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How do you manage power outlets? (self.battlestations)

submitted 5 months ago by impudentmortal to c/battlestations

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I've got a lot of devices that need to plug into an outlet at my desk. Right now, I have 2 surge protectors completely full.

I wanted to get a smart surge protector to auto turn off/on devices I don't want left on all the time (ex: speakers, monitor, DAC/AMP, printer). But the smart surge protectors have fewer outlets than my current one.

My question is, how do you manage your outlets when you have a lot of devices that need to be plugged in? I don't want to have 3 surge protectors plugged into the wall. I'm already drawing a lot of power in my home office with my mini fridge also plugged in (on the opposite side of the room).

I've also heard of something called UPS. Would that be better than plugging it into a surge protector?

For those curios, the devices I have are:

Two monitors
Speakers
DAC/AMP
Router
Modem
Printer
Ethernet Switch
PiHole
Solar panel monitor
NAS
Landline phone
Backup external hard drive

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

A UPS would be a good idea for your computer and networking gear. You can use a NUT server to monitor the power usage of many UPSs, but not power on/off. For your other devices, the best you can probably do is the TP Link HS-300 which has 6 sockets. I personally have 4 in my home and they're great.