Surge protectors is probably not flashy purchases, however they’re fairly key for a simple, clear setup of your tech. However for the reason that pandemic hit, my favourite mannequin typically stays near its MSRP—seeing this 12-outlet Belkin energy strip beneath $20 has been a rarity. Not at this time, although. Throughout Amazon’s fall Prime Day occasion, it’s lastly squeaked beneath that threshold. Which suggests it’s time for me to choose up just a few extra.
I like this surge protector for a number of causes—it affords an inexpensive quantity of safety (3,900 joules), isn’t too cumbersome, and has a great structure. That final level is de facto the most important cause why I’ve so many littered round my house. Too many issues I personal use wall warts, and “Outlet Tetris” is a sport I hate taking part in. It additionally has a flat plug and an extended cable, which helps with each cable routing and sticking it someplace discreet.
Within the earlier than instances, you might decide one up for about $15 on sale semi-regularly, however that dried up as soon as everybody hunkered down at house. So whereas the present sale worth of $19.99 (which actually makes it $20) isn’t nearly as good, it’s nonetheless a couple of dollars cheaper than the standard discounted worth over the previous few years.
Yow will discover different first rate options to this surge protector—since I pledged my allegiance to this Belkin mannequin, Anker has since come out with a 12-outlet surge protector with extra beneficiant spacing for thicker plugs. However that’s nonetheless hovering above the $20 mark, and its surge safety score is decrease (2100 joules). I’ve additionally tried an Amazon Fundamentals mannequin, but it surely has an insanely shiny LED indicator for the surge safety standing. It truly stored me up at evening—I needed to swap round my energy strips and get one among my Belkins within the bed room as an alternative.
Anyway, although I’ve obtained an entire brood of Belkin surge protectors at my place, I’ve nonetheless been planning for extra, and with this Prime Day sale, I can lastly pull the set off. Not solely does my mother and father’ leisure system want extra accessible shops, however I may use no less than yet another spare. I could accumulate tech gear like some individuals do stamps. Ahem.
