Surge Protectors

I’ve lost count of how many times a single power surge has wiped out a gaming PC, a 4K TV, or a refrigerator motherboard for friends and family over the years. After watching one buddy lose a $3,200 build to a lightning-induced spike that bypassed his bargain-bin power strip, I started taking the best surge […]

Last August, I watched a fellow cruiser at the Port of Miami have her power strip confiscated at security because it had surge protection built in. She had packed it specifically because it said “cruise approved” on the listing. That single moment is why I spent the last three months testing 12 different travel power

I learned the hard way why a gaming PC surge protector matters. After losing a $1,200 RTX card to a summer storm surge that came through the wall outlet, I started taking power protection seriously. Since then, our team has spent over 90 days testing 8 different surge protectors and UPS units across gaming setups

Your home theater probably represents a few thousand dollars of carefully chosen gear: a 65-inch OLED, an AV receiver pushing a 5.1 setup, a gaming console, maybe a 4K Blu-ray player. I have spent the last three months running power tests on eight surge protectors to figure out which ones actually keep that gear alive

Searching for the best surge protectors with USB-C PD usually starts with one frustration: your laptop, monitor, phone, and gaming gear all need power, but one cheap wall tap cannot safely handle the job. I tested and compared eight current models for outlet spacing, USB-C charging output, surge rating, desk footprint, and warranty coverage, with