Electronics New Kindles announced.

**AustinChief** · 09-06-2012, 04:30 PM

Amazon is kicking serious ass with this new product line at these prices. I'm really impressed.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/06/a...for-pre-order/

The also have some pretty neat new features like FreeTime to let you set limits on children's usage of the tablet.

vailpass · 09-06-2012, 04:34 PM

Cool. Wish they had the quad core like the Google pad.
Their new Paperwhite readers look good too. Wonder how the new Fire is for book reading?

**DaFace** · 09-06-2012, 04:51 PM

Whoa - I'd missed the truly big news earlier. They've got $50/YEAR 4G wireless plans for the top model. That's impressive.

WoodDraw · 09-06-2012, 04:52 PM

The software would be a major concern for me. If you're invested in the Amazon ecosystem, I could see it. We'll know more when some review units get sent out.

**AustinChief** · 09-06-2012, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vailpass

Cool. Wish they had the quad core like the Google pad.
Their new Paperwhite readers look good too. Wonder how the new Fire is for book reading?

The 4470 in the Fire is actually slightly faster than the Tegra 3.

That reminds me, Tegra 4 has been pushed back from this year to next... the plan is for Tegra 4 to blow everything else out of the water.

**AustinChief** · 09-06-2012, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WoodDraw

The software would be a major concern for me. If you're invested in the Amazon ecosystem, I could see it. We'll know more when some review units get sent out.

Yep, I'm not a big Amazon guy so these may not be for me.. but at these prices I can see them being a good fit for a lot of other people.

WoodDraw · 09-06-2012, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AustinChief

Yep, I'm not a big Amazon guy so these may not be for me.. but at these prices I can see them being a good fit for a lot of other people.

Do you know what's running underneath? Is it still Gingerbread, or have the merged into ICS?

**DaFace** · 09-06-2012, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WoodDraw

The software would be a major concern for me. If you're invested in the Amazon ecosystem, I could see it. We'll know more when some review units get sent out.

I do agree with that. My wife has an original KF, and it would drive me nuts to be that locked down.

siberian khatru · 09-06-2012, 05:01 PM

**Guru** · 09-06-2012, 05:10 PM

$200 extra just to have 4g?

WoodDraw · 09-06-2012, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AustinChief

The 4470 in the Fire is actually slightly faster than the Tegra 3.

That reminds me, Tegra 4 has been pushed back from this year to next... the plan is for Tegra 4 to blow everything else out of the water.

Really, the Tegra 3, S4, and 4470 are all good. I wouldn't hesitate to buy something with any of them.

**Saulbadguy** · 09-06-2012, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

Whoa - I'd missed the truly big news earlier. They've got $50/YEAR 4G wireless plans for the top model. That's impressive.

Not worth it.

/guru

Deberg_1990 · 09-06-2012, 05:34 PM

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**Guru** · 09-06-2012, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Not worth it.

/guru

Actually, that makes me rethink the price on the top model. Just became a better value.

vailpass · 09-06-2012, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AustinChief

The 4470 in the Fire is actually slightly faster than the Tegra 3.

That reminds me, Tegra 4 has been pushed back from this year to next... the plan is for Tegra 4 to blow everything else out of the water.

I did not know that. Thank you.

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