Our Overall Score:
8.9/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Smart Smart security and CCTV category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £209.99
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Arlo or alternative products in the Smart Smart security and CCTV category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System
NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System scores 8.4/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Smart Smart security and CCTV. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Smart Smart security and CCTV, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Smart Smart security and CCTV? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System scores 9.6/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Smart Smart security and CCTV category was £1048, whilst the cheapest we found was £6 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Smart Smart security and CCTV category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Smart Smart security and CCTV category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Smart Smart security and CCTV category. This was £185.54 from the 239 products we found in that category. So NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System actually comes in above average at £209.99.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £1048 and the least expensive, which was £6. In total we found that of the 239, 73 were more expensive and 165 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System.
Prices of products from Arlo
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Arlo. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Arlo, which was £267.41 of the 26 products we found. So NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System price is below average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Arlo was £12.55 with the most expensive coming in at £999.
Prices of products from Arlo and in the Smart Smart security and CCTV category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Arlo that sit specifically within the Smart Smart security and CCTV category.
For this we found that the average price was £267.41, making NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System at £209.99 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £999 with the lowest priced item being £12.55. In total there were 12 items that were more expensive and 13 that was less expensive.
Reviews of NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System
NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System scores 8.7/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System is.
Overall score
NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System scores 8.9/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Arlo so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security System
- Brand: Arlo
- Model Number: VMS3230
- Storage: cloud back-upViewing angle: 110ºRemote viewing from your smartphoneMotion detectionWeatherproof
- EAN: 606449107852
- Description: Monitor your home from anywhere with the Arlo VMS3230 HD 720p WiFi Security System. Wireless HD recording This Home Security Kit allows you to monitor your home or business remotely – ideal for home and business security or baby and pet monitoring. Each camera records in 720p with a 130° field of view for a clear picture of your property. Thanks to their wireless design, Arlo cameras can be placed virtually anywhere. The supplied magnetic mounts are ideal for placing around the home or garden. You can easily snap the cameras in and out of their mounts in seconds, or simply place them on any flat surface. Can be used outdoors or in the dark Arlo cameras are completely weatherproof and wireless, making them suitable for placement outdoors. With a perfectly placed camera it’s easy to see who’s knocking on your front door, even if you’re not at home. Night vision technology allows the Arlo Security Kit to monitor your property even in darkness. With a range of over seven metres, you’ll be able to keep a watchful eye over your entire home. Remote viewing Whether you’re using a smartphone, tablet or computer, you can check the cameras from anywhere with an internet connection. You can even check multiple cameras at once, automate motion detection schedules and monitor battery life. Arlo cameras offer a battery life of four to six month. The cameras only record when motion is detected, so battery power isn’t wasted. Cloud storage The Arlo base station links your cameras to cloud storage, which saves 7 days of recordings. Extra cameras, channels and storage are available from NETGEAR with an additional subscription service. Set-up is easy – simply connect the base station to your WiFi router, sync your cameras and start monitoring with the free Arlo app. Enjoy peace-of-mind with the Arlo Smart Camera System.
- Product ID: 3330148881
