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Amazon Echo Dot
2nd Generation, 3rd Generation, 1st Generation
Shaun C.Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 9 reviews
- Echo Dot 3rd Generation
- Verified purchase
Cheap and effective
Great little unit, sound is also impressive. Alexa Understands you well and you don’t have to be near the unit for it to pick up your voice. A great cheap way to get into the ‘smart home’ market.
Purchased in December 2021 at Amazon for $39.00.
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DavidNGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 67 reviews
- 4 likes
- Echo Dot 3rd Generation
- Verified purchase
Amazon Echo Dot vs Google Home Mini on sound quality
I have had an Amazon Echo Dot for about 2 weeks and it just went on sale shaving $20 off from the $55 RRP price tag, the price I paid for mine. Echo Dot (gen 3) is cheaper than the Echo Input at $49. As much as I love the small size of the Echo Input and how it blended so well with my decor because of its minimalistic design. For the extra LEDs, speakers, volume control, amp inside and possibility to write a review on Amazon Echo Dot, I decided to try and swap over the Echo Input with Echo Dot. Thank you to the local store for being so accommo...Read more
dating and made it happen! Thank you! You would find my review of the Echo Input at the bottom. Given how similar Echo Input is to the Echo Dot, I won't repeat a lot of stuff here. Echo Dot is much more comparable with the Google Home Mini. The big improvement from gen 2 to gen 3 is the speaker and 4 mics over 1 mic and new cloth grille. I don't have a gen 2 Echo Dot so no comments there. It still has difficulty hearing me when I am playing music. May be it is better than gen 2, but comparable with Google Home Mini, however many mics that is in the GH Mini. In terms of sound quality. Echo Dot will be well received by the majority of consumers imho. The first thing that struck me is that it has a somewhat Sony or Sennheiser sound, as opposed to Shure or Audio Technica sound. This is a massive generalisation of course because Sennheiser for example has budget friendly headphones as well as really expensive audiophile grade headphones. Likewise for Sony, the undisputed reference / benchmark headphone is Sony MDR-7506 which has a really flat frequency response, unlike most other Sony products. The Echo Dot sound is relatively rich meaning more bass at the cost of clarity in the treble. It is louder than Google Home Mini and it actually has some bass unlike Google Home Mini which barely has any bass. That said, you do lose clarity at the top end. This is a common consumer audio sound signature hence why I believe majority of casual music listener would be happy with it, happier than they would with the Google Home Mini. BTW, Echo Dot has a 3-bands equaliser for adjusting treble, mid and bass while Google Home Mini has 2-bands but I can barely hear the difference Google Home's equaliser makes. +1 for Echo Dot. This opinion rides on huge assumptions and conditions. It depends on the kind of music you listen to, If your fav music is Jazz or vocal with a lot of strings at moderate volume, you might prefer Google Home Mini because you get a more articulate high frequency or vocal frequency range. But if you listen to pop with beats, Echo Dot is the way to go. That said, some audiophiles (someone's going to hit me putting the word audiophile in a review about these smart little speakers) who dig for details might prefer Google Home Mini because of treble clarity. I reckon the Google Home Mini might pair better with subwoofers because it really doesn't try hard in the bass department. Good result may be possible if subwoofer crossover frequency is properly set to complement the GH Mini. Otoh, Echo Dot gives it a decent attempt on bass production in a small unit, including the use of rigid metal structure inside (thus the heavier weight). Bass on the Google Home Mini is more like dok dok dok (and tik tik tik at low volumes) rather than a dom dom dom like it is with Echo Dot. Because of physical limitations, Echo Dot's sound quickly turn nasally if you drive it pass level 4 or 5, when the casing starts reverberating. One has to understand both are packed with compromises, a bit less with the Echo Dot. I wonder why Echo Dot designer didn't choose to use a bigger driver or add a piezo speaker.
Purchased in August 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores for $49.00.
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Honest ReviewsSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 10 reviews
- 8 likes
- Echo Dot 2nd Generation
- Verified purchase
Has transformed our home!
This little (cheap!) box has seamlessly tied together all of our cloud connected smart home devices. And it’s brilliant (once you get to know it a little better)
It connects to our ring video doorbell, LIFX smart globes, Philips Hue lighting, Logitech harmony tv remote, Nest smoke alarms, the list goes on.
All consideration should be given to the fact that the echo dot is a well priced piece of tech. The ability to hear you from the other side of the room is near flawless (when it’s quiet) But it’s functionality is much much greater when you ...Read more
own other smart home devices you would otherwise control from a phone app. Consideration: You can’t expect Alexa to understand you very well, if the TV is full volume in the background or your hosting house party with loud conversation present. In a normal quite household this device is brilliant. We now use (them) to turn on and off all of our lights, turn on and off the TV, change channels you name it. We play music around home more then we ever did (using Spotify). You can create music groups and operate all the amazon speakers in sync, if you want whole house music.Purchased in November 2021 at Amazon for $39.00.
