Category5 Technology TV - Surge Protection

Surge Protection

S04E20
February 8, 2011

Robbie explains what some of the on-the-box features mean when comparison shopping for good surge protection, and then compares eight different devices from a variety of price points to help us understand how to choose the best protection for the price.

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