Sorry I fully agree with Christopher, no disrespect intended. I've had a few tablets (still use my rooted Viewsonic G-tab all the time -running cyanogenmod). I've had a handful of android phones and 6 different tablets. 5 of the 6 tablets were rooted and flashed with ROMs that made them a lot faster and gave extra stability and features. All of the phones were/are flashed with custom ROMs (just updated my sons optimus-v to ICS this past weekend). There are some crappy, unstable ROMs that would give a bad experience so it is vital to do the research first before choosing one. If I still had a kindle fire I would have flashed it (ex-wife got it). Some of us oldtimers started on the overclockers list which was all about getting the most out of your equipment by tinkering and overclocking, not just buying a better computer. I think this still holds true with the next generation of gadgets.
I do also love the specs of the Nexus 7 and if I get another tablet in the future, that will be the one. For the price it can't be beat. I would most likely flash it with some better custom roms down the road though. lopaka ________________________________ From: Francisco Tapia <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, October 22, 2012 4:01:54 PM Subject: Re: [H] Kindle Fire w/Jelly Bean & Nexus Interface 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 >
