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[Naughty Bear]

I'm looking into a Kindle Fire hd and I'm worried about the prices and comparisons with the iPad, I've looked on wikipedia and I don't mind the minor differences such as screen size.

Anyone recommend the Kindle Fire hd? I want one, but the price is off-putting. I don't want a second hand Kindle.

[slimgrin]

I have a kindle fire. Wish I'd gone with a Samsung Galaxy.

[xenonperidium]

Depends what you're planning on doing with it and tbh you should wait a bit, there's a new range of tablets on their way. And you might want to look into Windows tablets, they're about the same price as iPad but pretty good

[Naughty Bear]

xenonperidium wrote...

Depends what you're planning on doing with it and tbh you should wait a bit, there's a new range of tablets on their way. And you might want to look into Windows tablets, they're about the same price as iPad but pretty good

I'm planning on using it to read, organisation for university, watch films and surf the web. But use it as a portable source of entertainment when travelling as my uni is a good 2 and half hours away train journey. Also the idea of a portable solar charger is cool.

I don't know much about tablets unfortuntately, I really like the design of the Kindle Fire. It's sleek black design makes it look smart. Black and Orange make a great tone as well.


What do you mean by new range of tablets?

@Slimgrin: Why?

Modifié par Naughty Bear, 17 mars 2013 - 11:38 .

[Naughty Bear]

Filament wrote...

I know this wasn't one of your choices, but I might also recommend the Nexus 7 if you're looking at the Fire HD in terms of the price and screen size. I had a Nexus 7 and loved it, until I traded it for a Nexus 10.

The Kindle might be better if you plan on heavily using Amazon services specifically, otherwise I can't see a good reason to go with the Kindle.

Well it's for price reasons as well as the ones I posted previously.

I won't do much but use ti for entertainment reasons and possibly organisation. Just chilling in the living rooms with my room mates and for cheap books to read, don't want to carry my LoTR trilogy in my bags and other favourite books, too much weight.

What streaming videos? Is it a free service and watch tv shows?

Modifié par Naughty Bear, 17 mars 2013 - 11:41 .

[TheBlackBaron]

I've got a regular Fire. There are some drawbacks, notably in that you don't have access to a large portion of the Android catalog unless you're willing to do some hacking (Amazon only lets you go through their app store instead of the Google Play store). On the flip side, I've got access to my family's Prime account so that opens a lot more doors than Google's other services.

On the whole I'm pretty pleased with it, and don't envision replacing it for a few years (although the Nexus 10 sorely tempted me - dat sexy resolution).

[xenonperidium]

And ibooks is alright, on par with kindle, but an iPad is a bit expensive and kinda lacks functionality for that price. However, I don't like using credit cards online, so buying iTunes cards are a neat feature Remember at uni your supposed to buy some form of tv license if you plan on watching live tv.

[Naughty Bear]

I doubt I'll play games on it, I have my iPhone for that. It's just for relaxing in the living rooms or after lessons and/or an internet source while in class instead of taking a laptop.

[Naughty Bear]

xenonperidium wrote...

And ibooks is alright, on par with kindle, but an iPad is a bit expensive and kinda lacks functionality for that price. However, I don't like using credit cards online, so buying iTunes cards are a neat feature Remember at uni your supposed to buy some form of tv license if you plan on watching live tv.

What about using TV Links? That's how I watch The Walking Dead when the US shows it.

[xenonperidium]

Well the law differs from country to country, depends where your from. And were you planning on doing uni work on this tablet, because word processors and stuff like that vary in cost to each OS. (Apple and Microsoft have their own whereas I believe on android it is 3rd party app)

[Brockololly]

Even though its not one of the tablets you mentioned, I'll vouch for the Nexus 7. I got one for Christmas and its been great for pretty much the exact uses you mentioned. Its a nice size for reading or browsing the internet while not being as big as a ipad or a 10 inch tablet. Its just really handy for being able to read ebooks or comics too or watch TV or movies on the go.

I think it runs about $200 new, which is pretty good.

[slimgrin]

Naughty Bear wrote...

@Slimgrin: Why?

The touch screen is better, more responsive. More memory, and a better all around device. It just does more than the Kindle fire. But these tablets get so many updates. The newest kindles may have improved.