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Z-Wave devices are almost universally better (longer battery life, longer range, more reliable, etc.) than Zigbee (I have both). Not sure if this is based on pr
by ihattendorf 4y ago
Z-Wave devices are almost universally better (longer battery life, longer range, more reliable, etc.) than Zigbee (I have both). Not sure if this is based on price (Z-Wave devices being more expensive), certification, different radio frequency, or something else.
With the investment into Thread (still sharing frequency with 2.4 GHz WiFi) I could see this changing.
- yencabulator 4y ago> longer battery life Meanwhile, this HN discussion has people telling others to never use battery-powered Z-Wave devices, or it'll be laggy...
- vineyardmike 4y agoI don't own ZWave devices, but comments here seem to question their superiority. The range and battery life is likely due to the lower-frequency it uses, which is less congested and longer range. Typically, this will translate to a lower power usage (better battery life).
- CommanderData 4y agoLinus tech tips has done a few videos on his smart home (z-wave) and he does not seem overly happy with it.. I'm really glad I went Zigbee as its been almost completely pain free even with third party non cloud software. I can't fault it but I do worry about future security updates should something be discovered in Zigbees stack.
- vineyardmike 4y ago> I can't fault it but I do worry about future security updates should something be discovered in Zigbees stack. I agree it’ll likely be few devices that’s ever see an update but I think theoretically Zigbee proton supports OTA from the hubs. I know home assistant supports automatic OTAs from a handful of brands.