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I agree with everything he says. I'm returning it. It is very unpleasant to use - sluggish interface etc. I guess it was my mistake to order it before actual

by vijayr 15y ago

I agree with everything he says. I'm returning it. It is very unpleasant to use - sluggish interface etc. I guess it was my mistake to order it before actually using it. I looked at the nook tablet today, 2 mins of using it at the BN store, I can tell you it is far better than the Fire. Amazon had an amazing chance, but they blew it. My guess is the next version of Fire would be better, but I'm skeptical.

warmfuzzykitten 15y ago
Funny thing is, I bought a Kindle before and I hated it. Buttons!? Up-up-up-up-left-left. Pah! But when the Fire came out I put it on my wish list and got one for my birthday. It's so much better than the old, flashy B&W Kindles, I kinda like it. (And I also have an iPad.) The article isn't wrong about the dumb placement of the headphone jack, but I have to say the cloud music player sounds great. I've bought a lot of Amazon MP3s over time and it's great to have them instantly playable on my lap. I like it well enough as a book reader, too. It's much easier to hold for sustained periods than the iPad. My take: Fire has some bugs but they are all software, which can get better. Meantime, for $200, I'm keeping mine.