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We now have a release date and price for the Connect Home, Samsung's attempt to marry a router with a SmartThings hub. The unassuming Samsung Connect Home is meant to sit out in the open to blanket your home in a mesh of Wi-Fi for data, and Zigbee and Z-Wave for wireless control over all your compatible home automation devices. Samsung Connect Home goes up for preorder at BestBuy.com starting Sunday, June 4th, and will be sold in a variety of configurations.

  • For large homes up to 4,500 square feet, Samsung offers a three-pack solution for a suggested price of $379.99, which seems about right compared to the $350 Netgear Orbi 2-pack, $395 Eero 3-pack, $330 Plume six-pack (prices will vary).
  • Smaller homes up to 1,500 square feet can buy a...

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