The one I have looks different. It's the 7 outlet that they have on their website so I'm thinking it is newer. Still suffers from the same issue unfortunately. I had my PC as the control outlet and I typically leave it's power supply on. I heard the clicking for a few days now, but I didn't realize what was happening until I actually saw my peripherals turn on and off. I'm hoping they aren't permanently damaged. I think they should not advertise TV/PC as a primary use case given this issue. And that was the use case they gave me at habitat for humanity. They should warn that switch mode power supplies are not ideal as a control.
If you use this power strip and hear the relay clicking, this means that the appliances plugged into any of the "Automatically Switched Outlets" would be switched ON and OFF with every click of the relay. This could damage the devices. The other types of "advanced" power strips do not have this problem at all.
For power sensing use (as intended and designed by the manufacturer) you have to use a simple appliance (heater etc.) plugged in the control outlet. Best way is to test its work with different appliances. But, if you want to use it as a regular 7-outlet strip, you have to open it up and bypass (solder a wire bridge) the switching circuitry. For safety reasons: that would be something to do for an electrician.
