Nest Thermostat Gangbox by Penguin Manufacturing

I wanted something more elegant than a hole in my drywall for thermostat wires and much smaller than a full size gangbox. Any thermostat could use this, but the hole pattern above and below the hole are specific only to Nest (that I know of). Attach this with sheetrock screws to the stud and sheetrock as if it is a normal gangbox, but you will have less drywall to remove. I cut my drywall boxes with a flush cut rototool, so it is easy to mount, but there are otherways to make the hole in the