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APC 7-Outlet Power-Saving SurgeArrest Surge Protector

APC 7-Outlet Power-Saving SurgeArrest Surge Protector
From APC

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Product Description

The Power-Saving SurgeArrest not only safeguards your equipment from damaging power transients, it also helps lower your electric bill. "Master/Controlled" outlets are designed to detect when your computer is asleep where it then automatically powers "off" connected peripherals to prevent wasteful power consumption.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #12838 in Consumer Electronics
  • Brand: APC
  • Model: P7GT
  • Platform: Windows
  • Format: CD
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: 3.00" h x 8.00" w x 13.00" l, 1.85 pounds

Features

  • Power-saving surge protector
  • 7 outlets
  • 420 joules of surge energy protection
  • 15-Amp maximum line current
  • RJ-11 modem/fax line protection

Customer Reviews

Not for use with iMac2
While this is a good quality product that may be useful for PC, it is not a good unit for Mac. When the Mac goes into sleep mode the P7GT shuts down any peripherals plugged into the controlled outlets , this creates a small voltage surge on the USB line as the peripheral shuts down which immediately wakes the Mac back up.
In essence it creates a cycle that never lets the mac stay in sleep mode.

No Good for Mac1
I have a Mac Pro with 4 HD's and an 23" Apple Cinema Display. With the Mac Pro plugged into the Master and the ACD into one of the "controller by" outlets the unit does not operate as advertised. Putting the Mac to Sleep turns off the ACD and puts the Mac to "Sleep"-- 2 seconds latter the machine wakes up.

Their tech support confirms that unit will not work with my setup. Called their tech support originally, however, and they sent me out a replacement unit. Of course, it too does not keep the Mac asleep.

Works exactly as described5
I have 2 home-built PC's with MSI motherboards. I am using two of these APC devices. The relay works flawlessly when I shut the pc off, or put it in standby. I've only had the units for a few weeks, so I'm not sure about cost savings, but each PC has multiple electronic devices attached to it (speaker amps, printers, electric staplers, shredders etc)that all shut off when the PC goes down, so I'm expecting a decrease in power usage.