Amazon Echo Flex is an affordable smart home starter device

Amazon Echo Flex is a great option for first-time smart home buyers.
Echo Dot is Amazon’s cheapest smart speaker.

Amazon Echo Flex is a great option for first-time smart home buyers. Echo Dot is Amazon’s cheapest smart speaker. I’m sticking with it, though it’s tough for the Echo Flex. One is good for music.

The Echo Flex isn’t bad. I use mine daily. Never music, radio or podcasts. That’s horrible. Amazon knows it’s bad; there is a warning when you buy one. The Echo Flex’s speaker isn’t made for this.

For the price you can often get one, it’s worth buying. This is the cheapest method of building a smart home. And it is flexible. It’s not a trick.

Echo Flex was an impulse buy. One costs £9.99 in the UK. It has fallen as low as $9.99 in the US, but is holding steady ahead of Prime Day.

My house has many Alexa devices. For the price, filling a gap with an Echo Flex was a no-brainer. Since the device plugs into the wall, I put one on the landing, where I wanted coverage but no dangling wires. Under £10 the Echo Flex is ideal.

It is ideal for people new to smart homes. This is an Amazon Echo complete with Alexa.

USB-enabled Echo Flex. Charging phones. Amazon included a phone charger because the Flex needs power. Never. This USB port supports Amazon plugins. Usable but few.

Motion sensor fan. At night, my Echo Flex turns on the light. So the kids can go to the bathroom without fumbling and I can turn off the light on the landing.

Echo Flex is compatible with Bluetooth and wired speakers. Echo Flex is compatible with Alexa or 3.5mm. Strong packing.

With Amazon Prime Day approaching, the Echo Flex may be on sale. £9.99 in the UK. Prime Day is coming up.

Amazon’s Echo Flex may be unfairly overlooked. Poor speaker. Smart home technology is cheap to try. I did it to improve Alexa coverage at home. Bad music is useful.