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1. steven+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-09-27 02:07:58
Idk the hardware specs are pretty anemic for $150. OK I guess if you don't have any other device laying around. Zigbee USB adapters are $15 on Amazon
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2. brainb+md[view] [source] 2023-09-27 03:43:06
>>steven+(OP)
Do you have a link or a brand/model? I'm just recently shopping for smart home equipment and the Hubitat seems quite full-featured and I'd like to compare.
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3. justap+he[view] [source] 2023-09-27 03:48:42
>>steven+(OP)
You don’t pay for HW specs. You pay for the whole package, with software and their continues updates.

And they take compatibility seriously. I’m a refugee from home assistant from 5 years ago, when each major update would break part of my automations because they deprecated some API. No such thing with Hubitat.

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4. steven+ql3[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-27 21:46:23
>>brainb+md
It's perfectly suitable and it looks like one of the better out-of-the box solutions out there that respect user privacy. If I don't have any SBCs and just want something that works without fiddling, I'd likely go for Hubitat too.

That said if you're up for fiddling, something like https://www.amazon.ca/Waveshare-VisionFive2-Processor-Integr... will provide much more oopmh (and it's RISC-V) with 4GB ram and m2 slot, at $100 CAD, with mainline kernel support (so any USB devices will just work). Grab a zigbee USB + SBC like that, and you'd be able to run much more on your hub that just a gateway for your devices.

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