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Amazon Kindle Fire Reviews
Amazon Kindle Fire
While it is a part of the Kindle family of ebook readers, the Fire isn't really like any one of the siblings. This is a full-fledged tablet, a budget one at that, aimed at the user who wants an ebook reader, and a lot more. The Kindle Fire is the first Kindle with a colour touchscreen. The look is very similar to that of the BlackBerry PlayBook, but the Fire is slightly thicker. For the same reason, you will get a lot of comparisons with BlackBerry's tablet throughout this review! The bezel around the display is quite thick, but does not support touch gestures like the Playbook. Absolutely no hardware buttons on the front. Flip over the Kindle Fire, and the rubberized back catches your attention. While it is good for the grip under most usage scenarios, this type of finish does become quite annoying to use during the summers. Sweat becomes profound, and the tablet then tends to slip around more than what the ones with a plastic or aluminum back would. When kept face down on a desk, you immediately know what device it is, with Kindle clearly engraved on it, and the Amazon logo highlighted as well. True to the Kindle tradition, the power key, micro USB port and the 3.5mm headphone jack are all tightly packed on the bottom spine.
Amazon Kindle Fire review: Midnight oil
Like the world needs another 7" Android tablet. Well, maybe it does. Or (more likely), it doesn't. No matter where you stand, the Kindle Fire couldn't be less relevant to this debate. It isn't just another Android tablet. It's a hardware Amazon account, 7 inches tall by 5 inches wide. If tablets are for fun and laptops are for work, the Kindle Fire is for shopping. If you put Amazon and the Kindle Fire in a multiple choice question, the answer won't be A) Because everyone else is doing it. It's more like B) We need to do for music, videos, apps and games what Kindle does for books. Simple as that. The Kindle Fire isn't about versatility in an ultra-portable form factor. Some tablets are. The Fire isn't desperate to unsettle Apple's iPad. Some Android tablets are. We'll say it again. The Kindle Fire isn't your average Android tablet. In a way, it isn't your tablet. Well, yes, it's yours to have but the content to enjoy on it is Amazon's to sell. The Kindle Fire is not an e-reader. It's a multimedia device with web browsing and email - and that's a lot more than an e-book reader. Yet, the backlit LCD screen is obviously no match for e-ink. The Kindle Fire is touted as a reading device - as much as it's for Internet browsing, listening and watching.
Amazon Kindle Fire: Insight and How Not To Get Burned
The Kindle Fire is Amazon's attempt to blaze a trail in the low cost Android tablet market, and if doing so ends up applying a bit of competitive heat to Apple and its dominating iPad line, then so be it. To be clear, Amazon isn't pitching the Kindle Fire as an "iPad killer" nor will you find any veiled marketing attempts to cast this as Amazon's David to Apple's Goliath. The Kindle Fire is a different type of device aimed at a different type of buyer, namely anyone who can't afford a full-sized slate or simply isn't willing to fill a fruit basket full of cash and hand it over to Apple. At the same time, comparisons are inevitable because let's face it, outside of enthusiast circles, apparently hardly anyone wants anything but an iPad, or so say the market share numbers. At $199 for the Kindle Fire, Amazon's venturing into a massive untapped market, one that's made up of consumers salivating for an affordable slate that, plain and simple, doesn't suck. If you go back to when the first iPad came out, everyone assumed once Android made an appearance, there would soon follow a cornucopia of lower priced alternatives just as capable as the iPad, but for much less coin. Instead, manufacturers pumped out a handful of $500+ Android tablets, some of which were technically superior to the iPad, but just as expensive and, for the most part, not as polished.
Kindle Fire review
When planning my review of the Kindle Fire, I knew I'd need two things: time, and a big list of music, movies, and books I wanted to dive into. I say that because I assumed going into the review that the Fire wasn't about to take the place of my laptop. The Android-powered, 7-inch device didn't exactly strike me as a productivity machine (at least when you look at the specs), and knowing the selection of apps and services I would have access to, I planned on doing some serious consumption of content. Make no mistake about it — the Fire is a proper tablet, with many (though not all) of the capabilities of something like an iPad. But the focus on this product is most certainly on lean-back experiences, and that's reflected in the price, too. But can a $200 mini-tablet take on Apple's behemoth? Will the Fire derail the plans of other Android tablet-makers? And does the release of this product fundamentally change Amazon's position in the market? I'll attempt to answers those questions — and more — in my review below, so read on!
