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Significant Cost over Prior Versions
The biggest difference between the Pro 3 and Pro 2 is the lack of included cloud video storage. While the Pro 2 and it's predecessors came with 7 day rolling cloud backup, the 3 doesn't include any cloud video storage without a $120/yr plan. This wouldn't be such a problem, but the local storage available via the base-station/smarthub is essentially useless. In order to access that local storage, it has to be removed from the base-station/smarthub and viewed on a computer, etc. There's also no option to use a NAS as a workaround, because they aren't supported.
As a long-time Arlo owner, I've watched the company make their products less and less user-friendly while adding cost. I imagine being spun-off into their own company probably has something to do with this. If I could go back and choose another option for my smart camera system, I probably would, but I have so many of their products I'm locked in.
October 2019 · Electronics