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« on: November 01, 2019, 04:05:21 pm »

Trying to decide whether to get ecobee or Nest? Here's our recommendation

ecobee SmartThermostat

Sense everything



$250 at Amazon

Pros

HomeKit-enabled
Works with Siri
Amazon Alexa support through built-in microphones
Works with Google Assistant
Remote sensors detect both temperature and room occupancy
Cons

Does not learn from your behavior
Wired power only
With Amazon's Alexa assistant and support for HomeKit built-in, along with satellite sensors that detect not only the temperatures of different rooms but the people in them, the ecobee SmartThermostat is a great all-around smart thermostat. We just wish it was smarter and used batteries for backup power.

Nest Thermostat

Comfortable learning



$232 at Amazon

Pros

Learns your behavior, creating an automatic heating and cooling schedule
Works with Amazon Alexa
Works with Google Assistant
Both wired and battery-powered
Cons

No HomeKit support
Remote sensors only detect temperature
What lets the Nest Thermostat stand out is its ability to learn your temperature preferences and set an automatic sch...

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