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Pros

Installation is easy using docker and velcro loops. Works with raspberry pi 4 running home assistant. Works perfectly with ha running in docker.

Easy to set up and much easier to add than wifi. Great bang for buck to bootstrap or extend (with the router firmware) your zigbee network. I plan to keep adding philips hue devices to this network since they have been so solid.



Cons

Wasted all kinds of time trying to debug my homeassistant setup. The led on it lights up but it wouldn't get recognized in home assistant. Smashed with hammer and throw away. Very annoying, for a device that was connected to a usb extension, and worki...  Read More

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Quality


I have been using it for 5+ months and it is very stable and solid.


Easy to install and works very well.


I was used the nortek husbzb-1 z-wave + zigbee stick and after a long period of stability home assistant was unresponsive at startup.


The manufacturer has the hub region locked and even after going back and forth with their support team nothing fruitful came out.

Shipping


The only reason i didn’t return this was because i really wanted to get this set up during the weekend and it would have been a...  Read More


My device was shipped with a version of the z-stack firmware dating back to 2021, though, and updating it isn't intuitive in ei...  Read More


But by the time it arrived i had managed to get the conbee ii working.

Packaging/appearance


The device came in a plain box and looked brand new.

Competitiveness


It is a great alternative to more expensive specialized hubs.


The newer firmware going forward is ember and requires the e stick instead.


My only complaint is that zigbee devices themselves tend to be more expensive than their wifi counterparts.


Well, i didn’t originally plan to - the conbee ii was working well (had nothing to compare too).

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    assistant, great and able.
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  • This product had a total of 3,588 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 4 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have 3 of these in use in home assistant but recent updates to zigbee2mqtt now make these sticks deprecated


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I now need to buy the 34e34 version instead of the 34p34 version


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The p version is no longer upgradable and uses the ezsp firmware


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The newer firmware going forward is ember and requires the e stick instead


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ill be swapping to the e sticks now


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im running home assistant off an intel nuc and needed a usb zigbee dongle


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It was a bit of a struggle to configure this coordinator with zigbee2mqtt on homeassistant


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    A little advice for those that might need a little help

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