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- Sep 10, 201790% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
New Nest Thermostat swaps stainless steel for plastic, lowers price by $80
- Nest launched the Nest Thermostat E on 31 August 2017, a plastic-bodied model at $169 versus about $249-250 for the stainless steel Nest Learning Thermostat, roughly $80 less[1][3]
- It keeps app control, routine learning and a preset schedule; Nest sees it as reaching more price-conscious customers rather than competing with the $249 model[3]
- Shipping was to start the following week[1]
Notable features
- The Thermostat E is a redesigned, plastic-bodied Nest with a white body, a plastic control dial that feels like ceramic and a frosted LCD with a subtler, watercolor-inspired interface, designed to blend into the wall rather than stand out like the metal-ringed Learning Thermostat[1][3]
- Its frosted display is 1.76 inches, 320x320 at 182 PPI, versus 2.08 inches, 480x480 at 229 PPI on the regular Nest; it lacks the Farsight feature and shows only the current temperature, not time or weather[1][3]
- Motion sensing sits in a new Nest pill on the front, and the base has six wires versus ten[1]
- HVAC compatibility drops from 95 percent of systems to about 85 percent, so very complicated setups are not supported[1][3]
References 387% CONFIDENCE
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- [1]90%arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/08/nest-launches-a-cheaper-plastic-thermostat-the-nest-thermostat-earstechnica.com· Posted Sep 1, 2017· Starts Sep 10, 2017 ✓· 33% of score
Happened as dated, per arstechnica.com: "…nd slightly less HVAC compatibility. It starts shipping next week.…"
- [2]85%Nest releases cheaper, redesigned Thermostat Emoney.cnn.com· Published Aug 31, 2017· 33% of score
CNN Money's own headline, "Nest releases cheaper, redesigned Thermostat E," carries a publish date of August 31, 2017, about ten days ahead of the pin's stored September 10, 2017 date - consistent with Ars Technica's[1] own note that the device "starts shipping next week" after the announcement.
- [3]85%Nests $169 smart thermostat is all about simplicityengadget.com· Published Aug 31, 2017· 33% of score
Engadget confirms Nest announced the $169 Thermostat E on August 31, 2017, about ten days before the pin's stored September 10, 2017 date, consistent with the announcement-to-shipping gap noted in the pin's own reasoning.
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