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3.0 out of 5 starsAdequate
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2024
I am not sure if they have an engineer designing these, or a monkey. The outlets in the middle are all entirely too close together for normal plugs to fit, so you're going to be using every other one at best. The outlets on the edges are spaced further apart laterally, but too close to the middle ones, so any big power supply plugged into those will take up at least two from the middle. It is an exercise in trying to organize all the plugs to get them to fit into the receptables, and even then, you're only going to be able to use about 8 of the 12 receptacles. So, this is effectively an 8-outlet surge protector.
Why they can't just space the receptacles apart a reasonable distance doesn't make any sense. So many power strips have this problem. There are some newer models from other manufacturers that recognize this and have started making 10 or 12 receptacle designs where you can actually fit everything on them. HOWEVER... you don't get the insurance on those that you do with Tripp Lite.
And that is the only reason I went with Tripp Lite. Their designs are terrible, but they're one of the very few with insurance who might actually honor it if you ever need it. It's a dependable, reliable brand that's been around for a while. I recently lost several pieces of equipment from a small lightning related surge, probably just barely enough to damage them. But I had been using an older power strip which may have even not been able to handle the surge. This Tripp Lite has the highest joule rating (which is hopefully not exaggerated like so many other most certainly are) with the most receptacles, so I'm trusting my new equipment with this.
Also, they don't tell you the size of screws required to mount it to a wall, but judging by the size of the holes, you can only use a #6 flat head. That's a tiny screw for this big piece of equipment (but there are 4 mounting holes). I'm still trying to figure out how one mounts #6 screws into drywall... might have to get creative. Most anchors that can hold anything take a #8 or bigger.