Amazon Kindle Fire Review
Amazon sent a wave crashing through the mobile industry when it announced that its Android based tablet, the Kindle Fire, would land with a price of $199. Its custom UI looked good, Amazon promised tons of available apps and media content, and it seemed poised to steal some thunder from even Apple's vaunted iPad 2, which costs more than twice as much. And now it's here. Do the expectations mesh with the reality of the device, now that we've been using it? Yes and no. It's still likely the best value in a tablet on the market, and will make tablet computing accessible to many people that either couldn't afford Apple's iPads or couldn't tolerate Android Honeycomb based tablets. While somewhat restricted compared to other Android tablets when it comes to apps and content providers, nobody can argue that Amazon doesn't provide a great self-contained ecosystem. Amazon's streaming services, books and other "print" media offerings, and Appstore - all backed by its cloud storage - give users plenty of opportunities to find stuff to purchase and pass the hours with. Hardware In an obvious attempt to keep manufacturing costs down, the Amazon Kindle Fire sports one of the most basic hardware designs ever seen on a tablet.
Amazon Kindle Fire Review
Review: The Amazon Kindle Fire strips out frivolous tablet features in favor of a low price, ease of use and outstanding content. Amazon has made quite a stir with the Kindle Fire, which is expected to be one of the hottest new tech toys this holiday season. Following Barnes & Noble's lead with the Nook Color, the Fire brings the Kindle e-reader brand to the tablet world, enabling Amazon to bundle its music store, magazine, app store, and video store into one device. Is the Kindle Fire up to the task? Well, yes. Yes it is.The hardware design of the Kindle Fire is what we'd call “minimal.” We didn't think it was possible, but it's simpler looking than an iPad. The Kindle Fire is a 7.5-inch by 4.7-inch slab that's .45 inches thick. On the front, it has a 7-inch LCD screen; on the back it has a large, embossed “kindle” logo and a nice rubberized black coating.The Kindle Fire's default orientation is vertical, meaning it stands up tall, like a book. On the top are two inconspicuous speakers; on the sides there is nothing; and on the bottom there is an audio jack, Micro USB, and tiny power button all huddled together in the center, as if scared that they are the only ports on the whole damn device. They should be scared.
Amazon Kindle Fire Review: A True Consumption Tablet
Some may deride the Kindle Fire for having a boring appearance. After all, it's nothing but a black rectangle. But those who think there's something wrong with that either have very little imagination or they've never seen 2001: A Space Odyssey. If they had, they'd know that sometimes wonderful things can come of featureless, monolithic slabs of black. Okay, the Kindle Fire isn't that cool, and it certainly isn't going to be the impetus behind any evolutionary leap – for mankind, tablet, or even eReader – but it's a pretty neat device nonetheless that effectively blows the doors off its eReader antecedents. But does being "neat" make it worth its $199 asking price, or should you hang onto that new Kindle or Kindle Keyboard a little longer? Keep reading to find out for yourself.BUILD & DESIGN The Kindle Fire is minimalist at its core and suspiciously resembles the BlackBerry PlayBook, and those who crave simplicity will likely find much to drool over in the Fire. Inspecting the Fire's outer edges, all you'll find are two small speakers on its top edge, and on its bottom edge a power button, headphone jack, and microUSB charging port.
Amazon Kindle Fire review
Amazon leaves the monochrome world of E-Ink behind for its first full colour Kindle. The Android-powered 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet is short on hardware tech but long on cloud features. It's shipping now in the US for $200 (around £130), although no UK release date has been announced. Many of its services will be different when it does reach the UK, and if you're thinking of buying one in the US and shipping it over, beware that those services won't work on this side of the Atlantic. We used our Kindle Fire in the US, so you should read this as a review of the product as it is to use it there. Amazon is shaping up to be the anti-Apple. Where Apple does everything it can to deliver beautiful, easy-to-use hardware that just works, Amazon's sole goal is to tear down the barriers between you and what it's selling. In practice, that means some striking similarities between the iPad and the Kindle Fire -- as well as some crucial differences. For a start, Amazon's re-skinning of Android could have come straight from Apple. Out go multiple home screens cluttered with live widgets, in comes a Cover Flow-esque 3D carousel of book covers, movies, web pages and apps.
