Yea, I have done a little research and found out that Kindle fire can do heck of a stuff. We can watch tv shows, read tons of books, watch 100k+ movies, magazines, music and other stuff. But you would have no camera, microSD was supposed to be there because of 8GB memory only, It also does not have a microphone for skype and only 8 hours of backup so you would need extra battery pack to go on for longer time..
But I would say that the price is cheap enough for the features it would provide. It has a browser that promises fast browsing and amazon cloud to hold some of your storage online. This is the place where I recently researched and found out about this gadget:
regular small kindle is not a true tablet, whereas the kindle fire is a true tablet with colors and etc. you can compare it with the ipad.
Ken March 10, 2013
The Kindle product line now involves the following four key choices:
(1) E Ink vs LCD display
Choose E Ink (Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Keyboard) if long-run reading is your priority; choose LCD (Kindle Fire) if apps/games/video/web-browsing is your priority. E Ink displays ebooks just like paper-based ebooks, using ambient light; LCD displays ebooks just like computer monitors, using back lighting. On the other hand, E Ink is only black-and-white and is too slow for video. LCD does great with those non-reading applications. Further, Kindle Fire has a sophisticated web browser, Silk, which leverages local and cloud storage and processing dynamically, thereby providing high-performance web browsing.
(2) Five-way controller vs multi-touch vs keyboard
Choose 5-way to save money (base Kindle is only $ 79); choose multi-touch (Kindle Touch) for easy-of-use; choose keyboard (Kindle Keyboard) for ease-of-typing.
(3) WiFi vs WiFi+3G
Choose WiFi+3G if you wish to download ebooks or browse the web when away from a WiFi hotspot. An ereader with 3G support will be able to connect like a cell phone. Unlike a cell phone, however, there is no monthly fee for Kindle’s 3G service. Note, though, that the web browser on Kindle isn’t so great. Also, once an ebook is downloaded, neither WiFi nor 3G is needed to read it.
(4) With Special Offers vs Without Special Offers
Choose the lower-cost Kindles with Special Offers (KSO) to save money unless you have a philosphical problem with even non-obtrusive ads:
KSO Pros:
* $ 40 (WiFi) or $ 50 (3G) less expensive.
* May save more if special offers turn out to be useful to you.
* Ads do not show up in the middle of reading an ebook.
* I’ve heard only praise from those who buy Kindle WSO.
KSO Cons:
* May just dislike ads in principle, even outside of reading experience.
Yea, I have done a little research and found out that Kindle fire can do heck of a stuff. We can watch tv shows, read tons of books, watch 100k+ movies, magazines, music and other stuff. But you would have no camera, microSD was supposed to be there because of 8GB memory only, It also does not have a microphone for skype and only 8 hours of backup so you would need extra battery pack to go on for longer time..
But I would say that the price is cheap enough for the features it would provide. It has a browser that promises fast browsing and amazon cloud to hold some of your storage online. This is the place where I recently researched and found out about this gadget:
http://budurl.com/KindleFireInsight
Basically it has a smaller memory, no touch screen , it only supports English, shorter battery life.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindle-Wi-Fi-6-Ink-Display/dp/B0051QVF7A/ref=amb_link_161274487_2/276-9632224-3528057?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0NBT8405B2464AJN9T5Y&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=257564627&pf_rd_i=468294
regular small kindle is not a true tablet, whereas the kindle fire is a true tablet with colors and etc. you can compare it with the ipad.
The Kindle product line now involves the following four key choices:
(1) E Ink vs LCD display
Choose E Ink (Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Keyboard) if long-run reading is your priority; choose LCD (Kindle Fire) if apps/games/video/web-browsing is your priority. E Ink displays ebooks just like paper-based ebooks, using ambient light; LCD displays ebooks just like computer monitors, using back lighting. On the other hand, E Ink is only black-and-white and is too slow for video. LCD does great with those non-reading applications. Further, Kindle Fire has a sophisticated web browser, Silk, which leverages local and cloud storage and processing dynamically, thereby providing high-performance web browsing.
(2) Five-way controller vs multi-touch vs keyboard
Choose 5-way to save money (base Kindle is only $ 79); choose multi-touch (Kindle Touch) for easy-of-use; choose keyboard (Kindle Keyboard) for ease-of-typing.
(3) WiFi vs WiFi+3G
Choose WiFi+3G if you wish to download ebooks or browse the web when away from a WiFi hotspot. An ereader with 3G support will be able to connect like a cell phone. Unlike a cell phone, however, there is no monthly fee for Kindle’s 3G service. Note, though, that the web browser on Kindle isn’t so great. Also, once an ebook is downloaded, neither WiFi nor 3G is needed to read it.
(4) With Special Offers vs Without Special Offers
Choose the lower-cost Kindles with Special Offers (KSO) to save money unless you have a philosphical problem with even non-obtrusive ads:
KSO Pros:
* $ 40 (WiFi) or $ 50 (3G) less expensive.
* May save more if special offers turn out to be useful to you.
* Ads do not show up in the middle of reading an ebook.
* I’ve heard only praise from those who buy Kindle WSO.
KSO Cons:
* May just dislike ads in principle, even outside of reading experience.