Our Overall Score:
8.4/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug 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: £19.99
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug. 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, TP-Link 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 Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug
Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug scores 8.3/10 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 Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug, 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 Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug 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
Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug scores 8.7/10 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 Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug 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 Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug.
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 Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug actually comes in below average at £19.99.
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, 225 were more expensive and 13 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug.
Prices of products from TP-Link
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, TP-Link. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from TP-Link, which was £66.16 of the 65 products we found. So Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug price is below average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from TP-Link was £8.99 with the most expensive coming in at £339.99.
Prices of products from TP-Link 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 TP-Link that sit specifically within the Smart Smart security and CCTV category.
For this we found that the average price was £42.49, making Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug at £19.99 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £74.99 with the lowest priced item being £19.99. In total there were 5 items that were more expensive and 0 that was less expensive.
Reviews of Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug
Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug scores 8.3/10 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 Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug is.
Overall score
Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug scores 8.4/10 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 TP-Link so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: Tp-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug
- Brand: TP-Link
- Model Number: HS100
- Switch appliances on and off from your smartphone or tabletWorks with Amazon Alexa / Google AssistantTurn any plug socket into a smart power outletSchedule your appliances to switch off automatically
- EAN: 6935364084646
- Description: The TP-Link Kasa HS100 V2.1 Smart Plug lets you control any plug socket in your home remotely. Plug in your lamp, TV, or charger and easily sync up your smartphone or tablet to control your appliances. Because you’ve got total control via the Kasa app, you can switch lights on when you’re away from home, or double check you’ve switched off your hair straightners on your morning commute. You can also set schedules – get your coffee maker going before your alarm goes off, so you can enjoy an espresso first thing in the morning. Going away for a while? Set your lights to turn on and off each evening to make your home feel more secure, and enjoy your holiday with total peace of mind. You can also control your devices with your voice using Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Switch on the lights on those dark winter mornings before you get downstairs, or check everything is switched off before you head to bed by adding it to your night-time routine.
- Product ID: 23252545521