If you are comparing devices look at the nook color as well. Amazon fire is newer faster and cheaper but the color is more customizable Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
-----Original Message----- From: <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:39:24 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [The Unique Geek] Amazon Kindle Fire - Pros and Cons I guess part of the reason I'm considering trying the Amazon Kindle Fire is the price point. Shelling out $500 for the low-end iPad (more likely $630 or $730 for a model I'd actually want) gives me pause. Whereas shelling out $200, knowing the life on the product is more finite than iPad, doesn't give me sticker shock. In regard to the suggestion of getting a smart phone, I'm not really interested in one. I like my phones fairly simple. The Irredeemable Shag http://firestormfan.com http://onceuponageek.com http://twitter.com/firestormfan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Amazon Kindle Fire - Pros and Cons From: Jason Service <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Date: Wed, October 05, 2011 3:03 pm To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Yeah, at this point i think that all of Apple's competitors are still the JV team in terms of tablets as compared to Appl's iPad being the professional. Until 'the herd' of competitors can produce something that makes Apple even blink, my thought is, If you want a tablet, go with the iPad!! On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: My iPad is wifi only but it hasn't been a hindrance. Everyone has wifi available, and it takes minutes to sync all your content- I've had a full novel come over via the kindle app in about 20 seconds at home. I've read that the web browsing experience on the kindle is awful. No idea if that expends to the fire. My significant other wants the kindle touch; the color isn't as important as the longer battery life of the traditional version (and she isn't interested in the apps). On Oct 5, 2011, at 2:17 PM, Shag <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > After reading a little about the Amazon Kindle Fire, and quite frankly > being attracted to that $200 price point, I'd like to hear other > geek's thoughts. We had a previous thread about the announcement, but > that was almost exclusive to reading digital comics. If I get a > Kindle Fire, I wouldn't be using it primarily for a comic reader. I'd > be using it more as they advertise (books, movies, browsing). I don't > have a smart phone, so I would be using this tablet for many of the > things other people use their smart phones for. > > Pros: > - Most of the "pros" are all over their website, so I'm not going to > rehash those here. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051VVOB2/ > - I don't have a smart phone, so I would gain a lot of functionality > (plus a much bigger screen than a smart phone). > - Price is only $200 > - No reoccurring monthly expense (uses Wireless instead of 3G) > > Cons: > - A 7 inch screen isn't ideal as a comic book reader, or possibly > magazines > - Limited to wireless, not connected at all times like other 3G > devices > > > Other thoughts? > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com <http://firestormfan.com/> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:theuniquegeek%[email protected]> . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:theuniquegeek%[email protected]> . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
