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Pros & Cons
Pros
The power cord is a good 12-18 inches shorter than it should be. The usb plugs are always on which are perfect for my temperature/humidity sensor. And lastly, you get six outlets that are individually controlled.
Kasa hs300 is very well built and works very well for basic programming. Integration with its own app and alexa is perfect. The app is much nicer (and easier to use) compared to smart life or magic home, and even the alexa app.
Cons
Refuses to respond to the app. This is a big no-no when you have computer and storage servers connected to it. Folks purchase iot devices with the expectation that they can remotely control connected devices.
Device disconnects from from nest wifi every single week. Device is 10 inches away from the router. This is a well known issue and tp-link is clueless.
It has a glitch which makes if offline more than it is online. Not even the soft reset works. It randomly shuts off and restarts itself. Humidifier have to be turned on for 10 minutes every hour.
Highlights
Quality
Never fails and the quality construction is solid.
Works great with home assistant, each socket has it's own amperage and voltage monitoring
The support is crap, and at some point in time something will get upgraded and the chain breaks and one feature no longer works... Read More
No longer draining the ghost power or ghost drain from plugged in but turned off devices.
Price
After hooking up and downloading the app, you can actually monitor how much power you use how many watts how many kilowatt hour... Read More
Overall, it's a good product, though my only complaint is the price—i got it on sale, but i’m not sure i’d pay full price for it.
Competitiveness
This one wins because of the high number of outlets and an energy monitoring capability that none of the other plugs or outlets... Read More
But compared to the “gold standard” single-outlet monitor that costs $20, this is a great deal.
It's the same story with all these brands and all these products.
I've found it so difficult in past cases, that i now try to avoid the brand!
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- This product had a total of 8,537 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 15 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive not had manu issues with any of my tplink remote controlled power plugs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The only problem i34ve had is the hs300 strip disconnecting from my network
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And theres no proper procedure outlined at their web site to reset the unit when it cant be discovered by your network
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As s last resort i called their support line
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The agent wanted to help and he did
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But ill only call their support as a last resort as the agents all seem to have very heavy accents and that coupled with poor english vocabulary makes getting support difficult
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Nice products just not such nice support
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And its not the support agents fault
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