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Old 09-06-2012, 04:26 PM   #271
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At LTE speeds you could readily burn through it in minutes, but that clearly isn't the point of it, which seems aimed at the casual on the go use so people are not disconnected entirely away from wifi.
Yeah, sounds great to me.

Only internet I do on my tablet is the occasional NPR news reading, check my email, maybe google up something like a product review, keep up on a forum (like this).

I'm not going to be using it to stream anything or download android ROMs or download huge files or anything. Just do email/news/etc or maybe download/purchase a book on Smashwords or the like.

Same reason I run on Virgin Mobile for $25/mo just fine - I'm not a mobile data junkie. I don't need it everywhere, all the time, with absolutely fantastic coverage, in unlimited amounts.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:29 PM   #272
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$299 is too much in my opinion - definite no go for me.
Me, I got the shakes.
(gulp)
Too much.
The paperwhite I can probably resist.
But a hardcover-grade reader for $299? With color?

I. Will. Not. Pre-order.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:29 PM   #273
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There's a bit of movement on the Kindle page:

Kindle w/ ads = $69
Kindle wo/ ads = $89
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:29 PM   #274
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But lots of non-monkeys did buy at that price.
Not me! I paid $699 for my 32 GB 1st generation iPad.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:32 PM   #275
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You're a traitor to the Kindle cause!

You definitely outgeeked me. I'm just using a home PC with two browser windows and multiple tabs.
shhhh! My K3 will hear and will not like! CNET would be finished by the time my old PC would fire up. And ipad has unhealthy habit of refreshing the page every time you switch between tabs. That's my version and I'm going to stick to it. And NO I didn't have ipad with live CNET in the batroom while giving shower to my (almost) 5 year old son *cough*
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:32 PM   #276
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Not me! I paid $699 for my 32 GB 1st generation iPad.
We won't discuss what we paid for 3 of those first generation Kindles....
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:32 PM   #277
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There's a bit of movement on the Kindle page:

Kindle w/ ads = $69
Kindle wo/ ads = $89
I see a $69 price on the K4...now for the PW. Come on PW!
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:33 PM   #278
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I don't see anything that I want to buy at the moment but I love reading the comments. I was surprised by more than a few.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:35 PM   #279
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Is the Fire HD a quad-core?
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:36 PM   #280
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There's a bit of movement on the Kindle page:

Kindle w/ ads = $69
Kindle wo/ ads = $89
That's a $20 drop on the ad-less K4.
Between that and the new Kobos the entry-level is getting carved up pretty bad.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:36 PM   #281
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:37 PM   #282
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Is the Fire HD a quad-core?
Dual-core but a new one than in last years model.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:37 PM   #283
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I was really looking forward to this, but I am seriously underwhelmed. Bluetooth is nice, and the faster processor/wi-fi will stream HBO Go better. But 250 MB is seriously disappointing.
I kept waiting for them to announce another more robust data plan, but they never did.

It costs me $30 a month for unlimited data 4G speeds on my phone, and I could tether another device to my phone. I don't see much point in spending an extra $200 for a 4G LTE capable tablet whose screen is also too small.

I wonder if you can even get a more robust data plan for this new Kindle. My guess is probably not.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:38 PM   #284
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