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Amazon Kindle Fire vs. iPad 2

19 points by obilgic 15y ago

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davidu 15y ago
This pretty much nails it. It's so bad. It's my first experience with Android, and the UI is heinous. I'm not sure how it was ever released.
rapcal 15y ago
I don't know if you noticed, but even after calling it garbage, he uses an affiliate link pointing to the Kindle Fire at Amazon :) Like saying "well, if you're that stupid I want a piece of your wallet too!" Oh, those entrepreneurs...
phamilton 15y ago
I've used it, and I didn't mind it. I'm not an iPad owner nor do I ever plan on shelling out $500 for a consumption device. $200 on the other hand is low enough for me to seriously consider it.
garrickvanburen 15y ago
I've had the iPad, and currently have the HP TouchPad and Amazon Fire. Of the 3 I prefer the Fire. By a long shot. I find the 7" size far more portable than the larger tablet sizes.
Turing_Machine 15y ago
Personally I own both, enjoy and use both, and think that comparing the two is a mug's game. They're aimed at completely different use cases. Is it really worthy of so much virtual ink (not just in the linked article, everywhere) to note that a $200 device is slower and less capable than a $500 device? What in the world were you expecting? That said, Amazon needs to get its act together wrt developers. That process needs a LOT of improvement.
b0sk 15y ago
acting like a butthurt child. I have a Fire.. not a fanbou by any stretch.. its a fun device because of my use cases.
wildjim 15y ago
It's easily as useful a comparison between any smartphone and a mainframe.
dlsspy 15y ago
I use my iPad most days. This comparison doesn't make the Fire look less appealing to me. If it weren't Christmas...
sardonicbryan 15y ago
All this is is the author reaffirming his normative value judgments. I could just as easily compare iPad2 unfavorable with my Toshiba netbook... Price: $230 (with RAM upgrade) vs. $500 Apps: The entire internet and every piece of Windows software vs. 500K apps Features: A keyboard that lets me type emails and chat with people and type posts on Hacker News vs. a virtual keyboard that's good... relative to other virtual keyboards Accessories: Doesn't require accessories to protect it vs. Often used with an expensive case Apps part 2: Excel and Exchange vs. no Excel/Exchange, so that I need another device to respond to work etc. etc.
lazugod 15y ago
The Kindle Fire does have a terrible home screen, but my understanding is that it is patently illegal to use a grid or any non-cluttered design.

19 points by obilgic 15y ago

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This pretty much nails it. It's so bad. It's my first experience with Android, and the UI is heinous. I'm not sure how it was ever released.

rapcal 15y ago

I don't know if you noticed, but even after calling it garbage, he uses an affiliate link pointing to the Kindle Fire at Amazon :) Like saying "well, if you're that stupid I want a piece of your wallet too!" Oh, those entrepreneurs...

phamilton 15y ago

I've used it, and I didn't mind it. I'm not an iPad owner nor do I ever plan on shelling out $500 for a consumption device. $200 on the other hand is low enough for me to seriously consider it.

garrickvanburen 15y ago

I've had the iPad, and currently have the HP TouchPad and Amazon Fire. Of the 3 I prefer the Fire. By a long shot. I find the 7" size far more portable than the larger tablet sizes.

Turing_Machine 15y ago

Personally I own both, enjoy and use both, and think that comparing the two is a mug's game. They're aimed at completely different use cases. Is it really worthy of so much virtual ink (not just in the linked article, everywhere) to note that a $200 device is slower and less capable than a $500 device? What in the world were you expecting? That said, Amazon needs to get its act together wrt developers. That process needs a LOT of improvement.

b0sk 15y ago

acting like a butthurt child. I have a Fire.. not a fanbou by any stretch.. its a fun device because of my use cases.

wildjim 15y ago

It's easily as useful a comparison between any smartphone and a mainframe.

dlsspy 15y ago

I use my iPad most days. This comparison doesn't make the Fire look less appealing to me. If it weren't Christmas...

sardonicbryan 15y ago

All this is is the author reaffirming his normative value judgments. I could just as easily compare iPad2 unfavorable with my Toshiba netbook... Price: $230 (with RAM upgrade) vs. $500 Apps: The entire internet and every piece of Windows software vs. 500K apps Features: A keyboard that lets me type emails and chat with people and type posts on Hacker News vs. a virtual keyboard that's good... relative to other virtual keyboards Accessories: Doesn't require accessories to protect it vs. Often used with an expensive case Apps part 2: Excel and Exchange vs. no Excel/Exchange, so that I need another device to respond to work etc. etc.

lazugod 15y ago

The Kindle Fire does have a terrible home screen, but my understanding is that it is patently illegal to use a grid or any non-cluttered design.