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I feel bad when I say "Alexa, stop"
I have had my Alexa for a month now, and so far my experience has been fairly positive. I will lay out my review as simply as I can, with elaborate pros and cons. I will start with the pros.
Pros:
*out of the box, Alexa felt very high quality. I was surprised by the heavy weight, which I interpreted as a sign of good quality. A light speaker will likely result in muffled sound.
*alexa has a very human like voice. It's very clear that it's computer generated, but she sounds crisp, clear, and elicits emotion in certain phrases she speaks.
*i am a heavy Spotify user, and an loyal to Spotify versus other music steaming companies. The Spotify integration, as well as integration with other apps, is very convenient.
*i use her 90% of the time just to ask about the weather
*the noise the devise makes when I call it's name is very satisfying.
Cons:
*when music is playing above volume 5, Alexa begins to have trouble hearing me.
*alexa can have quite an attitude. I will call her name, she will make a noise and glow blue, signifying she is listening, and then when I am mid sentence she will turn off and stop listening to me just like my wife.
*she requires a plug. I like to listen to music while in the shower, which requires me having to unplug Alexa, take her to the shower, plug her in, and then reboot her.
An idea for the next version of this product would be to keep Alexa with a wall plug in, but add in a back up battery that can last around an hour or so, so that is shower goers who like to listen to music in the shower can I plug her and take her in the shower, or out to the pool, or in the living room with friends. She should have a USB style plugin so that one can easily unplug her for the wall outlet so she can be used temporarily on a battery.
June 2016 · Unknown · verified purchase