Smart Power Strips Can Save the Planet, Your Wallet, and Your Computer
If you use a computer at home, you need a smart power strip.
Along with your desktop computer you probably have all sorts of peripheral devices hooked up as well. If you’re like most people, you probably realize the day after turning your computer off for the night that you didn’t actually power down one thing or another. Maybe you turn everything off every time, but did you know that even then your devices draw a small amount of power from electrical outlets regardless of their inactive state? This “phantom power” can add up dramatically across all of your devices over time to high energy waste and utility costs.
The smart power strip reduces this waste pays for itself several times over in energy cost reduction. A smart power strip is able to sense when you have turned off the computer and accordingly cut power to all other power-hog devices (monitor, printer, speakers, etc.). It works very simply; no programming needed. Just plug your computer into the main control outlet and all of your peripherals into the others. The self-contained smart power strip then cuts or allows power to the peripherals according to whether you computer is off or on, respectively.
This way, you will not forget to turn off your extra devices or, as more commonly happens, not realize that they are on standby. Furthermore, the smart power strip works with a true bypass circuit, meaning that you will not get the so-called “electrical leak” that occurs even when a device is completely switched off. You will save money and precious resources both ways.
If you are not already using a power strip, then shame on you; not only for wasting your own money and the Earth’s energy, but also for putting your computer in immediate danger. Any computer tech (and even most Joe Schmo’s nowadays) will tell you that a computer plugged straight into a wall outlet is a computer on death row. Power surges can come completely unexpectedly, not only via electrical storms but by malfunctioning nearby power line equipment or sometimes even from your neighbor plugging in too many Christmas lights.
You need to also make sure that your power strip isn’t just a glorified extension cord. In order for your power strip to actually protect you, it needs to have a fuse. Your power strip will normally go under the superhero name of “surge protector” in this case; however, a good rule-of-thumb is that surge protectors have an “on/off” switch. Fortunately, all smart power strips are also surge protectors. If you are not already protecting your computer or want to upgrade to a power-saving model that will pay for itself, then get a smart strip.
Smart power strips are only a bit more expensive than their mongoloid cousins. However, rough estimates show that a smart power strip will make up for this difference in a matter of weeks while completely paying for itself in about three months. After that, you’re just riding the gravy train.
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