RogueProeliator wrote:I always forget about the tablets - have heard nothing but good things but just haven't ever had one. The price that you quote sounds like it rocks, though the 7" is slowly getting a bit out of spec, isn't it?
Adam
I've seriously not had a single problem with them - we bought our 5 year-old one of the kids models for Christmas and last week she dropped it while charging (on the usb plug, bending it) and broke the internal USB connectors. Amazon replaced it no-questions-asked (the kid version comes with a two year "worry-free" warranty).
The 7" has a 1.3 quad cpu and feels pretty snappy, except when loading a large app, or surfing a heavy web page - which I seldom do. The one by the bed runs a clock app, the Sonos app, and DomoPad 24/7 and is flawless. The only thing I don't like is the 1024x600 resolution. A custom designed, simple control page looks fine on it, you just have to plan out your screens a little more to adjust for the limited real estate. The Sonos app is pretty squished, but it don't use it that often on the Fires.
You should grab one while they're $39, it's seriously hard to go wrong at that price point.
EDIT: Here are the steps I followed to install Google Play on the Fire:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603Here are the current specs of all the Fires, I think the 8 is the sweet spot, the low resolution of the 10 (same as the 8") kinda knocks it out of the competition unless you just want larger icons. The inclusion of Dolby Atmos on the 8 and 10 is pretty comical, we'll see how it performs when my 8 comes in:
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Terry