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Best Buy is offering the Amazon Echo Show 8 for $9999 for a limited time That's a $30 discount and one of the best Echo Show deals we've seen this month This display can be used for video calling, streaming music, etc

In our review of the Echo Show 8, we concluded that the Echo Show 8 is the best Alexa smart display to date It is in the middle of Amazon's Echo Show lineup and is in the sweet spot in terms of price and power

The Echo Show 8 has an 8-inch 1,280 x 800 resolution display, stereo sound, and built-in Alexa, which can be controlled via voice commands For video calling, it has a 1MP front-facing camera with a privacy shutter In a nutshell, the Echo Show 8 supports all the best Alexa skills (For more information on how to make video calls with the Echo Show, see this guide)

If the $99 price is still too high for your budget, Best Buy also offers the smaller Echo Show 5 for $6999 ($20 off) This one has a 55-inch display with a resolution of 960 x 480

Both Echo Show models are expected to be $10 or $20 cheaper on Amazon Prime Day, but if you can't wait until then, keep in mind that this is one of the best Echo Show deals you will find