Originally Posted by KC Fish (Post 8753796)

The Kindle Fire is the 6th generation of Kindle now. And each generation has seen it get more complicated and more "iPad like". With the Kindle Fire, they even dropped their e-ink display, which was what made Kindle a better e-reader in the first place. They did all this to allow for more tablet capabilities.

And while the Kindle Fire has sold better than previous models, it still hasn't been as successful as Amazon hoped. To address that, they're increasing the next gen Kindle's capabilities, in hopes of making it more of an iPad competitor. They're not going to simplify it to keep it cheap, they're going the opposite direction. iPad has shown that price isn't the determining factor in choosing a tablet for the overwhelming majority.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 8753801)

Yup. Honestly, my main complaint about the Fire is that the software's pretty clunky. In terms of hardware, it does just fine. That said, anyone who is looking for a real 7" Android tab these days shouldn't even consider anything other than the Nexus 7.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 8753801)

Yup. Honestly, my main complaint about the Fire is that the software's pretty clunky. In terms of hardware, it does just fine. That said, anyone who is looking for a real 7" Android tab these days shouldn't even consider anything other than the Nexus 7.

Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 8753755)

Know how I know not to listen to anything you ever say about this subject?

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 8753801)

Yup. Honestly, my main complaint about the Fire is that the software's pretty clunky. In terms of hardware, it does just fine. That said, anyone who is looking for a real 7" Android tab these days shouldn't even consider anything other than the Nexus 7.

Originally Posted by Laz (Post 8753869)

checked out the Transformer Infinity yet?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/a...-tf700-review/

Originally Posted by Bewbies (Post 8753880)

Sure I do. Because I said the iPhone I own is better than the kindle fire I own or what I do based on my personal experience, I see why you'd see my massive bias.

I do like how you can find a comma on the iPhone keyboard, but my fire keyboard doesn't have one. That's a terrible bias. And despite that I love my fire...

Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 8755582)

don't be offended by anything I say; it isn't meant as an attack. I'm mildly reeruned, if that helps you put me in perspective.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 8753801)

Yup. Honestly, my main complaint about the Fire is that the software's pretty clunky. In terms of hardware, it does just fine. That said, anyone who is looking for a real 7" Android tab these days shouldn't even consider anything other than the Nexus 7.

Originally Posted by jiveturkey (Post 8755896)

No doubt. If I was buying one today that's the tablet I would buy.

Originally Posted by Bewbies (Post 8753417)

I have a Fire. I love it for reading and despise it for pretty much everything else. The Android system it's on is wonky and the battery life sucks. The size is great, and consuming Amazon content on it is good too.

Having to restart it to watch Netflix, or the level of something like burn in on the screen when I switch screens isn't. Android sucks. Whenever I open the web it restores a tab to a site I closed out of 3 months ago. Always.

Then my company switched from the Inspire4G to the iPhone. Now all I do on the kindle is read, my iPhone is better for everything else. Including watching movies on the way smaller screen.

I would get an iPad over the Fire for everything I'd do on it except read. For that, the size and backlit screen (while in bed) make the Fire perfect for me.

Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 8755953)

Do you mind sharing why? What does the Nexus 7 have over the new Kindle Fire?

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 8756056)

Pretty much everything except Amazon integration. I think Google was getting fed up with the other manufacturers taking so long to get good products out there affordably and decided to just do it themselves. The key points:

• Much better screen resolution
• Faster hardware
• Bluetooth
• Camera
• GPS
• Thinner and lighter
• Jellybean

Originally Posted by jiveturkey (Post 8756265)

What he said. Amazon integration isn't of much use to me since I rooted my Fire and turned into into a regular Android tablet.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 8756056)

Pretty much everything except Amazon integration. I think Google was getting fed up with the other manufacturers taking so long to get good products out there affordably and decided to just do it themselves. The key points:

• Much better screen resolution
• Faster hardware
• Bluetooth
• Camera
• GPS
• Thinner and lighter
• Jellybean