Eaton Tripp Lite TRAVELER3USB Travel Power Strip & USB Charger, Flat Plug, 1050 Joule Surge Protector, 2 USB Ports, 3-Outlets, 18" Cord & Cable Wrap, $25,000 Insurance

Tripp Lite 3 Outlet Portable Surge Protector with 2 USB Charging Ports (2.1A total), 18 in. Cord I bought this so my college student could protect their computer as they moved around campus, and charge their USB devices also. In use a couple months. I've used Tripplite surge protectors for years, and recently researched the latest UL 1449 edition 3 changes (ok, that edition came out in 2008; sorry for the delay). My general surge protector buying advice: 1. Look carefully for a low number for Voltage Protection Rating (VPR, which is new terminology in the edition 3 spec). This is often called the let-thru or clamping voltage. Lower is better; less voltage from the surge reaching your equipment. 400 Volts VPR is the best i've seen. TRAVELER3USB has it. I don't know how critical it is to protect all three wires (Line to Neutral, Line to Ground, Neutral to Ground) but i'd rather have them all protected. TRAVELER3USB protects them all at 400 V. 2. Get high enough Joules rating. Some surge protectors are only 200-780 Joules. I'd buy 500-1000 Joules if the price was low. I'm satisfied with 1050 Joules in the TRAVELER3USB. 3. Don't buy something unless you check 1 and 2 above. No specs? Don't buy. Junk likes to hide specs. Sometimes you may have to check the manufacturer's site to find all the specs. Tip: it's a good sign, though not a quality guarantee, if the online description and/or back of the product (sometimes visible in online pictures) says Type 3 SPD (Surge Protective Device), Voltage Protection Rating X (L-N, L-G, N-G). Type 3, SPD and VPR are terminology new to edition 3 of UL 1449. 2nd edition and earlier were called Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors and they had a less rigorous test. You have to trust the manufacturer that they have a legitimate, not counterfeit, UL 1449 rating. 4. Indicator light that protection is still working (the MOV's aren't burned out). The Tripplite TRAVELER3USB is good on all of the above. It also has protected equipment insurance and a limited lifetime warranty. If the "Protected" light ever goes out on the Tripplite, I plan to call for a warranty replacement (not 100% sure they'll replace it, but I thought I saw an Amazon review somewhere that said they did). If you are an Amazon Prime member, and don't need portability but would like more outlets, consider the APC P8U2, 8-Outlet Surge Protector 2630 Joules with USB Charger Ports. It has a better/higher Joule rating, but the VPR is not as good: L-N rating of 400V, L-G and N-G 500V.

Actually this is a zero star review. I bought this, at The NY Time’s Wirecutter recommendation, for the surge protection. Ha! The first day I tried to use it, I plugged it into a plug adapter, then into the plug in a Tanzanian hotel, it sparked and blew out the power to my hotel room. Now it doesn’t work - it never worked. The plug adapter still works. The hotel had no problem turning the electricity back on for me and that plug still worked. But the Trip Lite failed. And I wasted my money; I can’t return it because I’m on a month long trip in East Africa and past the return window.

I've seen some people complain that the USB ports aren't powerful enough to charge multiple devices (mostly involving tablets), but my girlfriend and I both charge our smartphones with this every night and it works fine. I have an HTC Sensation and she has an iPhone 4. It's only rated for 1 Amp between both devices so it probably doesn't charge as fast as two OEM chargers would, but since we leave them plugged in all night anyway they always get a full charge. It also makes it much easier when we travel. Instead of having to keep track of multiple chargers we can just take this along and it works for all of our gadgets. We can charge phones at night, cameras and other stuff during the day, and plug both our laptops in as needed. This has the added benefit of surge protection for all our expensive electronics wherever we go, since hotels rarely have surge protectors. It has solid construction and wraps up nice and compactly. Overall a good product and highly recommended.

The beauty of this surge protector is its compactness. I can easily toss it into my laptop bag or overnight bag without it bulking things up, and the cable wrap keeps everything neat. I especially like that it plugs into the third AC jack in back during storage. The power cord is of decent gauge and appears to be solidly built. Time will tell, but this looks and feels great. Be aware that the total power output of the USB ports is a combined 1A. If you have two devices plugged in, each will only get 500mA. 500mA is plenty of power to charge an old-fashioned flip phone, or possibly perform a slow charge (6-10 hours until fully charged) on some low-power smartphones. However, it is NOT enough to charge a typical modern smartphone, let alone give you a quick top-off at the airport. This isn't a problem for us, as we have an Anker 5-Port USB Charger that we take when traveling. This plugs into one of the AC power outlets and gives plenty of juice to charge our two high-end smartphones, our two tablets, and a spare battery. Since we're only plugging in one charger instead of five, this leaves the other two outlets free for our two laptop chargers. That makes this surge protector the perfect size for us: exactly enough outlets, while being compact enough (and rugged enough) to survive frequent travel.

Excelente protección contra sobretensiones para ser tan pequeño, mucho mejor que su otro protector portátil de la misma marca, el otro también es de plástico pero las patas están muy endebles y aunque es más barato, la diferencia no es tanta, me quedé con ambos de todos modos, además éste tiene un poco de cable lo que lo hace un poco menos portátil pero más conveniente.

Es un producto de muy buena calidad y es excelente para conectar equipos portátiles; recargar teléfonos celulares y equipos que lo requieran. Lo recomiendo ampliamente.

Muy recomendable hasta ahora funcionando bien

Justo como lo imaginé, simplemente perfecto, es pequeño y se acomoda donde sea

Estetica y facilidad de uso