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Kindle Fire HD or other tablet?
Demizdeeroolz
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My daughter would like a Kindle Fire, primarily for books but also twitter facebook and youtube. I don't know a lot about these devices but is the Kindle fire HD the best buy or should I consider the Google Nexus ?
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If she's going to be doing much typing then perhaps a Chromebook or a small conventional laptop might be a better option.
But why?
I love mine. each to their own.
mastanlem
I did write a full evaluation on my other thread, but in general, it felt like a big phone. Rather than a little extra that'd I expect froma tablet. It was clunky and not intuitive. I couldn't find tings like downloads easily. The App Store is really limited (more so than I'd expected) and didn't load well.
what i like about it, its really easy to lock down with parental controls, and setting his own amazon account with no credit card assigned and I just load it with a gift card now and again.
not having the full google play store is a but of a bummer though, as some games he wants are not in the amazon one.
I was given a Kindle Fire for my birthday, I was actually very delighted with it. Great for twitter, facebook, youtube and also good for catch up TV (iBBC IPLAYER) but the only downside is it's tied to Amazon plus you can't add any browsers. You have to use the one built in called SILK which works very well I should add.
The Kindle fire is just what your daughter needs but it's a good idea to try one out as suggested. You could go for something better but why spend more money for features that are not required...
I'd also suggest the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 range - I'm very satisfied with mine and you're not tied to anyone's limited app store and restrictions either.
If you were buying one for yourself though would you pay the same price and get the Nexus 7 or the Kindle Fire HD? I can't see any reason to go the Amazon route.
I think I have a rather jaundiced view of the Nexus. I only really get to use it to sort out problems and it's just not intuitive to me. Husband is a bit of a technophobe and the Nexus is handed to me to "mend" when things go wrong.
That's an interesting point - not thought of the ease of use aspect of the Fire HD.
For myself I like the fact the Nexus 7 does not have any locked down software but I can see how many people would prefer it and probably get more out of it as there is less to go wrong and need to sort out.
you can download and use dolphin, this also enables you to watch flash stuff.
AH, I shall try that, I wasn't aware of any browsers you can put onto the kindle fire...thank you...
It's an OK tablet, but I don't think it's a very good choice when compared to the Nexus 7.
e.g.
£149 gets you an 8GB Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with a 1024×600 screen and a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU
or...
£159 gets you a 16GB Nexus 7 with a 1280×800 screen and a quad-core A9.
Only £10 more, but you get twice the storage plus a high resolution screen plus a better CPU.
Sorry, I don't want to sound rude, but perhaps start your own thread with your question rather than hijacking someone else's :rolleyes:
Sorry, I'd go along with that. Now that I've had the chance to use both the Kindle Fire HD and a Nexus 7 hands-on, neither compare to the iPad Mini for ease of use and quality. It really is a lovely little device.
But the iPad is a lot more expensive.
Quality? :eek::eek:
You don't think the iPad is a quality device?
They might cost a small fortune but that doesn't make them a quality item.