For some things it would be great. I'm not sure how many things I'd want wired that way, but I can see the advantage of having that for some things. I plug all my machines and my iron into a power strip. I have the power strips mounted on the wall behind the machines above the table top so that I can easily unplug them when I"m finished working. I have my iron plugged into a similar strip mounted about 4 foot up the wall with my Ott lamp I used by the ironing board. That makes it easy to know I shut them down.