Smart Strip SCG4 Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology and Fax/Modem Surge Protection
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Smart Strip SCG4 Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology and Fax/Modem Surge Protection
Customer Review: Everyone needs this product
Summary: 5 Stars
We have 4 computer stations in our house and they are often left on or the monitors and sound systems are left on, etc. By using the smart switch, the only thing to think about now is to remember to turn the computer off at night or when not in use and then the printers, monitors and sound systems all turn off as well.
Just having the smart switch helps me to remember to shut the computer off in the first place which was something i often forgot.
I did have to adjust the smart switch settings twice until it worked each time and even then, thought it wasn't working when occassionaly things did not instantly shut down when the computer turned off, but then within a half minute, they would all shut off.
Overall, it's great product that definitely helps me stop wasting power.
Customer Review: Wanted to like it - but IT - IS - JUNK
Summary: 1 Stars
I needed this thing to work. I really did. But no matter what kind of micro-adjustment I make to the sensitivity, it either does not power things up, or does not power things down. The 'master' is a run of the mill Dell desktop - and the product documentation specifies that this works with computers. I may understand if I plugged in an alarm clock or something as the master, but no - was playing by the book and got burned. The thing is no more useful than a regular power strip. Sounds like some people got this to work - good for them - but if you are the type of person that likes to be assured of purchasing quality goods, pass on this puppy.Customer Review: Great energy saver
Summary: 5 Stars
Using a Kill-A-Watt, I calculated I am saving about 35 watts of electricty on my home theater. Will pay for itself in 1-2 years. Before you buy, you should know this will only save energy for devices turned off. Also, it works by using a master device that when turned on allows the other devices to turn on. So, in my setup my master device is my television, when I turn it on, it lets me turn on my cable box, dvd player, etc. However, the master device will still draw power and the television turned off still draws about 20 watts. Still, you are saving energy on all the other devices. Great for home theater setups.Customer Review: Highly recommend this to save energy, works as described!
Summary: 5 Stars
We have two of these - one for all the stuff for the computer and another for all the stuff for the television. We leave the cable box (so we can record stuff) and the networked printer (so we can print stuff) as the controls. This means that these two devices stay on and everything else stays on. I've been meaning to check out the electric bills to see if we have been saving any money.... but I haven't yet. Anyway, this product is working great and as described. Just make sure you know which spots to plug things into. It's well marked.Customer Review: Did not work
Summary: 1 Stars
I ordered four of these for our office and none of them worked as they were supposed to work. They would work if a lamp was plugged into the control spot, but not when the computer was plugged into the control spot, even when the sensitivity setting was adjusted as far as it could go. Their website simply stated that if this was the case, something else should be plugged into the control spot; but the whole point of purchasing them was so that when we turned off our computers, the peripherals would go off as well. I returned all of them.