Power strips - help me decide

[ms32795]

I’ve done my research and read quite a few posts on power strips and have narrowed my decision down to the following two. The Tripp Lite ECO-Surge 7 outlet surge protector with 6 individual switches & P3 P4330 Kill a Watt PS 10 Energy managing surge protector.

I will have 8-10 pieces of equipment to be plugged in, and I do plan on getting an Apex in the next year or so.

Let me hear all of your experiences, pros & cons or if there is something totally new out on the market.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Burrito]

i've used the trip litte a fwe times now, works great, if you plan on getting an apex the only thing the killwatt strip does to my knowledge is monitor power and act as a timer, if you have a lot of stuff that needs to be timed on/off it might be worth the extra cost, if not stick with the triplitte

 

[doughboy]

you can get power strips that you can control from smart phone and alexa now. some will have power consumption monitoring even.

 

[Ross Petersen]

Based on the reviews... I'd seriously look at these if you don't have an Apex. Or to supplement. Has anyone explored these for use in reefing?

Amazon product

 

[Ross Petersen]

i've used the trip litte a fwe times now, works great, if you plan on getting an apex the only thing the killwatt strip does to my knowledge is monitor power and act as a timer, if you have a lot of stuff that needs to be timed on/off it might be worth the extra cost, if not stick with the triplitte

Does the Kill-A-Watt strip also act as a timer? That's compelling.

 

[reefwiser]

the Kasa strip is great you can add several to the phone app and can turn things off and on as well as schedule outlets easily,