Power Sentry S10063100206/17 General Purpose Power Multiplier (Black) by Power Sentry
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Digital camera reviews of Power Sentry S10063100206/17 General Purpose Power Multiplier (Black)
Digital camera Review: This really is an all black Power Squid!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've bought these for a few years at my local Target. They are always black and yellow. Which looks awful. This black Power Sentry 5-Outlet PowerSquid Power Multiplier is really all black except for the switch and light.
It looks a lot nicer than the other squids. At Target Power Squids are usually $13+ with tax added on. Via Amazon they are $9.99 each. This is a great savings over buying at the local store and is delivered to my door.
We have many devices which use power bricks (Wii, Xbox, Ethernet Switches) and the power squid makes it easy to connect them up.
It is best to use a power squid where at least 3 or 4 devices need power and have large bricks. These will be unsightly no matter what. Then hide the cables in whatever creative way you can think up. A collection of cables to a squid doesn't have a great aesthetic appeal (unless you are an uber geek).
The cables to and from the Squid are thick, it's purpose seems to be to offer large power bricks an easy way to connect up from a single outlet.
If you don't have a lot of power bricks, then a more traditional power strip would be more appealing.
Digital camera Review: Use all 5!
Summary: 5 Stars
How many times have you bought a powerstrip and could only use 2 or 3 of the outlets because you have some large power packs hogging all the room? The Power Sentry Power Multiplier solves this problem. I purchased the one with the yellow outlets so I could see them under my desk.
We also use these in the garage and on construction jobs for our home remodelling company.
It's true, they are ugly as one reviewer commented, but who keeps extension cords and power strips in view anyway? If you do, these are not for you.
Well worth the money.
Digital camera Review: Works great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Hang it on the wall or lay it on the floor. It looks a bit unwieldy, but having the flexibility to move the plug where you want it is a real spacesaver.Digital camera Review: does the job
Summary: 4 Stars
The Power sentry does the job as advertised. It is more bulky than the photographs would suggest. These also have a "plasticky" smell to them, which can't be good for you to breathe in. After a few days, the off-gassing subsides and you have an inert piece of plastic doing its job - distributing power receptacles so that variations in power cords can be addressed adequately.