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Old 12-23-2015, 09:44 AM   #16
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I wonder how many more tablets Apple and Google would have sold if they had put a simple (and quite cheap) SD card port on their machines.

Yes, I understand the argument about controlling the "experience" but still that was an opening that has been exploited over and over.
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I wonder how many more tablets Apple and Google would have sold if they had put a simple (and quite cheap) SD card port on their machines.

Yes, I understand the argument about controlling the "experience" but still that was an opening that has been exploited over and over.
It's safe to say that number is trivial. Given the number of sales of tablets lacking SD card support it's hard believe that the numbers would be significantly higher.

As for controlling the experience, that's simply marketing spin to hide the fact that without sd card support these companies can sell higher capacity units with higher markups.
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The reviews on Amazon for this tablet have lots of complaints about dead pixels. Has anyone here experienced this?
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Old 01-03-2016, 06:39 PM   #20
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No dead pixels that I've noticed on my daughter's tablet.
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Old 01-04-2016, 12:07 PM   #23
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A friend of mine got a Fire HD 10 as a gift for Xmas. He is quite satisfied with it even though it has terrible screen resolution IMO. He doesn't know that though. A step back, or a fast retreat rather, to the dark ages of LCD screen resolution. But he won't use it to read. The Fires are more about multimedia; watching videos, playing games, etc. My friend is 60, has very little knowledge of computers or any technology, and therefore doesn't over think the specs, nor even understand them. Read what you will into that statement. Face it, there are people who would by an SDTV rather than HDTV if they were still marketed, not because they like SDTV better but because they are ignorant to tech specs and thus don't bother to give a rats backside. To be honest, those tech challenged people will probably never give the screen resolution much thought unless someone points it out and places their 300+ ppi screen right next to the Fire's 159 ppi screen, and maybe not even then. Ignorance is bliss, especially to a sales giant like Amazon who turns out lackluster Fires. I will allow my friend to remain ignorant of the terrible resolution because he is happy with the device, but I would not have recommended a Fire to him had he asked about tablets.
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A friend of mine got a Fire HD 10 as a gift for Xmas. He is quite satisfied with it even though it has terrible screen resolution IMO. He doesn't know that though. A step back, or a fast retreat rather, to the dark ages of LCD screen resolution. But he won't use it to read. The Fires are more about multimedia; watching videos, playing games, etc. My friend is 60, has very little knowledge of computers or any technology, and therefore doesn't over think the specs, nor even understand them. Read what you will into that statement. Face it, there are people who would by an SDTV rather than HDTV if they were still marketed, not because they like SDTV better but because they are ignorant to tech specs and thus don't bother to give a rats backside. To be honest, those tech challenged people will probably never give the screen resolution much thought unless someone points it out and places their 300+ ppi screen right next to the Fire's 159 ppi screen, and maybe not even then. Ignorance is bliss, especially to a sales giant like Amazon who turns out lackluster Fires. I will allow my friend to remain ignorant of the terrible resolution because he is happy with the device, but I would not have recommended a Fire to him had he asked about tablets.
Why wouldn't you? If he doesn't notice the resolution, why should he spent money on it?
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Why wouldn't you? If he doesn't notice the resolution, why should he spent money on it?
Apparently you didn't read what I wrote very attentively: He was gifted the Fire for Xmas. He did not choose this gift nor even know what it was until he opened the present. He is very happy with it so far, and that is all that matters.
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The reviews on Amazon for this tablet have lots of complaints about dead pixels. Has anyone here experienced this?
No dead pixels on mine. Overall, I like the Fire 7 better than my Fire HD (2012).

I like FireOS better than the OS on the HD, the support for microSD, and how sideloaded books appear with books downloaded from the Kindle store.

The 2 steps backward are screen resolution and speakers. But overall a net gain IMO.
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I don't have any dead pixels.

I liked my older Kindle Fire better, because the screen was nicer and because it seems like it weighed less. But this one is still very nice and the price is awesome.

I agree that the operating system is nicer.
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Mine (actually, my son's) has a perfect screen.
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I finally talked myself into buying one, will be here in a couple of days. Will mostly use it as a beater tablet, not planning on buying a case for it as they are definitely making these disposable now. Anything I should know about it before it arrives?
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