Comment by urda
2 days ago
My Meross plugs have been very stable. Have not had to reset them, reconfigure them, rehome them, re-pair them, etc.
For light switches I tell everyone I know it is either LUTRON or nothing. Your time is not worth messing with anything else, and Lutron has been in the game long enough they have demonstrated commitment to their products. Finally, my Lutron system has been one of the few IoT devices I have ever had that was truly "set and forget". Once the Lutron switches and shades were bound, they have been perfect ever since for me.
According to Amazon my first Lutron switch was delivered on August 18th, 2018 and after testing it (and the bridge) out for a couple of months I switched every single switch in my house to Lutron.
I currently have 20 Lutron devices, including switches, dimmers, lamp dimmers, and pico remotes.
Between August 18th, 2018 and today the number of times my Lutron devices have failed to operate as intended can be counted on zero fingers.
I wish their product line was more expansive but if focus is what it takes to ensure the level of reliability they have, then ok.
I also have the shades, I love the entire Lutron system.
Company culture? lutron is used to selling a 20 year lifespan home switch. belkin expects their devices to stay around ~5 years.
From the way Belkin treats their routers, they don't seem to expect their devices to make it to the end of the month they're brought out in. I've received better software support from noname aliexpress devices than I've received from Belkin.