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two of them (fire) are from me. Seriously doubt that I would buy another ipad again.

by chj 15y ago

Terretta 15y ago
As a Kindle DX owner, and Kindle Fire owner since launch day, I'm unlikely to buy another Kindle Fire again. I heartily recommend the Kindle Touch, and if someone on a severe budget, who has never owned an iPad or iPhone, wants to cut their cable bill by watching Hulu+ and Netflix while reading the occasional book, I'll recommend the Kindle Fire. I recommended it again just last night. But if they want mobile computing (web, email, photo importing and editing) or mobile gaming, I urge them to spend a little more and pick up an iPad refurb. Twice the screen size, dramatically better web and "personal media" capabilities, multiples of storage, and a touch UI that does what your finger does, make the device become indispensable instead of just a book and commercial video viewer. (I say "commercial" video because Kindle Fire's Gallery is the worst personal video organizer and viewer I've seen on a device since the Compaq iPaq days, and even that's generously assuming the user can figure out why video they put in their Videos folder doesn't show up under "My Videos" as a first class media file.)
pragmatic 15y ago
I have one, enjoy it and use it very much. If they get the software figured out (tapping is wonky) this would be a 5 star device, as it is now, it's a 4 star device.
- sigzero 15y ago
  Amazon put out an update. Did you update yours or is it still wonky after that?
  - Terretta 15y ago
    Still wonky. But -- it won't bother you if you don't use iOS. If you've never used iOS, you're used to having touch response delayed or misinterpreted, or completely missed, or responding at a different scale of movement than your finger's movement. The Fire will do what you expect, which is, act like that too. I let a colleague play with the Fire, which he had ordered but not yet received, while on a business trip. I gave him the Fire the first evening. He loved it. He was ecstatic. He'd never used an iPad, and his phone is Blackberry. He raved about it. He couldn't wait to get his. Next evening I took the Fire away and gave him the iPad. He used the same apps: Kindle, Netflix, Hulu+, web browser. He thought it was great. "Sure, the screen's twice the size, and reading the web seems a little easier, but they're basically the same." The third evening, I gave him back the Fire. Next day, he was not just despondent, but frustrated to the point of irritation: "This thing just doesn't do what you tell it to!" He no longer wanted the Fire, and decided to get an iPad instead. Since launch I've maintained the Kindle Fire is fantastic for consuming commercial media within Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu, either if $200 is your budget cap or you've never used iOS. I've owned several of the other tablets, and they just don't compare to the Kindle Fire for simplicity and ease of use. The Kindle really can be just picked up and used, and that's huge. It's very likely that someone who gets one won't miss what they don't know. They'll likely happily stick with future versions. Sort of makes one wonder what's wrong with the other Android tablet makers.

two of them (fire) are from me. Seriously doubt that I would buy another ipad again.

by chj 15y ago

two of them (fire) are from me. Seriously doubt that I would buy another ipad again.

As a Kindle DX owner, and Kindle Fire owner since launch day, I'm unlikely to buy another Kindle Fire again. I heartily recommend the Kindle Touch, and if someone on a severe budget, who has never owned an iPad or iPhone, wants to cut their cable bill by watching Hulu+ and Netflix while reading the occasional book, I'll recommend the Kindle Fire. I recommended it again just last night. But if they want mobile computing (web, email, photo importing and editing) or mobile gaming, I urge them to spend a little more and pick up an iPad refurb. Twice the screen size, dramatically better web and "personal media" capabilities, multiples of storage, and a touch UI that does what your finger does, make the device become indispensable instead of just a book and commercial video viewer. (I say "commercial" video because Kindle Fire's Gallery is the worst personal video organizer and viewer I've seen on a device since the Compaq iPaq days, and even that's generously assuming the user can figure out why video they put in their Videos folder doesn't show up under "My Videos" as a first class media file.)

pragmatic 15y ago

I have one, enjoy it and use it very much. If they get the software figured out (tapping is wonky) this would be a 5 star device, as it is now, it's a 4 star device.

sigzero 15y ago
Amazon put out an update. Did you update yours or is it still wonky after that?
- Terretta 15y ago
  Still wonky. But -- it won't bother you if you don't use iOS. If you've never used iOS, you're used to having touch response delayed or misinterpreted, or completely missed, or responding at a different scale of movement than your finger's movement. The Fire will do what you expect, which is, act like that too. I let a colleague play with the Fire, which he had ordered but not yet received, while on a business trip. I gave him the Fire the first evening. He loved it. He was ecstatic. He'd never used an iPad, and his phone is Blackberry. He raved about it. He couldn't wait to get his. Next evening I took the Fire away and gave him the iPad. He used the same apps: Kindle, Netflix, Hulu+, web browser. He thought it was great. "Sure, the screen's twice the size, and reading the web seems a little easier, but they're basically the same." The third evening, I gave him back the Fire. Next day, he was not just despondent, but frustrated to the point of irritation: "This thing just doesn't do what you tell it to!" He no longer wanted the Fire, and decided to get an iPad instead. Since launch I've maintained the Kindle Fire is fantastic for consuming commercial media within Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu, either if $200 is your budget cap or you've never used iOS. I've owned several of the other tablets, and they just don't compare to the Kindle Fire for simplicity and ease of use. The Kindle really can be just picked up and used, and that's huge. It's very likely that someone who gets one won't miss what they don't know. They'll likely happily stick with future versions. Sort of makes one wonder what's wrong with the other Android tablet makers.