Cool. So almost twice as fast 
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Thanks.
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Thanks for clarifying official HE info on this, different from what was said by staff earlier this AM.
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So they just came up with this in the last month or so? The design and manufacturing too?
I just purchased a C8, would have waited.
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No. To go from design, to getting prototypes to test internally, to getting FCC certification takes a minimum of 5 months.
The C-8 Pro hardware project has clearly been ongoing for much longer than a month.
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A new hub? Fun! Who cares if I don't really need it?
Ordered. Can't wait!
S.
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I love to support these guys, but, come on, give me some real specs. I just upgraded to the C8 recently myself. love it. I have over 50 wireless devices and certainly a little lag on some things. But, does this justify the “pro” version? Or is this more of a Hotel management type of device? like 100+ devices (door locks at a hotel)?
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So why not say " we have a new hub coming out next week, would you like to wait before purchasing the C8?"
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Again they miss the mark. Why not launch this with a beautiful dashboard that shuts everyone, including me up and marketing it so that you need the new hub for the processing power?
Literally would have had my money.
Now I'll just continue using my C7s and HomeAssistant. In fact I just bought a zigbee radio for HA so I'm using Hubitat for less and less these days.
So guys for a non Teccy like me. I have a C7 which I'm extremely happy with. if I upgrade to a C8-P. Will my automations become faster?
In particular if motion is detected, will the lights come on a little faster? I.e. will my 1 second delay reduce
That’s a risk we all take when we purchase tech products like this. I bought a SmartThings V1 hub a couple months before their V2 hub came out (years ago). It happens. It seems like you’ve been thinking about buying that C8 since about a month after it was released.
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Impossible to say without understanding in more detail why your automations are delayed like that (which is a discussion better fit for another thread). But I would not put my money on the hub’s ram or CPU speeds.
I hear ya, but then it quickly turns into "But I was just 2 (4, 6, 8...) weeks away, why didn't I get a head's-up?".
That line in the sand has to get drawn somewhere. We've all gotten burned by it with something at some point. It's no fun, but just how it goes. Rota Fortunae and all that.
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Yeah I’m not thrilled that I only got my C8 a couple of months ago, but that’s technology for you.
Most companies have started working on the next hardware version before the ink is dry on the marketing brochures for the “new” one.
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Could you imagine Chevrolet/Ford/Dodge doing this for a vehicle?
"Don't buy a new truck now, we are going to have an improved one next year".
Literally no company would do this.
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It’s called the Osborne Effect.
PS no relation to me.
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Hmmm, interesting comments that seem to suggest that bringing out new hardware is unusual. Hello? Heard of iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, etc. etc. ??
It's coming up on 6 years since we first introduced Hubitat Elevation (1/30/18), and C-8 Pro is our fifth generation Hubitat Elevation.
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Just out of curiosity, is the new C8-Pro SoC using a newer arm architecture?
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Ill be waiting to see if they are on sale for one of the Summer holidays. I would like to get one, but honestly, my current hubs are working pretty well at the moment. Nothing is really pushing for the next great thing at the moment.
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