Power Strip,QOLIXM Surge Protector with 6 AC Outlets & 6 USB Charging Ports,1625W/13A,6 Feet Long Extension Cord for Multiple Devices Smartphone Tablet Laptop Computer

After buying a couple of smaller USB/AC power strips like this for my spare bedrooms, I realized that for modern people, 3 USB outlets isn't enough. In fact, all the outlets on a small strip with 2 or 3 AC outlets and 3 USB ports will be taken up by USB cords, alarm clock power needs and other random charger or outlet cord needs. Every night I charge a phone and a Bluetooth headset on a bedside table, along with a fan and a laptop I sometimes use in bed. My wife charges her Fit Bit every 2-3 days in addition to her Kindle, iPhone and iPad.We just started using and loving a pair of clamp-on USB-powered headboard lights for our bed, and, boom, we're not only out of USB outlets, but we're out of AC outlets as well. This has become normal life for a huge swatch of humanity. You can either have USB outlets strewn about your house, or consolidate them into the most convenient place, or the place you need to charge things. Using my phone as my alarm clock kind of dictates consolidation in the bedroom.It was frustrating having to pick and choose what to charge, and to move cords around, etc. Well, that is now a thing of the past, this monster is everything I need, and exactly what I wish I had purchased to start with. People, don't waste your money on those smaller, supposedly cheaper power strips. When you realize that you need two of them, and that one of these would have done the job right from the start, you'll get this thing and forget all those little ones.A couple of things I should point out. A 6 foot cord turns out to be a necessity for your end table or headboard needs. Some of the smaller USB outlet strips I got had 3 foot cords, and they were always too short... an extension cord was always needed. Also, these USB outlets are marked as to power. Two are high-power USB 2.1A outlets for fast charging smart phones and tablets. The other 4 are 1A outlets, suitable for normal overnight charging needs. Most other outlet strips are either all low power (so you have to use an AC outlet with a fast-charging transformer to get the 2.1A high-power USB port you need), or say that one is high power and one is normal, but don't bother to mark them. Now it's a guessing game. I like this unit's clarity of markings and ease of use.Long story short, I'm only going to order these units from now on. They are only slightly larger than the smaller USB strips, but WOW, are they more versatile and "once and done". And it is much smaller than TWO of those little strips, let me assure you. The one I got works great, looks good, and was well made - no issues or concerns. I came back to Amazon to order another one right now, which is what prompted me to write this review. Hopefully it will help some of you who are looking at the 10,000 or so USB outlet strips available on Amazon to choose the right one - this one.

I've had this in service for a couple of weeks now and it seems to be working very nicely. I bought it for use in a dedicated charging drawer so the combination of standard plugins and USB jacks was paramount to the plan.I am knocking off a half star because in my opinion the standard plugins are spaced to close together. In this day and age there are simply too many transformers involved and not that many standard cord end plugs, so it makes sense to get some spacing between the outlets to better service transformer plugs. The holy grail would be wider spacing with twistable outlets so you could swing the transformer body East-West or North-South for the best fit depending on the transformer body. Eating up two or three outlets on the strip for a single transformer body becasue of lousy engineering is ridiculous....again, in my opinion. I understand that the size would increase, but I'd gladly accept an overall increase in size if it meant being able to use all 6 outlets.To illustrate my point, as you can see from the picture my 6 primary outlets are used up with only 3 plugged in items because the transformers overhang the adjacent outlets rendering them out of service.I'm knocking off the other half star because the strip wasn't designed with any keyholes in the rear for mounting it to a surface and that's just silly. I ended up doing some careful exploratory drilling with a tiny drill bit to locate adequate void space so I could back-screw into the case to mount the unit to the drawer back. More silly engineering easily remedied. In fact this is the first power strip I've ever had that doesn't have keyhole mounting points, which I though was odd.Overall a good product and the combination of USB and standard power is awesome, but it could use a few refinements to be perfect.

Update 04-21-2019 - Had to buy for for my sibling's desk to keep him from stealing mine. I got him the model with the ears since he wants to mount it to his work station. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MCH9VDJ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=A16VSS7IKFBC70&psc=1Update 03-18-2019 - I just bought another one to tame the chargeblock clutter in the master bedroom.It isn't bulky or extra long and it stays where I put it on my desk without the power cord twisting it to one side or the other like so many do. I will admit that those who complain about lack of mounting holes and lack of space between 110 plugs do have a point.... But, even on my huge power strips I often have to use 1' extension cords because so many charging blocks are bulky. And besides, I don't have many things these days that won't use a usb socket if available so I haven't even needed to plug any 110 blocks into this one. As for the no mounting holes, I don't use them often anyhow since I normally move my stuff from one side of the country to the other every six months. If you need to mount it, grab some thermoplastic and make mounting ears for it. (My main power stip has a thermoplastic hook on it so it will hang off the side of my desk, since I can never keep the damn things on the little mounting screws in the first place) -01-07-2019