2’s (also called Elite via Costco): same housing and spacing as originals but they added two 4000K LEDs integrated with the RGD LED. True soft and cool white not as good as it uses RGB mixed with the 4000K to create the whites. Pros: wider spacing between lights, 3 warm white LEDs and 3 cool white LEDs integrated in each module for much truer white options. Also comes with splicing jumpers designed to let you cut the wire where needed. At that pricing, I would definitely got for pro, especially if you plan to use white lights regularly. Much easier to match your existing house light temperature if that’s important to you A lot of good comparison info in this video: https://youtu.be/LN65HudRDaw?si=-V-RaK0v78s2yGWw More on reddit.com

Like most things, its a matter of personal preference and how you plan on using them. I installed the Pros last year and have the played a bit with the Govee 2s. Overall the Govee 2 are a decent step up from the original Govee non-pro lights, brighter and the dedicated white channels help both for the white light and power efficiency. That said I would say the Pro produce a nicer white, to my eyes at least. On the other hand, if you plan to use the lights mainly for colored illumination, the white may not matter much to you. The Govee 2s have more lights per foot than the pros, and some people prefer having more light cones. The Pros are a little brighter per light, 50LM vs 40LM at max brightness. The Pros also come with Splicing hardware which makes cutting them to size easier. If I was going to do a new install today, I would still go Pro because I rely on them to light my walkway at night, so use the white light daily. So for my use they are better. That said, my parents want to install lights this year and after looking at both decided to go with the Govee 2, and I didn't try to dissuade them. More on reddit.com

FWIW I installed mine in October. I used the 3m and the clips to screw into the soffit, it was cold when I did it and the tape worked but I wasn’t convinced it would hold. I ended up at the local Home Depot and bought more clips that were similar. I didn’t want to have to go back up and fix them, a bit of belt and suspenders approach. They haven’t moved but 1 of the 3 strings is giving me an issue, one light will work intermittently, not at all or stay on, the others are just dead. Now I have to troubleshoot that. More on reddit.com

Bought 200 ft of the Govee Pro Permanent Outdoor Lights this last September with the intention of adding another 100 ft soon. It took 30 hours to install all of them because I have a bit of OCD and they had to be perfect! Anyhow, in mid-October the lights began malfunctioning by flashing several times then stopped working. I traced the problem to the power supply. I could not find where Govee sells additional power supplies separately, so I reached out to Govee for a solution. They gave me a checklist of things to try, but the lights would not self-correct. Clair, the Govee rep, asked about the details of my lights (type, length, etc) and proof of purchase through Amazon. Clair said she would take care of the problem but didn’t say how she would handle it. I was hoping for another power supply. Three days later, I received another 200 lights, mounting clips, power supply and power booster! I was absolutely stunned when the box came, via UPS. I immediately pulled the old power supply and plugged in the new one. All the lights work as they should! The only thing to do now is hang the additional 100 ft of lights that I received for FREE❗️Customer for life now❗️❗️❗️❗️ More on reddit.com