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How do these compare performance wise to other tablets (like an ipad)? I had one of these a few generations ago, and it was painfully slow. Though I could see a

How do these compare performance wise to other tablets (like an ipad)? I had one of these a few generations ago, and it was painfully slow. Though I could see at $79 one of the 8" being a great price for travel or watching in bed netflix.

gnicholas 9y ago
Very curious about this also. I tried out a tablet last year and was shocked at how slow it was. Best I could tell, it was good for reading Kindle books, watching Amazon Prime shows, and shopping on Amazon.com. At the time, it was basically an "Amazon tablet", not a general purpose tablet. Hope this generation is faster, but based on their price points I'm guessing it'll be similar to previous generations. edit: per Ars, the processor is 30% faster. Not likely to make a huge difference in usability, but a welcome upgrade nonetheless. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/amazon-fire-hd-10-price-specs-release-date/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/amazon-fire-hd-10-pr...
thinkling 9y ago
I noticed in the comparison table that the smaller Kindle Fires come with only 90 day warranties. Makes you wonder about the build quality. Really, Amazon?
- weego 9y ago
  My 3 year old has had a kindle fire 7 (standard one not the kid case version) he can use to play games and watch shows in the mornings rather than have the TV on. Bought it for £29 at Xmas and at that price didn't bother buying any protective case or screen protector. Thing is like a tank. It's been thrown, stamped on, was the primary target of projectile vomit twice, juice spilled, food rubbed into crevices. It has 1 minor scratch but other than that it's solid.
  - webwanderings 9y ago
    How about the charging cable? I once bought couple of cheap tablets (not Amazon) and both had the same problem: the USB charging cable breaks off (sometimes from the mother board itself, or it gets loose). The iPad on the other hand, does not have this problem.

gnicholas 9y ago

Very curious about this also. I tried out a tablet last year and was shocked at how slow it was. Best I could tell, it was good for reading Kindle books, watching Amazon Prime shows, and shopping on Amazon.com. At the time, it was basically an "Amazon tablet", not a general purpose tablet. Hope this generation is faster, but based on their price points I'm guessing it'll be similar to previous generations. edit: per Ars, the processor is 30% faster. Not likely to make a huge difference in usability, but a welcome upgrade nonetheless. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/amazon-fire-hd-10-price-specs-release-date/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/amazon-fire-hd-10-pr...

thinkling 9y ago

I noticed in the comparison table that the smaller Kindle Fires come with only 90 day warranties. Makes you wonder about the build quality. Really, Amazon?

weego 9y ago
My 3 year old has had a kindle fire 7 (standard one not the kid case version) he can use to play games and watch shows in the mornings rather than have the TV on. Bought it for £29 at Xmas and at that price didn't bother buying any protective case or screen protector. Thing is like a tank. It's been thrown, stamped on, was the primary target of projectile vomit twice, juice spilled, food rubbed into crevices. It has 1 minor scratch but other than that it's solid.
- webwanderings 9y ago
  How about the charging cable? I once bought couple of cheap tablets (not Amazon) and both had the same problem: the USB charging cable breaks off (sometimes from the mother board itself, or it gets loose). The iPad on the other hand, does not have this problem.