Amazon unveils $199 Kindle Fire tablet

[Arkady Renko]

That's the mindset of the crApple sheeple...anything made by crApple is perfect and nothing can compare, even in the face of the facts that there are superior products out there that cost a whole lot less than crApple products.

definitely. And Apple are very good at exploiting that. they managed to get a temporary injunction against the german branch of Samsung banning them from supplying retailers with their new Galaxy Tab 10.1 by claiming that the Galaxy Tab's design was almost an exact copy of the iPad's design. Even though the injunction will probably be overturned by court of appeals, it will stay in effect until mid december so the christmas season is lost for Samsung...

[Jezter]

it doesn't have the e-ink screen ad its hardware is too weak to do much more than e-mail, brwose crippled web sites and watch movies in mediocre resolution.

What else would you do with a slate? They are like oversized smartphones without the phone function...except for Skype and I think some have phone too... but really, they are not even comfortable and designed for anything else than those activities you mentioned IMHO. If you really want to work and do something useful, laptop is the way to go.

[Muddy]

Otherwise it's perfect... 8gb is a little small and a camera would be nice but whatever. $199 is a VERY sexy price.

It's small though.. It isn't comparable to the ipad..

[Jezter]

It's small though.. It isn't comparable to the ipad..

Then again, I don't think it is a straight competitor for iPad in the first place... There's plenty of other tablets/slates that beat iPad though.

[Muddy]

Then again, I don't think it is a straight competitor for iPad in the first place... There's plenty of other tablets/slates that beat iPad though.

At the end of the day though who really cares? Its a stupid tablet computer we're talking about..

[Jezter]

At the end of the day though who really cares? Its a stupid tablet computer we're talking about..

iSheeples care.

[Muddy]

iSheeples care.

And apparently non "isheeples" do as well..

[RBP]

I heard a rumor that Amazon is going to blow out some kindle fire's at midnight tonight to kick off cyber monday.

But I wonder if this isn't a better option: http://www.amazon.com/R90L200-ARM11-...443503&sr=1-18 9 in vs 7 inch

[Godfather]

Still can't get the Fire up here

The one you posted looks like a good deal. Whether Pandigital makes a good product, I'm not sure.. I bought my dad a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. They're on for $200, off from $500. Not sure it would be my first Tablet choice but he wanted one and that's a fair price.

[RBP]

Still can't get the Fire up here

The one you posted looks like a good deal. Whether Pandigital makes a good product, I'm not sure.. I bought my dad a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. They're on for $200, off from $500. Not sure it would be my first Tablet choice but he wanted one and that's a fair price.

It's for my mom, so what would she get from the fire that she couldn't get for $65 less for that tablet?

[Griffin]

It's for my mom, so what would she get from the fire that she couldn't get for $65 less for that tablet?

She would have the free "Amazon Cloud" storage for her media, but then that might be as big a pain to use as Apple's proprietary iTunes.

[Godfather]

It's for my mom, so what would she get from the fire that she couldn't get for $65 less for that tablet?

My only concern was the reviews being average, but the price is fantastic and I'm sure the features are perfect.

[RBP]

My only concern was the reviews being average, but the price is fantastic and I'm sure the features are perfect.

Well but that depends right? I mean some reviews say that if the primary function is to read books, then you're better off with the e-ink technology because the color back lit display is harder on the eyes.

[Godfather]

Well but that depends right? I mean some reviews say that if the primary function is to read books, then you're better off with the e-ink technology because the color back lit display is harder on the eyes.

For sure. I have a Kindle and love it. Between that, a smart phone and a laptop I don't really personally have a need for a tablet

[JoeyB]

For sure. I have a Kindle and love it. Between that, a smart phone and a laptop I don't really personally have a need for a tablet

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