New to SmartThings, lots of ideas. Need guidance (switch brand comparison)

[JDRoberts]

Since a number of people have said they wished they had researched the differences between different switch brands before purchasing them solely on the basis of price , I will just suggest that you read all of the following topic before placing your order:

G.E. switches are way cool!

After a little over a year experience w/SmartThings I installed my 1st Z-wave switch in my garage to control my overhead flourescent lights. Unfortunately, my garage may be the only place those switches will fit. I decided to give one a try because replacing those long cylinder type flourescent bulbs w/ a zigbee alternative would not have been cost effective (not even sure they exist but I would need 8). Anyway, those switches are way cool! I especially like that I can use my Schlage keypad lock to trigger the lights on/off. If like me there are a multitude of applications where a HA product makes sense or it doesn’t. I would love to have those switches everywhere instead of bulbs…but hey, bulbs are better than nothing!