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So instead you would buy ten Nest alarms for $130 each?

Udo 13y ago
It's steep but then again, just the option of being notified about a fire when you're not at home makes me consider doing just that. When I'm away, I sometimes get a bad feeling and I check the surveillance cams remotely, but that's neither practical nor helpful. On the other hand, I probably wouldn't be so paranoid if there had never been a fire.
raldi 13y ago
It's a drop in the bucket compared to the enormously expensive fire sprinkler system we were forced to install by 2010 national building code.
- corresation 13y ago
  Okay if on the other end of the spectrum why wouldn't you have gone with a security/automation integrated system? As others have mentioned, Nest is clearly moving towards the home security space, where there are already many, many options for whole-home intelligence products that tell you remotely exactly what is going on, which fire alarm went off, allows you to control them from a touch panel (or a PC, smart phone or tablet), etc. Ultimately that is what surprises me about Nest the most -- their products aren't doing anything new, but people who only ever made themselves aware of the ultra-low end compare Nest to a $9 smoke alarm and laud Nest for raising the bar...but the bar was raised years ago for those who are in that market.
  - raldi 13y ago
    Nest makes it user-friendly.
    - corresation 13y ago
      So you have trialed, for instance, the Honeywell Tuxedo Touch system? http://homesecurity.honeywell.com/tuxedo_touch.html http://homesecurity.honeywell.com/tuxedo_touch.html Nest is doing piecemeal what others do holistically (again, though, obviously because they want to do the whole thing one module at a time). I don't want a bunch of islands of home intelligence, but would rather have one home automation system. Which is why I made the point about cost -- it's one thing if your price range is $8 smoke alarms, but if you could seriously contemplate 10 Nest devices, you're a candidate for a real system.

Udo 13y ago

It's steep but then again, just the option of being notified about a fire when you're not at home makes me consider doing just that. When I'm away, I sometimes get a bad feeling and I check the surveillance cams remotely, but that's neither practical nor helpful. On the other hand, I probably wouldn't be so paranoid if there had never been a fire.

raldi 13y ago

It's a drop in the bucket compared to the enormously expensive fire sprinkler system we were forced to install by 2010 national building code.

corresation 13y ago
Okay if on the other end of the spectrum why wouldn't you have gone with a security/automation integrated system? As others have mentioned, Nest is clearly moving towards the home security space, where there are already many, many options for whole-home intelligence products that tell you remotely exactly what is going on, which fire alarm went off, allows you to control them from a touch panel (or a PC, smart phone or tablet), etc. Ultimately that is what surprises me about Nest the most -- their products aren't doing anything new, but people who only ever made themselves aware of the ultra-low end compare Nest to a $9 smoke alarm and laud Nest for raising the bar...but the bar was raised years ago for those who are in that market.
- raldi 13y ago
  Nest makes it user-friendly.
  - corresation 13y ago
    So you have trialed, for instance, the Honeywell Tuxedo Touch system? http://homesecurity.honeywell.com/tuxedo_touch.html http://homesecurity.honeywell.com/tuxedo_touch.html Nest is doing piecemeal what others do holistically (again, though, obviously because they want to do the whole thing one module at a time). I don't want a bunch of islands of home intelligence, but would rather have one home automation system. Which is why I made the point about cost -- it's one thing if your price range is $8 smoke alarms, but if you could seriously contemplate 10 Nest devices, you're a candidate for a real system.