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Review by: Steve Hanson
Personal Rating: 10/10
Date of Review: 28/12/2007

This clever computer multi plug will save you money and hassle, automatically switching off any equipment linked to your computer, such as your printer, scanner or speakers, when you shut down. PowerDown also helps to protect your sensitive computer equipment from the hazards of voltage spikes and power surges.

I got mine free from an EON promotion but the RRP is 12 GBP. It really is simplicity itself. Just plug the PowerDown into your mains socket, plug your PC into the top socket of the PowerDown, then plug peripherals into the two side sockets (or plug your peripherals into an extension lead and plug the extension lead into one of the side sockets, which is what I did). Next time you power up your PC your peripherals will power up automatically, and when you power off your PC the peripherals do the same.

Two main reasons I like this product:
a) Environmentally friendly. My speakers and scanner both have transformers and these consume power even when everything is off. Not any more.

b) Ease of use. There are no knobs or switches to adjust, unlike an equivalent product sold by B&Q which was so fiddly to set up I gave up. Just plug in and off you go.

Problems:
None that I have encountered. Current model only works with PCs, but a laptop compatible version is supposed to be available sometime next year.
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28/12/2007 - Matt Walters
I'd just be worried about it turning everything off by accident. ^^

28/12/2007 - Jade Smith
That would be great for me as I have a desktop and other equipment plugs around such as my external hardrive and printer.

28/12/2007 - Joe Moverley
That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of that? Ian buy one of me!

28/12/2007 - Ian Clark
Hah - yeh I want one actually, £12 could probably save you a hell of a lot of money - if you plugged it into a Plug Tower (with like 12 plugs on) either it wouldn't work, which I can see happening, or it could say you like £12 in a day! hah. Worth trying out though

28/12/2007 - Matt Walters
Yes, unless it was fully charged perhaps? Then it might cut off after that? Well, I guess there's only one way to find out Ian. ^^

28/12/2007 - Ian Clark
Why? You mean the battery within the laptop itself?

28/12/2007 - Matt Walters
Neat idea! I'm not sure it would work with a laptop though. Unless the battery was removed it'd probably interpret the battery being charged up as the computer being turned on.

28/12/2007 - Ian Clark
Nice Review! Would be useful for annoying things such as Sky that drain electricity night and day.

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