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Originally Posted by leebase
Further thoughts. Nice automatic integration with Amazon. In addition to Prime Movies and Kindle books, all the Amazon Cloud files are "right there". I can see the movies and photos that I have automatically backed up from my iPhone to the Amazon Cloud.
My "non platform specific" apps have been "fine". Buy "fine" I mean "exist and work" but just not as nice as I'm used to on the iPad or iPhone. Skype, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, OneDrive, Zite, Flipboard, Spotify
Google is hit or miss. The built in mail app works just fine with gmail. The google maps apps is available and seems to work just fine.
If you want a Google first experience with all that Google services bring to a tablet, you don't this device. Well, maybe if you are the type to root.
Still for $50, this is a nice tablet from a brand people know and trust. It's really great if Amazon services are what you are after. It's great for the major streaming: Amazon Prime, Netflix, HBO Go. I'm sure with some effort I'll figure out a way to load movies onto the microsd card for watching as well. Still, if that's your primary use case, a generic Android tablet will probably get you there with less hassle.
I think folks who use this device as designed will be happiest with it. I'd much rather buy this tablet from Amazon than some no name Chinese tablet from Walmart. I've not pushed it by trying to run high end games...but it feels like a very snappy tablet. Nothing seemed slow.
It certainly may become my "take movies and tv shows on the road for airplane and crappy internet hotel" device. I don't think it does away with my desire for an iPad.
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Is the space divided into apps and books like the previous fires?