Posted on 01/03/2012 1:17:18 PM PST by mdittmar
Narrowed it down to two.
Been looking at tablets,like the Kindle Fire because I have a Kindle,purchase things from Amazon,no problems,Kindle Fire would be easy,less expensive,yet the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has me intrigued?
I know that it is an always moving target, but you have to think about the electronic environment. If your house has Macs and iPods, stay with Apple (iPad 3 almost certain for Spring - will push other prices down). Contrary, if Android smart phones then the Galaxy may float your boat. If you have an Amazon account, well ‘Fire’ away.
It is going to be a wonderful buyer’s market by summer if Google also enters the Tablet wars with their own device.
So far I like my Kindle Fire, but you can’t use Skype or any other VOIP and to me that’s a bit of a drawback. I don’t need the camera so that’s no big deal. You now can visit the Android Market Place but still can’t download. All apps have to come via Amazon so your choicce is limited.
The other issue on readers is the Fire doesn’t have E-Ink and like most full color backlit screens it’s harder on the eyes for reading a long time. I change the background on the book to the tinted one and it seems to help (kind of a pinkish beige.). The color screens are harder to read out in full daylight (example at the beach).
I’ve watched some movies and the resoltion is excellent for the small screen. If you have Amazon Prime then the Kindle is a really good deal because of all the free movies which will also stream to your TV or other computers.
Last thing the Kindle Fire is WiFi and if you have unlimited 4G on your account that would give you more flexibiity where you travel with it.
Overall I’m pretty happy with mine which I got for Christmas.
Try changing the background on the books to the tan one with black lettering in the font section. I find it much easier to read with less eye strain.
LOL!
Try changing the background on the books to the tan one with black lettering in the font section. I find it much easier to read with less eye strain.
I love my fire. It makes keeping up with scripture in Church a breeze. You can also play word games, and Angry Birds!
Tan? This is a Kindle Keyboard WiFi with e-Ink technology. I find nothing on the Kindle, or at Amazon support, that says anything about changing the background color. I don’t think that’s possible.
I didn’t realize you had Keyboard model. The topic started out with the Fire which is full color and backlit. I changed it to the softer colors to make it easier to read. I’ve never used one of the other Kindles for long enough to start playing with the settings. sorry for the confusion.
Responding to this post on a Kindle Fire. It’s pretty cool. Got it for the wife for Christmas but she never gets a chance to use it now:). Hard to beat for only $199, despite not being a full tablet.
If those two are your only choices, then it’s got to be the Samsung...hands down.
Amazon’s Fire does not include cameras, GPS or Bluetooth and has just one micro-USB socket and no way to output HDMI;it also has less RAM and just 8 Gb of storage space.
Where’s the decision?
If you’re looking at paying more to get more, you don’t need to. Take a look at Pandigital’s SuperNova 8” Dlx, w/32gb, Bluetooth, WiFi, HDMI, Multi Touch, USB (OTG), 2 cameras, accelerometer, Flash enabled, and access to a very large selection of FREE Android apps. It’ll cost you less than a Fire and the Samsung. I paid $158 on a QVC hourly special.
Finally got my MiFi working after 3 days of trying to figure it out;)
Now,I'm back to square one;)
Just an update, went with the Vizio 8” tablet. Not bad, but I’m a novice.
Still trying to figure out the key board;
I posted a vanity thread about getting a Kindle Fire.
Most relpies were well supportive of it but I found that it was just too basic and had a security flaw.
Well life throws you a curvball occasionally and I had given my Kindle Touch to my son for Christmas, so I went and bought a Fire, only because nobody had any more Kindle Touch pads.
I spent over four fruitless hours trying to get a Wi-fi connection, could not do anything to make it work, so I took it back.
To me I must have one that has an alternative means of connection than Wi-fi, especially when I am out in the area of the country that has nothing. usually I can still get a 3G connection.
So the Kindle Fire fizzled for me, if I was living on a campus, in a real town maybe it would be different.
My local ATT store has an offer of the latest new smartphone with the purchase of a Galaxy pad, I might go that route.
And yes I did buy a second Kindle Touch 3G, the only way to go, screw wi-fi.
I’m out in the boonies, using a virgin mobile MIFI hotspot, so far it’s working ok
I’m out in the boonies, using a virgin mobile MIFI hotspot, so far it’s working ok
I need to upgrade seriously, my travels are in Alaska and the outback of Australia. I can really say this though, I really really like my Kindle Touch for those times I just want to read. Excellent battery run time, I hate being a slave to power. Especially different voltages.
I love my Kindle Fire. I just use it for reading, games, and occasional checking the internet. Amazon has a lot of books and apps free, which was another reason I went with Kindle.
I recently purchased a Fire. I’d read all the bad reviews but decided to go ahead with it anyway and I’m glad I did. For a (relatively) small price there’s a lot to like about the Fire. It’s used mostly for reading books, browsing, e-mail and a few tech things like monitoring wi-fi signals. It was the best $200 I’ve spent in a long time.
I recently purchased a Fire. I’d read all the bad reviews but decided to go ahead with it anyway and I’m glad I did. For a (relatively) small price there’s a lot to like about the Fire. It’s used mostly for reading books, browsing, e-mail and a few tech things like monitoring wi-fi signals. It was the best $200 I’ve spent in a long time.
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