[clean2g]

You want to look at the joules rating on the surge protector; the higher the better. I would try to get the highest joule rating you can get within your budget. I've had a TV get struck by lightning but the surge protector I had was too weak.. I learned my lesson. APC and Belkin make the best so just stick with those and you'll be fine. If you decide to get one for your computer, you may want to get one with battery backup; it comes in handy like when you're writing a paper at 1 am and the friggn power goes out and you didn't have enough saved. We use the hardcore APC UPS/Surge Protectors at work for our servers and they rock. By the way, look online too at like pricegrabber.com and pricewatch.com, you may be able to get a steal on one.