Amazon quietly raised prices across Echo, Fire TV, Kindle and eero devices citing sharp memory cost increases driven by AI demand. The Echo Dot jumped $30, Kindle models rose $40 or more, and Fire TV Sticks saw double-digit percentage hikes. This follows similar moves by Apple, Microsoft and Roku in a tightening chip market. The changes mark a break from the company's low-price hardware tradition.
Amazon’s Hardware Price Shock: Memory Costs Force Sharp Increases Across Echo, Kindle, Fire TV and eero