Smart Strip SCG3 Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Smart Strip SCG3 Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology
Customer Review: Hard to adjust; Didn't work in a simple setup.
Summary: 2 Stars
A smart power strip is a great idea. I'm going around my house finding things that consume power when they're not in use, and making sure they're off when they're supposed to be off.
This smart power strip is supposed to be just the right thing, and if you can get it adjusted properly, it will work as advertised. But I had a lot of trouble with it. I first tried it with my TV setup, to turn off the amplifying antenna, digital converter box, Roku box, and TV when I'm not using the TV. I did this by plugging a lamp into the control socket. It was a low-power CFL lamp, using about 12 watts when on (and of course, zero when off), and I was unable to make the Smart Strip go on and off reliably. I tried two different bulbs with different power consumptions. After a dozen attempts to adjust the screw setting, I gave up.
In the end, I used a standard power strip to turn that TV stuff on and off, but it's less convenient than using the Smart Strip would have been.
But I persisted. I connected my PC to the Smart Strip unit, so it could turn off the LCDs and speakers when the computer was hibernating. After much tweaking and frustration, I was able to find a setting that worked for this very standard Dell computer. But it wasn't easy, and I was angry by the time it worked, and not confident that it would continue to work. I returned the unit to Amazon.
Instead, I bought an APC Power-Saving Essential Surgearrest power strip Apc Power-saving Essential Surgearrest 7 Outlet with tel 120V for about the same price. It worked on the PC the first time. It has no adjustments at all. No frustration and a big smile. I recommend the APC unit instead of this one.
One note: APC advises that anything taking more than about 15 watts when in the low-power state (sleep or hibernate) won't trigger their unit to shut off. This is a better arrangement, and caused no problems for me.
Customer Review: I have 4 of these and they all work great
Summary: 5 Stars
These power strips are wonderful - I have them on all my computers plus 2 seperate entertainment centers - what an easy way to save electricity without any extra effort - I have the entertainment center ones set so that when I turn off the tv it also turns off the stereo and game consoles attached to that tv - I put the dvr's on the constant on plug. On the pc's I have it set to cut power to monitors and speakers when the pc shuts down. All work great and were super easy to adjust sensitivity. Sometimes being "green" can be easy!Customer Review: It Works Amazingly!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This product is awesome I have it connected to my MacBook and I love it! It works just like the description says! Would highly recommend.Customer Review: It works as advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
I plugged my receiver into the always-on and plugged all the components into the switched plugs. As a result, all components are completely off - no standby and no clocks.Customer Review: It works!
Summary: 4 Stars
It really does what it says - without tweaking. I wish the plugs were a little further apart so you could add more transformer units.