i wonder if it's really a surge protector... like a real one with product insurance up to a certain amount... i'm buying a home-theater serge protector this week and it costs way more than $25... so not too sure this is a serge protector or if it's just an extension with USB.
I wouldn't go solely by the fact that an surge suppressor has insurance to base your purchasing decisions. You may simply be purchasing an insurance policy and gambling that nothing happens to your gear. Google around for the technical details of what to look for and what models offer the good stuff.
Belkin claims it has "Lifetime Product and $75,000 Connected Equipment Warranties" and a maximum of 918 J of surge dissipation. I wouldn't trust it to protect anything important though, and surge protector insurance policies are notoriously hard to cash in on.
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Darkroom @ Mar 11th 2008 2:33AM
i wonder if it's really a surge protector... like a real one with product insurance up to a certain amount... i'm buying a home-theater serge protector this week and it costs way more than $25... so not too sure this is a serge protector or if it's just an extension with USB.
zevdawg @ Mar 11th 2008 2:36AM
It might have its own internal shutoff switch, but that's about all I would expect out if this thing too...
yoshi @ Mar 11th 2008 2:55AM
I wouldn't go solely by the fact that an surge suppressor has insurance to base your purchasing decisions. You may simply be purchasing an insurance policy and gambling that nothing happens to your gear. Google around for the technical details of what to look for and what models offer the good stuff.
itsnotabigtruck @ Mar 11th 2008 3:05AM
Belkin claims it has "Lifetime Product and $75,000 Connected Equipment Warranties" and a maximum of 918 J of surge dissipation. I wouldn't trust it to protect anything important though, and surge protector insurance policies are notoriously hard to cash in on.
itlnstln @ Mar 11th 2008 12:08PM
I don't see anything in the product documentation about protecting me from a man named Sergio. *rimshot*