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5588528
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Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 7570 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers value the Echo (1st generation) for its sound quality and ease of use, frequently citing these as top features. Many also appreciate its home automation capabilities and the convenience of accessing weather information and managing shopping lists. However, some customers expressed concerns about the price point and occasional issues with battery life, response time, connectivity, and setup.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It's great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got an Echo when it first came out and it continues to get better by adding new functions. Wouldn't be without it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love my Echo!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm not a techno savvy person but found this extremely easy to set up. I have managed to connect my nest thermostat and wemo plug to it. I can't seem to get the Samsung tv to work with it. Oh well. I primarily use it to listen to music and find the sound to be great. One of the best purchases I've made in a long time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good addition to a household

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Alexa does a great job playing music and adding items to my shopping list. I have not used very many of the skills but I think this item has great potential to continue to improve.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This was a great purpose

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Echo is very good. I'm highly satisfied with what Alexa does and says. I'm still learning what it does for me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Echo

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this product ...good sound and easy to use !!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product and voice recognition

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was skeptical about the uses for the Amazon Echo and of Alexa but after using it for several weeks, I enjoy the ease of interaction and the accuracy of Alexa. The sound quality from the speaker is very good and I often use the Echo as my go-to audio device when I'm needing some background music for reading, cooking, cleaning, etc.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Sound quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy to set up

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We like our Echo, but maybe slightly pricey. It's a great speaker; easy to set-up & connects to you phone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very easy to use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Enjoy this product. Easy to set up. Has great sound

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love her and she got me through a difficult time.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love my Echo and use her every day for information and entertainment.I love the daily flash report and the fact that I can ask her what the temp is and other things that I would have to look up. She plays me music that I love and need to relax with and gives me music that is not really available now like Bing Crosby.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Alexa is awesome

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great!! Alexa is friendly. When i first saw the advertisement on TV, i was skeptical. But now that i got it, i talk to Alexa every morning i wake up to check on news and traffic!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Really Surprised at usefullness

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Primarily use as a music player. Voice recognition is a+++. Now I just have to figure out which devices I would like to control with Alexia (we use "echo"). Plenty of user created apps available to transfer results for commands like calendar and reminders to my smartphone so I don't have to depend on the Amazon smartphone app.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I think this model is better than the newer model they just released. Plus, it's a fraction of its former price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    World of automation is around the corner.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If making your house a smart home going forward then this is how you can start and go full speed into the future.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great personal assistant

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is my second Amazon echo, I now have one in the bedroom and living area. I work from home so this as become my personal assistant. It's amazing what you can do out of the box but if you like to tinker you can write your own skills and extend the feature set. One of those devices that you wonder how you lived with out it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does it all

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great device ! Nice sound easy to set up

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty Fantastic, but...

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I picked up the Amazon Echo a few months back. I'm mostly thrilled with it. Occasionally the Echo fails to execute a command like, "Alexa, play 670 the Score on Tune-In." It will reply, sometimes many times in a row, "could not find 670 on Tune-In." This morning it managed to find it after 5 consecutive errors. So there are some issues with connectivity, but I love the addition of the echo to my home, now it's time to upgrade lights and thermostats!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    What can I say?

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This unit is AWESOME! I totally did not expect it to be as good as most of the reviews but they were correct. What surprised me the most is the music sounded MUCH better than I would ever have expected. Even a technically challenged 59 year old grandma (me) was able to set it up with no help from sons, lol. SCORE! :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought the Echo originally in black, but had to exchange it due to unresponsiveness. I think I got a dud, but changed it out for the new white Echo and it works great. Must have for AMZ Prime members since you can get prime only Alexa deals, play AMZ prime music library free, and use it to turn on/off lights (using WeMo).

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Enjoyable and useful

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We've had a lot of fun programing and working with the Amazon Echo. Great product with solid utility around the family living space - we use it to get news, weather and even turn on the TV (and associated devices)!!! Works great and constantly updated. So pleased that we bought one for one of my brothers and his family.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great new device

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fun to use, great speaker. Easy to set up and use.

    I would recommend this to a friend