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2012-09-01 Science & Technology

Amazon Kindle Fire Sold Out As New Model Expected

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Posted by Fred 2012-09-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 They don't sell the old K Fire in Oz. I've been waiting a year to buy one.

Posted by phil_b 2012-09-01 02:21|| 2012-09-01 02:21|| Front Page Top

#2 I like my google Nexus 7.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-09-01 09:05|| 2012-09-01 09:05|| Front Page Top

#3 We got a Kindle Fire when my wife's old Kindle died on vacation. She sent it back in two days- it's a lot heavier and thicker than the old one, and really awkward to handle.

Posted by Grunter 2012-09-01 11:13|| 2012-09-01 11:13|| Front Page Top

#4 I have a Kindle Fire and a Blackberry Playbook. This is my third (or fourth, maybe) Kindle. I usually have one or the other with me, particularly when I'm on my way to a doctor's appointment or the emergency room. My old K's were lighter than the Fire, which is backlit and has a better browser. The old K was 3G, which was occasionally convenient, though its browser suckled.

The Playbook is slightly heavier than the Kindle, has four times the storage, and it's more versatile. I use it for everything but working on the Burg. It doesn't have the Kindle app, but I've got another that works just as well, so it's as chock full of books as the Kindle. It's also got a camera and vid conferencing and my calendar and a bunch of stuff that I've never gotten around to playing with. It's designed as a tablet rather than strictly as a book reader.

When it first came out the Playbook was overpriced at $600. It's down to $200 (for the 16GB version) last I looked.

I have an iPad but I'm not fond of it. Everything of interest seems to have to go through iTunes. I can use it a bit more now that I have a keyboard for it but I still haven't fired up over it.

Posted by Fred 2012-09-01 12:20|| 2012-09-01 12:20|| Front Page Top

#5 I've got a Kindle DX, helpful for tired eyes and reading tables and figures in technical docs.

Looked at tablets, couldn't quite justify one so bought a dell ultrabook. It's lovely but if you get one, stick to 128 gig on the flash memory - in a fit of enthusiasm I got the 256G, which draws down battery power much more quickly. Still, full PC capability at about 3 lbs and a nice screen.

Posted by lotp 2012-09-01 13:41|| 2012-09-01 13:41|| Front Page Top

#6 I have a kindle but I wind up reading a lot of my kindle books on my ipod touch instead. I also wind up using it as a camera a lot, because I always have it.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-09-01 14:22|| 2012-09-01 14:22|| Front Page Top

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