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 recently received an Echo Show as a gift, and was excited to begin my foray into the world of smart products. I started with lights and plugs, thinking this would help me reduce my energy consumption. I also have ADHD, so it would help me during those times when I forget to turn things off. After having a poor experience with a highly-rated but not so great no-name brand, this Kasa smart power strip was the first time I strayed from Govee products, and I’m glad I gave it a shot. The pairing experience was easy. Their app works and is intuitive to use. It allows you to name each outlet individually, and rearrange them on the fly if you need to (useful if you unplug a few things and re-plug them back in to different outlets). Each plug has an indicator light to let you know if it’s powered on or off. Inside the app, lies my favorite feature. It actually tracks power consumption and gives you breakdowns of power use for each plug daily, weekly, and monthly. You can also view real-time power consumption for each outlet (I added a few pictures so you can see what this looks like). This helps me see where exactly my power bill money is coming from, and allow me to make adjustments if/where I can. This power strip also feels well-made - it’s certainly not your typical $5 offering at a big box store. My only gripe is that the two USB outlets do not have Smart Control features on them, and also that there are no USB-C outlets. This is probably the *only* thing that keeps me from buying more of these. I would hope that this will be updated soon, as electronics are moving towards the USB-C standard globally. Overall, I’m happy with this purchase. It’s one of the few offerings in this category on the market, and one of the only ones I felt comfortable giving a shot. I’d say it’s definitely worth a try if you’re considering, just be aware of its teeny tiny shortcomings in the USB-outlet department. I’ve had this for about 3 months and have no issues so far, but will update over time to see what the longevity of this product is like.

I wish they had an option with a longer cord. I use this item in my garage and due to the short cord I cant really use it for what I needed it for. If they ever offer an 8ft or 10ft option I would definitely but a few.

I recently discovered Kasa (TP-Link) products and am a believer in smart home monitoring. I have plugs, outlets and now experienced this power strip. Everything was pretty straight-forward, easy to install and manage. I have yet to run into buggy installation for any of their products and the app (iOS) interface is an above average experience. Everything about this HS300 product is great except for one thing: the power cord is a good 12-18 inches shorter than it should be. My desk is positioned a reasonable amount of distance away from the wall where the power outlet is and the power strip just does not reach. See picture comparing my existing (and superb) Isotel Ultra and desk position. If Kasa were to simply add some more cord length, then they have a winner (for my use case, yours might be different). I dont think the cord length issue should drop this product rating to 3 stars even though I had to return the unit; everything else worked.

All ports and plugs work! Perfect for me to control multiple devices! Highly recommended!

Seems like it might be a nice device, but just setting it up made me massively question its viability... 1) You have to let the app know your exact gps location before you can connect to any devices. They offer to allow you to plug in latitude and longitude, and time zone, but nothing will connect until you authorize it to use the phones GPS... At first I thought I had a bad power strip until I opened the 2nd one and had the same issue.. The second I let the app use gps to locate me, it worked for both power strips. 2) There is no ability to create an automated schedule quickly. You have to manually enter in each time you want to turn on and off. You cant copy schedules either, so if your schedule is complicated you have to create it multiple times. You have to manually say at XX:XX time turn off.. At XX:XX time turn on.... 3) They limit you to 31 transactions per outlet. In my case I run a pump, 30 mins on, and 30 mins off... That would be 48(I think)... Shut me off at 31... 30 minutes into setting this up and I realize this is not going to work for me.. To insecure and too basic for my needs. Back to analog timers and when I want to see how much draw the outlets have, I have an adapter for that.

Simple IOT device providing remote of plugged in devices. Quick response through app because of use of wifi. Con that it requires creating an account to use. Haven’t tried controlling from outside the app though. Like feature to monitor run time and power usage.

Hasn’t let me down once! Tried lots of other smart plugs that would constantly not work properly. These are great! Highly recommend!!

I wanted something that works with smart life. Not that I have anything particular against Kasa, and the only reason I even got THIS one was because I still have a few smart plugs that use the Kasa app. I just got rid of all the proprietary devices that needed their own app since it was such a pain to have half a dozen different programs. Im at the point now where if something isnt controllable via the Smart Life app, I wont buy it. Of course, then came the need for a new 6 plug controllable strip behind a stand where my 120 floor rising projector screen sits, to control my new screen, the new UST projector, a couple subwoofers, etc... This one arrived quick enough, and worked out of the box. Im not a fan of having to connect to the programs wireless to get it seen by the app, but at least it works consistently. I prefer apps that find their devices without going through that step. Each switch came up as its own addressable device, and the integration with Alexa was fine as I already had it set up for the existing Kasa plugs I still use that I havent replaced yet. No issues with the voice control now. Well constructed, solid, no noise of anything rattling around inside like some of the cheaper ones have. I just wish it wasnt quite so pricey, but you get what you pay for and I wanted something that I could trust would work for more than a week or two. My Kasa devices have proven to be very reliable so far so I expect no less from this.

Didn’t realize it had a built in schedule function. Great for aquarium hobbyists.

I havent used any other brand for smart power bars but I enjoy using my Kasa with my Google home. You can schedule when to turn on and off your devices or if youre away from home for some time just to shut the power off for everything. Just wish I could do that with the USB outlets. I own quite a few of these and would definitely recommend them.