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I think you need a good one in case electricity gets inestable. What do you need to know buying one? Which one do you recommend?

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[–] NameOfWhimsy@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

Assuming you mean a power strip like this it doesn't really matter what you get. There's no way you'd overload the power strip unless you have a ton of crazy high-end stuff going on (fwiw my setup is a couple mini computers, a couple monitors, and a decent midrange desktop plugged into a single power strip and the whole thing never pulls more than a few amps).

If that is a potential concern, just make sure the one you get is rated for at least the amount of current you expect to pull. Many if not most off-the-shelf strips are rated for at least 10 or 12 amps, and that's almost always way more than enough.