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Originally Posted by DoubleF
I have a Nest. If I could do it over, I think I'd choose the Ecobee instead as I like the look better. I'd say that the main difference between the two of these and the Honeywell is slightly more refined look/app as well as the ability to use sensors which IMO are pretty useful.
The sensors essentially are just little things you put in different locations from the thermostat that report temperature. They're useful in maintaining a stable temperature in a zone away from the thermostat (such as your bedroom).
IMO, do not buy the Nest lite and Ecobee lite as they are stripped down versions of the other thermostats with barely any features (think Smart car to Mercedes). I think when I was looking at my friend's Nest lite, it didn't have stuff like humidifier control and manually turning on the fan and stuff like that.
If you want to go that low price wise, I suggest looking into the Honeywell T5 instead ($140-$180 now, but at one point was less than $100) which is still a full fledged smart thermostat, but not as pricey. The main downfall of the T5 I think is just the fact it doesn't have the ability to use sensors like the Nest and Ecobee.
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Ecobee has a thing for frost control that I like. But nest is also a Google product now, which I really like too. Funny how thermostats are such an involved purchase now lol.
Side note. Maybe I'm not using my imagination enough, but why would people want smart plugs? It's not like a smart plug can tell your dishwasher what to do unless it's already a Wi-Fi dishwasher if that even exists.
I guess we could have things like floor lamps and such go off and on remotely but I just don't see a big reason why you'd want wifi-enabled plugs.