Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Kindle Fire

stankowalski

By stankowalski,
in Huddle Lounge

Recommended Posts

stankowalski Newbie

stankowalski

Posted
Posted

Anybody have one of these? I'm thinking about getting one. I haven't really been interested in getting a tablet like the Ipad...too expensive IMO. But this thing is only $199. Seems like a great deal.

If you have one, how is it? Can you read easily outside? Like on the beach for example. I've heard the other Kindles are great for outdoor reading, not sure about this one though.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
sunbunny Newbie

sunbunny

Posted
Posted

You cant read the fire outside, the sunlight washes it out. I wanted one, but I'd mainly use it for reading. Just reading one in the store for more than a few minutes hurt my eyes (backlit). I got a gen 3 kindle with keypad instead.

Look at the Nook Color, too.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
RedMage138 Newbie

RedMage138

Posted
Posted

I don't know...I think the Kindle Fire has better multimedia options. 90% of the time i'll probably be reading books but Amazon has a great selection of movies, music, and TV shows.

Here's the difference, you can root a Nook and it just because a rooted Android tablet. You can't do that with a Kindle Fire.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Zaximus Veteran

Zaximus

Posted
Posted

The Fire is probably fine for normal users. I didn't like it (my nephew has one) in terms of how restrictive it is, and the browsing (Silk browser goes through their servers first, etc) was slow for me. Perhaps the kinks are out by now. Not having a SD Card for increased storage was a fail.

The nook may be solid if rooted, but I think you only get 1gb of space to do what YOU want, the rest is for buys.

I myself have a Toshiba Thrive, with SD card slot, usb, and HDMI out, and I've loved it.

Asus is dropping a $250 quad-core tablet within the year, and also the Novo Elf 7 is like $150, it's made in china but has very comparable hardware to the rest, and have Ice Cream Sandwich on it (plus, $150?).

All of these are way cheaper than the Ipad, which I believe is a big rip. In the coming year or two, most tablets minus Apple's will be very affordable.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Kramerica Rookie

Kramerica

Posted
Posted

I got my girlfriend a Fire for Christmas and she loves it--she uses it for reading inside and browsing Facebook/Pinterest and hardly anything else. I couldn't ever part with my iPad 2, but Fire is a decent enough little gadget and the price is just killer for what you get.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Zaximus Veteran

Zaximus

Posted
Posted

the expansion cards for nooks are dirt fuging cheap like 4gb for 10$ or some poo

Regular SD cards, anywhere on the net, are like $13 for 16gb the last few weeks.

Fire doesn't have this option, huge reason why I lost interest in it.

If people can wait, the ASUS $250 will be the best bet anywhere, with hardware that is way better than anything on the market.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • PantherBoy95
      Dates for Training camp are released

      By PantherBoy95 · Posted

      lmao that's a good point; but at the same time I think and HOPE Canales learned from how he operated last year, only giving us one real look against the Bills that had people shouting 'Super Bowl'...only to come out flat.
    • Basbear
      BREAKING: Panthers interested in Justin Simmons

      By Basbear · Posted

      I mean the whole defense was trash, he was at least trying. Besides if you put a all-pro among 10 PSers, that all-world will look human. It's very hard to judge very bad units and find the best players among them. Horn and Mjack played well too, there was 0 pass rush and -1777784 run defense. 
    • Basbear
      Getting an early start this year...

      By Basbear · Posted

      I was looking back and seen Evan Neal has made the switch to OG after awful years at OT.......I wanted him over Icky for his tricep alone..... I was 100% stroud too, I was super pissed about his record setting and playoff leading start......I had arich vastly over the midget BY too. But right now, BY is about the only one on the up&up. The Texans used lots of prime draft capital to help Stroud.  It's still not ready. But if you're honestly about past drafts, these GMs are not alone in making mistakes.  I still feel they should stayed put and allowed Carter to fall in their lap, but best I know Tepper had the worst rage about landing a QB for the past 5 years. The deal is with the correct coaching staff, Baker or darnold would still be here....Baker has signed 3 years for 100 million, which is a great NFL QB contract. Tepper hiring rhule and his shitty Baylor/temple staff was a massive setback given rhule was in control too. Then panic set in an d fitteerererererer had to make a winner and find a QB. Ugh.....I hope they are back... 
×
×
  • Create New...