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Surge protectors are designed to take the damage from unexpected spikes in electricity. So when lightning strikes a utility pole near your house, the surge protector takes the brunt of all that extra electricity instead of your TV, computers, gaming setup or whatever else you have plugged into an outlet.
The best surge protectors that I’ve been using for the last few years are
the Belkin 12 outlet PivotPlug, the Accell Powramid, and Tripp Lite TLP128TTUSBB.
What's the difference between a surge protector and power strip?
Power strips look very similar to surge protectors -- and some DO have basic surge protection -- but you need to be careful because power strips can sometimes be erroneously labeled as surge protectors.
So when you’re buying a surge protector, you definitely want to pay attention to the Joules rating. This is a measurement that indicates how much electricity a surge protector can absorb in a single event without failure. You want a rating of at least 1,000 joules.
Here is a chapter-by-chapter breakdown so you can choose the best option for protecting a valuable PC, television and other valuable electronics around your home.
0:00 Intro
0:58 Why I needed a surge protector
1:15 Belkin 12-outlet PivotPlug
2:29 Surge Protectors vs Power Strips
3:27 Tripp Lite TLP128TTUSBB
4:23 Accell Powramid
5:58 Buying Advice
Here’s some liner notes on what to look for when you buying a surge protector:
When you start shopping for surge protectors, you may notice that some advertise “lifetime insurance” of $150,000 to $300,000.
I generally ignore this when I’m buying a surge protector because I’m just generally skeptical about what kind of hoops you would have to jump through in order to make a claim and collect a large sum of money from one of these companies.
That ties in with my second point: Surge protectors do cost a little more than power strips. But you should only buy what you realistically need. Don’t go overboard.
Buying a ninety dollar surge protector might make sense if you’re running an elaborate gaming PC that costs five grand. But it doesn’t make sense for an average home office. A $30 to $40 surge protector with a decent Joules rating will work out fine.
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