Two-stars because it does work, but the non-optional power saving feature really kills functionality.

It doesn't get incredibly loud, nor does it have impressive bass

The second one does have issues

The sounds is average and does not get very loud.

This little number does the trick!

Not very loud, but does it's job

This speaker does sound good, better then I was expecting in fact

This does not work with echo.

APPEARANCEIt does boil down to personal choice, but I found the JAMBOX to both look and feel nicer (and come in more colors)

Anyway my taste generally lies with Floyd, AC/DC, Led Zep and the like (especially during the summer when I'll be using this most), and this unit does a killer job pumping it out even at high volumes

so sound notification of new emails does not work alone with headphones as the computer does not recognize speakers connected with nothing plugged into ports in the back.

Cons: does not include a charger (does come with a very short usb cable), the LED on the top is large and very bright (it flashes my entire bedroom ceiling at night, I had to cover it with electrical tape)

only lasted about ten minutes.- I did like that the "Jam Party" was ported, I just feel like these smaller units benefit from that ability to move air, but this one does it well without any ports that I can see, however the AmazonBasics has the woofer that the other does not have

Amazon does stress that volume will affect battery life

I wasn't expecting great sound, but was pleasantly surprised by just how well this speaker does, even when cranked up a bit