Belkin 8-Outlet Surge Protector With Rotating AC Outlets

Not cheap but solid.
The rotating outlets were the principle reason for the purchase – that and the fact that Belkin has never let me down before with power strips. I am using this in the TV/Media center – so I have a lot of stuff that has big plugs. The ability to rotate the plugs out of the way of other plugs means that I don’t have two or three plugs that aren’t usable because they are blocked by others.

The cord management system isn’t bad but if you have more than a few cords to keep, you need to McGyver the clips a bit to keep things laying straight. It presents a slim profile so it was easy to stow. The outlet is next to the TV cabinet so the length of the cord wasn’t much of an issue, but it is a heavy, solid cord.

When checking the product out, there seems to be a lot of talk about their warranty. The ‘fine print’ isn’t that fine – it took me about 5 seconds to find the page and the language is pretty clear. Could they be nicer about this? Sure….but seeing how I read several reviews that talk about daisy-chaining their strips or using extension cords and three-to-two prong adapters, I can see why a company might be particular in their warranty deals.

Frankly, this wasn’t a concern for me. I live in a century and change old home but the wiring and panels are modern. I have whole-house surge protection and a solid home owner’s insurance. Their tech specs tend to suggest that if you are not using the product unsafely or inappropriately, it should be able to take the hit for your expensive electronics – and that’s why you bought it, right?

Built my son an entertainment unit for his room. Hiding power behind the TV was going to be a problem with traditional power bars. Being able to move the outlets made it easy.

Excelente producto.

This is a great design that solves a very common problem with trying to fit those large power plugs onto a singe surge protector. In the past with older protectors I had a few open outlet slots because those giant plugs took up so much space. The pivot design of this Belkin solves that problem perfectly. It has a full 180 degree rotate so you can go all the way to the left and then rotate it all the way to the right and stop anywhere in between. That’s a great design!

Also it’s narrow tube like design takes up very little space which is a huge benefit to me because I don’t have much space underneath my desk. Some of the other designs from other manufacturers were too large for my needs. Apparently they were trying to solve the issue with large power plugs by spacing the outlets farther apart which made the surge strips huge or they had other designs that still took up too much space.

Lastly this surge strip has great protection unlike some of the other surge strips out there. It has 2320 Joules protection, response time less than 1 nanosecond, EMI/RFI noise filtration 150kHz~100MHz up to 40 dB reduction, etc. Amazon doesn’t list these specifications so I’m listing them for you but if you compare them to some of the other surge strips you we see that it offers better protection. If you are serious about protecting your electronics then don’t get the ones that just barely protect you. You need to get the ones that can handle a good electric shock.

I normally buy cheap surge protectors for the house, mostly because I’m more interested in plugging more electronics into the outlet than I am actually protecting equipment from power surges. We have a bit of a cramped space behind our entertainment center though, and I was sick and tired of having to pull everything out and rearrange all of the cords in order to plug stuff in. I wasn’t sure what to expect when buying this because, again, I’ve only ever owned the super cheap stuff, but I was very impressed with the quality of this.

The 6ft cord is really nice. The longest I’ve ever had is maybe half of that. There’s a neat little indicator light that tells you whether the stuff plugged in is both protected and/or grounded. I guess that’s good for peace of mind. The pivoting plugs is what I bought this for and they work just as I expected them too. Some cords have bulky adapters on them and this lets you plug most stuff in without any hassle. No more blocking plug-ins with phone chargers and what not! There’s also a nifty little cord clip to help manage the stuff that is plugged in. I’m fairly lazy about this so I don’t care about it too much but it’s a nice little bonus.

One of the most intriguing aspects of this is a lifetime warranty on the surge protector itself and then an additional $150,000 warranty on anything that’s “properly plugged in.” I haven’t had to cash in on any of these yet, so I can’t actually speak to how easy any of it is to claim or what kind of hoops you have to jump through for replacements and repairs. Still, it’s kind of cool to know that your thousand dollar TV could be replaced just because of the type of surge protector you bought.

All in all, I’m very happy with this purchase. Not only does it do what I needed it to, but it comes with a couple extra bells and whistles like cord management and product warranties that makes it almost impossible to not recommend getting one. Suffice it to say, I think I’m done with cheap power strips and will probably eyeball Belkin’s products when on the prowl for a new one. The thing looks and feels sturdy as heck too.