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Kai Winters · 12-04-2011, 05:45 PM

I've found the KFire to be in the "Goldilocks Zone" for me as well.
It serves every purpose I currently have for a tablet type device and especially and ereader.

I've been using an ereader for several years, started with the Sony 505...broke it...then the 300 which works find but the screen is a bit too small for my taste...son has it and loves it...Now I have the T1, purchased before the Fire became available, and while it is my favorite of the ereaders I have been using there is still a gap that it does not fill.

There are times that I'd love to have the capabilities of a tablet while on the road, etc. I have an Eee netbook but it is very heavy and battery life is short so you have to lug around the 2 cords needed to keep it juiced up. It's fine for staying in a hotel but sucks at Star Bucks or sitting in the dentist's office waiting for your turn.

The ereader is great for reading anywhere and the T1, with its' wifi capability does an adequate job but the B+W screen is not that great, not great at all, when using it as a web browser, etc.
The Fire, on the other hand, does that nicely. It is fast and with the Firefox app I have all bookmarks available that I use at home on my desktop.
It also makes a great photo/video viewing device.
And as an ereader its' screen size is just about perfect. I've adjusted the brightness, tint...sepia for me...and font/size to my exact taste and desire.
It is easy to carry around and its' battery life is reasonable as long as you pay attention.

In an 8 hour shift at work I seldom use more than 35% of its' charge. I use it only as a reader at work because there is no wifi access and I pretty much work in a concrete bunker with no cell access or any other access either. Nothing "secret", just a freakin' concrete shell that is thick as hell.

Also as a reader that uses a lcd screen my wife is much happier. I love to read before I go to sleep and have read in bed since a child using a flashlight or just a "D" battery with a flashlight bulb taped to it with a bit of wire for power. Using my ereaders I would have to use a light on my nightstand. My wife never complains but she "tolerates" my night time reading. Now using the Fire I no longer need a light on and my wife is much happier...happy wife, happy life...

There are some things about it that I'm not thrilled with but they are minor. First, it is a heavy device compared to the ereaders, especially the T1 which is a feather weight. Second, its' physical dimensions are just a tad large to easily slip in a pants pocket...again compared to the T1.
Those are my only complaints and they are so minor as to practically not be worth mentioning.

Overall the Fire is a great "Goldilocks Zone" device for me...Until the next one comes along???

12-04-2011, 05:45 PM	#6
Kai Winters Lover of Books Posts: 218 Karma: 1073074 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern NY Device: iPhone 7+	I've found the KFire to be in the "Goldilocks Zone" for me as well. It serves every purpose I currently have for a tablet type device and especially and ereader. I've been using an ereader for several years, started with the Sony 505...broke it...then the 300 which works find but the screen is a bit too small for my taste...son has it and loves it...Now I have the T1, purchased before the Fire became available, and while it is my favorite of the ereaders I have been using there is still a gap that it does not fill. There are times that I'd love to have the capabilities of a tablet while on the road, etc. I have an Eee netbook but it is very heavy and battery life is short so you have to lug around the 2 cords needed to keep it juiced up. It's fine for staying in a hotel but sucks at Star Bucks or sitting in the dentist's office waiting for your turn. The ereader is great for reading anywhere and the T1, with its' wifi capability does an adequate job but the B+W screen is not that great, not great at all, when using it as a web browser, etc. The Fire, on the other hand, does that nicely. It is fast and with the Firefox app I have all bookmarks available that I use at home on my desktop. It also makes a great photo/video viewing device. And as an ereader its' screen size is just about perfect. I've adjusted the brightness, tint...sepia for me...and font/size to my exact taste and desire. It is easy to carry around and its' battery life is reasonable as long as you pay attention. In an 8 hour shift at work I seldom use more than 35% of its' charge. I use it only as a reader at work because there is no wifi access and I pretty much work in a concrete bunker with no cell access or any other access either. Nothing "secret", just a freakin' concrete shell that is thick as hell. Also as a reader that uses a lcd screen my wife is much happier. I love to read before I go to sleep and have read in bed since a child using a flashlight or just a "D" battery with a flashlight bulb taped to it with a bit of wire for power. Using my ereaders I would have to use a light on my nightstand. My wife never complains but she "tolerates" my night time reading. Now using the Fire I no longer need a light on and my wife is much happier...happy wife, happy life... There are some things about it that I'm not thrilled with but they are minor. First, it is a heavy device compared to the ereaders, especially the T1 which is a feather weight. Second, its' physical dimensions are just a tad large to easily slip in a pants pocket...again compared to the T1. Those are my only complaints and they are so minor as to practically not be worth mentioning. Overall the Fire is a great "Goldilocks Zone" device for me...Until the next one comes along???