Power strip recommendation

[moocow]

I'm looking to replace my dead and ancient APC power strip and noticed APC / Scheider Electric stuff doesn't really exist on Amazon Canada. Anyone got a recommendation or can point me to a decent review? Amazon Canada got a lot of iffy sounding brands. Belkin isn't exactly a good brand in my view and the Anker power strip has surge protection but seem kind of flimsy.

 

[Izerous]

Honestly skip the strip and go to a UPS if for your desktop.

$199 in store, note pure sine wav model but still high VA model.

https://www.costco.ca/cyberpower-cst150uc-fc-battery-backup---ups-with-surge-protection.product.4000223432.html

 

[ZZLEE]

Canada Computers has some APC also.

 

[lowfat]

I'm a fan of Trip Lite. I like the commercial / enterprise grade stuff. They can be huge with tons of spaces out plugs. Not cheap tho.


These ones can even be rack mounted.

https://www.amazon.ca/Protect-5-15R-Power-Strip-15AMP/dp/B000L4F5UK?th=1&psc=1

 

[moocow]

CC has the Cyberpower 1500VA LX1500GU3 which uses simulated sine wave output for $10 more than the non sine wave one at Costco. However, since I'm still unemployed, I'll avoid spending this kind of money. Trip Lite surge protection strips for $70 seems to fit my budget.

 

[JD]

There definitely seems to be a lack of "good" surge protectors these days. Though I suppose ultimately you should be putting it on your electrical panel instead to be more effective.

I grabbed this recently: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09YBN5H5W, thinking that my former old Rocketfish eco-mode one was part of my issues, but it was not. It's really strange, when I turn off my AVR, my Alienware AW3418DW flickers off (screen goes black) and comes back. Though even before, I had the Alienware on a UPS, and it would randomly flicker off when I got up from my desk. Feels like some sorta weird EMF issue with the monitor.

Subjectively though, I think there is less white noise from my speakers now when nothing is playing.

 

[sswilson]

There definitely seems to be a lack of "good" surge protectors these days. Though I suppose ultimately you should be putting it on your electrical panel instead to be more effective.

I grabbed this recently: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09YBN5H5W, thinking that my former old Rocketfish eco-mode one was part of my issues, but it was not. It's really strange, when I turn off my AVR, my Alienware AW3418DW flickers off (screen goes black) and comes back. Though even before, I had the Alienware on a UPS, and it would randomly flicker off when I got up from my desk. Feels like some sorta weird EMF issue with the monitor.

Subjectively though, I think there is less white noise from my speakers now when nothing is playing.

That was part of our heat pump install. Rather than using one for each unit, they installed a single "whole home" one on our electrical panel.

 

[Marzipan]

power strip or surge protector? they are different animals.

 

[moocow]

Well a surge protector with at least 6 plugs is a power strip with surge protection right?

 

[Marzipan]

Well a surge protector with at least 6 plugs is a power strip with surge protection right?

yes...but they're called surge protectors to differentiate from a power strip, which is essentially a plug replicator.

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