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Posted at 7:35 AM on Friday 01/9/09 by
Ben
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NewEgg.com has the new P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Detector for $40, with free shipping with coupon code EMCABAKBA [Exp 1/15]. It improves upon the original P4400 (which is included in this kit as well) by providing direct energy cost calculations so that you can see how much your plug-in gadgets cost to leave on.
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    mitda - Posted 7:52 am PST 01/9/09 (880 Posts)  Report Spam

    "It improves upon the original P4400 (which is included in this kit as well)..."

    Huh? From NewEgg it appears to be just one (P4460), not two.

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    inferno - Posted 8:01 am PST 01/9/09 (855 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yeah weird description, but seems a bit pricey, I got mine for around 25 - though they are useful. People should be knowledgeable about how much energy they use, like their quad core PC which may take at least 200 watts to run!

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    cwins - Posted 8:52 am PST 01/9/09 (218 Posts)  Report Spam

    whats with the 'international'? does it contain adapters for plugs from different countries?

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    inferno - Posted 10:28 am PST 01/9/09 (855 Posts)  Report Spam

    Nope #3, sorry

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    MisterE - Posted 11:13 am PST 01/9/09 (881 Posts)  Report Spam

    Wow, check out this Kill-A-Watt power strip at Amazon.com:

    http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4320-Kill-Watt/dp/B000UKSESK/

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    websai - Posted 11:15 am PST 01/9/09 (72 Posts)  Report Spam

    Operating Voltage: 115 VAC
    Max Voltage: 125 VAC

    It's really not 110~250V. International is just the brand name

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    BensBargains - Posted 11:22 am PST 01/9/09 (1223 Posts)  Report Spam

    Would like to see how a PC with 800 watt power supply, 1500 watt heater, and 1000 watt speaker system running on a 42" LCD cost per hour?

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    pooh0706 - Posted 11:42 am PST 01/9/09 (92 Posts)  Report Spam

    don't buy this stuff and save you $40. i bought this a while ago, used once, and now it's collecting dust somewhere.

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    websai - Posted 12:09 pm PST 01/9/09 (72 Posts)  Report Spam

    if you just want to know how much of the current, why don't you buy a clamp meter and it's professional.
    http://www.amazon.com/MasbaconDigital-Clamp-Meter-MS2002/dp/B000BGRT2K/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1231531621&sr=8-2

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    sombec - Posted 12:41 pm PST 01/9/09 (330 Posts)  Report Spam

    Not worth twice the price of the original version.

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    masochrist - Posted 3:18 pm PST 01/9/09 (379 Posts)  Report Spam

    That 800 watt power supply will cost virtually nothing to run if you don't put a load on it. Same with the 1000 watt speakers if you don't crank up the volume.

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    nightowl - Posted 3:47 pm PST 01/9/09 (1027 Posts)  Report Spam

    #9 clamp meter is useless if your power draw is not constant. This one shows you how many kWH you use over a period of time. I have the original P4400 and I know how to use a calculator, so I don't see the need for this.

    As for power strip, interesting product, but I can have my power strip plugged into a P4400.

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    Petejc - Posted 8:57 am PST 01/10/09 (390 Posts)  Report Spam

    #9 Hummm, when I used to use these I had to seperate the "white" and "black" wires and clamp it around just one. This one says,

    "measures AC current without opening or otherwise disturbing the circuit"

    I doubt it. If they just measure the magnetic field around the conductor, the "white" cancels the "black" and you read zero.

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