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I'll go with the zwave. I'm not so worried about home automation. Not many windows and doors in the house. Just something that doesn't throw as many false events like camera's.
What is your goal with this system? Do want want professional central station monitoring or self-monitoring with text/email alerts to your cell phone. Do you plan to add Fire and/or CO detection to this system? A lot of people overlook fire detection when it comes to home security.
If you have a lot of cats and dogs you might be better off placing contacts on all your doors/windows and backing them up with glassbreak detectors and adding a motion detectors where the cats most likely wont go (If possible). I like the Honeywell Dual tech 100lb pet immune motion detectors (DT-8035 for hardwired or Honeywell 5898 for wireless) or the Bosch Tri-tech 100lb pet immune motion detectors. However, in order for this pet immunity to work, the motion detectors have to be placed in areas where the cats and dogs cannot climb on top of items in the field of view of the detector.
If you're looking for a system that will turn a light on/off when you open a door or walk into a room than z-wave is the way to go. If you're looking for a security system that monitors for burglary or fire DO NOT USE ZWAVE