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| | Features | Energy Saving Surge Protector and Power Strip,White Effortless to Use - No Setup or Programming RequiredSave up to $100 a year per computer*Eliminates Phantom Load - Vampire Power - Reduce Your Carbon FootprintAward Winning Patented TechnologyUSB Controlled - No Threshold Monitoring - Illuminated On/Off Switch
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| | Description | EcoStrip 1503E 2.0 USB Energy Saving Surge Protector Power Strip - As seen on the Discovery Channel, now you can Save Money and Energy with the award-winning EcoStrip 2.0 USB Controlled power strip.
The EcoStrip acts as a normal power strip/surge protector for your computer and peripheral devices - with one important difference: when the computer is turned off, power is shut down to the peripherals. Simply plug the EcoStrip 2.0 USB Controlled Power strip into any PC or Mac and begin to save instantly. Just turn off your computer and the EcoStrip 2.0 USB Controlled Power strip will automatically close the circuits to the five switched-outlets on the strip, eliminating idle energy drain. To turn the switched outlets back on, simply restart your computer. According to the International Energy Agency, the U.S. spends almost $11 billion annually on electricity lost to Vampire Power. A computer left on continuously uses 70 to 250 watts - nearly as much power as an energy efficient refrigerator. The EcoStrip 2.0 USB Controlled Power strip is effortless to use, no programming or software required. Just plug your computer into the master outlet on the EcoStrip, plug your peripheral devices into the remaining five outlets on the EcoStrip, and plug the EcoStrip patented USB cable into your computer. EcoStrip 2.0 acts as a normal power strip/surge protector for your computer and peripheral devices -- with one important difference: when the computer is turned off, power is shut down to peripherals eliminating the vampire drain of electricity.
It Pays For Itself With Energy Savings. *Savings will be factored by the type and number of connected devices, cost of power, and hours of standby savings.
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 12.75 inches | | Product Width: | 2.15 inches | | Product Height: | 1.4 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.6 pounds | | Package Length: | 15.6 inches | | Package Width: | 3.7 inches | | Package Height: | 2.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 6 reviews |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 6 customer reviews )
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8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Great product; great company!!! Jan 25, 2011
By Price
I ordered the EcoStrip without really knowing much more about it than what was provided in the three reviews that existed at the time (not much to go on). When I received the EcoStrip and installed it, I ran into a problem with the outlets remaining powered; so, I contacted EcoStrip via the internet and asked for their advice. While awaiting a reply, I continued to investigate and troubleshoot the issue.
EcoStrip responded via e-mail in a very timely manner and, without having the ability to check the product or my installation, immediately offered to replace the EcoStrip without any questions. Almost at the same time, I determined that the USB ports on my PC were remaining powered when the PC was shut down. My ASUS Sabertooth X58 MOBO allows for the charging of USB-rechargeable devices when the PC is turned off; therefore, the USB ports remained powered and the EcoStrip was "fooled" into acting as if the PC was running.
That's when I learned a lot more about the European standard for "energy using products" (EuP). The MOBO supports the EuP standard and, when enabled in the bios, turns off the power to the USB ports when the PC is shut down. If EuP is not enabled, the ports remain powered. A simple change to the bios was all that was needed to gain the full benefit of the EcoStrip.
I shared the results of my troubleshooting with EcoStrip. They were sincerely, and tangibly appreciative of the information. I am confident they will now use it to assist others who may run into a similar challenge. So, not only is the product an excellent implementation of a great idea, the company management has proven to be both supportive and considerate. My hat's off to them for both.
A note for other shoppers -- it appears that many of the newer MOBOs are designed with EuP in mind and its implementation in computer bios is something to be aware of. If you can charge devices when the PC is shut down, check your bios and you should be fine (the minor tradeoff being that you might have to give up the always-on hot-port charging in favor of a really great energy saving tool); if you can't charge in such a manner, then there should be no problem and no tradeoff.
I strongly recommend this product to anyone wanting to save energy by stopping the draw of "vampire" loads. I'm using mine for the monitor, DSL modem, router, speakers, and a separate pre-amplifier I use in converting old vinyl LPs into digital music.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Handy time saver Jan 24, 2011
By Shawn
I loved the idea but Windows Vista does not shut off the power to the USB port in hibernation or sleep mode. The unit only works with a full shut down. I emailed customer support but I never got a reply. It does work on a full shut down as advertised.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Has problems with S3 suspend mode and USB Feb 19, 2011
By Dennis
All 3 of my Dell PC's keep USB ports powered during S3 Suspend mode, which defeats this device. However, I found it worked well when I used hibernate instead. I am still able to wake up my Dell's remotely using magic-packets while in hibernate, which saved the day for me, as my external drives are powered by Ecostrip.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
110V Power strip controled by USB cable Aug 09, 2010
By Douglas Baty
I rather like this USB controlled 110V power strip. It is well made. It has 5 three-pronged outlets that go on-off with your USB ports and 1 that doesn't. In addition there is a lighted master on-off switch that will shut off all outlets. There is an attached ~6' USB cable you plug into your computer and a 6' power cord you plug into a standard wall outlet. When your computer is on you get 5 hot 110 volt plug outlets. When your computer shuts off, the outlets shut off. Or you can shut them all off manually with the built-in (lighted) master on-off switch.
My computer is in a cabinet, so I use this power strip to have a small fan run whenever my computer is on. Keeps things cool automatically.
Note: USB ports stay 'hot' when the computer is in sleep mode. To automatically shut-down USB ports (and my small fan), I must therefore have my computer hibernate or shut off. [Yes, I already set my Windows7 power options (and the device manager) to full power-save USB ports, but they remain hot in sleep mode]. This is not the fault of the EcoStrip.
Retired Computer Specialist - Sacramento CA
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
great product Oct 24, 2010
By M. Ramirez
"calvarius"
Works exactly as advertised, now I don't have idle devices draining power all day. Installation was a breeze.
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