Any electricians in the house?

[silversnake]

I didn't know where to post this but I figured this was the best place. Mods feel free to move it.

I figured I would ask here before anywhere else as I usually get my answers here. I live in an apartment that's fairly old and my electronics are dying on me left / right which has never happened before. All my electronics are on a surge protector (not cheap ones). In the last 6 months I've had both my computers die , 1 screen dead, ps3 dead, and my TV is acting weird like it's getting bad frequency or interference from something.

Now, it's not uncommon for my breaker to skip and everything turns off and I have to put the switch back on. If I have my washer/ dryer going, sometimes when it starts a new cycle my lights will start flickering or it will turn off/on real fast. If I have a hair dryer going on in the bathroom and I watch tv, the breaker will skip. I called my landlord and he told me that before moving in he had an electrician come in and look at everything. He says that I have too much stuff on one circuit and it's the reason why it's happening. I find it hard to believe that I can't have a hair dryer and watch TV at the same time without having problem, but I don't know since i'm not an electrician. I believe he said I can have up to 1800 watts on one circuit? If that makes any sense.

Was I just spoiled in the past when I lived in a house and could have a bunch of things running? Do I just have an incredible amount of bad luck and all my electronics where on the way out anyways?

I'm asking here because if I bring an electrician at my house and nothing is wrong, I have to foot the bill and that's not something I can really afford. But I also can't afford all the new electronics I'm going to have to purchase.

Thanks for any info or help guys.