Belkin SurgeMaster, 4-Way, 1m Cable

But anyway, I have seen a PC explode during a thunder storm. I recovered, but the PC didn't. It was a few years ago, but the PC was high-spec and only 3 months old. A Belkin surge protector costs less than a pizza. Go figure.

Any decent mathmetician would now point out that we should consider:
[cost of PC] x [risk of exploding] vs [cost of surge protector]

True, but emotionless. An exploding PC is no fun at all. For a few pounds you can avoid that (I think). So do it.


Does what it says   January 15, 2005
J. Mitchell (Scotland)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

I decided to buy the Belkin Surge Protector to protect my TV, DVD player and Playstation 2 which I didn't want to get damaged as a result of the electricity supply. It's great and you really can't lose anything from this apart from 7 or 8 quid. The best part of this is the cable thing which keeps your cables all neat and tidy.

And it's well better paying that than hundreds of pounds for new stuff. But on the other side you could say the likelehood of anything happening is rare. You're taking a risk if you don't buy this but it's up to you. If you don't care about your electrical goods I guess you aren't going to buy this. 9/10. John Mitchell


Every home should have one   February 15, 2004
12 out of 12 found this review helpful

A surge protector is the thing no one tells you you need. You might think that the electricity supply in the UK is stable, but not so. Brief power cuts can happen at any time, along with spikes in the voltage. Even turning the mains on and off at the wall can cause a power surge. All this can damage your equipment. My satellite receiver had all the audio circuits blown by a power surge and it cost 120 to repair. (Satellite receivers can be particularly sensitive to voltage changes.) So a multi-socket adaptor with built in protection for this price is outstanding value for money.