A couple things. He wouldn't need to replace that power strip if it was plugged into a surge protector.

You are running quite a few computers. Is this the enitre setup for a frat house or what? Unless your a big-time gamer (and have friends playing networked bassmaster or something), you don't need to do this.

Cool, do you also have a server machine, or is that just a network acting as a hub?

Matt