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Old 10-01-2012, 18:27   #26
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I'm very interested in getting a Fire. I've never owned a tablet or reader but am writing a book for the Kindle (biggest market) and want to be able to include links within my work.

As far as I know (admittedly, not much on this subject), the Fire is where I'm leaning.

Am I missing anything?

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Backlit LCD display is far from optimal for reading for long periods of time. It's okay-ish, but e-Ink is currently the best on the market for e-book reading. But depends on what you want, if you read ~30 minutes a day and want to use other functions mostly, you may as well get a tablet.
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Old 10-01-2012, 19:39   #27
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Amazon Kindle Fire to come under pressure from Google tablet in spring

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Old 10-01-2012, 20:00   #28
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I will be giving this a miss. I have a Kindle 3G and I am very happy with it. I also don't need a tablet because I have a laptop which is perfectly acceptable for my needs.

I will keep hold of the Kindle until they release a version with Colour E-ink and then that is likely the only upgrade I will need then.
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Old 13-01-2012, 16:20   #29
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Already have one! My brother in the States got me one for Xmas. Very nice, very easy to use but it does insist on connecting to uk Amazon so you can't directly download apps, TV, movie, books etc. You can download them indirectly via the PC of course, but it's not as quick or easy. It's not easy to fool it into thinking you are actually in the US either. Automatic operating system downloads do work here though, I've had a few updates go through - these are actually pretty seamless and invisible to the user.

So certainly worth getting once Amazon brings out the kosher UK version, but don't go out of your way to get one now.

If it's purely a book reader you want, then comparing them side by side, I reckon the basic Kindle had the better screen for reading.
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Old 12-02-2012, 16:48   #30
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I love the Kindle but I'm going to wait for a 10" Windows tablet to come out.
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Old 14-02-2012, 08:18   #31
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I have a Kindle for books and an iPad for everything else. I don't think I'd get a Kindle Fire as I don't need one; but also a number of reviews I read when it came out in the US were not exactly glowing.
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Old 04-04-2012, 22:48   #32
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Amazon Kindle Fire nears UK launch

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Amazon has lit a fire under the Amazon Kindle Fire, challenging movie and video producers to get involved ready for the tablet to set fire to the UK and the rest of Europe.

The bookseller-turned-everything-seller is making deals to make sure the Kindle Fire will be packed with movies, music and other media for Europeans. Amazon boss Anthony Bay told a conference of video types, "If you're not talking to us, you should be," Reg Hardware reports. Them's fightin' words!

The Kindle Fire is an Android tablet, but not as we know it. Amazon has given it a custom-designed front end of top of Android, tailored specifically to finding, buying and watching digital content, such as movies, TV shows and online video
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I'm still curious to see if we get the same Amazon Prime offering as the US gets.
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Old 05-04-2012, 08:21   #33
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No 3G, no point.
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Old 05-04-2012, 21:42   #34
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Got a Kobo, E-ink is better than LCD or a device with a back light, also all I want is a E-reader.
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Old 05-04-2012, 22:38   #35
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I've a Kindle I use a lot but will wait for a Windows 8 tab to come along.
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:05   #36
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E-ink is far better than LCd style displays for reading books. i borrowed a Ipad for a couple of days and while it was ok to use for a while for reading, I found my eye grew tired after 30 mins.

I will stick with my Kobo, I don't need a tablet, still see no use for one.
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Old 06-04-2012, 17:38   #37
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I wanted one but didn't know how much longer we'd be waiting for it to be released in the UK so I looked around at other tablets and couldn't make my mind up over the Android ones so I now have an iPad but had the Fire have already been released and with decent content I might have went for that instead (or not, as the iPad is amazing).
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Old 07-04-2012, 00:10   #38
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I wanted one but didn't know how much longer we'd be waiting for it to be released in the UK so I looked around at other tablets and couldn't make my mind up over the Android ones so I now have an iPad but had the Fire have already been released and with decent content I might have went for that instead (or not, as the iPad is amazing).
A bit of a strange comparison really - iPad is a top of the range tablet where Kindle Fire is towards the budget range.
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Old 07-04-2012, 17:33   #39
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A bit of a strange comparison really - iPad is a top of the range tablet where Kindle Fire is towards the budget range.
The question was whether I was getting a Kindle Fire so I answered that I would have got one if they had been released before I got my iPad. I wasn't doing a comparison.
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Old 18-05-2012, 10:35   #40
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Well I'm actually on a kindle fire right now. I got it as gift but I'd much rather have an ipad because I don't read on it ever. However it is very handy and easy to use.
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Old 18-05-2012, 11:31   #41
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no. extremely happy with ebooks/3G limited webrowser combo kindle keyboard.
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Old 19-05-2012, 11:27   #42
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No I wont be as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7,0 is a better device and is only £200. To little too late from Amazon, should have made it available earlier. I now get my vids and books via Google (well the digital versions anyway ). Also as SKY now have free wifi hotspots, I dont need 3G.
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Old 23-05-2012, 23:15   #43
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I was interested in this as a tablet, however I have just got a samsung galaxy note which im happy with and will continue to use my kindle for reading books.
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Time to get that letter to Santa ready... ?


Kindle Fire rumoured for Christmas UK release
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Kindle Fire rumoured for Christmas UK release
The Nexus 7 has set the bar pretty high. If Amazon can top that and get their content licensed for sale in the UK, it may well be very popular. But no official word from Amazon yet. I guess we'll have to wait and see the specs and availability.
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... and more rumours of a Kindle smartphone. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/...TExNDEyWj.html
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The Nexus 7 has set the bar pretty high. If Amazon can top that and get their content licensed for sale in the UK, it may well be very popular. But no official word from Amazon yet. I guess we'll have to wait and see the specs and availability.
Content is key for the Fire IMO. That will be the interesting element.
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Old 17-07-2012, 02:32   #48
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I also think that eink one is better... my kindle doesn't have to be colourful. I need it for reading books and the cheapest 89 pounds will be ok
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Kindle Fire rumoured for Christmas UK release
The problem with if this does happen, there will have probably been a kindle fire 2 release by then in the US. So will the uk get the outdated model.
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I also think that eink one is better... my kindle doesn't have to be colourful. I need it for reading books and the cheapest 89 pounds will be ok
They are for different uses really...the Kindle is for reading...the Kindle Fire is for web surfing, wathcing videos, playing games etc with a read now and again
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