Editorial Product Review:

Item Description:
BITS LIMITED SCG5 7-OUTLET SMART STRIP (WITH FAX MODEM and COAXIAL CABLE PROTECTION) 7 OUTLETS; 1225 JOULES; 3-WAY, 130V PROTECTION; 6-FT HEAVY-DUTY POWER CORD WITH 45deg ANGLED SPACE-SAVER PLUG; FEATURES 3 DIAGNOSTIC INDICATORS - POWER, SWITCHED OUTLETS and GROUND SURGE STATUS; WITH FAX MODEM and COAXIAL CABLE PROTECTION









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Customer Rating: - Economical Power Strip
I can't say I notice any difference in my power bill, but I feel better knowing that when a main item, like a TV is turned off, the attatched DVD player and VCR are also off. Same with my computer. When that is off, so is the printer, scanner, other printer, modem etc. So, I feel good that I own this and I think it is priced reasonably. I'd buy more if I had a need for them. I would give this as a gift to anyone that I knew would appreciate being "greener"

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Customer Rating: - can't get to work with iMac energy saving settings
I was excited to try the Smart Strip product, and it works as advertised as long as I manually turn off my main device (iMac). Unfortunately, it's not nearly as useful as I had hoped since it doesn't properly detect when my iMac puts itself to sleep and then turn off the power. I've tried adjusting the potentiometer in case it's a matter of the Smart Strip's setting, but the result is the same.

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Customer Rating: - Smart strip pretty touchy
It took several tries to "train" the smart strip to affect my speakers, my monitor, and my printer at the same time. In addition, after you use the primary outlet for the computer, and two of the "constant" outlets, you really only have 4 outlets for peripherals, which was somewhat fewer than I was expecting. Maybe I just need to read the description, though.