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ZigBee and Zwave? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I see a lot of posts about people who like their Zigbee and Z-Wave products. As I'm setting up the hardware in my home, I'm using Wi-Fi products because I already have Wi-Fi. I don't see much difference in price. What is the actual benefit of setting up a separate network for home devices? Is there a reason that I should consider setting up one of these networks?

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[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks, I've seen a few but they seem more expensive than the WiFi equivalents, I'll look into some more

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

If this were my decision, I’d put batteries as the top decision factor.

If your devices are battery powered, Zigbee/z-wave will last several times WiFi devices before you need to replace the battery. I would get frustrated with this very quickly.

If your devices are plugged in to a reliable source of power, then obviously this is not a factor. Or maybe phrase that the other way: if your devices are WiFi, future you will thank present you if you can find a way to plug them in