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hello the second-gen mini-sized amazon echo dot smart speaker is terrific and well worth the $50 that amazon has asked me to spend on it it's an easy recommendation because it's functionally the same product as the first gen Amazon echo dot which one editor's choice from us back in March the dots available in white now which I think looks pretty good and you'll also use these two buttons up on top to change the volume as opposed to turning a ring like you will in the first gen dot but aside from that nothing major has changed and for the most part that's a great thing Alexa can still stream music play podcast answer your questions set kitchen timers control your smart home gadgets tell bad jokes and read the headlines even I might add the headlines from here at CNET today's scene at tech today update this is seen it and here are the stories that matter right now the sound quality in the new model is about the same as the old one too perhaps a bit fuller and a little bit less trouble time of the season by the zombies from prime music you can also connect the echo dot with an external speaker like this one using Bluetooth or a line in cable now one minor quibble amazon didn't include a line in cable with the echo dot they only cost a couple of dollars typically and you might even have one lying around at a junk drawer but still would have been nice if Amazon had included them I also wanted a second gen Amazon echo dot to be a better listener than generation one and in a lot of cases it is just check out this test from our studio Alexa play Alexa play that was a fantastic result even with a speaker blaring music right behind it the second gen echo dot heard me almost every time first gen echo dot almost never heard me so yes the second gen Amazon echo dot is a terrific product and a steal at it's $50.00 asking price Amazon echo dot might be too tempting to pass up