Best Buy currently has a deal where they’re including 2 free Amazon Echo Dots when you purchase the Philips Hue Color and White 4-Bulb Start Kit for $199.99. Just add the Hue Starter Kit to your cart and the two free Echo Dots will automatically be included at checkout. This deal essentially matches the lowest price this kind of bundle has ever been because the lowest price I’ve ever seen for this Hue Starter Kit is $139.99 and the lowest price the Echo Dot has ever been is $29.99. Adding those lowest ever prices together comes to about $200 for the bunch, which is what you’re paying for this bundle from Best Buy. This starter kit is my go-to recommendation when someone is wanting to get started with smart lights. It comes with the latest generation Philips Hue Hub and 4 of their best multi-color bulbs. While Philips Hue lights are certainly not the least expensive smart lights, I think they’re well worth the premium since they’re among the best on the market and are something you’re literally going to be using every single day.
Frankly, since IKEA released and most of all improved the TRÅDFRI within the last year there is a little reason to use pricey Philips Hue now.