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populardealnabber posted Yesterday 7:54 PM
$119.99 | Tapo H500 HomeBase Smart Hub for Tapo cameras & smart devices + 25% Back w/ Prime Visa Card at Amazon ($89.99 after cash back) (normally $149.99)
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See attached screenshot on the offer terms and what was presented at checkout.
At checkout, right under the eligible item, there is a clickable arrow saying "Additional reward details".
If you click that, you'll see a pop-up of the 25% offer's terms (as seen in the right side of the screenshot).
As long as you did pay with the Amazon credit card that is eligible for the offer (and not with gift credit, for instance), you will get the 25% cash back, on whatever amount was charged to the card.
It even does say in the terms "The extra % Back will post to your account within a week of the transaction posting, and will appear on your monthly credit card billing statement and be available for use within 1-2 billing cycles."
In my experience, I do get that amount posted within a week of the transaction, as the terms state.
To check for that, you'll have to login to Chase and go to the Reward details of that card, which will show the "25% earn" for that transaction and its # of points posted.
For example, for a recent $88.27 Amazon purchase I did of a similar 25% promotion (using the Amazon Chase card), I got "2,206.75 pts" posted (i.e. equal to $22.07 cash back)
Again, I have done these 25% promos multiple times (at least a dozen or so in the last 6 months), and have never failed to have the promos post.
I agree, it is wonderful at seamlessly recording and storing from the 7 Tapo cameras (four are 4K and three are 1080p) and 1 doorbell (2K) that I have, while providing peace of mind that even if someone were to try to break a camera, steal it, or steal the microSD card inside, this would still record all of that (from Inside the home) and you'd have the evidence of that happening and be able to retrieve it. For this price it's pretty much a no-brainer for those in this ecosystem.
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Few things to note. Recommendation are to use Ethernet since you want reliable data receivable medium. There is a maximum of 4 cameras for continuous record. The drive bay is 2.5 inch, not 3.5.
There is an HDMI so you can hook to TV for live view.
Even with the said problem I think this is a worthwhile unit. A pseudo replacement for CCTV NVR that is convenient to install at home. It just worked. This hub I believe supports both 2Ghz and 5Ghz wifi bands, that's a plus for both cameras and for the transfer. Cameras can switch to 2Ghz if they are at a distance from the hub. Btw, the inbuilt 16GBs can also be used for continuous 24/7 recording. Their manuals said it is only available when hard disk is installed, but I found it does work with the inbuilt memory too, probably after firmware update. A good point in case you don't want to purchase hard disks right away, but want 24/7 recording.
Another useful bonus - it has USB port for backing up the recording videos. But I used it to share the drive on home network with my android devices. A cheap file-sharing implementation (with the known drawbacks of course). Understandably this isn't its primary purpose.
I had the cheaper H200 hub for a temporary period, but it gave me troubles with my wifi router. If it works for you, then some may consider it above this H500 in case you don't want the face detection functionality.
I wished I could have bought it for this price. Currently I have this moved to my mother's place and haven't heard any complaints. Better than installing multiple costly microSD cards individually in the cameras given the current prices (assuming you know how to get a 2.5 inch hdd for a low cost).
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