-snip- It is with great repetition that you extoll the virtues of whole house protection, label plug in protectors as not effective against certain types of common faults, etc. However, it seems to me that *alot* of people have just two options... to use a plugin protector of some kind or not. Ideally such a protector would offer 100% effective protection against all threats, but even if it does not, it could still conceivably be of some value. If we dismiss cost for a moment, the question might be reduced to whether or not using a plugin device can offer any additional degree of protection (over and above what is built into common computer equipment, which probably includes a fair amount of low end stuff that is borderline if not below spec) against any type or degree of fault and if so, whether said poses more risks than benefits. Do you believe all plugin protectors offer zero net benefits, or worse, in all environments? Do you believe some plugin protectors offer some net benefits in some environments? If the latter, what advice would you give people to assist them in choosing the best plugin protector?