There is the Blackberry Playbook that is exactly the same device for the same price but a lot nicer in UX. Lenovo also has the Idea Pad A1 that is slightly more

There is the Blackberry Playbook that is exactly the same device for the same price but a lot nicer in UX. Lenovo also has the Idea Pad A1 that is slightly more in ($229) price but same form factor. Both of these devices will get you the full Tablet experience minus the lag and general unfinished feeling of the Fire. Plus both have the Kindle app so reading amazon content is not a problem. So there is no real market for the Fire from what I can see. sure the Silk browser seems cool but Laggy execution will kill any perceived advantages. For about $100 more you can also get the ASUS Transformer (my current Tablet). I have literally stopped using my laptop except at work once I got this. The attached Dock makes it a perfect device for my usecases.