selecting a power board

[mcle]

i need a power board for my pc but i want to know if there is anything that is should be watching out for. i am currently looking at the huntkey sac 404
http://www.msy.com.au/notebook-acc/9036-huntkey-sac404-4-outlet-surge-protected-powerboard-with-dual-5v-21a-usb-ports.html

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Nothing particular to watch out for except maybe making sure it has sufficient power sockets for all your mains-powered PC equipment. Four outlets is nowhere enough for me, it used to be but I've expanded the number of mains-powered devices considerably since then, so best to buy one with more sockets than you actually need right now.

I bought a surge-protected power strip with only four sockets, but since then I've had to buy a couple of standard power strips to plug in to the protected one just to give me enough sockets and it looks quite a mess. Considering buying a vertical, surge protected unit which has a total of 10 sockets to tidy things up a bit.