Tripp Lite TLP1008TELTV vs CyberPower CSHT1208TNC2G

It has a 3345 joule rating, which is considered to be quite high. The rating potentially indicates the amount of excess power it can withstand over a period of time.

Each outlet has a safety cover to protect curious children or to protect the outlet itself from dust and similar particles.

The device will immediately stop providing power the moment it stops protecting from power surges. This might seem as a bad thing since the power cut will be unexpected, but it is the most reliable way of showing that the gadget has served its time and cannot be relied upon anymore.

Four out of ten sockets are deliberately spread out to leave space for the bigger power plugs. This way the power plugs will not unintentionally cover other outlets.

It can be mounted on a wall with the inclusion of keyhole slots at the bottom of the panel, thus providing more placement options.

It has a lifetime warranty with a $150,000 lifetime insurance for any device that is properly connected to the Tripp Lite. If such electronic has died due to a power surge, the company will compensate its value.

No problem plugging this in behind something that is right up against the wall, it only needs 3/8 in. of clearance over the outlet it's plugged into.

$500,000 of insurance coverage to replace devices that get fried despite being properly connected to the surge suppressor

The most crucial measure of a varistor like those used in surge suppresors is the time it takes to react to a surge. These varistors are rated at one nanosecond response time to overcurrent in any of the three conductors in your circuit: line, neutral or ground.

What if the surge doesn't come through your electrical circuits, but from a lightning strike to a telephone, cable, or satellite line? This has you covered for all three, so you can protect your modem, computer and cable/satellite box all with the same unit.

First, all the outlets with green covers are triggered by a relay to a single master outlet, so plug your TV into the master outlet and all the other devices only receive current when the TV is on, thwarting the standby-mode that jacks up your electric bill. A separate outlet is labeled "Always On" so you can switch the unit off and kill power to all the connected devices but one; it's great for having a lamp plugged in that can always turn on, even if you've cut power to everything else.

It can filter out 43 decibels of noise over a range of 150KHz–100MHz on your power waveform. Most professional grade products only offer 25-33dB in a much narrower range.

4350 joules is a ton of energy to be able to clamp down. One joule can also be described as a "watt second," the amount of energy necessary to produce a watt for a full second. So even if your setup is pulling a beefy 1450 watts, this thing can safely redirect a surge of three times that amount of electricity for a second!