Amazon Kindle Fire Review
As nostalgia sets in, we can only think back to the day when the Apple iPad was first unveiled, seeing that it was a groundbreaking moment in time for general computing. Besides witnessing an intuitive experience on a tablet level, which wasn’t necessarily seen before its time, the one thing that impressed people most about it was its highly competitive $500 starting price point. Today, it seems that many companies strive to achieve that figure with their alternatives – thus, bringing us into the constantly shifting price wars.So when Amazon finally dropped the news regarding its Kindle Fire tablet a few weeks ago, many were enamored to find out its price, yet somehow, it was all too expected. Nevertheless, the easy-to-swallow $200 Amazon Kindle Fire is here itching to ignite itself into stardom – thanks to its combined functionality of being an eReader first, with some light tablet-ing sprinkled on. There’s no arguing that it’s priced remarkably on so many levels, but will it contest to replace the titans in the tablet landscape? Or will it merely prove to be nothing more than a laughable tablet wannabe?
Amazon Kindle Fire review
The Amazon Kindle Fire is what the tech world likes to coin a game-changer. A gadget with the potential to irrevocably alter a sector of the market to the point of no return.A fully-fledged Android tablet with a top-level ecosystem of multimedia content for less than half the price of its competitors isn't just changing the game, it's changing the entire sport.The long-awaited, 7-inch, Android 2.3 Gingerbread tablet, which Amazon has been diligently plotting for the last couple of years off the back of its Kindle e-reader successes, also arrives at the perfect time with the tablet arena at a crossroads.Despite a flood of Android Honeycomb tablets arriving throughout 2011 offering stiff critical competition to the iPad, nothing has really stuck with consumers who still, by-and-large, see Android tablets as poor-man's iPads for the rich-man's spending power.£400+ for an undeniably luxury item is just too expensive for some, but the stunning demand for the largely mundane HP TouchPad fire sale proved people do really want affordable tablets.Now, once Amazon decides to launch in the UK (at present there's no launch date or price in the works) everyone can own a tablet with real pedigree, minus the buyers remorse.
Amazon Kindle Fire
All eyes are on the Amazon Kindle Fire to provide fresh competition for Apple's iPad 2, today's dominant tablet. Not so fast: Beneath the Kindle Fire's slick veneer and unparalleled shopping integration lies a tablet that fails to impress as either a tablet or as an e-reader. The Kindle Fire ($200 as of November 15, 2011) is best considered a relatively inexpensive, hassle-free but flawed way to consume books, music, and videos purchased at Amazon. As a tablet, though, the Fire can't hold a candle to the best tablets available today: It has subpar specs, a limited interface, and a surprisingly messy app store. When the Fire was introduced, I immediately wondered where it would fit into the overall tablet universe. It runs a custom operating system based on Android 2.3, it limits you to buying apps solely via the Amazon Appstore, and it has just 8GB of storage, all red flags that made this tablet stand out as a curiosity amidst the Android crowd. But at $200, and with the colossal weight of Amazon behind it, the Fire automatically became worth talking about. The Fire's integration with Amazon's media storefronts is, bar none, the best thing about this tablet.
Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Review
The Kindle Fire is already a hit. That's because this $199 7-inch tablet delivers so much for so little that many shoppers are wondering whether they should skip the iPad. For $300 less, the Android-powered Fire provides easy access to books, magazines, video, music, and apps using a single account--just like iTunes--in a design that doesn't look or feel cheap. But is this tablet really as sweet a deal as it seems? Our full review reveals all.Having tested a lot of sub-$300 tablets this year, we can say with confidence that the Kindle Fire has the best build quality of the bunch. It looks and feels a lot like the BlackBerry PlayBook, which is a good thing. There's no creaking, here, unlike the Archos 101 G9. The soft-touch finish on the back provides a sure grip, which is where you'll find the Kindle logo elegantly carved into the chassis.Strangely, the Fire's power button is located on the bottom of the device along with the microUSB port for power and headphone jack. Two speakers line the top of the tablet, and that's it. No HDMI. No cameras. You won't find dedicated volume controls, either, which we found annoying. It's all in the software. We can live with the lack of a physical home button, but lhe lack of volume buttons is a total head-scratcher for us.
