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Now is a good time to buy a smart speaker – especially if daylight saving time is looking for a better alarm. Amazon is offering Gold Box offers on several Echo devices just for today (March 14). Monitors received the biggest discounts, with the Echo Show 5, similar to the alarm clock, for sale for $ 50 (below $ 90) and the largest Echo Show 8 dropping to $ 80 (previously $ 130).
Buy Echo Show 5 on Amazon – $ 50
Buy Echo Dot with Clock on Amazon – $ 45
Buy Echo (4th generation) on Amazon – $ 80
Don’t need a screen? The current generation of Echo Dot has dropped to $ 35 (previously $ 50), while its clock-equipped version costs $ 45 (usually $ 60). And if you prefer something more powerful, the standard Echo is available for $ 80 instead of your usual $ 100.
The Echo Show 5 is an easy choice if you are looking for a bedside device. As long as you don’t mind a camera-equipped gadget (there’s a privacy shutter), Show 5 is just the right size for a nightstand, offers a sunrise alarm feature, and offers surprisingly strong sound quality . The Echo Show 8 is also a solid device, but its larger size makes it more suitable for viewing sessions in the kitchen.
Conventional speakers, in turn, are also straightforward choices. The Echo Dot produces quality sound for the price (with 3.5mm jack for more powerful speakers), and the watch variant is an obvious choice if you want to know if you’re late for work or not. The regular Echo, in turn, offers a genuinely pleasant sound to many places in your home. It’s just a matter of whether or not you want to enter the Alexa smart home ecosystem.
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