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sirmaru · 12-19-2011, 03:41 PM

I just received my new Kindle Fire and it is way better than the old one which died.

The old Kindle serial number started with: D01E B0A0

The new Kindle serial number starts with: D01E C0A0

First thing I noticed is that the USB connector port fits exactly to my cable for my Kindle 3rd Gen Kindle Kbd for transferring data. The old one was hard to fit.

Web access is 90% better than on the old one.

My new Fire was delivered with a 70% charge. After using it for one hour and 23 minutes Badass Battery Meter shows 5 hours and 29 minutes left. My old Fire only got 4 hours TOTAL usage as determined by the Meter. This battery could get over 10 hours with a new charge. That is a huge improvement in the battery.

When the new Fire is about to go into sleep mode, it now dims for 30 seconds as a warning. The old Fire never dimmed.

Also, I only installed Apps I need and just discarded all the Apps I tried on the old Fire which I turned out not liking.

12-19-2011, 03:41 PM	#1
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	New Kindle Fire received: SUBSTANTIALLY better than old Kindle I just received my new Kindle Fire and it is way better than the old one which died. The old Kindle serial number started with: D01E B0A0 The new Kindle serial number starts with: D01E C0A0 First thing I noticed is that the USB connector port fits exactly to my cable for my Kindle 3rd Gen Kindle Kbd for transferring data. The old one was hard to fit. Web access is 90% better than on the old one. My new Fire was delivered with a 70% charge. After using it for one hour and 23 minutes Badass Battery Meter shows 5 hours and 29 minutes left. My old Fire only got 4 hours TOTAL usage as determined by the Meter. This battery could get over 10 hours with a new charge. That is a huge improvement in the battery. When the new Fire is about to go into sleep mode, it now dims for 30 seconds as a warning. The old Fire never dimmed. Also, I only installed Apps I need and just discarded all the Apps I tried on the old Fire which I turned out not liking.