Prime Day deals on Amazon devices aren't as attractive as they were before the August price hike, but these discounts are still worth grabbing. Amazon's Prime Day is back for its fall edition, and Amazon Alexa-powered devices are already on sale. But are the sales actually any good? There's already the question of whether you want Alexa in your house, and now it's whether the sales are a real discount or more of a mind game. If 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.

Prime Day deals on Amazon devices aren't as attractive as they were before the August price hike, but these discounts are still worth grabbing. Amazon's Prime Day is back for its fall edition, and Amazon Alexa-powered devices are already on sale. But are the sales actually any good? There's already the question of whether you want Alexa in your house, and now it's whether the sales are a real discount or more of a mind game. If 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.

Amazon Alexa Devices Are Already on Sale, but the Deals Aren't All as Good as They Look Amazon raised prices across its devices in August. Here are the early device deals ahead of Prime Day that are still worth it--and which aren't. 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? There'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.

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Amazon's Echo Show 8 and 11 are down to new all-time lows The pair came out in November. Amazon is running a sale on two of its newest devices. First, there's the Echo Show 8, which is down to $150 from $180 -- a 17 percent discount. Next up is the Echo Show 11, which is more or less the same device, just bigger. This model has dropped 18 percent to $180 from $220.

The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living--Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it--I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those and more. Not only is everything in this guide WIRED-tested and WIRED-approved, but it's on sale right now.

The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living--Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it--I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those and more. Not only is everything in this guide WIRED-tested and WIRED-approved, but it's on sale right now.

The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living--Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it--I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those and more. Not only is everything in this guide WIRED-tested and WIRED-approved, but it's on sale right now.

The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living--Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it--I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those and more. Not only is everything in this guide WIRED-tested and WIRED-approved, but it's on sale right now. Try our Absolute Best Amazon Prime Day Deals roundup and Prime Day liveblog.

Amazon Prime Day is finally here, and you can score excellent discounts on most of Amazon's own devices. One deal of note is on the Echo Show 5, which you can snag for only 50 right now. The Echo Show 8 is also on sale for 85, which is a new record low. The Echo Show 5 easily made our list of the best smart displays, for a great many reasons. The 5.5-inch screen is diminutive, especially when compared to the Echo Show 8, but that just makes it fit better on a desk or nightstand.