Metspitzer wrote:
http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-Pr...7133454&sr=1-1

This says it automatically switches off to save power. If you are not
using any power, how would turning itself off save anything?


You plug the pc tower into the marked Control Outlet. When it senses
the power from the control outlet goes low, but not off, it turns off
other outlets for printer, monitor, speakers..... but it leaves the PC
turned ON standby! If it didn't you would have errors when the PC
started up again. If you turn the PC off completely then it's just a
matter of flipping one power strip off. The only advantage of the
automatic one is for when your computer goes into standby while you are
not there. But again, it doesn't turn off the computer.