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wizwor · 09-13-2012, 06:49 AM

When the Fire launched every rag and blog reviewed it. I don't think most of the reviewers even held the device before reviewing. Looks like that trend continues with the Fire HD.

- Drop and Drop Box are available as free apps for the Fire
- Bump is available as a free app for the Fire
- Flixster is available as a free app for the Fire

There are free apps for notes, to-do lists, alarm clock or stopwatch -- lots of them.

There were camera apps for the original Fire. Yep. No one know why there would be a streaming camera app for a device with no camera, but there was one and I assume it works with the Fire HD.

I can understand that an iPad owner on a budget might want to share a tablet with other family members, but I've never met one, to be honest. Most hand down their previous gen devices. Sharing makes less sense when you can equip a whole family for the cost of an iPad. My family paid $630 for four Fires, so multiple logons make no sense for us.

As for the wall charger, the Fire has a standard usb connector and cable. I generally plug the Fire into my PC to charge, but I have a box of usb warts which can be had for less than a buck apiece. I think this guy is wrong about the charging. In my experience, the Fire charges when it is not in transfer mode.

Here's another guy who claims to believe Jeff Bezos was saying that the 7" Fire HD was the best tablet at any price. Of course he was referring to the 9 inch, 4g, 64g model.

I know these guys want to get something in front of the readers fast, but a tablet is a complex device with nuances that cannot be assesed on queue at Starbucks. The Times would have served its readers better by hiring a writer who actually used a Fire to do the review.

No matter. Probably best to wait for unpaid reviews to show up here.

09-13-2012, 06:49 AM	#4
wizwor Wizard Posts: 1,068 Karma: 23867385 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kindle, fire	When the Fire launched every rag and blog reviewed it. I don't think most of the reviewers even held the device before reviewing. Looks like that trend continues with the Fire HD. - Drop and Drop Box are available as free apps for the Fire - Bump is available as a free app for the Fire - Flixster is available as a free app for the Fire There are free apps for notes, to-do lists, alarm clock or stopwatch -- lots of them. There were camera apps for the original Fire. Yep. No one know why there would be a streaming camera app for a device with no camera, but there was one and I assume it works with the Fire HD. I can understand that an iPad owner on a budget might want to share a tablet with other family members, but I've never met one, to be honest. Most hand down their previous gen devices. Sharing makes less sense when you can equip a whole family for the cost of an iPad. My family paid $630 for four Fires, so multiple logons make no sense for us. As for the wall charger, the Fire has a standard usb connector and cable. I generally plug the Fire into my PC to charge, but I have a box of usb warts which can be had for less than a buck apiece. I think this guy is wrong about the charging. In my experience, the Fire charges when it is not in transfer mode. Here's another guy who claims to believe Jeff Bezos was saying that the 7" Fire HD was the best tablet at any price. Of course he was referring to the 9 inch, 4g, 64g model. I know these guys want to get something in front of the readers fast, but a tablet is a complex device with nuances that cannot be assesed on queue at Starbucks. The Times would have served its readers better by hiring a writer who actually used a Fire to do the review. No matter. Probably best to wait for unpaid reviews to show up here.