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No More Outlet Struggles, This 4.8-Rated Anker Power Strip Has 15 Outlets at a Near Record Low

12 AC outlets, 2 USB-A ports, a 20W USB-C port, 2,100 joule surge protection, and a $200,000 connected equipment warranty.
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Every desk, bedside table, and home office eventually hits the same wall: not enough outlets for everything that needs to be plugged in. The Anker 351 power strip solves that problem with 12 AC outlets, two USB-A ports, and a 20W USB-C port in a single unit, and Amazon currently has it at $23, down from its regular $29, close to the lowest price this strip has reached and a rare discount on a product that rarely needs to go on sale given that it moves over 10,000 units a month at full price.

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12 AC outlets, 3 USB ports, surge protection, and a flat plug that does not block the second socket

The layout spaces the 12 AC outlets far enough apart to accommodate bulky adapters and wall warts without one plug blocking the adjacent socket, which is the design failure that makes most cheap power strips frustrating to use in practice. The 5-foot cord reaches desks, bedside tables, and sofa side tables without requiring the unit to sit directly behind the furniture, and the flat plug design keeps the strip flush against the wall without the 90-degree plug that pushes furniture away from the wall or prevents the strip from sitting neatly. The 20W USB-C port fast-charges an iPhone 15 from zero to 50% in 26 minutes, and the two USB-A ports handle standard charging for older devices simultaneously.

The 8-point safety system covers surge protection at 2,100 joules, fire resistance, overload protection, and temperature control which protects connected equipment from voltage spikes and power surges that damage electronics over time. The $200,000 connected equipment warranty backs that protection with a real financial guarantee rather than just a marketing claim: if a covered device is damaged by a surge while connected to the strip during the warranty period, Anker covers the replacement cost up to that limit. The TUV certification confirms the safety features have been independently tested rather than self-reported.

The mountable design lets you fix the strip to a desk, wall, or piece of furniture with the included screws, which keeps cables organized and the strip in a fixed position rather than sliding around under a desk whenever something is unplugged.

Standard six-outlet power strips without USB ports and with basic surge protection typically run $15 to $20 at retail. This Anker power strip at $23 adds six more AC outlets, three USB ports including 20W USB-C fast charging, 2,100 joule surge protection, the connected equipment warranty, and TUV certification for $3 to $8 more than a basic strip does none of those things. With 4.8 stars across nearly 19,000 reviews and more than 10,000 units sold last month, it is one of the most validated power strips on Amazon by a significant margin. At a near record low, the decision is straightforward.

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