Amazon’s Echo Dot drops to $23 ahead of October Prime Day

Amazon’s Echo Dot drops to $23 ahead of October Prime Day

Most Echo speakers are on sale, including the Echo Pop and Echo Studio.

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With Prime Big Deal Days being a little more than one week away, Amazon has kicked things off early by discounting most of its Echo smart speakers. You can get up to 69 percent off Echo devices and bundles right now, and that goes for any Amazon shopping — not just Prime members. Of note is the Echo Dot for $23, a record low that matches its July Prime Day price, and the Echo Dot bundled with a Kasa Smart Plug Mini for just about $1 more. Considering the Echo Dot is one of our favorite smart speakers and the Kasa accessory earned a spot on our list of best smart plugs, that bundle is an affordable way to get your smart home started.

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Echo Dot (5th Gen) with Kasa Smart Plug Mini

$24$73Save $49

As part of a big Echo speaker sale, this bundle that includes the Echo Dot and a Kasa smart plug is 67 percent off.

$24 at Amazon

The Echo Dot was not one of the many Amazon devices to receive an upgrade last month during Amazon’s hardware event, which means you’re getting the latest model of the speaker in this sale. Its orb-like design is quite attractive and it’s small enough to fit on a nightstand or at the end of a desk, making it a good option if you have little space to spare. The Echo Dot impressed us with its solid audio quality, producing louder and clearer audio than we initially expected from such a small speaker. It has physical volume and mute bottoms on its top, but you can control it hands-free by using Alexa commands.

That’s also where the Kasa Smart Plug Mini will come in handy. Since it works with Alexa, you could ask the voice assistant to turn on the coffee maker that’s connected to the smart plug, kick-starting your morning routine without extra effort from you. Plugging a regular lamp into the Kasa accessory will let you turn on and off your lights without getting up from the couch, just by asking Alexa to do so. If you’ve been looking to add some IoT devices to your home, this could be a good place to start — it’s a cheap way to introduce Alexa into the mix, and you can start off by turning one of your most used household devices into a smart one with the Kasa adapter.

The rest of Amazon’s smart speaker lineups is also included in this early Prime Day deal. The even more affordable Echo Pop is on sale for $18, while the standard Echo has dropped to $55. There are also other bundles available, like the the Echo Dot with Clock plus a Philips Hue Color Smart Light Bulb for $47. All of these smart speakers have the same Alexa chops, and most of them have good audio quality given their size and price. But if you’re looking for the speaker with the best audio quality possible, the Echo Studio has dropped to $155. That price is a record low and it matches the July Prime Day price we saw, as is the case for most of these Echo deals.

  • Amazon's Echo Dot drops to $23 ahead of October Prime Day | DeviceDaily.com

    Echo Pop

    $18$40

    Save $22

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  • Amazon's Echo Dot drops to $23 ahead of October Prime Day | DeviceDaily.com

    Echo (4th Gen)

    $55$100

    Save $45

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  • Amazon's Echo Dot drops to $23 ahead of October Prime Day | DeviceDaily.com

    Echo Studio

    $155$200

    Save $45

    See at Amazon

 

 

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