Kasa Smart Plug Power Strip HS300, Surge Protector with 6 Individually Controlled Smart Outlets and 3 USB Ports, Works with Alexa & Google Home, No Hub Required , White

The only real challenge I have with these smart strips is that you never really know how much energy your old strip was using so you dont have anything to really compare it to

This worked great for a few months, then I changed my router. It still honestly worked fine as a powerstrip/surge protector until recently when I tried making it a smart strip again. My pc is plugged into it(mostly to monitor power usage) along with some other stuff like a normal lamp, fan etc. normally all off. Since I got a re650 tp-link wireless extender to strengthen my network connect around 6ft away from the strip, it has been randomly shutting itself down for an instant effectively shorting anything connected... (testing my network on my pc the signal is 300mbps, regardless wifi shouldn’t be triggering a reset if it wasn’t a problem when I hd no router for a full month) 3 times just today and I refuse to continue using it for fear of damage to my electronics. It’s not even about this being a good smart strip this is literally not even a good power strip anymore. I opted to go for tp-link because they have a lot great reviews and if this was still the product I got when I opened the box I’d agree but now I’m shopping for a simple surge protector to replace this hemorrhage of wasted money. I’m usually about reading every level of reviews and am very careful with my purchases so I hope this review helps people. Not all bad reviews are reflective of performance but I’d definitely take risks with something else, this didn’t even make a year. After my recent problems with my extender and router I’d suggest avoiding the tp-brand altogether as their 5 star reviews seem inflated compared to my own experiences. My fault for banking on 3 devices all from the same company. Either a lot of the better reviews are bots or there’s a huge silicon lottery with these things.

This is an excellent power strip. Each plug works. The connection to google/alexa is poor. Approximately once a week each plug on the device goes offline. The workaround seems to be to reset the internet, and then reset each individual outlet, and then reconnect to google. Google says its on kasaa, kasaa says its on Google. I love our dystopian future.

Easy to connect, easy to use. I’ve use this to control my reef and freshwater tanks and this is the best way to budget without paying premium for an apex/hydros granted there are limitation but for my needs this is perfect. I used it to control my filters, skimmers, lights, return pump, heater you name it. Handles it like a champ. I’ve had this for a little while now and recently learn I can group up devices so I grouped up the filters and powerhead to “feed mode” and all I do is voice control Alexa turn on feed mode and boom it turns off those devices, how cool is that? I like how I can schedule each plug and that I can remotely control it anywhere when I’m out and about. If you planning to use this for aquarium and don’t want to dive into the premium controllers, just buy this.

I am using three of these Kasa Smart Power Strips to control my hydroponic equipment (water pumps, lights, fans, etc). You can easily setup schedules to turn equipment on/off. With the WiFi, I can easily turn equipment on/off or modify schedules if needed. I am using these Kasa Smart Power Strips in conjunction with GROPLANNER WiFi Smart LED Grow Lights. With both being Smart WiFi, I can do everything that other more expensive systems do at half the cost. I will definitely be purchasing more Kasa Smart Products.

Despite its high price this is most definitely the best wifi power strip on the market, or at least out of the ones I have tried. The app is super easy to use, connecting and setting up names for each plug, and even viewing the power consumption. When connected to alexa, the plugs turn off and on very quickly when using voice commands. Great purchase, even better when its on sale.

The cord length is too small

I have 2 HS300s that I bought about a month ago. I like the build quality, the ease of setup, and Alexa integration. However, I am having problems with each plug’s energy consumption reporting. For example, I have 2 27 inch LED monitors plugged into 1 of my HS300s. One plug is currently reporting Current Power of 4027 Watts while the other monitor is reporting Current Power of 6504 Watts (see picture). I would expect each monitor to be using less than 30 Watts. Ive tested this on other devices as well. It seems that the HS300 is reporting 100 times the wattage that it should be. I then spent an hour with tech support before they confirmed that there was a bug, that there was a patch available to fix the bug, and provided me with a private link to the patch which I did not install. Im curious if anybody else has had this issue. My hardware Version is 2.8. 10/30/21: I changed from 3 stars to 2 stars since Kasa still hasnt publicly posted their firmware fix. 10/30/21: Firmware fix is posted. Broken firmware is 1.0.3. Firmware fix is 1.0.11. Seems to be working. Changing from 2 stars to 4 stars

I installed a few HS300 strips in the bedroom, living room and office, and when combined with Sense energy monitoring system, I was suprised to discover how much energy some always on devices were unecessarily consuming (TVs, subwoofers, etc) By automating swithing off their plug, only when needed (easy with Alexa), in a few days, I reduced the Always On energy consumption by more than half. See photo. This means that these plugs will pay for themselves in less than a year. Looking forward for additional automations, like switching on/off various plugs (subwoofer, receiver, etc), when the energy consumtion of a selected plug (e.g. TV) is exceeding a certain level (e.g. only when the TV is ON, not OFF or on standby) => feature request submitted, under consideration by developers.

I use these ALOT. I have no issues so Im not going to detail the obvious. Read other review for the obvious stuff. My review is going to list what I think could be improvements. First the APP is good but not if you have multiple homes. Everything is listed in a single list. So if you have 3 of these you have a long list (3x6) in order to get to what you want to control. The APP supports groups of things to control all at the same time but not segmented by location. Secondly, as a network technician I would love a rack mount version of this device. It makes it hard to have a nice clean install with this thing haphazardly strapped up or hanging down. :Lastly the tiny mounting holes in the back of the unit as too weak to hold all the power cords plugged into this unit. How about some front mount holes with some heft? Just my opinion. I hope TP-Link reads this review and takes some action.