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sirmaru · 09-06-2012, 06:26 PM

I purchased the Kindle Fire HD 7 and the Kindle Paperwhite 6 - both with just WiFi since I use them mostly at home on my own WiFi network.

I'll use the Fire and my wife will use the Paperwhite.

I'll donate my old Kindle Fire and Kindle 3 to my Church. My old Sony PRS 900 will go to the local public library.

Final shipment of all components won't be until October 31, 2012. The rest will trickle in one by one from now until then.

I hope you folks bought at least one of the models. The 8.9" models seem good but I want to stay on 7" to fit them into my wife's purse. The 8.9" model comes 4G as an optional add on and the specs seem to beat the iPad in every area.

The Fire HD 7 uses double sets of speakers and should run music very loud without external amplifiers. Hopefully, all my Fire android apps will run without modifications. The Fire HD 7 comes with 32 Gb of memory compared to the 7 Gb on my old Fire.

The paperwhite is supposed to run for 8 weeks on one battery charge even using the light. That is awesome. The Fire HD is supposed to get 11 hours on the battery versus the 6.5 hours I'm getting now (I recharge at 5.5 hours).

Scheduled eReader delivery dates:

Fire HD 7: Oct 25, 2012
Paperwhite: Oct 11, 2012

The other accessories will trickle in from Sep 10, 2012, to Oct 31, 2012. I have Prime so all components will get 2 day delivery.

09-06-2012, 06:26 PM	#1
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Purchased 2 of the new Amazon Kindle models I purchased the Kindle Fire HD 7 and the Kindle Paperwhite 6 - both with just WiFi since I use them mostly at home on my own WiFi network. I'll use the Fire and my wife will use the Paperwhite. I'll donate my old Kindle Fire and Kindle 3 to my Church. My old Sony PRS 900 will go to the local public library. Final shipment of all components won't be until October 31, 2012. The rest will trickle in one by one from now until then. I hope you folks bought at least one of the models. The 8.9" models seem good but I want to stay on 7" to fit them into my wife's purse. The 8.9" model comes 4G as an optional add on and the specs seem to beat the iPad in every area. The Fire HD 7 uses double sets of speakers and should run music very loud without external amplifiers. Hopefully, all my Fire android apps will run without modifications. The Fire HD 7 comes with 32 Gb of memory compared to the 7 Gb on my old Fire. The paperwhite is supposed to run for 8 weeks on one battery charge even using the light. That is awesome. The Fire HD is supposed to get 11 hours on the battery versus the 6.5 hours I'm getting now (I recharge at 5.5 hours). Scheduled eReader delivery dates: Fire HD 7: Oct 25, 2012 Paperwhite: Oct 11, 2012 The other accessories will trickle in from Sep 10, 2012, to Oct 31, 2012. I have Prime so all components will get 2 day delivery. Last edited by sirmaru; 09-06-2012 at 07:28 PM.