Surge Protector

**PinchyCM** · 10-13-2003, 01:47 PM

Hey guys, what's a good / cheap surge protector? I only have a crappy power strip / protector, and my power power went out and I thought my comp, speakers, sub just died. ( it didn't, but it got me thinking ). any suggestions? i don't need a backup power supply or anything, but something relatively cheap and efficient.

**PinchyCM** · 10-13-2003, 05:53 PM

an unnecessary bump before i head off to barnes and noble to study

**coolqf** · 10-13-2003, 07:17 PM

I just get the cheapest surge proector from CVS..

**skufft** · 10-13-2003, 07:25 PM

I got really good Belkin ones for like $6 each at OfficeMax. Doubt the special is still going on, but Belkins are good and cheaper than APC anyways.

**Panda** · 10-13-2003, 08:33 PM

At this low of an end for pricing you really aren't going to notice a difference. It takes a good deal of money to get some serious power protection going, and most of that protection comes in the form of a ups. Don't expect your computer to last for more than 1/2 a second or less during a power loss, it's the nature of the beast and has nothing to do with a surge protector.

A surge protector keeps the power from blasting through to a certain point so your components don't get fried, but it can't supply power and your computer can't work without power. So like I say, even what seems like a blip in the power where the lights flicker for a sec you can always expect that to bring down your computer.

**Alientank** · 10-13-2003, 08:36 PM

Get a Belkin Surgemaster II, covers like 50 grand in attached equipment if something ****s up, and also has free data recovery! So dude, your covered, not bad for something that costs less then 50 bones!

**thebove** · 10-13-2003, 08:38 PM

i usually tend to spend at least $25 for a surge protector, by all means not the best available, but at the $25-30 range you can get some good protection from decently heavy surges, although the serious ones could still fry out my equipment, but those are exceptionally rare.

**irwincur** · 10-13-2003, 10:01 PM

If you are just getting a surge protector, get the cheapest one, it really does not matter. Do you think any of them will stop a lightning strike - HELL NO. Plus, they are all no good after they experience one good surge, something they never tell you.

A better idea, not only for peace of mind, but also for a clean power source. A cheap UPS battery backup. You can get these for something like $30 - $50 now and they do many things for you. They are a backup in case of power outage, but who cares about that. Better yet, they condition your power, meaning that they send your components a constant level of power unlike a simple surge protector. Lastly, they are good after the first surge, in other words it takes a lot to blow the circuit on them.

**russ_watters** · 10-14-2003, 02:14 AM

Originally posted by PinchyCM
Hey guys, what's a good / cheap surge protector? I only have a crappy power strip / protector, and my power power went out and I thought my comp, speakers, sub just died. ( it didn't, but it got me thinking ). any suggestions? i don't need a backup power supply or anything, but something relatively cheap and efficient.

Sounds like you are asking about a UPS, not a surge protector...?

**masteraleph** · 10-14-2003, 01:12 PM

Alright...so, no backup power supply, no UPS. I personally like cyberpower (cyberpowersystems.com), it's not quite "cheap" (although it can be had in the $20-30 range depending on which model you want). Comes with a lightning protection guarantee though.

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