Thinking of getting one of these. I'd use it to stream music and radio while I'm hands free around the house and in the kitchen, and also to set timers, alarms and reminders.
Any of you have these machines, and could provide impressions, recommendations or advice?
This only matters if you want to connect to a stereo system.
Ive only used the amazin system, but im sure they are comparable.
What it really boils down to is - Do you have Prime? Do you have Google Music/Youtube Red? Are you using Google Audiobooks or Amazon's Audible? Do you have a Sonos system? Do you have a Chromecast setup? Are you using Gmail/Google Accounts and want to know things like how long your commute is? Do you buy a ton of things from Amazon and find it useful to tell your device to purchase something for you? Etc.
Of course no ecosystem plays nice with the other, so looking at what you're already setup on is going to impact what it makes sense to invest in. Both support Spotify, but otherwise you're on their platforms for any content.
If you want to buy a device and tell it to set an alarm and answer trivia questions and nothing else - get the Google Home Mini.
What are you using it for? Do you find that you have come to really use it for anything that you didn't expect? Is there anything that you are surprisingly disappointed to find that it doesn't do?