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Review on Smart Column Yandex New Station Mini - smart column with Alice (no watch), black onyx by Jaws Yusri ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

A good product, more pros than cons.

Station mini2 is a good product for a smart home, excellent functionality and settings with the best voice assistant in 2022. The service will only develop in the future, there is a backlog.

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Pros
  • Firstly, the design of the box and its contents, everything is done according to the rule "sell the wrapper first", i. E. you buy a product with your eyes, and only then the characteristics. Everything is packaged nicely and carefully. There is an apple company that has a fad for this and it works;) After removing Mini2 from the box, a quick connection through applications with your active ID (if it is not there, Alice will ask you to download it by voice). I also use the first Station, the one with 50W of sound, so the procedure is already known. All. After that, start the Music, set a timer, a reminder, find out the weather and the presence of traffic jams, etc. - everything is working. Microphones hear you perfectly, there was no such thing as saying "nowhere", all commands were recognized and executed. There were no problems with WIFI, everything works without failures and breaks. The application has been finished - now it also has an equalizer, as many have asked since the launch of the first Station. There are clock settings (off the time indication), there is a light sensor, in the dark the brightness of the clock is dimmed, it will not be so bright in the room at night. It's funny that with each new track, instead of a clock, for about 10 seconds, the "equalizer" strips jump and I note that it's not arbitrary, but precisely according to the sounding frequencies and to the beat of the music. Great move for a smart speaker) You can activate calls to Mini2 through the application, such as an intercom, something works. And most importantly - setting up "smart home" events for all sorts of sensors, etc. Everything is set up and working fine. I immediately tied the socket, Alice, on command, turned on / off the electrical equipment. You can also remotely control the outlet, through the button in the application.
Cons
  • Well, now for the sound. After all, someone takes a mini2 for this too) If you're buying the Mini2 for smart home, podcasting, recipes, and listening to children's stories, this is your affordable and functional smart speaker option. But if you are pretentious about the quality of sound in musical works, then I dare to upset you - there is no sound, i. E. if you expect Mini2 to vibrate the table from low frequencies, then they will not. Although the power is declared 10W. I had the feeling that the speaker was covered with a transport film, the sound was flat and without colors at all. But there will be a lot of high ones, right sometimes it seems to be whistling :) The equalizer in the application allows you to stretch the midrange, unscrew the low frequencies, but the high frequencies won’t go anywhere and it’s just annoying. But there are no complaints about the volume, it is sufficient. I compare with wireless speakers, with those that are only for sound, even with less power. The one to the right in the photo at lower power sounds better and richer at times, and there is vibration on the table from the bass :)

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July 13, 2023
Pros: The column is cool, in black it looks great. Cons below: Having trouble connecting to WiFi.
July 13, 2023
Has some pros He understands speech well even at a great distance, there are many functions, the sound is clear, Got cons: Sometimes it does not recognize the voice of the account owner, after resetting the settings, the problem seems to be gone
July 13, 2023
Pros: Sound quality, Alice has a lot of abilities, a clock screen Has some cons I want to display not only the clock, but also the weather for example.
May 29, 2023
Pros: Works good ; I liked that it distinguishes who is talking to her - a child or an adult, and may not include something if the children ask Cons: Works only from the network

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