Amazon Kindle Fire
The Amazon Kindle Fire puts the Apple iPad on notice. The Fire is the first small tablet that average users can pick up and immediately use, with a simple, clear interface. Then there's the price: Android along with amazing specs for just $199. It's open enough to attract geeks, too. While the user interface occasionally gets sluggish, we're willing to have a bit of patience to get a first-rate tablet for half of what most competitors charge, thus the Kindle Fire is our first Editors' Choice for small tablets. DesignA solid little brick at 7.5 by 4.7 by .45 inches (HWD) and 14.6 ounces, the Kindle Fire looks and feels a lot like the BlackBerry PlayBook ($499, 2.5 stars), but the Fire is smaller in all dimensions. There are no slots or tabs; both the memory and battery are sealed in, and the only interruptions in its smooth, black form are the headphone jack, Power button, MicroUSB jack, and dual stereo speakers. There's no camera, but I've never been sold on the value of tablet cameras anyway. It uses 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi networks to get online; there's no cellular radio or Bluetooth connectivity. Turn the Fire on and the 7-inch 1024-by-600 IPS LCD screen lights up.
Amazon Kindle Fire
In the world of tablets, there are great products and there are cheap products, but very few great, cheap products. Fortunately, for those of you unwilling to shell out $500 for an Apple iPad 2, and wary of buying a piece of junk, Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire tablet should be at the top of your wish list. The Kindle Fire is not the best tablet I've seen this year, but I have to give credit to Amazon for seeing something that no other manufacturer--not even Apple--was able to grasp. When you look at the gap between what tablets are capable of doing, and what people actually use them for, you'll find that most people just want to be entertained. The Kindle Fire is here to entertain us, and at $199, I suspect many will take Amazon up on the offer. If you need a tablet that can keep up with your jet-setting, spreadsheet-editing, video-chatting lifestyle, I can point you to a few dozen better options. For the rest of you, read on. The Kindle Fire is a tablet with a 7-inch screen, giving it a similar look and feel as the RIM BlackBerry Playbook or Samsung Galaxy Tab 7. It runs a heavily modified version of Google's operating system, includes 8GB of internal memory, and begins shipping to U.S. customers on November 15.
Amazon Kindle Fire
Amazon has made the Kindle Fire official, and we've just grabbed some up-close time with the new touchscreen tablet at the retailer's launch event. Already up for pre-order and shipping November 15, the Kindle Fire is based on Android but hides its roots well, with Amazon more interested in pushing its multimedia credentials, super-fast surfing the with new Silk browser, and ereading of course. Check out more hands-on details after the cut. Amazon isn't letting us get particularly hands-on with the Kindle Fire, with security at the NYC event playing over-cautious with the new slate. Still, it's definitely compact and the IPS display - though only 1024 x 600 resolution - is bright and color-rich. The Gorilla Glass, making its first appearance on a Kindle, might also mean you can drop the Kindle Fire into a bag without a case. We'll not know for sure how Silk handles and how the rest of the heavily modified OS holds up to proper use until Amazon relaxes a little and lets us play properly. Until then, check out the demo video and live photos.
Amazon Kindle Fire
The Amazon Kindle Fire aims to take the tablet world by storm. It offers a dual-core processor, a heavily stripped-down version of Android, and integration with Amazon's various streaming services for a bargain price of $199 (£130) in the US, where it will go on sale in November. Sadly, there are no plans at the moment to bring the Fire -- or the streaming services -- to the UK. Hopefully, that will change soon. In the meantime, here are our first impressions.With a 7-inch screen, the Kindle Fire is considerably more compact and pocket-friendly than the plethora of 10-inch tablets on the market. Measuring 119 by 190 by 11mm, it's chunkier then Amazon's standard Kindle ebook reader, but will still sit in your hand quite comfortably. It may even fit in a larger trouser pocket, so you won't need to carry it around in a bag. The Fire has similar dimensions to the Acer Iconia Tab A100, which we found to be quite comfortable to use in one hand.
Prices
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Kindle Fire, Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi | $199 | See it |
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Kindle Fire Wi-Fi 7" Color Multi-touch Display Tablet | $199 | See it |
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Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Color 7" Multi-touch Display Wifi Kindlefire | $199.95 | See it |
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Amazon Kindle Fire 8gb, Wi-fi, 7in- Color Tablet | $199.99 | See it |
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Amazon Kindle Fire 8gb, Wi-fi, 7-inch (black) | $209.98 | See it |
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Amazon Kindle Fire 8gb Wifi 7'' Full Color Multi-touch Ereader - Worldwide | $215 | See it |
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Amazon Kindle Fire 8g Wi-fi, 7" Tablet Pc | $219.85 | See it |
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Amazon Kindle Fire 7" Black 8gb Wi-fi E-reader Free Expedited Shipping | $229.95 | See it |
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Amazon Kindle Fire : (7.3/10)
16 expert reviews
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