The Best Amazon Echo & Alexa Devices under $230
Features
- Alexa has skills - With tens of thousands of skills and counting, Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new skills like tracking fitness, playing games, and more.
- Meet the Echo Plus - Same great sound as our Echo (3rd Gen) with a built-in Zigbee hub to easily setup and control your compatible smart home devices.
- Voice control your music - Ask Alexa for a song, artist, or genre from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, SiriusXM, and more. With multi-room music, play music on compatible Echo devices in different rooms.
- Keep your family in sync - Use your Alexa devices like an intercom and talk to any room in the house with Drop In and Announcements.
- Enjoy premium sound - Personalize your listening experience by adjusting the equalizer settings. Or pair with a second Echo Plus (2nd Gen) or Echo (3rd Gen) for stereo sound and add more base with an Echo Sub.
- Voice control your smart home - Turn on lights, adjust thermostats, lock doors, and more with compatible connected devices.
- Designed to protect your privacy - Built with multiple layers of privacy controls, including a microphone off button that electronically disconnects the mics.
Pros
- ⊕ Simple setup.
- ⊕ Available in 3 colors.
- ⊕ Features Zigbee smart home hub.
Features
- Ask Alexa to see lyrics and album art with Amazon Music. See weather forecasts, calendars, to-do lists, and your favorite playlists.
- Watch award-winning movies and shows from Prime Video, music videos from Vevo, or live TV and sports with a Hulu subscription.
- Make video calls to anyone with Skype, the Alexa app, an Echo Spot, or Echo Show.
- Built with multiple layers of privacy protections and controls, including a microphone/camera off button that electronically disconnects the microphones and camera.
- Set up compatible Zigbee devices without the need for a separate hub. See your front door camera stream with 2-way audio and notifications.
- Premium speakers with Dolby processing let you stream music and books in crisp, stereo sound. With a vibrant 10.1" HD screen for watching videos, movies, and TV shows in a new fabric design.
- Your new kitchen companion - cook along with Food Network Kitchen, set timers and alarms, and add items to your shopping list.
- With tens of thousands of skills and counting, Alexa is always getting smarter. Skills are like apps and let you do more with Alexa.
Pros
- ⊕ Web browser.
- ⊕ Video calling.
- ⊕ Dolby speaker.
- ⊕ Powerful audio.
- ⊕ Crystal clear 10.
Cons
- ⊖ No remote.
- ⊖ Very pricey.
- ⊖ Speaker is too bassy.
- ⊖ Alexa needs some schooling.