I bought several Sonoff mini4r to add some automation to my lights, and wanted to post a short review:

Pros:

  • price is excellent. Got 5 for <$50 cad.
  • Size is amazing, itsy Bitsy.
  • Build quality feels good.
  • Should be easy to flash, if my soldering skills were better, with exposed pads.
  • Connected to my home wifi quick and easy.
  • SonoffLAN easily picked them up, with full control.
  • Detached relay mode works great, with switch fallback if wifi goes down.
  • quick response time, under a second.

Cons:

  • only rated for 10-12 amps, means I can’t install this on switch controlled outlets.
  • wish it had headers for flashing.
  • wifi only, wish there was a ZigBee model.

In the end, I’m likely to buy more, and some Shelly units for where I need 16-20 amp relays.

  • ShimitarEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I purchased all mines from aliexpress. Same identical item, way cheaper than amazon.

      • ShimitarEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Agreed, if I can find the same item on other sites, its usually the same price or cheaper there.

        I canceled my prime membership due to this, and found out that well, yes, you can buy anything elsewhere.