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

I got this Kasa smart strip to make it easier to cut power to my laptop when it’s not in use. I used to unplug it from a regular power strip to protect the battery, but that meant having to bend down every time. Now I just turn off the outlet from the app, and that’s it. Way more convenient.It feels really well made. The materials are solid, and it doesn’t look or feel cheap at all. Setup was smooth. The Kasa app recognized it right away, and the interface is super easy to use. I like that you can control each outlet independently, which gives you a lot of flexibility depending on what you’ve got plugged in. Works great with Google AssistantAnother big plus for me is being able to monitor the power usage from each connected device. It’s actually helpful to see what’s drawing electricity and when, especially if you want to reduce unecessary energy use.Overall, it’s a great product if you want more control over your setup. The USB ports are a nice extra too

This thing is great! The customization options for naming each plug controlling them both locally and remotely solve both problems I needed to solve in my household. I love the smart technology and turning on and off devices via apps and automations, but my wife hates that intensely and wants to have local control be easy and simple. This power strip serves both worlds.I’ve been tracking the energy usage calculations and found them to be near nearly spot on. There’s some minor differences, but in the end, it provides very clear indication of energy usage per plug and per strep. I’m extremely happy with my purchase. And plan on buying more of these as other power strips need replacement. I even appreciate the cord length on this strip, as it’s sufficiently long enough to be useful in not too long to become obnoxious.

When I first got this, like everyone else, I wanted to know how much electricity I was using, and what device, or habit(s) I was doing to cause this. I bought these around Covid if I'm not mistaken. They did not interact with Samsung Smart Things at all. People in the reviews had work-arounds with codes, downloading personal software, just random sus stuff that as an IT person myself, would not touch. On top of that, it wasn't providing data on electricity usage. So I could do is turn it off and on remotely. So I waited. Randomly this week I decided to buy these again. I already had one at home just in case. I had noticed that the red light had stop blinking, and sure enough was able to read data off of it from the Kasa app, and Smart Things had been recording data for like 3 months and I didn't even know it lol! So I got some more.If you want your Kasa smart strips or plugs, whatever, to be combined into one report to let you know, "You've used 200kwh of electricity that adds up to $100," to your Smart Things App, this device does work, same with their Smart Plug which I have dozens of for individual readings. Hope this helps, and no I wasn't paid, or somebody from the company. Just an American with a bill that's too damn high and I swear the Electric company is ripping me off. You can pay me though, if you want. :)

Love the power strips!! I have both the 5 and 3 outlets in almost every outlet in my house to help save power from my companies insane price hike during peak hours of usage charges BUT the inconsistency in pricing is CRAZY! It’s currently listed at $87 which is DOUBLE what i have paid for this strip numerous times! I will NOT be buying anymore till you drop the INSANE price hike you created for some reason. It’s easy to connect and control! I do wish the cord length was a little longer cause it doesn’t reach over some things when plugged in i.e cabinets and cages. I wish they had a way to control; the USB ports like the individual outlets. The size is very reasonable for the uses included!

So I just got this and set it up and I'm pretty pleased with it overall. The app is good but not great. I did have a little trouble with the initial connection, but that probably mostly my lack of attention. I didn't read/interpret the on screen directions correctly. :) Once I connected to the power strip wifi it connected with no issue.I bought this to limit the consumption of idle devices using vampire energy. My TV and sound system was using > 10 watts just idle and realistically I only use them 3 - 4 hours a day. My Laptops when powered off were consuming > 10 watts too. My concern was how much energy was this power strip going to use. I couldn't get accurate measurements from TP - Link and reviewers answering the question were simply guessing, so I took a chance and bought a couple of these. I did some testing and the following are my results:> When the power strip is switched on and all 6 plugs turned off my Kill A Watt meter showed that it was using between 0.9 and 1.0 Watts.> Each plug you turn on increases watts it was using, by roughly 0.45 watts. With all 6 plugs powered on (nothing plugged in) my Kill A Watt meter measured 3.6-3.7 watts.*I also tested this with LED status light on and off. It is a little hard to find but this can be turned on/off in the app. What I found was that there was no measurable difference on my Kill A Watt meter when the LED status light was on or off. I measure them individually as well as with all plugs turn on. I'm sure there is some consumption but the Kill A Watt is limited to 0.1. So I left the status light on for now so I can visually see if the plug is on or off.The app:Overall I'm happy with the app functionality, but it seems to me that it is missing a couple of things that I would find useful.Good:> The ability to create groups and turn on and off that group from the app with one action.> scenes (way to turn on/off a group of plugs) is extremely nice. Similar to a group it gives you the ability take an action on an individual plug or a group (i.g. turn on or turn off the defined plugs).> Scheduling. I have setup a couple of schedules but haven't yet monitored things to see if they work as intended. Again the schedule allows you to take some action at a particular time of day. You can create it based on day of the week and time. Pretty basic but it covers my needs.Bad/needs improvement:> Power consumption: I found a bit annoying and think that TP-Link/Kasa could greatly improve upon here is the ability to view/measure the consumption of each device. To do so you have to go into each plug and open up the "energy" section. What would be nice is if you could see or add the consumption to the screen next to or below the defined plug. It would also be nice to see the total consumption for the entire power strip or group for example.Other things good and bad:Good:> built in surge protection> USB outletsNegative:> Not Homekit compatible, but for me I don't really care and the Kasa app is ok for me.> USB A outlets ONLY and may limited in charging ability for fast charge or higher power needs. However, at 12 watts output it does seem to charge my tablet with no complaints. So no real complaint here other than I need an adapter for all the new USB C plugs.> can't control the USB outlets. It would be nice to be able to control these too so if you left your tablet plugged in you could limit power consumption by turn it off after a set time.> For some theSummary:If you have a single device or multiple devices that you don’t need/want to control separately it would be cheaper and easier to get a single smart plug versus a strip. I bought the Kasa slim homekit single outlet and they only consume ~4.5 watts when the plug is off and 1.0 watts when the plug is on. However, if you have 2 or more devices you want to control them all separately then this is more efficient than individual smart plugs. At least from the standpoint of energy consumption. However, the power strip does have the advantage of a built in surge protection which isn't something the single outlets usually provide.Over all I think this strip provides decent value and should pay for itself in a couple years by saving power on several idle devices that are always sucking power. By scheduling and making it easy to turn on groups of devices (like my TV and sound system) I calculated that I should be able to reduce my power bill by at least $70/year. Maybe more if I find other vampire energy devices that are idle most of the time.