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Review Round Up

from what I'm reading most of the reviews "like" it but don't "love" it... but also say you get about "half" and ipad at less than half the price.. so its a good value.
 
I liked that one review that says you get to do 80% of the iPad stuff for 40% of the price. I think that about sums it up.

If you don't need cameras or video calling, then this is the perfect tablet to get for the best price...unless you prefer a giant screen.
 
Well... they are also saying its a bit sluggish in spots.. so its not quite the same experience either...

Also the pinching and zooming to read magazines ain't the best.. if you saw that part of the videos.
 
My only complaint is many of the reviews are taking the angle of reviewing it from the perspective of a person who wants a do all tablet. Those people won't waste their time on the Fire. Review it from a point of view of a dad, mom, or non techy and its an amazing product.
 
Yeah, I'm not a fan of everyone comparing it to the ipad2, but I guess it is what it is because the ipad2 is the most successful selling tablet out there. But if people are saying that is is pretty good compared to the ipad2, then this is already a huge win for Amazon.

And you know the people that would buy an ipad2 but can't afford it would look at this and go, heck yeah I'd get this for cheap!
 
bobbrown89 said:
Yeah, I'm not a fan of everyone comparing it to the ipad2, but I guess it is what it is because the ipad2 is the most successful selling tablet out there. But if people are saying that is is pretty good compared to the ipad2, then this is already a huge win for Amazon.

And you know the people that would buy an ipad2 but can't afford it would look at this and go, heck yeah I'd get this for cheap!
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The Fire simply opens the door to an audience that was once ignored to an extent. I mean personally I'm not going to go out and buy my mom or dad a Asus Transformer, because they wouldn't use it to its max and it would be a waste of money. The Fire on the other hand just became the perfect gift for a lot of people in my family. My parent won't root their device, carry or edit docs, side load movies, etc. but they will check their email, read a book, and surf the web.
 
Thank you for posting these, definitely helpful reading these and helping in swaying my choice to buy or not!
 
Is it just me, or are all the reviews poorly written? It seems like they all like the device, but don't want to fully commit to it. They spend so much time talking about how its not the ipad, but shouldn't be compared to the ipad, but then, essentially waste time comparing it to the ipad. Lol.
 
I got mine today, and, quite frankly, the reviews I read previously were (are) of no help. I knew its limitations as far as feature and expandability go going into it. Performance-wise, it's fine. It's not laggy (like one review I read said). The wireless works well. It's fine for what it does.
I use Amazon for a lot of things. I was already a Prime member. So, for me, the 200 bucks looks well spent.
 
Hi,

I'm a newbie to Android Forums. Stumbled across the forum looking to learn more about the Amazon Kindle Fire. Looks like a good value, but I can't be sure. Anything I should know about it before I buy? Should I buy? Been reading the new reviews that have come out. Any suggestions?
 
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