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: Smart Strip
Summary: 4 Stars
This is our fourth Smart Strip. They are hooked up to our computer & 3 flat screens. There is a difference in our electric consumption. They are well worth the money Buy one or two.Customer Review: Smart surge protector
Summary: 2 Stars
It sounded like a great idea but I have used the SCG5 not SCG4 for several weeks now but have still not been able to get my hard-drives & speakers to turn on & off with my Mac G4 tower plugged in to the master outlet. I continue to adjust the sensitivity knob as instructed, but so far no luck. I may just have to turn it on & off manually.Customer Review: So So
Summary: 2 Stars
We bought (3) Still not sure they work. You have to adjust them a lot to get the "slave" devises turn off when the "master" is turned off.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: Working well so far
Summary: 4 Stars
The two latest reviews say they got defective Smart Strips so I wanted to report that the one I got has been working fine for about a month. I'll update my review if it fails over time. Others have reported that it was very difficult to adjust for their computers, but with my computer it worked the first time with no adjustment and has worked every time since.
Since I was concerned the strip would fail over time as others have reported, I got a Belkin power strip for my wife's computer to hedge my bets. The Belkin strip is much more stylish than this one and it seems to auto-adjust - the first time I plugged the PC into the Belkin it did not turn off the other outlets, but after I turned the PC on and off, it seemed to adjust itself correctly.
Auto adjusting is handy in theory but I think having a manual adjustment makes me feel better in case the auto adjustment doesn't work.
I also like that the Smart Strip has a physical switch on it so I can turn it off completely to save more power or to protect things more in a lightning storm. You can't turn the Belkin strip off other than to unplug it, although that means it should save a bit of power by not having a lit power switch and not having a switch also means you can't accidentally turn it off with a kick.
The Smart Strip has one fewer plug than the Belkin but one of its plugs is spaced far away from the others. In most situations (including mine) one of the Belkin's plugs will be wasted by a large power block, so the extra plug will likely be unusable for many people anyway, but it's still nice to have the option.