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Lemurion · 11-29-2012, 08:13 PM

I personally just bit the bullet and ordered an Acer A700 rather than a Fire HD 8.9. What did it for me was that I could get a 32GB 10.1" tablet with expansion for less than the 32GB Fire HD. (In fact, by getting a case off eBay, I should end up with the bigger tablet, case, and charger for about $2 less than a 16GB Fire HD, case, and charger.)

I get the same resolution (though lower pixel density) and more app flexibility. I also plan to sideload Flash so that I can watch AIV, though that is not a priority for me.

For me, the deciding factor was that the bigger screen will be better for comics, and I won't have to jump through hoops to get my favorite comic company in the ComiXology app.

11-29-2012, 08:13 PM	#6
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I personally just bit the bullet and ordered an Acer A700 rather than a Fire HD 8.9. What did it for me was that I could get a 32GB 10.1" tablet with expansion for less than the 32GB Fire HD. (In fact, by getting a case off eBay, I should end up with the bigger tablet, case, and charger for about $2 less than a 16GB Fire HD, case, and charger.) I get the same resolution (though lower pixel density) and more app flexibility. I also plan to sideload Flash so that I can watch AIV, though that is not a priority for me. For me, the deciding factor was that the bigger screen will be better for comics, and I won't have to jump through hoops to get my favorite comic company in the ComiXology app.