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There's a difference between "there's no benefit at all" and "the benefits don't outweigh the downsides." There are many benefits of the Nest smoke detector. Ea

There's a difference between "there's no benefit at all" and "the benefits don't outweigh the downsides." There are many benefits of the Nest smoke detector. Easier to test. Easier to silence a false alarm. Less likely to wake you up in the middle of the night with a battery warning. Built-in night light. Integration with the thermostat home/away features. Notifications of an alarm when you're not home. Easy identification of which room the alarm is from when you have multiple interconnected alarms. Etc., etc., etc. Now, are those benefits enough to justify the cost and to outweigh the problems? I dunno. Do you care about those benefits? It's up to you. But there are clearly benefits.

ssharp 12y ago
You're completely right. My original comment wasn't really fair to the Nest alarm device. It clearly does have it's benefits, but not enough for me to overcome the potential issues with the device. I don't think the cost is that terrible, but I don't entirely trust its reliability and durability. A $100 smoke detector is fine if I don't have to worry about buying another smoke detector for a long time, but I don't trust the Nest to provide that longevity.
tunap 12y ago
The difference between real & perceived value is only a price tag away. Be wary when seemingly trivial choices with potentially fatal consequences are made based upon marketing trends and convenience. Perhaps these systems will mature & increase their reliability, but remember that 'latest, greatest' gadget is still just a useful toy...and revenue/data stream for the supplier. *I work with commercial building automation controls, it's pretty useful tech, but nothing I would ever risk my welfare on.
outworlder 12y ago
> Easy identification of which room the alarm is from when you have multiple interconnected alarms. Now, this is just fantastic. It's what basically every movie portrays when they want to show a security station, but it is almost unheard of.

ssharp 12y ago

You're completely right. My original comment wasn't really fair to the Nest alarm device. It clearly does have it's benefits, but not enough for me to overcome the potential issues with the device. I don't think the cost is that terrible, but I don't entirely trust its reliability and durability. A $100 smoke detector is fine if I don't have to worry about buying another smoke detector for a long time, but I don't trust the Nest to provide that longevity.

tunap 12y ago

The difference between real & perceived value is only a price tag away. Be wary when seemingly trivial choices with potentially fatal consequences are made based upon marketing trends and convenience. Perhaps these systems will mature & increase their reliability, but remember that 'latest, greatest' gadget is still just a useful toy...and revenue/data stream for the supplier. *I work with commercial building automation controls, it's pretty useful tech, but nothing I would ever risk my welfare on.

outworlder 12y ago

> Easy identification of which room the alarm is from when you have multiple interconnected alarms. Now, this is just fantastic. It's what basically every movie portrays when they want to show a security station, but it is almost unheard of.