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Echo Dot (3rd Gen) - €30.99 (or potentially FREE upgrade if you own 2nd Gen)

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    #32
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    ClaptonBay wrote: »
    I completed the online form to sell it but then its saying to send it in the post, can i just walk in with the reference number and deliver it to the shop that way, does anyone know?

    When you go to store you will have to join so bring photo id and proof of address


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    #33
    Tweaky
    Registered Users Posts: 676 ✭✭✭Tweaky


    Thank op
    Traded mine in in the CEX store in Blackpool cork. They had to test so had to wait an hour. The gen3 is a big step up over the gen 2 in sound quality. Great free upgrade.


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    #34
    audi02
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭audi02


    Hi All just got my new toy and I feel like theres soo much that can be done with it.. I just realized I can control my T.V with it. What are the top things to try out on it??

    Cheers OP great find


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    #35
    Fishy1
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭Fishy1


    audi02 wrote: »
    Hi All just got my new toy and I feel like theres soo much that can be done with it.. I just realized I can control my T.V with it. What are the top things to try out on it??

    Cheers OP great find

    Have a browse here : https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057668556


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    #36
    audi02
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭audi02


    Fishy1 wrote: »
    Have a browse here : https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057668556

    Brill cheers that'll pass the nite....or the weekend!!


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    #37
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,778 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Tweaky wrote: »
    The gen3 is a big step up over the gen 2 in sound quality.
    Very bassy out of the box, but can be tweaked!

    Huge improvement though for sure.


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    #38
    corcaigh07
    Registered Users Posts: 6,273 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    Great deal, my new kitchen radio. Loads of them left in Dundrum.


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    #39
    jc77
    Registered Users Posts: 541 ✭✭✭jc77


    corcaigh07 wrote: »
    Great deal, my new kitchen radio. Loads of them left in Dundrum.

    Is the sound good from it?
    Is it worth a buy even if not connecting external speakers to it?


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    #40
    Cypher_sounds
    Registered Users Posts: 8,110 ✭✭✭Cypher_sounds


    Will this work without the Alexa or is that necessary for the echo dot?


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    #41
    wassie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,307 ✭✭✭wassie


    Unfortunately not - it is essentially a small smart speaker powered by Alexa - unless you register it with an Amazon Alexa account it wont have any functionality.
    jc77 wrote: »
    Is the sound good from it?
    Is it worth a buy even if not connecting external speakers to it?

    Depends what you are wanting it for - sound is fine for listening at low levels or backround noise/music, but don't expect to to be more than that sound wise. If you are looking for a quality of sound, you will need to go for a bigger speaker.

    Lifewire have a good review on what the Amazon Echo Dot is.
    https://www.lifewire.com/amazon-dot-4149509


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    #42
    garrkell
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭garrkell


    Cypher_sounds wrote: »
    Will this work without the Alexa or is that necessary for the echo dot?

    It has Alexa built into it. It can work on its own.


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    #43
    Skuxx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Skuxx


    Anyone know what CEX are paying for the 3rd gen Echo Dot? No mention of it on their website


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    #44
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,778 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Skuxx wrote: »
    Anyone know what CEX are paying for the 3rd gen Echo Dot? No mention of it on their website
    If you go in, they'll send off a request and they'll hear typically within minutes.

    UK site has them for £21/£18 for A/B condition.. so not great I'd say..


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    #45
    B-D-P--
    Registered Users Posts: 1,167 ✭✭✭B-D-P--


    Just got 3 from argos.
    Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

    Multiform music here I come


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    #46
    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,694 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    moonboy52 wrote: »
    Nice one Basq.

    Had a 1st Gen Chromecast that i sold for €20 (thought it was worth about €8).

    Cheap Dot

    thanks basq and moonboy - i have 2 1st gen chromecasts sitting in a drawer -

    another echo dot for me then!

    just to say, on first listen the sound quality from the 3rd gen is far better than the 2nd - fine for a small room or bedroom.


