Amazon's Prime Day has returned for its fall edition, and the Amazon Alexa-powered devices are already on sale. But are the sales actually any good?
\n\nThere's already the question of whether you want Alexa in your house, and now it's a question of whether the sales are more of a mind game than a real discount. That's thanks to Amazon raising prices across its device categories at the end of August, leaving us with the same product lineup but a worse case to recommend it. Some devices are already on sale right now ahead of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days for $40 off, but went up in price by $20 just a few weeks ago, cutting that discount into something that feels barely worth the spend.
\n\nIf you're interested in Amazon's device sales but want the real picture of what the discount is and which devices are worth it, I've got you covered. I've been testing Amazon Alexa speakers since they launched in 2012, and I am also WIRED's resident Kindle tester, which gives me almost too much insight into the price games Amazon plays with these devices. Here's my full breakdown.
\n\nRight now, Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo speakers and Fire…
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