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tomsem · 12-04-2013, 02:32 AM

I was prepared to sit out this year on new Kindles, but left open the (as I felt) strong possibility that there would be another deep discount offer on the new Fire HD. So Amazon came through with that, and I ordered one Sunday (I won't be home to open the box until Friday). Thanks for the encouraging report, Blossom! Sounds even better than I was expecting in terms of the screen and sound.

I really did not like the blue bleed I saw on the HDX at BB, I doubt I'd have any use for Mayday, and lack of MiMo and the low power reading mode seems no great tragedy, so for me the HD seems to be a better value.

While it replaces the Fire 2G in the 'lineup' it does offer significant pluses over last year's Fire HD, if you can overlook lack of mic/cam/HDMI (as I can: I don't expect this to be as versatile as something like the Nexus 7 or iPad, which cost a lot more): Android 4.2.2 instead of 4.0.2, Mojito features, narrower, lighter, faster, better button placement, not to mention lower price points. Though I'd stay away from the 8GB model, which seems insanely limited for storage.

I'll want to explore this: http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20.../#.Up7YY2RDurk and of course get Dropbox and Mantano on there at least. Beyond that I don't expect to side-load that many apps.

12-04-2013, 02:32 AM	#7
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,955 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I was prepared to sit out this year on new Kindles, but left open the (as I felt) strong possibility that there would be another deep discount offer on the new Fire HD. So Amazon came through with that, and I ordered one Sunday (I won't be home to open the box until Friday). Thanks for the encouraging report, Blossom! Sounds even better than I was expecting in terms of the screen and sound. I really did not like the blue bleed I saw on the HDX at BB, I doubt I'd have any use for Mayday, and lack of MiMo and the low power reading mode seems no great tragedy, so for me the HD seems to be a better value. While it replaces the Fire 2G in the 'lineup' it does offer significant pluses over last year's Fire HD, if you can overlook lack of mic/cam/HDMI (as I can: I don't expect this to be as versatile as something like the Nexus 7 or iPad, which cost a lot more): Android 4.2.2 instead of 4.0.2, Mojito features, narrower, lighter, faster, better button placement, not to mention lower price points. Though I'd stay away from the 8GB model, which seems insanely limited for storage. I'll want to explore this: http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20.../#.Up7YY2RDurk and of course get Dropbox and Mantano on there at least. Beyond that I don't expect to side-load that many apps. Last edited by tomsem; 12-04-2013 at 02:36 AM.