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fjtorres · 10-05-2015, 08:24 AM

The limitations on the use of the SD card are limitations of the apps, not the hardware or the OS. Apps that are smart enough to look for SD cards and know how to use them will see it and use it just fine.
But it will be on a case by case basis, depending on the app.

So far, everything I've seen says the screen is good, the CPU/GPU performance is good and the new GUI is good. Beyond that? It's a $50 tablet!

Like the chess-playing dog, the wonder is that it exists at all.

I just finished reading a good review on it over at Teleread that spends half the article detailing all the many ways it *isn't* a Google tablet and only peripherally mentions the ways (like the included Freetime app for kids) that Amazon adds value. The thing allows sideloading apps. That alone adds a lot of value to the package.

A product like this needs to be seen and understood for what it is more than what it isn't, like the early Netbooks. Look at what it does do and if that justifies the cost then you're good to go.

10-05-2015, 08:24 AM	#44
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	The limitations on the use of the SD card are limitations of the apps, not the hardware or the OS. Apps that are smart enough to look for SD cards and know how to use them will see it and use it just fine. But it will be on a case by case basis, depending on the app. So far, everything I've seen says the screen is good, the CPU/GPU performance is good and the new GUI is good. Beyond that? It's a $50 tablet! Like the chess-playing dog, the wonder is that it exists at all. I just finished reading a good review on it over at Teleread that spends half the article detailing all the many ways it isn't a Google tablet and only peripherally mentions the ways (like the included Freetime app for kids) that Amazon adds value. The thing allows sideloading apps. That alone adds a lot of value to the package. A product like this needs to be seen and understood for what it is more than what it isn't, like the early Netbooks. Look at what it does do and if that justifies the cost then you're good to go.