Anyone planning to get a Kindle Fire? Thoughts?

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  • BrianBrian 7,618 Posts
    I didn't end up buying a fire but got a paperwyte a little while ago. love it. still don't like buying e-books over real books but I get so much more reading done

  • GrandfatherGrandfather 2,303 Posts
    rootlesscosmo said:
    Grandfather said:
    get the new Nexus 7
    Its great and that screen is fantastic

    I want a 10 inch one though.

    *pasue*

    I think almost all 10" tablets are doodoo compared to an iPad but there is a new version of the Nexus 10 coming out later this year if you want to wait.

    I still recommend the nexus 7 though, its pretty rad.

  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    I just cant stand the apple OS.

  • UnherdUnherd 1,880 Posts
    Grandfather said:

    I think almost all 10" tablets are doodoo compared to an iPad but there is a new version of the Nexus 10 coming out later this year if you want to wait.

    I think it's pretty hard to argue with this, and I say that as someone who likes Android phones.

    What are you planning to use the tablet for, rootless?

  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    Unherd said:
    Grandfather said:

    I think almost all 10" tablets are doodoo compared to an iPad but there is a new version of the Nexus 10 coming out later this year if you want to wait.

    I think it's pretty hard to argue with this, and I say that as someone who likes Android phones.

    What are you planning to use the tablet for, rootless?

    I'm taking a trip and wanna read e-books b/w watch movies.

    I know both can be done on a Kindle Fire, but for another $200 I can have a fully-functioning PC, right?

    Seems like the right move.

    Maybe I'm wrong.

  • Fred_GarvinFred_Garvin The land of wind and ghosts 337 Posts
    If you want a fully-functioning PC, the MS Surface would be the one to get, it's the only one that size with a full desktop OS. We put one through its paces at my workplace, and it's quite good... but you will have some tradeoff, mainly that it's noticeably heavier than a mobile OS-based tablet. The most impressive thing may have been the cover/keyboard, which felt much sturdier than I expected, and was surprisingly comfortable to type on.

    If it's only for books and movies, maybe that's not what you want. I'd say go try out a few and see what feels most comfortable to use, maybe talk to a few people whose usage pattern is similar to yours.

  • BrianBrian 7,618 Posts
    lol surface

  • I got a kindle for my birthday a couple years ago and the strange thing is I read more than ever, just not on the kindle. It's great for living overseas/traveling, like an ipod or computer is for storing music. No one wants to lug around 40 records in their suitcase, nor 40 books. But most of the books I read are not on kindle so... I use it mainly as a dictionary now.

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    With a $50 rebate it came to 40 bucks, delivered.

    the screen is shit, but it's exactly what I wanted.
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