Belkin Surgemaster 8 Way 2m Cable Phone/Modem and DSL Broadband Protection | 
 enlarge | Brand: Belkin
Category: CE
Buy New: £9.99
New (20) from £9.99
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 736
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 16.3 x 7.3 x 2.4
MPN: F9M820uk2M
Model: F9M820uk2M
UPC: 722868453315
EAN: 5051749205213
ASIN: B00009RIP6
Release Date: May 21, 2003
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | • Maximum spike amperage (39,000 amps)• 175, 000 connected equipment warranty• Eight surge-protected sockets for sensitive electronics• BlockSpace allows room for large AC adaptors• 2 metre (6.5 ft) heavy-duty power cable |
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Product Description
The Maximum Series offers high-end surge protection for your advanced computers, peripherals, phone/fax, DSL/cable modems, and more. This model boasts 2700 Joules, 75,000 Maximum Spike Amperage, 8-outlets, and a lifetime 175,000 Connected Equipment Warranty.Main Features:Lifetime 175,000 Connected Equipment warranty to insure protection for your connected equipment and give you peace of mind2700 Joule energy rating provides maximum protection of all your sensitive electronic devices8 Surge-protected Socke...
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Great...but.... July 8, 2008
B.S.nw5
Does the job well but it's been countless times now I've hit the stupidly placed on / off switch with my foot shutting down anything that's plugged in and losing changes on the computer.
A redesign is called for with the switch in a less prominent position.
 Needs More space for adapters! June 25, 2008
Christina Cary (UK, southeast)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had a really hard time deciding how many stars to give this. Overall, I'm happy with quality. Seems solid, good warranty on it, and the insurance offered w/ it is a bonus. I like the little bar that raises up to hold in the plugs' cables, and the cool swivel-plugs are the reason I got it. The downside is just too big of an issue for me to ignore. I am a musician and have lots of adapters. Most of them are big... and it's not just music equipment, I have some normal computer speakers by creative with a huge adapter/plug thing, so I'm sure normal consumers will have this problem.
The design of this item makes it so all the adaptors face inwards (so the cables point out) but the bulk of the adaptors are at the top. So this creates space issues. Some adapters are too wide and cover neighbor plugs, or they are long and cover opposite plugs. Either way I had a stressful time trying to swap them all around to try and find a way to minimize plug loss. In the end, even witht he swivel-plugs which I thought would help, I still lost one plug (meaning I had a spare plug, which I needed but couldn't use) This was only due to poor product design. Had they added some space between the plugs, or made it wider or face the plugs the opposite way, this would have helped and I could have utilized all the plugs. In the end I had to get another extension lead and plug some extra adapters into that when I really wanted them all in one place, adn I had to compromise some of my ideas. This doesn't sound hugely inconvneient, but I wanted to plug one set of items to stay turned on, and one set that I could turn off every night, but I couldn't arranged the plugs that way due to this extension lead's poor design. I just think, why couldn't they have tested it using variable plug-scenarios in the design phase... they would have discovered the problem I'm having now. Hence the stress caused, inconvenience, and loss of one plug dropped it 2 stars for me.
So my summary is this: If you are using standard 3 pin uk plugs, not huge adapters, this product is wonderful... probably 5 stars, BUT if you are like me and have huge adapters, then skip this and find another soloution.
 Propper Job! February 23, 2008
Antony Allen (UK)
Perfect solution for someone who has loads of stuff to plug in. Currently i have three external harddrives, a wireless TV receiver, my electric piano, my monitor and my printer all plugged in, and it works fine. Two of the sockets are 'swivelable', which is great for those plugs with upwards facing wires. Phone surge connectors: 1xInput 2xOutput. So i guess this works as a splitter too. Brill :D
It's solid too, so i think it will last a fair while :)
Great buy!
If you value your computers, then get this! January 4, 2008
K. Fargas (London, UK)
Most people here have said it all. As an IT person, I cannot stress enough the importance of surge suppresors in conjunction with computing equipment. Computer components are very susceptible to electricity fluctuations or surges, and one too many will fry the internal components, rendering your computer a very expensive paperweight! Save yourself the hassle and get this: a simple, straightforward, wallet friendly solution.
Ordered this Dec 31, and got it Jan 4th! As always, Amazon delivers! Kudos to Amazon on this. One of the reasons why I keep on coming back and getting stuff, as they are very reliable.
 Research before buying! December 23, 2007
Lee (UK)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
What they never tell you with these things is that you can't just buy one and have it work with anything a normal socket will power. Surge Protectors have ratings, and most of the cheap Belkin ones won't cover half of what the average person would want to connect to it. Read up on surge protectors, and your equipment, before buying one!
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