APC P7GT 7 Outlet 120V Power-Saving Essential SurgeArrest with Phone Line Protection

by APC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 7 x 2.2 inches ; 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0014GZFJA
• Item model number: P7GT
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,359 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 21, 2008

Product Description

APC P7GT Power-Saving Essential SurgeArrest 7 outlet, with phone line protection/ 120V

Customer Reviews

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57 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for use with iMac, April 21, 2008

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Casino Joe (Lake Elsinore, CA.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: APC P7GT 7 Outlet 120V Power-Saving Essential SurgeArrest with Phone Line Protection (Electronics)

While this is a good quality product that may be useful for PC, it is not a good unit for Mac. When the Mac goes into sleep mode the P7GT shuts down any peripherals plugged into the controlled outlets , this creates a small voltage surge on the USB line as the peripheral shuts down which immediately wakes the Mac back up.

In essence it creates a cycle that never lets the mac stay in sleep mode.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works exactly as described, June 10, 2008

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Jon P. Rhynard "Jon" (Clayton, NJ 08312) - See all my reviews
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I have 2 home-built PC's with MSI motherboards. I am using two of these APC devices. The relay works flawlessly when I shut the pc off, or put it in standby. I've only had the units for a few weeks, so I'm not sure about cost savings, but each PC has multiple electronic devices attached to it (speaker amps, printers, electric staplers, shredders etc)that all shut off when the PC goes down, so I'm expecting a decrease in power usage.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No Good for Mac, May 15, 2008

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Ron Shaffer (Green Valley, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: APC P7GT 7 Outlet 120V Power-Saving Essential SurgeArrest with Phone Line Protection (Electronics)

I have a Mac Pro with 4 HD's and an 23" Apple Cinema Display. With the Mac Pro plugged into the Master and the ACD into one of the "controller by" outlets the unit does not operate as advertised. Putting the Mac to Sleep turns off the ACD and puts the Mac to "Sleep"-- 2 seconds latter the machine wakes up.

Their tech support confirms that unit will not work with my setup. Called their tech support originally, however, and they sent me out a replacement unit. Of course, it too does not keep the Mac asleep.