I found that the only reliable plugs on this strip are the hot ones

We also have the phone on this outlet, but since it's in a hot plug, it never shuts off.

The always hot plugs are great for routers, chargers etc.., seems to be built well also

And my network printer is plugged into one of the always hot plugs so that particular computer doesn't need to be on for the other two computers to use that particular printer

It it very easy to use and colored outlets make it simple to connect the correct plugs.

This was easy to install, has lots of outlets, and works as expected

this is the second one I purchased for another location and they both are working great.

The strip was pretty easy to setup with the the entertainment center and seems to be working just fine.

The lucky thing is that it had the decency to quit working while I was still in Amazon's return window.

It is working good out of the box, as soon as I turn off my computer the switchs turn off everthing else every time, excellent product.

The stip worked great for some time, then suddenly stopped turning off switched devices.

It was not available in any local stores, so we purchased it through Amazon(better price-quick delivery.)On move-in day we found that the color coded plugs did not serve the needs of a refrigerator, computer, phone charger, printer, a digital piano and two lamps

I wish the other six outlets were similarly spaced, but that is a design consideration and I didn't deduct any stars because its quite clear in the picture that you'll get six closely spaced outlets and four widely spaced outlets.$32 is a fair price for what you get here.

This vendor was fast at shipping and provided a great competitive price

The price is right as well, you are going to pay about the same price for something that also does about the same amount of Surge Protection, so why not get something that will save you in long running cost as well

The one we received was not color coded; that is a nice feature we are missing.

Another nice feature is the placement of the outlets, which allowed me to place a few large power bricks that are hard to fit into normal power strips

It has a nice feature with a built-in slide to cover unused outlets.

There is a very slight delay in the activation of the switched outlets, which is a good feature (translation: less chance of false triggering on or off).

It would have been nice if this would have worked as it's supposed to

The idea behind this product is great because as you may know your devices draw a small amount of power even when turned "off" so this power strip not only protects from surges but also turns off your devices until you turn a specific device on.

I liked the idea of saving power, but the strip failed in a power surge and I was never able to get the switch outlets to work

I liked the idea of saving power, but the strip failed in a power surge and I was never able to get the switch outlets to work

My friends all love the idea and were amazed at the energy savings.

It's just amazing how much power electronics take these days with the device in "off" mode (in some rare cases, more than when on!).Mine is no longer operational, but this was because my toddler son thought it would be a good idea to pour an entire cup of juice into it

Didn't end up using the power saver as much as I thought, but the concept is great.

Vampire drain was a concept which mattered a lot last decade, but by this decade no longer is a relevant factor.)

Overall, this device represents an excellent concept but with a very poor implementation.

I really love the concept of these surge protectors, and this has exceeded my expectations

I think the concept is great for most items (lamps, printers, chargers, other computer peripherals); however, I really haven't figured out a way to use it with energy hogs like plasma TV's and DVD players.

It does not do that!!Rather, i was shocked to discover that instead of auto switching by detecting if the device was off, well instead all it does is switch off your other devices only when one of your devices is off (when it is plugged into a stupid "control" outlet)

My newer game consoles and cable box went into the "constant hot outlets" in red, which, as it implies, are always on whether or not the device in the control outlet is powered up.

I plugged the All-In-One Epson printer, modem and router into the 'Always on Hot' outlets and the PC in to the 'Controlled'

The dish network dvr is plugged into the "always hot" outlet

Took the place of a missing switched outlet on the back of a receiver.

The unit worked as advertised for 2 days and then the switched outlets no longer responded to the master outlet.

For flawless operation, I like the APC unit better than the SmartBits because you do not need to fiddle with adjustments

When I turn the power off to my surround sound, this unit senses the drop in power consumption from the surround sound and kills power to my tv, vcr, dvd player, dvd recorder,playstation, and a/v diverter.

If you have a surge protectors or power strip that just has "dummy" devices plugged in, this unit works great.

If I had only one, I would suspect a bad unit

The device works exactly as advertised, but what is not advertised is that not all devices will work well with it

I got this device and it worked as advertised out of the box

A computer that draw 12watts off and 100watts on will make a great control device.

Great device that saves $ on the power bill and helps the environment at the same time

Even tried another device in the entertainment center as a control unit, but it wouldn't work dependably (power remained live on the outlets).For my computer workstation, the control unit (computer) would successfully power down the slave outlets

The Kill-A-Watt is a great tool and helps in other areas as well.

The Kill-A-Watt helped me identify my DVD carousel player was vamping about 4-5W in "off" mode

I had originally planned to use a Kill-A-Watt, but just went straight to the smart strip.

Get a Kill-A-Watt and look at power usage when you are planning to use a power strip like this.

As far as stated operation it works as it is supposed to once the parent device is turned off or on the other electronic (sibling) devices follow suit as promised

and it turns off the USB hubs, monitor, external hard drives and DVD

I then tried plugging in one of my external hard drives into the master port (this drive shuts off automatically once the PC is shut down) and this still did not shut off the "energy saving ports" even with the dial tried in multiple locations

My plan was when I would shut down the PC, the external hard drives would shut off as

Now when he shuts down the computer, the hard drives turn off, too.

Now when I shut down the computer the monitor, printer, external DVD, speakers and external hard drive all shut down on their own.

I was hoping that when my Mac goes into sleep mode, all the attached peripherals like the backup hard drive, printer, and speakers would turn off via the power strip

As noted, however, it may be slightly awkward for use in a home office unless your master device and peripherals are set up in a likewise fashion--for example, I don't have the need for my backup hard drive or printer to be on every time my desktop is, so I tend to power them off & on using their individual controls

Most printers are have a pretty decent power save mode and most manufacturers don't really recommend turning them off anyway

I had 6 hard drives, a printer, monitor, etc which all drew energy.