Hive Active Light White GU10 Reviews
Review score:
4.9 / 5 – Updated April, 2024
Latest Price: £14
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Hive Active Light White GU10 features
Some of the top features that we picked out for this product include:
- Smart light bulb – control from your phone or tablet
- White bulb – provides clear lighting for your home
- Spotlight fitting with 25,000 hour lifespan
- Schedule a timer to turn lights on automatically
- Dim the brightness of the light to match your mood
Below is the full specification for Hive Active Light White GU10
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Hive Active Light White GU10
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Lifetime (Hours)
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25000 |
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Lightbulb Fitting
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Spotlight |
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Lightbulb Type
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GU10 |
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Ambiance
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White |
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Dimmable Lights
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Yes |
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Ambiance
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White |
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Bridge Included
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No |
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Energy Rating
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A+ |
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Hive Hub
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Required – Not Included, Sold Separately |
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Lifetime (Hours)
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25000 |
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Lightbulb Fitting
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Spotlight |
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Lightbulb Type
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GU10 |
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Lumens
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806 |
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Pack Size
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1 |
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Set To Turn Off
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Yes |
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Set To Turn On
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Yes |
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Style
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Spotlight |
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Wattage
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5 |
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Dimensions
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(H)6.2 x (W)11.0 x (D)6.2 |
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Ambiance
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White |
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Bridge Included
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No |
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Energy Rating
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A+ |
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Hive Hub
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Required – Not Included, Sold Separately |
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Lifetime (Hours)
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25000 |
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Lightbulb Fitting
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Spotlight |
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Lightbulb Type
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GU10 |
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Lumens
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806 |
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Pack Size
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1 |
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Price
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£14 |
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Number of Reviews
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7 |
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Review Score
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4.9 / 5 Average score in category: 4.9 / 5 |
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Quality of Hive Active Light White GU10
As an appliance reviews specialist, you can probably imagine that we’re really keen to look at product quality as part of our reviews. Many appliances that we buy are expensive purchases and therefore we want them to last for several years. In order for this to happen we should do everything we can to buy good quality products. Below we’ll explore some of the top areas that you can use to identify a good quality product.
When buying Smart Lighting you should firstly think about the brand that you’re buying. In fact we often recommend that before you get into the detail of choosing a product, you should firstly spend some time researching the various brands. It’s also worth considering writing up your own list of brands that you’d be happy to buy.
As you’ve reached this Hive Active Light White GU10 we can probably assume that Hive is a brand that you’re either happy to buy, or at least consider. The good news is that Hive is a hugely respected brand and known for making great Smart Lighting. In fact on average customers review products from Hive at 4.8 out of 5.
The next factor that can indicate how good quality a product is, are the features. You will have seen an extensive list of Hive Active Light White GU10’s features above, which gives you a good idea of how good the quality of the product is. When you have narrowed down your list of potential purchases you should compare the features to see if one product offers something of better quality than another.
Material is another great specification to help you determine if a product is likely to be good quality and durable.
Of course customer reviews are another fantastic source of information for determining the quality of Hive Active Light White GU10 too. You’ll get a good idea from customers if they’re experiencing years of use or if there is a trend of faults/problems. Thankfully it looks like you’re already on to a winner with Hive Active Light White GU10 simply based on the review score.
How expensive is Hive Active Light White GU10?
Price and reviews are the two most important factors for us to consider when buying products online. So whilst we’re aware you’re here to get Hive Active Light White GU10 reviews, we’d be missing a really important piece of information if we didn’t give you details on the price.
In order to really get into the detail of the price we’ve looked at all 96 products that show up in the Smart Lighting at AO.com as well as the 33 from the brand Hive. We then end by analysing the price of both of those criteria combined, i.e only looking at Hive branded products in the Smart Lighting category, which we found 21 products.
In order to ensure we’re getting you the best deal when shopping online we’ve run a scan to find the best prices for Hive Active Light White GU10. Our most recent scan found AO.com to be the cheapest at just £14.
What is the average price of Smart Lighting?
As mentioned above we found 96 products for sale in the Smart Lighting category at AO.com. The average price of those 96 products was £60.89, which makes Hive Active Light White GU10 below average against this average price.
Next we checked to see how much price can vary in the Smart Lighting category, and you might be surprised to learn that the cheapest product we found was actually £13.00 and the most expensive that we managed to find in the same category was was £275.00.
After that we thought it would be interesting to know, of the 96 products how many were more expensive and how many were cheaper than Hive Active Light White GU10. We learned that 88 products cost more than and 2 cost less.
What is the average price of Hive products?
Next up we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for Hive branded products.
Of the 33 Hive branded products, the average price was £81.30. With the most expensive coming in at £299.00 and cheapest being £14.00.
Although we then thought we shouldn’t just look at all Hive products, instead we should be looking at only their products that fall within the Smart Lighting category.
Average price of Hive Smart Lighting
In total we found 21 products from Hive within the Smart Lighting category.
The average price of these products was £60.95, which interestingly makes Hive Active Light White GU10 below average for price against this criteria.
The most expensive of the 21 products was £140.00 whilst the cheapest was £14.00. With 20 products more expensive and 0 cheaper.
Hive Active Light White GU10 Reviews
Let’s face it, reviews are a critical part of the buying process for buying any appliances online. In fact you could argue buying any product online full stop. It’s especially important though when buying products like Smart Lighting.
We’ve had a quick look at the reviews for Hive Active Light White GU10 and at the same time also looked at some average scores from customers for similar products.
The review score we found for Hive Active Light White GU10 was 4.9 / 5
We then wanted to look to see how that compared to other products in the Smart Lighting category. The average review score of all Smart Lighting is 4.9 / 5.
It’s also useful to know how Hive Active Light White GU10 stands up against other products from Hive. The average review score of products from Hive over at AO.com is 4.8 out of 5.
Customer reviews are without doubt the best source of information we can use to get a really genuine and unbiased opinion of a product. Another type of reviews that is really worth exploring too are professional/expert reviews. Websites such as Which.co.uk are very popular and known for providing really detailed and insightful reviews for appliances.
Once you’ve spent a bit of time reading through the Hive Active Light White GU10 reviews, we recommend that you spend a bit of time looking at reviews for alternative products. Some of our top picks include Hive Active Light GU10 White 10 Pack reviews, Hive Active Light 9.5W Colour Changing B22 reviews or Philips Hue Warm White B22 Twin Pack reviews.
If you’re thinking you’d still like to explore a few more product reviews after those above then a couple more great options could include Philips Hue Play (Single Pack) reviews or even Philips Hue Lily XL reviews.
Hive Smart Lighting
We covered the importance of choosing a great brand, earlier in the quality section of this review.
Judging by the fact that you’ve found this review, you’re probably already making a great choice in considering Hive for your purchase. Especially seeing as the average review score for Hive products is 4.8 out of 5.
There are, as you know, many different brands offering Smart Lighting, so our advice is just take your time to write up your list of brands you’d be happy to buy, and use that list to filter your search when shopping online. It’s a great way of really cutting down the number of results to look through.
Videos of Hive Active Light White GU10 on YouTube
If you’re more of a visual person then video reviews can be a fantastic resource. Especially when you get the reviews that really get into the detail like features, pros and cons of a product. We have run a search for Hive Active Light White GU10 reviews on YouTube and below is the top result for that search.
Summary
The fact that Hive Active Light White GU10 scored 4.9 / 5 is testimony to the fact that this product is a great buy. With 7 reviews to read, there’s obviously a lot of love for this product amongst customers too.
Go and check out what customers have to say about this fantastic product by clicking on the “view reviews at AO.com ” button