Argos 4 Socket Remote Control Extension Lead

It was in 1993 that I bought my first PC desk top system (An Evesham, I remember and it lasted quite a few years) and I was living away from home in a shared flat and a room that had very few power sockets. At the time I had purchased many trailing arms, or a brace of mains sockets with an extension cord and plug (depending on what they're known as) but they never seemed to last the distance, often one socket giving up whilst the actual plug brace itself wouldn't stand up to general abuse. Then I discovered Masterplug trailing arms of which I've found to be better designed, more robust and for PC systems equipped with essential surge protection LEDs. Over the years my ...  Read the complete review

You can never have enough power plugs & even if you do, they are often too far away to reach, so I'm always going out buying extension cables & recently purchased this four socket remote control extension lead. The big question is how does it compare to the others out there both in terms of quality as well as value for money? I've got to start by talking about one of the unique features on this product which I've not really seen before. As well as having the whole unit switched on or off, you can also switch each one of the individual sockets on or off using the supplied remote control. This is very handy as you may have some items plugged in which you ...  Read the complete review