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DisieGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 13 reviews
- Echo Dot 2nd Generation
- Verified purchase
Great, apart from the apps
I love my Alexa, but you have to download apps to support everything. It has no search apart from Bol Bot which isn't very helpful. You have to tell her what she can do. Getting videos and TV's to work is hard because she only supports the newest models. I have an LG Web Os TV V 3.8 BUT it only supports V 4
Purchased in November 2021 for $29.00.
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Athulya Andrewsmelbourne
- 6 reviews
- 1 like
Good for music lovers
I am so much in love with this device as I can ask Alexa to play the music I want, standing anywhere in the room. But this is only a basic model and can get improved sound performances with upgraded models having higher quality speakers. But for limited spaces, echo dot is just awesome and cute.
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Susan ONewcastle
- 14 reviews
- 2 likes
Great For Facts
I recently purchased the Amazon Echo Dot in June 2018 from the Good Guys for my teenage son. It was just to play with, not for anything serious. For that purpose, the Echo Dot proved quite a good little unit.
The Echo Dot works well, responding to us when we say 'Alexa' most of the time. The voice recognition works pretty well, but it is best to try and speak as clearly as possible, as sometimes we will say something and Alexa will start telling us about something different. But most of the time, we get an appropriate answer from the Echo Do...Read more
t, except when it doesn't know how to process a request. Thankfully, the basic functionality of the Echo Dot is able to be extended via enabling skills developed by 3rd-party programmers, skills which we have had much fun with. And with over 17,000 skills in the ever-growing skill store, the Echo Dot will be able to be taken to new heights of functionality and usefulness. However, with all this said, there are a few issues that, if resolved, would make the Echo Dot receive a 5-star rating from me: For example, we might ask the Echo Dot to "give me a recipe for scrambled eggs", and she will respond with "Sorry, I'm not sure". While I realise that this can be accomplished via the enabling of 3rd party skills, I believe that such functionality should be built-in to the system.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
MrKareem33Hobart
- 13 reviews
- 4 likes
- Echo Dot 2nd Generation
- Verified purchase
Not that dissimilar tot he Google Home Mini
I purchased this to overcome the Alarm limitations of the Google Home Mini, hoping to awake to a specific song as my alarm as stored on a connected device to the Echo Dot... but no joy. I tried all the 'Spotify single song playlist' and similar workarounds suggested online without success.I'm hoping they will release functionality to allow this is a future software upgrade.
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JermadSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 8 reviews
- Echo Dot 2nd Generation
- Verified purchase
Great for home automation but lack of skills in Australia
I primarily use it to control IOT around the house. I can even control homebridge (ios homekit hack) using my voice. Then only problem I found was in Australia, we don't get the same amount of skills in comparison to the US. Things like the Plex skill and hundreds of others, are non existent in Australia. (At the time of writing the review, that is). I found Alexa to be very quick and responsive with executing IOT commands. I just wish I could send sms's and answer calls with it, but you can't using an Apple iPhone. Also Alexa can not currently...Read more
receive notifications from external sources like IFTTT, it can only send. I have heard that this will change in the near future, giving you the option to "Opt in/out" to Applications being able to speak through Alexa. But being in Australia, I am not going to hold my breath!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
TraFooCoBrisbane
- 10 reviews
- 1 like
Rival to to Google Home... not as easy to set up but able to do more with Alexa's "Skills"
Received an Echo Dot as a present this week, even though already has Google Home Mini set up in home, was keen to give it a try. First out of the box, it's noticeable the control buttons are more visible + accessible compare to Google Mini, about the same size and weight, looks a lot like a puck. Upon setting up, it is more time consuming and tedious compare to Google Mini.
Like Google Mini requires a google account, Echo Dot requires an Amazon account, do be mindful if your account is set in other countries than Australia, you have to change...Read more
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CardmanMelbourne
- 2 reviews
Good for music, but add a Harmony Hub
Alex Echo Dot is currently only able to be bought in the US version but it works quite well in Australia. Voice recognition is very good with little issues with a non US accent.
Fortunately lots of Ebay sellers that bring it in for about $100 delivered.
You will need to google how to install the US setup app on an AUS phone. Android is simply download the APK file, On iPhone you need to setup a US Pay Pal account and switch your iTunes account to the US. Alexa can only be setup using Apps - no OSX or PC based configuration available. ...Read more
Music is easy, if you are prepared to pay for a full amazon prime account, there is almost an unlimited amount of everything available. But there are also lots of online streaming radio stations exposed that don't require a subscription. You don't need a prime subscriptions - but ... By adding a Harmony Hub - all your activities can become voice skills that you can control. And your favourites become additional skills. So now I can walk into the room and say "Alexa turn on Rugby League" and the Echo will instruct the harmony Hub to the favourite station 502, and the harmony turns on the TV, Foxtel, Soundbar, and selects the channel. When I leave the room I say "Alexa, turn off the TV".Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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