APC 11-Outlet Surge Protector 3020 Joules with Telephone, DSL and Coaxial Protection, SurgeArrest Performance (P11VT3)

I purchased this unit to protect a laptop computer and stereo amplifier that had no surge protection. On two different occasions within the past two years my house suffered a major electricity surge. One time lightning hit the electric power line about 150 feet from my house. The other time the electric service cut off due to a storm, and then a minute later the power flashed back on for a half second and then dropped again. In both those incidents an APC surge protector (in my house) was "fried" by the electric surge. But the computer equipment that was plugged into the surge protector was not damaged. The APC surge protector did exactly what it was supposed to do -- saved my equipment. In both cases I phoned APC customer support and they immediately shipped me a new identical surge protector at no cost to me, based on the lifetime warranty they have on their products. After those two incidents I am a real believer in using APC surge protectors to protect electronic equipment -- LCD TVs, computers (both laptop and desktop), microwave oven, coffee maker (with electronic controls), stereo amplifier, and pellet stove (with electronic controls). The cost of the APC surge protector is small compared to what it would cost to replace a device that is damaged or destroyed by a major electric line surge.

The exterior design is awesome and the internal design I am sure is the best in the business. APC builds surge protection, battery backup, and power conditioners for data centers. Yes, I will trust them with the hardware I spent my hard earned money on. The filter inside this thing has cleaned up the noise from my surround sound and my voip phone. The external design has Modem, Router, TV, Blu-Ray player, Voip box, phone, surround systems and still has free outlets. This also comes with Ethernet, Coax, and phone cable. That's worth $20 and then I get this awesome filtered surge protection of one of the highest joule rating I have seen. Also, comes with a few Velcro straps to keep things nice and neat. Awesomely great value and product. Wal-Mart actually beat the price on this thing vs online retailers.