Re: Ipad or fire tablet pros and cons of each

2020-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
With the latest version of fire 0S, available on the latest HD eight and HD 8+, you can now dictate with voice view. I have no idea how accurate it is, as I would never dream of using that tablet for email. Ditto for web browsing. Lousy experience! Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2020, at

Re: Ipad or fire tablet pros and cons of each

2020-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
I think it would be helpful to know what this person expects to use the tablet for. I have had a few Kindle fire tablet overtime, and there’s just no way in the world I would want that as an all purpose tablet. I have the latest one with the extra gig of RAM, which is the HD 8+. If I just had

Re: Ipad or fire tablet pros and cons of each

2020-08-03 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi They're very capable devices IMO. I find VoiceOver to be more polished than VoiceView but your typical iPad's 8 times the price and it's definitely not 8 times as good. Try to go for the add free version if possible which in the UK is only £10 extra. Cheers, Ben. On 8/3/20, Kathy Brandt

RE: Ipad or fire tablet pros and cons of each

2020-08-03 Thread Richard Turner
Did I miss something in the original post? Was dictating emails a requirement? Alexa can send emails and I believe Alexa is accessible on the Fire tablet, is that not correct? Richard "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself,” and we forget that only

Re: Ipad or fire tablet pros and cons of each

2020-08-03 Thread Kathy Brandt
she won’t be able to dictate emails. > On Aug 3, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > I do not have personal experience with the Fire tablet, but I have heard > very good things about them. Other than they run on Android, which is not my > favorite but is better than it used to be

RE: Ipad or fire tablet pros and cons of each

2020-08-03 Thread Richard Turner
I do not have personal experience with the Fire tablet, but I have heard very good things about them. Other than they run on Android, which is not my favorite but is better than it used to be and if they cannot save up for an iPad, then I'd suggest they read many reviews and make sure it has

Ipad or fire tablet pros and cons of each

2020-08-03 Thread Jen .
Hi, I am asking for a friend with a visually impaired daughter who cannot afford an iPad at the moment and was considering perhaps a fire tablet. Any thoughts. Are there many accessible apps and how is voiceover or whatever the screen reading software is for them. Thanks in advance for any