TrickleStar 150PC-US-W PC TrickleSaver

by TrickleStar

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 2.2 x 0.8 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002KIIQK6
• Item model number: 150PC-US-W
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 5, 2009

Product Description

Stops vampire energy consumed by PC peripherals. The product works with existing powerstrips and switches off peripherals when a PC is shut down. When a PC is On the product will switch On all peripherals. Conversely when a PC is shut down, the product will switch Off all peripherals. The product is easy to install and provides simple automation to reduce wasteful vampire energy consumption. The product can be connected directly to equipment or connected to a standard electrical power-strip with a number of connected devices. Product includes rear mounting holes for wall, under desk mounting. The product is suitable for residential and workplace applications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars This will not work with many PCs that don't turn off USB power, October 6, 2011

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M. Merlin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TrickleStar 150PC-US-W PC TrickleSaver (Electronics)

Be careful, this is a cheap device that only switches power based on whether it sees power on pin 1 and 4 of your USB port.
The problem is that many PCs do not turn off USB power on pin 1 and 4 unless you unplug them. All my PCs continue to power their USB ports when they are off, this is to allow for wakeups from a USB keyboard or mouse, or to allow you to charge your phone while your PC is off.
As a result, this device does not work.
If it were a little less cheap and could talk USB, then it would be able to tell if the PC is actually on or off by emulating a simple USB device, and work as advertised, but it is unfortunately too cheap for that.

4.0 out of 5 stars missing some features, June 24, 2011

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Jose Garcia V "josega" (San Jose. CR) - See all my reviews
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The device works great but you doesn't have software, so there is no way to control from the OS if you will like to turn it off or on. So it only works if you have the computer on, and it will only shut down if the PC does... No way to control that as there is no software interface.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Check your PC before buying this, February 3, 2011

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SP - See all my reviews

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This review is from: TrickleStar 150PC-US-W PC TrickleSaver (Electronics)

This thing was cheap enough to give it a try. I have an amplifier that is not easily accessible, I wanted it to turn off when my home theater PC was off. I was not surprised that the USB ports on my computer stayed on during standby. I was shocked that they stayed on when the PC was shut down, so basically the amp is always on. Haven't figured out if there's a way to change the power settings to turn off the USB ports. Nice idea, but check your PC first.