When people ask me what streaming device to buy, my initial reaction is always to say, "just get a Roku." But after using the fantastic (and cheap!)Fire TV Stick for the last few days, I think my recommendation might just change. At $40, the new Fire TV Stick is a terrific streaming device that almost rivals the Roku for ease of use. But better, it's also now the cheapest way to get Alexa in your house.
Amazon has sold millions of Fire TV Sticks sans Alexa. The company won't break out specific numbers, but on Prime Day, it was the best-selling product in the entire world. And it makes sense. As far as streaming sticks go, the Fire TV Stick has always been solid. It's a cheap way to get content in 1080p, it works like any other stick, by plugging into the HDMI port on your TV, and it even comes with an HDMI extender if you have weird ports. But previous Fire TV Sticks were a little slow and it was hard to recommend them compared to the $50 Roku Stick or the cheaper $30 Roku Express.
But now, it's a smarter stick that's cheaper than the Roku Stick and faster than the Express. The newest Fire TV Stick has a quad-core processor, which lets me open up Hulu and Netflix and the other apps and games super fast. It also include 802.11ac WiFi-something the Express neglects.
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