I tried Amazon’s new fourth-generation Echo Show 8, and there’s a lot to love with this redesign. Unfortunately, it comes at the cost of one much-needed privacy feature.

The Echo Show 11 is undoubtedly an accomplished smart display, but it doesn’t quite have enough reason to live. The specs are broadly the same as the Echo Show 8, and the design is just as good as the Echo Show 10 it’s replacing. So, why is it more expensive?

Amazon’s newest lineup of smart speakers includes the Echo Dot Max, which sits between the standard Echo and Echo Studio as a solid-sounding, well-rounded smart speaker – but it doesn’t quite do enough to justify its price.