My recommendation was that it was worth it if you already had one or could get for under $100. I do not disagree the nexus is worth the $200 (u am very happy with my nexus) but figured I would give my opinion on the fire. I know price isn't always an issue here (especially $200) but as I said, it works, and isn't that enough to go through the process here? =) On Oct 22, 2012 7:01 PM, "Francisco Tapia" <[email protected]> wrote:
> while I'm glad you have the link to help existing owners of the kindle > fire, I have to say that I disagree with your comment > > I find that It's worth buying the $200 Nexus 7. You stand a better chance > of getting the next OS upgrade by buying the Nexus 7, and unless you like > the tinkering and rooting around a device just to get a less than ideal > user experience. I'm glad that you were able to gain some functionality of > your older kindle fire, but really it's not worth the recommendation... > > I've played on the nexus 7 and it works very nicely, I recommend it as a > small tablet for users who don't want to pay $400 for other tablets. > > > -Francisco > -------------------------- > You should follow me on twitter here <http://twitter.com/seecoolguy> > Blogs: SqlThis! <http://bit.ly/sqlthis> | XCodeThis!< > http://bit.ly/xcodethis> > > <http://db.tt/JeXURAx> > > > > > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Christopher Fisk < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > If anyone has a Kindle Fire and want a quick upgrade to the Nexus > > interface, I've got it running on mine. I now have a Nexus 7 (Love it > > -- wife uses it all the time) and a Kindle Fire running Jelly bean and > > the Nexus interface. > > > > Reviews of upgrading the Fire: > > > > The nexus interface is exactly the same on the Nexus 7 and the Kindle > > Fire with Hashcodes package > > > > Everything works that I have tried (No issues with wireless, storage, > etc). > > > > It is slower than the Nexus 7 (This is expected, the hardware is > > older, slower processor, etc) but plays Netflix and all of the games I > > have tried perfectly fine. The User Interface feels Sluggish, where > > on the Nexus it really does zip along and feel quite snappy. > > > > The Kindle doesn't have GPS, it doesn't have a camera, it doesn't have a > > MIC. > > > > In general: If you have a Kindle fire, or can get a Kindle Fire for > > less than $100, it is likely worth going that route and > > rooting/upgrading it manually vs paying $200 for a Nexus 7. I am > > really starting to see some maturity in the Android Tablet space with > > Jelly Bean. > > > > > > Of note: If you buy a Nexus 7 you get $25 play store credit. On top > > of this (And it works for any google account) if you add a Credit Card > > to a google account, you get $25 worth of store credit. With the > > Nexus it's a total of $50, but you do get $25 with the Kindle if it's > > a new credit card and a google account you haven't added a card to > > previously. > > > > > > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765288 > > >
