Stay Connected with the Echo Dot (4th Gen) Smart Speaker with Clock and Alexa in Glacier White

Steven: My echo dot is so useful & helpful. Best purchase!

United States on Oct 10, 2023

Monica: I use my Alexa almost everyday , she’s a great alarm , plays sleep sounds for me , plays music & even let’s me know the weather , Alexa is useful on a daily basis will recommend

United States on Sep 22, 2023

SharkdaddySharkdaddy: I bought this because I was tired of listening to my loud clock tick all the time and because I can see the time when it’s dark. It dims the light when the lights are off so it isn’t super bright at night. It’s cool when you ask what the weather is because it will display the temperature on it for a few seconds. Or if you use it to set a timer, it will show the count down of the timer. It has a great speaker on it, it can get really loud. The only thing I would change is the color, I’m not a huge fan of the color or the two tone colors they picked. I have the grayish blue one. I have had it for over a year now and it still works great! It’s very durable and sturdy.

United States on Aug 03, 2023

Judy L.Judy L.: The media could not be loaded.  This Dot 4 replaces a clock radio and a Dot 3 in my bedroom. We live in an area that most radios don't work well due to lack of reception. I did have a clock radio on my night stand primarily to see the time during the night. I also had a Dot 3 on my dresser to access the the various features of Alexa devices. The clock radio didn't play music well due to lack of reception and often the time was not correct. I used the Dot 3 primarily to for the alarm and to play sleep sounds that help me to get a better night's sleep. Since my bedroom doesn't have a usable electrical outlet connected to the wall switch, the Dot 3 also controlled all of the lighting in the room. The problem with the Dot 3 for commands was that it seemed to need a direct line of communication for it to hear commands.

Since the Dot 4 is in my bedroom, I use it primarily for the alarm and to play sleep sounds. All of the lights in my bedroom are plugged into smart plugs connected to Alexa, and I have them set up in groups, i.e., dresser, night stand, butterfly (a light on the dresser). I can turn them on or off independently or as a group.

Although there are buttons...

United States on Jul 22, 2022

Amazon Customer: Exactement ce que j’attendais de ce petit machin.

Canada on Nov 29, 2021

Christian Jones: Works fantastic.

Canada on Jul 30, 2021

Asher Taylor-Dawson: The current top review for Alex's DeathSta—I mean, the Echo Dot 4th Gen—at the time I'm writing this covers all the basics beautifully, and since you've probably already read that one, I won't reiterate all those points.

Instead, here's what makes the 4th Gen Dot a winner for me.

1. Built In Clock
I'm pretty nearsighted, and squinting across the room at the Hubster's clock radio doesn't cut it. The little clock face on my "Moon Dot" (as I've named it in Alexa's Devices list), which lives on my nightstand, means that if I wake up, I can check the time without activating my tablet and possibly falling down an internet rabbit hole.

Sure, there are other, potentially cheaper ways to solve that problem, but most of them don't have...

2. Extremely Adjustable Brightness: Ultra-Dim Mode, Go!
I have great night vision, which is just another way of saying that my eyes are really sensitive to light. I'm forever being vaguely annoyed by how everything is hailed as "ultra-bright," when really I just want most things to have an ultra-dim mode.

The Echo Dot 4th Gen can bring the Ultra-Bright, assuming you have normal eyes and that's a thing you want....

United States on Mar 16, 2021