Bose Soundlink Mini Bluetooth Speaker

Dinarius

Just bought one in Bose, Dundrum. They have quite a few of them.

A bargain for what is, in my opinion, a design classic.

https://www.bose.ie/en_ie/products/speakers_outlet/soundlink-mini-ii-fr.html

D.

CyberGhost

The website says it's sold out.

Dinarius

CyberGhost wrote: »

The website says it's sold out.

I know it does.

So, I phoned Bose Dundrum and they said they still had them.

When I went there (an hour ago) they had about 30 - mostly black, only a few silver/grey.

They closed at 20:00, so will still be plenty in the morning.

D.

CyberGhost

I picked one up from Currys for 150 a day ago.

Might go down and pick a silver one up tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up!

What is the condition like?

unklerosco

Great price... Maybe worth the pain of a trip to Dundrum to get one.

Dinarius

CyberGhost wrote: »

I picked one up from Currys for 150 a day ago.

Might go down and pick a silver one up tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up!

What is the condition like?

You can only get them factory-reconditioned now. (The one you bought in Curry’s is almost certainly that, even though they look new.) But, they are, in effect, new. They come cellophane-sealed, as they would new, and with a full 12 month warranty.

Bose are even offering a two-month cooling off period until end of January. So, you can return it if you don’t like it.

Total bargain.

D.

v638sg7k1a92bx

Dinarius wrote: »

You can only get them factory-reconditioned now. (The one you bought in Curry’s is almost certainly that, even though they look new.) But, they are, in effect, new. They come cellophane-sealed, as they would new, and with a full 12 month warranty.

Bose are even offering a two-month cooling off period until end of January. So, you can return it if you don’t like it.

Total bargain.

D.

The website say €99, are they selling them in store for the same price?

Frunchy

Anker are far better value.

v638sg7k1a92bx

Frunchy wrote: »

Anker are far better value.

Do you have a link?

Frunchy

Melania Refined Peon wrote: »

Do you have a link?

Deals on Anker speakers seem to over for now unfortunately, but the Soundcore Motion B was down to £15 a few days ago. Anker make really good quality speakers for the money.

Worth keeping an eye on for Cyber Monday.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/page/B418704F-4392-44CF-80B5-2B4A75EA522A?ingress=2&visitId=a697f334-09f3-4c77-b601-f1c1659f43bc&ref_=bl_dp_s_web_1651154031

Oat23

Frunchy wrote: »

Deals on Anker speakers seem to over for now unfortunately, but the Soundcore Motion B was down to £15 a few days ago. Anker make really good quality speakers for the money.

Worth keeping an eye on for Cyber Monday.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/page/B418704F-4392-44CF-80B5-2B4A75EA522A?ingress=2&visitId=a697f334-09f3-4c77-b601-f1c1659f43bc&ref_=bl_dp_s_web_1651154031

Not a Bose hater. Have a pair of QuietComfort 35s I use daily and wouldn't swap them for anything.


But I compared my Anker A3143 I bought on sale from Amazon for £24 on black friday 2015 to one of the Soundlink Mini II's and there really wasn't much of a difference to justify paying extra for the Bose. They were almost €200 when my friend bought his which is more than 6 times the price of my Anker.



You can buy a refurb'd A3143 direct from Anker (via Amazon) for €38.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Wireless-Bluetooth-Certified-Refurbished-Black/dp/B07CTVP1VT?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_1651154031

Bowlardo

Melania Refined Peon wrote: »

The website say €99, are they selling them in store for the same price?

Are they still selling for €100 in the dundrym store

deco72

Bowlardo wrote: »

Are they still selling for €100 in the dundrym store

Would love to know this also...

CyberGhost

First of all. A big thank you to Dinarius, for taking the time and finding out about this deal and posting it here. I thought they were out from the website and surely the deal would not be available in the actual shop here.

Originally I bought one from Currys but never opened it, once Dinarius informed us, I went to Dundrum, bought the speakers and then returned the one I got from Currys.

Here's what the difference is in the box:



Here's the stock they had left on Sunday:

Silver


Black


Not sure about the price, but looks like they want to get rid of the stock so I think it'd still be the same price.

autumnalcore

I agree regarding getting the anker instead. Wife has soundlink II she's not allowed turn it on when I'm in the house, it produces a nauseating, droning fake bass regardless of the source, it has no eq settings whatsoever, whatever algorithm they are using seems to largely negate eq settings on the device, I can dial down the bass 6db and it will still produce ear farts.

The high horse brigade

I have the Anker, it's an amazing speaker, think I got it for £25 in an Amazon sale last year. The Bose is probably good bit no way it's worth more than 4 times the price

BeanFlicker

Anyone else finding the volume level low when paired with Bluetooth on your phone? Re soundlink mini 2

Frunchy

Bose is only good for ripping people off. High prices for mediocre products. Audiophiles hate the brand for a reason. They don't even release basic specs like frequency response for their products.