Let's be honest. Your current doorbell is probably a dusty button from 2009 that makes a sound like a dying kazoo. Meanwhile, the rest of your home is out here with smart lights, voice assistants, and a fridge that judges your snack choices. The front door situation? Embarrassing.
Well, good news for the aesthetically and technologically ambitious: Google's second-generation wired Nest Doorbell has dipped under $100, making it one of the more defensible smart home purchases you can make right now, according to a deal spotted by Lifehacker.
Why this one specifically?
The wired version of the Nest Doorbell is, in the smart home world, the sensible older sibling. No battery anxiety. No wondering if your doorbell is going to ghost you right when a package arrives. It just... works. Continuously. Like a doorbell should.
For anyone already living inside the Google Home ecosystem - and at this point that's a lot of us - this is basically a plug-and-play upgrade. It talks to your other Google devices, shows up on your Nest Hub display, and lets you answer the door from your couch like the evolved human you aspire to be.
Under $100 is kind of the magic number here
Smart doorbells have historically sat in that awkward pricing zone where you want one but also sort of don't want to spend the money on something literally attached to your door. The psychological barrier of $100 is real. Under it, the purchase stops feeling like a flex and starts feeling like a reasonable home improvement decision you can justify to yourself and any skeptical partners.
It's the difference between "I bought a smart doorbell" and "I upgraded my home security" - same device, completely different energy.
The catch (there's always a catch)
It's wired. That means installation requires existing doorbell wiring, which most homes have but not all. If your place is newer or your doorbell situation is chaotic, you might want to check before clicking buy. Also, some features do lean on a Nest Aware subscription, so factor that into the long-term math if you're a spreadsheet person.
But if your wiring is in order and you're already Google-pilled? This is a pretty easy yes at this price point. Your front door has been the weak link long enough.
