Tripp Lite ISOTEL6ULTRA 6ft. 6 Outlets 3330 Joules Isobar Surge Suppressor

Pros: Great surge protection. Sturdy housing.

Cons: Bit pricey.

Other Thoughts: I've seen these things take a huge surge and continue to function. Well worth it to protect high $ electronics.

Pros: solid construction; compact; simple; high joule rating; fairly solid wall-mounting possible

Cons: rocker switch burned out after 3 years

Other Thoughts: Unit is switched off nightly and typically there is a load when switched on, so perhaps it was too much over time for the switch? Otherwise it's a good unit and has performed very well with our rather funky PG&E power.

Pros: Finally feels secure in a place of constant electric surges. Recommend 100%.

Cons: None

Pros: No thunderbolt from anywhere will ever fry your stuff

Cons: Why would you invite a thunderbolt?

Other Thoughts: Best insurance policy an electronics geek can EVER buy.

Do it now. Thank me later.

Pros: 1. High Joules for the size.
2. Spaced outlet for large adapters.
3. Metal casing = solid as a rock.
4. Does not cause the kind of interference on networking devices that other suppressors do.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Other Thoughts: The extra filter banks is what sold me on this. If you have a DOCSIS 3.0 modem, I highly suggest buying one of these for your home network setup. The extra filters will stop alot of the power fluxuations that can cause transmit errors on the higher end modems.

Pros: I've been running an ISOTEL ULTRA for about eight years now. In fact, I own four of them. They've handled a multitude of surges over the years and still do a great job. I haven't lost any computer or TV equipment and I live in Tornado alley.

Cons: None, although be careful, this is heavy all-metal construction on the socket box. It's not a decorative unit. I'd call it industrial.

Other Thoughts: Some might get confused about the wall-side plug. The wire sits at about a 45 degree angle when plugged in, but his allows you to use it in a top plug with out the heavy wire blocking the lower plug.

These things got really hard to find a few years ago and I had to buy some other brands.

Pros: Superior voltage protection, noise filtering, rugged case design / spacing of outlets and optional RG-11 protection.

From our experience, it takes a lot of punch to take one of these out, and we have had earlier revisions of these in service for over 25 years that still perform to their original specs.

I would recommend the ISOBAR series for any mission-critical equipment, especially for small businesses like us always looking to save a buck without sacrificing quality.

Cons: RG-11 sockets only support single-line connections (single-pair). If you have double- or triple-pair cabling for PBX or multiple lines, you can't use this unit's power protection.

Other Thoughts: Offering triple-pair RG-11 protection would seem to have been simple, and made this more valuable to our company, but 110v power protection is still superior and box is well-designed. We have been using ISOBARs for over 25 years and NewEgg has slam-dunk prices of less than half the cost of our previous suppliers. We just buy everything tech-related from them. So should you.