New Kindles FTW!

[Quietlyawesome94]

Can opt out of the ads for $15...

http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/8/3304185/amazon-fire-hd-ads-opt-out

 

[Zorua]

For those of you saying that the Nexus 7 has the advantage against the 199 Kindle, let's not forget that the 199 Nexus only has a 8GB NAND while the 199 Kindle has 16GB. That's a HUGE difference if you're a media junkie and with the growing size of Android games, a mere 8GB is not enough. I was using 16 gigs internally and 8 gigs externally on my tab before it needed to go in for a repair.

Pay $50 more and get the 16 GB variant. Want even more space? Root your device and enable USB host.

 

[retrodoctor]

I think it's funny that he's said the Fire has an ugly UI when the Nexus also has a horrible UI. It's like two fat people calling each other fat.

Again, that is an opinion. In my opinion, the Nexus 7 UI is quite excellent. I don't know of any better looking OS, with the possible exception of WebOS (haven't spent enough time with it to really know, only seen a few screenshots). Come to think of it, BB10 is also shaping up pretty nicely. But WebOS is functionally useless due to the distinct lack of apps and abandonment by it's creators, and BB10 isn't out yet.

I also quite like the UI of the Fire, it's just not what I'd want, as I'd want a "proper" tablet, not a media device which the Fire clearly is.

Of course. The majority of things voiced in this thread are opinions.

 

[LightyKD]

For those of you saying that the Nexus 7 has the advantage against the 199 Kindle, let's not forget that the 199 Nexus only has a 8GB NAND while the 199 Kindle has 16GB. That's a HUGE difference if you're a media junkie and with the growing size of Android games, a mere 8GB is not enough. I was using 16 gigs internally and 8 gigs externally on my tab before it needed to go in for a repair.

Pay $50 more and get the 16 GB variant. Want even more space? Root your device and enable USB host.

50 dollars could mean a world of difference to people looking for a budget tablet this holiday season. Not to mention you could use USB hosting for video but games are a different story, especially ones made by EA and Gameloft where they want you to have your "cache data" on the internal memory.

 

[Zorua]

For those of you saying that the Nexus 7 has the advantage against the 199 Kindle, let's not forget that the 199 Nexus only has a 8GB NAND while the 199 Kindle has 16GB. That's a HUGE difference if you're a media junkie and with the growing size of Android games, a mere 8GB is not enough. I was using 16 gigs internally and 8 gigs externally on my tab before it needed to go in for a repair.

Pay $50 more and get the 16 GB variant. Want even more space? Root your device and enable USB host.

50 dollars could mean a world of difference to people looking for a budget tablet this holiday season. Not to mention you could use USB hosting for video but games are a different story, especially ones made by EA and Gameloft where they want you to have your "cache data" on the internal memory.

........no?
Cache data needs to be present on your SD, so I'm pretty sure it'll play well with USBs.

 

[LightyKD]

For those of you saying that the Nexus 7 has the advantage against the 199 Kindle, let's not forget that the 199 Nexus only has a 8GB NAND while the 199 Kindle has 16GB. That's a HUGE difference if you're a media junkie and with the growing size of Android games, a mere 8GB is not enough. I was using 16 gigs internally and 8 gigs externally on my tab before it needed to go in for a repair.

Pay $50 more and get the 16 GB variant. Want even more space? Root your device and enable USB host.

50 dollars could mean a world of difference to people looking for a budget tablet this holiday season. Not to mention you could use USB hosting for video but games are a different story, especially ones made by EA and Gameloft where they want you to have your "cache data" on the internal memory.

........no?
Cache data needs to be present on your SD, so I'm pretty sure it'll play well with USBs.

From experience it depends on the device. Many devices I used either want the cache data on a SD card or the tablet's internal space. I have yet to see a device allow cache data to be installed to any USB device in host mode.

 

[Dingoo-fan 32]

I found the upgraded Kindle Fire (I call it "new Kindle fire") very interesting. I don't like the Amazon's customizations though.

 

[SifJar]

I found the upgraded Kindle Fire (I call it "new Kindle fire") very interesting. I don't like the Amazon's customizations though.

It'll probably be easy to remove them There were plenty of custom ROMs for the original Fire, and even without that, you can just install a custom launcher and lock screen and get a "regular" Android experience.

EDIT: Although without Amazon's customizations, you may as well go for a Nexus 7, which is better in most ways, plus comes with a standard Android experience, as well as JB which is considerably faster and smoother than ICS, which is what the Fire's OS is based on. It may be a little more expensive, but it's worth it if you don't the Amazon customizations.

 

[Qtis]

Interesting development, but still I'll probably go with the Nexus 7 or TF Infinity. Price wise closer to the Amazon versions, but offer a lot more in comparison IMHO. If the Nexus 7 hadn't been released yet, the offerings would be superb. Only time will tell how well they sell in general compared to others (especially Apple).