When Amazon launched its new Vega OS-powered Fire TV Stick 4K last month, it made significant changes to its Fire TV Stick lineup. The new entry-level 4K streaming stick replaced both the Fire TV Stick 4K Select and 4K Plus, leaving just three models in the lineup: the Fire TV Stick HD, 4K, and 4K Max.
Given that Amazon had already refreshed the Fire TV Stick HD with Vega OS earlier this year, that leaves just the Fire TV Stick 4K Max as the last remaining model in the lineup running Fire OS. Unlike Vega OS, Amazon’s new Linux-based operating system, Fire OS is built on Android and supports Android apps, custom launchers, and sideloading. With Vega OS, however, all of that is no longer an option, something Amazon says it has done for “enhanced security.”
After recently reviewing the new Fire TV Stick 4K, I’ve been thinking a lot about the 4K Max. I’ve used it as my main streaming device for years now, and the new Fire TV Stick 4K really drove home just how great of a purchase it was, even all these years later. More importantly, it reminded me why I’ll be holding onto it for years to come.
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When I initially bought the Fire TV Stick 4K Max for my living room TV, there were two main reasons I went with it: one, it…