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    #47
    markc1184
    Registered Users Posts: 3,077 ✭✭✭markc1184


    I have 2 in white reserved in Argos Dundalk, ordered from Littlewoods instead with some other stuff to use a birthday discount code so if anyone wants the reservation number then send me a pm.


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    #48
    Frunchy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 153 ✭✭Frunchy


    I find Google Assistant to be superior than Alexa when it come to understanding commands or getting information. The new dot sounds better than the mini, but neither of them sound great.


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    #49
    corcaigh07
    Registered Users Posts: 6,273 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    jc77 wrote: »
    Is the sound good from it?
    Is it worth a buy even if not connecting external speakers to it?

    I think they sound terrific, already have the Echo which sounds fantastic and fills a room.

    The Echo dot sounds nearly as good but just a bit less meaty/volume which is understandable considering its size and price.


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    #50
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    For anyone thinking of getting smart controls to your heating system.

    Hive have 25% off their hive kit so it’s €150 delivered.
    You also get a voucher for a free echo gen 2 which you use on amazon.
    So order the gen 2, sell to Cex and you’ll get the upgrade to gen 3 for only €10.

    https://www.hivehome.com/ie/products/hive-active-heating-self-install/buy?data_layer_product_load=true


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    #51
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    CEX have altered their pricing now.
    You only get €21.


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    #52
    audi02
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭audi02


    Am I the only person whos shocked that the dot has to be left plugged in?!


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    #53
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,778 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    audi02 wrote: »
    Am I the only person whos shocked that the dot has to be left plugged in?!
    Would you rather it be battery charged? :confused:


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    #54
    audi02
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭audi02


    Basq wrote: »
    Would you rather it be battery charged? :confused:

    I just presumed itd be like all wireless speakers these days ....so me been the clown I am plugged it out, left it on the kitchen island and was roarin "Alexa" for about 10 minutes before I copped!


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    #55
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Picked one up in Ashbourne today.
    Thanks OP.

    I have a Gen 2 coming as part of a deal with my Hive thermostat kit so I’ll decide whether to keep one, or any of them over the next few days.


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    #56
    jc77
    Registered Users Posts: 541 ✭✭✭jc77


    corcaigh07 wrote: »
    I think they sound terrific, already have the Echo which sounds fantastic and fills a room.

    The Echo dot sounds nearly as good but just a bit less meaty/volume which is understandable considering its size and price.

    I bought one & am impressed with it. So far, I only use it for playing radio stations in kitchen.


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    #57
    Frunchy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 153 ✭✭Frunchy


    corcaigh07 wrote: »
    I think they sound terrific, already have the Echo which sounds fantastic and fills a room.

    The Echo dot sounds nearly as good but just a bit less meaty/volume which is understandable considering its size and price.


    The cost of the Home isn't justified for the meagre sound improvement it has over the Mini. That money would be spent on better speakers and a Chromecast audio.


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    #58
    audi02
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭audi02


    Anyone see any smart plugs on offer for black Friday?


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    #59
    sgarvan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭sgarvan


    audi02 wrote: »
    Anyone see any smart plugs on offer for black Friday?
    These work perfectly with Alexa. Not sure if the discount code works anymore but the device can be got from AliExpress etc for cheap enough.

    https://www.boards.ie/b/thread/2057901944


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    #60
    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Basq wrote: »
    So, a little tip for ye this morning..

    Argos are selling the Echo Dot 3rd Gen for a very reasonable €30.99.

    https://m.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?searchTerms=Echo%2520dot

    But if you own a 2nd Gen, CEX will currently give you €31 for A condition (now you'll need original box for that price) or €27 for B condition (no box).

    So, potentially free or €4 depending if you've box or not.

    Just picked up my dot this evening. Very impressive audio from this little thing, I have the standard echo and this performs very well in comparison.


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    #61
    darragh o meara
    Registered Users Posts: 3,221 ✭✭✭darragh o meara


    audi02 wrote: »
    Anyone see any smart plugs on offer for black Friday?

    Hang tight, I got TP link smart plugs in the last Black Friday sale for 12 quid each, they’ll surely reduce some this year too. Great invention, have mine hooked up to the electric blanket :)


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