Echo Dot w/ Nest Hub

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I am just starting out building my Smart Home and being able to control things by voice is an important aspect for me. I bought a Nest Hub which is a bit temperamental with some of my devices. I also use Amazon Fresh and I would like my Audible books to play automatically for a set period of time as part of a bedtime routine, which as far as I understand, require Alexa to automate.

Is it worth getting a Dot 4th gen on Prime Day if I already have a Nest Hub? My understanding is that if Matter is ever released both would be border routers and could technically work together with local control, but I wonder if they would currently interfere with each other or otherwise over complicate my setup?

If I do get one I will also be choosing between the free Sengled bulb or the $5 Amazon plug add-on, so general recommendations between those two
with regard to HE would also be appreciated

Thank you

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If you're using HE connected everything to that and simply use the alexa's for voice commands. Avoid wifi devices such as the freebies they're offering. I only use alexa really for multiroom music and announcements. I would never use it as a primary control for my smarthome as it is cloud based. All my automations and control remain on HE... If I were to use alexa it would be strictly secondary. (my opinion anyway)

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