GCHQ are running a government subsidy scheme to assist with the purchase of devices like this.

​Small print says you dont qualify if you already own a Samsung Smart TV

I picked one up from America when it came out - I also had an Echo when it was released. The Echo WAS very "dumb" in the early days but has "grown up" a lot... I'm currently using the Home and it is cleverer than Alexa was in the early days but I would say Alexa is cleverer right now. I imagine Google will push the development of the Home heavily in the short term as I cant imagine them letting Amazon take the lead with this.

Also worth bearing in mind that Google is a superpower in terms of knowing about you (for better or worse). I can be sure that when fully developed the Home will be better than the Echo. Google have made a living from learning about you for a lot longer than Amazon who were primarily a retailer.

With that being said its a lot like watching two lorries trying to overtake each other on a dual carriageway when you're behind them in your "Siri Device" waiting to get past them both - Lets see how long before Apple jump on the bandwagon.

6th April? Nice. I'm gonna be in the US then though, so may just pick one up there. I'd much prefer this to Alexa as I have a Google Music family sub whereas my Prime Music sub is the basic tier with a tiny (in comparison) selection of songs.

Really want this!!

I picked one up from America when it came out - I also had an Echo when it was released. The Echo WAS very "dumb" in the early days but has "grown up" a lot... I'm currently using the Home and it is cleverer than Alexa was in the early days but I would say Alexa is cleverer right now. I imagine Google will push the development of the Home heavily in the short term as I cant imagine them letting Amazon take the lead with this.

Also worth bearing in mind that Google is a superpower in terms of knowing about you (for better or worse). I can be sure that when fully developed the Home will be better than the Echo. Google have made a living from learning about you for a lot longer than Amazon who were primarily a retailer.

With that being said its a lot like watching two lorries trying to overtake each other on a dual carriageway when you're behind them in your "Siri Device" waiting to get past them both - Lets see how long before Apple jump on the bandwagon.

No pre-order available, joined the waiting list though.

Why did Google take so long to bring this out? They've lost a lot of market share with Amazon over this. At least there is competition to help drive down prices. £129 seems a tad expensive. Just my thoughts. I haven't voted either way.

Tempted but one of the things I like about Alexa is she plays music that I get as part of my prime account however you can also cast audio to the GH and I have a little app on my laptop to cast from. I don't fancy paying extra for google music or spotify. It's a shame google don't offer a package of extras to get the most out of it.

Looks like one of those essential oil diffusers.

Google didn't even entertain offering early adopters a pre-order discount like Amazon did, so for that reason I'm not going to order one until one comes about.