Kindle Fire Hands On Review- What People Are Saying About The New Kindle Fire
The Fire gives me the features I want at a price point that’s less than half of the iPad 2. I can check my email,
browse the Internet, maybe play a few games, most importantly, I can read magazines in color on a Kindle.” - Gizmodo
At $199 the Fire is less than half the price of the Apple iPad, which starts at $499.
It is the first tablet from a major company to seriously undercut the iPad in price.” - New York Times
Consumers will see the iPad and Kindle Fire side-by-side… and simply ask ‘why does
the iPad cost at least $300 more?’ They will look at the features – the comparable
amount of content, the Kindle’s million e-books, streaming TV shows – and pick the Fire.” - Extreme Tech
The Kindle Fire is the tablet you need at the price you’ll be willing to pay.” - Technology Review
Amazon’s Kindle Fire is likely to be the first successful tablet not sold by Apple, and there
are several good reasons for it: the low price of $199, the convenient, portable size of 7 inches,
and a rich catalog of books, movies and music offered through Amazon’s Web-based services.” - Ars Technica
The Fire is the real deal and it’s going to disrupt the equilibrium of the existing market for media devices.” - Chicago Sun Times
There’s a new mayor in Droidville. But this guy didn’t roll into town with pomp and circumstance.
He strolled down Main Street and simply offered more than any other candidate, extolling a plan
based on down-to-earth sensibility and affordability. Meet the Kindle Fire.” - Seeking Alpha
991 of 1,032 people found the following review helpful:
Outstanding Value at $199 and Full of Functionality / Bells / Whistles, November 15, 2011
This review is from: Kindle Fire, Full Color 7″ Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi (Electronics)
I’ve had a chance to play with the Kindle Fire for a few hours now, and overall I think it is a great tool /toy when you factor in the cost of ownership and what you get. Compared to $500 minimum for the introductory price of the bottom of the line iPad2 (WiFi only), at $199 this is a great buy.
Using a Wifi connection at two different locations, the speed was pretty fast connecting to the Amazon server as well as to a couple of Internet sites. I had fast connectivity and display on Fox News, CNN, my personalized Yahoo page, and the website of the International Association of Penturners (hey, I do have hobbies!). I had slow connectivity at both Wifi locations with Google, ESPN, MSNBC, the Houston Chronicle, and the Weather Channel – I hope the unique app for ESPN and the Weather Channel are a lot faster, but I haven’t loaded them onto the Fire yet. I will point out with the exception of the Google website, those other sites listed as slow are usually slow on my other…
339 of 350 people found the following review helpful:
Great device, you will enjoy it, November 15, 2011
This review is from: Kindle Fire, Full Color 7″ Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi (Electronics)
I picked mine up today at Best Buy. At home I plugged it in and set up the WIFI and my Amazon account and it immediately told me that an update was downloading. After about 10 to 12 minutes it rebooted and started working. I own an iPhone, iPad 2, HP Touchpad and a Kindle Keyboard version. This device compares with the Ipad. The reviews that blast the Kindle Fire as being no good are just not true. I am a retired CEO and computer Guru and have a great WIFI set up in my home. Here is my quick and dirty review:
WIFI fast and easy to set up and use
Keyboard types great, much better than the HP Touchpad and as good if not better than the iPad.
Display high resolution comparable to the iPad 2
The device downloaded my 100 books in minutes. Most books downloaded to the device in 3 to 4 seconds. A couple of large books took 5 seconds and I am talking about books with 800 pages!
Web browsing is extremely fast. I loaded up a dozen…
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