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New Home, New Tech Advice Requested

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TL;DNR: should I stick with Google Home and SmartThings, and/or add Home Assistant and a NAS? Also appreciate any specific or brand recommendations since I've been out of the game for a decade, especially for cameras/security. Tentative thoughts, and simplest solution, would be to update the current Ring security tech, keep Google Home and SmartThings as the main hubs, and stock up on smart plugs, bulbs, and various sensors. Buuuuut I'm also spending a ton on a house, why not spend a little extra on some tech?

Thanks in advance. We're moving in a few months and figuring it would be a good time to update our smart home setup.

- Currently have a Eero wifi 6 mesh network that we'll bring with us.

- We've been using Google Home and SmartThings (v2) as our primary hubs for 10+ years

- We have Philips and Lutron hubs, bulbs, and some switches that we're also planning to bring along.

- Smart plugs are a hodgepodge of Wyze, SmartThings, and Weemo, though I think I've purged all the Weemo by now.

- We have…

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