Kindle Fire
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BigSlam123b
Only happy When It Rains
Ive owned one for almost a year. It's called a Nook Color.
Tilted
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I have one. If you're looking just for an economical device to read those things and maybe do a little browsing / game playing, it might be a good fit.
It's not a high quality product however. It's a bit buggy, and slow, and the touch screen isn't very responsive / precise. The more I use it the more faults I find with its design and the functionality of the software. It's way more difficult than it need be to do simple (and oft-repeated) things, e.g. changing the volume. For Amazon, the goal was to produce the product as cheaply as was feasible so that they could get it in as many people's hands as possible (without losing too much money in the process) so as to have a convenient portal through which to sell them content and other stuff. In that regard, I think it's a pretty good device. It is what it is - it isn't trying to be high quality or full functioning / very flexible, it's trying to be affordable and thus much owned and used.
My roommate and I both own a Kindle Fire and an iPad, and we have much the same sense of the Kindle Fire. If you've used an iPad (or perhaps some other well-performing tablet, e.g., an Asus) a lot, you'll likely notice significant deficiencies and limitations with the Kindle Fire. If you haven't, you'll probably find the Kindle Fire to be really cool and plenty adequate. That's what I've found to be the responses when letting friends use my Kindle Fire and/or iPad.
At any rate, if what you mostly want to do is read various content, the Kindle Fire is probably as much as, or more than, you need. The other things that it can do will just be a bonus. One positive aspect of the Kindle Fire - and something that's going to be important to its success, as well as making the experience better for the consumer / user - is the seamless integration of Cloud storage for (some) content. They did a pretty good job with that.
ylexot
Super Genius
You might want to look at the Nook Tablet as well. Here's a comparison:
Comics on the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet hands-on (video) -- Engadget
Of course, I wouldn't get either at the moment. Wait a few months and there will be plenty of decent low-cost tablets around.
Misfit
Lawful neutral
Do you mean the prices will come down soon?
ylexot
Super Genius
The prices of tablets will be coming down soon. Not sure if Amazon and B&N will reduce their prices as well, but which would you rather have, a $250 tablet or a $200/250 e-reader+?
ylexot
Super Genius
BTW, if you want a small tablet, this looks like the one to wait for...unless Samsung puts out something huge at MWC at the end of February.
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