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Old 10-23-2011, 05:07 PM   #1
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Some questions about Fire

Can you use a stylus, or will the touch screen only react to your finger?

Can you "open it up" to the Android Marketplace, and also how is the Amazon Marketplace in comparison?

If you "open it up", can you install other mobile reader software so you can read books not in mobi format?

How fast is it in general?

How good is it for things other than reading?

How good are the dictionaries, and is it possible to somehow install other dictionaries if need be that will work with reader software? Also, if you can "open up" Fire, will other reader software be able to be used easily with dictionaries?

Similarly, how about annotation capabilities and can those be used on other reader software if "opened up"?

How good is the screen?

I've never had a tablet. Really, how easy is it to use an on-screen keyboard? Is it actually feasible to place your fingers as on an actual keyboard and type fast?

Thanks for any help; since I had such varied questions I thought it best just to put them all together for help.

ETA - Oops, I think this needs to be in the Fire sub-forum; thanks for the move!

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