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Echo Dot

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cletourn

Re: Echo Dot
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2016, 08:47:45 pm »
Why would anyone buy a Dot on Ebay when you can just get a second Echo cheaper from Amazon? Is there an advantage to having a Dot as a secondary unit instead of a second Echo?

DParker

Re: Echo Dot
« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2016, 09:00:55 pm »
Why would anyone buy a Dot on Ebay when you can just get a second Echo cheaper from Amazon? Is there an advantage to having a Dot as a secondary unit instead of a second Echo?

Some possibilities:

  • The Dot's ability to connect to external speakers that are better than the Echo's internal ones.
  • The Dot's much smaller size.
  • The Dot's ability to be powered by a standard USB supply.  Combined with #2 this allows for some novel uses for the Dot, like in a vehicle.

cletourn

Re: Echo Dot
« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2016, 09:10:28 pm »
Why would anyone buy a Dot on Ebay when you can just get a second Echo cheaper from Amazon? Is there an advantage to having a Dot as a secondary unit instead of a second Echo?

Some possibilities:

  • The Dot's ability to connect to external speakers that are better than the Echo's internal ones.
  • The Dot's much smaller size.
  • The Dot's ability to be powered by a standard USB supply.  Combined with #2 this allows for some novel uses for the Dot, like in a vehicle.

Thank you for the info. I had not realized those potential advantages. Good to know.