Fire 7" Tab (2015)

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Thanks. I finally set it up with some apps for audiobooks, music, videos, and games. Then I placed a 64GB mSD card in it for media downloads. Next step is to get a cover. I already have a neoprene sleeve that'll fit the tablet and cover combo. I plan to use this tablet for short visits to family and friends; plus the occasional excursions outdoors.

I ordered this one, in blue; it should arrive Thursday. It's synthetic leather. The feature I like on this is the hand strap; in playing with the tablet the past few days I am feeling a little uncomfortable holding it one-handed.

I was hoping for something with polka dots or an interesting pattern, but I couldn't find anything I liked that still had the hand strap.

[Tarana]

Originally Posted by Catlady

I ordered this one, in blue; it should arrive Thursday. It's synthetic leather. The feature I like on this is the hand strap; in playing with the tablet the past few days I am feeling a little uncomfortable holding it one-handed.

I was hoping for something with polka dots or an interesting pattern, but I couldn't find anything I liked that still had the hand strap.

Thanks for the tip. I decided to get the purple one. I was trying to talk myself out of getting yet another device, but you can never have too many devices. The strap is helpful since this will be a take-a-long device. The hardest part was trying to decide if I wanted the 64 or 128 gig card. (went with 64).

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by Tarana

Thanks for the tip. I decided to get the purple one. I was trying to talk myself out of getting yet another device, but you can never have too many devices. The strap is helpful since this will be a take-a-long device. The hardest part was trying to decide if I wanted the 64 or 128 gig card. (went with 64).

The case seems nice so far, though the strap is a little tight. I like the look and feel of the case-it's a pebbled "leather" finish, rather than smooth. Not that it matters much, but the blue color I got is kinda-sorta similar to the blue of the tablet. I'm also using a 64 gb card.

[tubemonkey]

I was checking my order history on Amazon for a past purchase and noticed that the Fire 7 I recently ordered from Prime Now wasn't there. So i went to Prime Now and saw it listed there.

I knew Amazon treated Prime Now as a separate store with its own inventory, but I thought they'd include orders from there in Amazon's order history. They don't.

Since Prime Now has its own inventory, it's another place to check for stock that's back ordered in Amazon's main store. Of course, you need to be in a Prime Now city to take advantage of it. For example, the Echo is back ordered at Amazon until 02 Jun, but is immediately available at Prime Now.

[rdfry]

It is not too bad if you root it, and install CM on it. Fire OS is terrible. Plus you can setup link2sd on it and load all your apps on the sd card.

[Alohamora]

Two questions -

1. Does the new 7" have real hardware volume up & down buttons. The on-screen only volume control on my original Fire 7 inch always annoyed me.

2. Will it fit the case I have for the old 7"? It's a slide-in case, so if slightly loose, it may not matter.

And a third question for those of you with a crystal ball, is it likely to go on sale again before black Friday?

I'm thinking about getting one, mostly for TTS and Audible.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by Alohamora

1. Does the new 7" have real hardware volume up & down buttons.

Yes

2. Will it fit the case I have for the old 7"?

No real idea, but the actual dimensions of the two are pretty close.

And a third question for those of you with a crystal ball, is it likely to go on sale again before black Friday?

It's gone on sale many times. Wouldn't surprise me if it went on sale again well before Black Friday.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Alohamora

2. Will it fit the case I have for the old 7"? It's a slide-in case, so if slightly loose, it may not matter.

You need to be sure the case cutouts for the ports and controls are in the same locations. If not, you'll constantly be putting/taking the tablet in and out of the case.

And a third question for those of you with a crystal ball, is it likely to go on sale again before black Friday?

I'm thinking about getting one, mostly for TTS and Audible.

Chances are very good. I picked one up two weeks ago for $30. Sale price was $40 and I used a $10 Prime Now promo to bring it down to $30. See this post for details.


Edit: which Fire 7 did/do you have?
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[Alohamora]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Yes


No real idea, but the actual dimensions of the two are pretty close.


It's gone on sale many times. Wouldn't surprise me if it went on sale again well before Black Friday.

Thank you.

I found the dimensions on Wikipedia. The new one is 1mm taller, 5mm narrower and .8mm thinner.

[Alohamora]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

You need to be sure the case cutouts for the ports and controls are in the same locations. If not, you'll constantly be putting/taking the tablet in and out of the case.



Chances are very good. I picked one up two weeks ago for $30. Sale price was $40 and I used a $10 Prime Now promo to bring it down to $30. See this post for details.


Edit: which Fire 7 did/do you have?
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I have the original 2011 Fire. It still works, but the battery is getting weaker.

I wouldn't be totally opposed to making extra cutouts in the case, if it fits otherwise.

Too bad we don't have Prime Now here yet. I can wait for a sale while I decide if I really want one.

[Blossom]

My hubby has my old one. The battery on the 2011 Fire is awesome! With Wifi off it holds a charge in standby for a very long time. I charged it two days ago log said last charge was 3/11 before that. It was at 23% when I charged it. He seldoms ever uses it but for Bible reading every now and then.

You will find the newer Fire will need to be charged quite often compare to the old one.

Sent from my XT1528 using Tapatalk

[Alohamora]

Originally Posted by Blossom

My hubby has my old one. The battery on the 2011 Fire is awesome! With Wifi off it holds a charge in standby for a very long time. I charged it two days ago log said last charge was 3/11 before that. It was at 23% when I charged it. He seldoms ever uses it but for Bible reading every now and then.

You will find the newer Fire will need to be charged quite often compare to the old one.

Sent from my XT1528 using Tapatalk

The battery on mine is definitely shot. It didn't even last a month on standby, wifi off, before going dead.

[Catlady]

Where are Kindle books stored on the Fire? I want to back them up: can I transfer them to my PC from the Fire, or do I need to install Kindle for PC on my computer and re-download them?

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Where are Kindle books stored on the Fire? I want to back them up: can I transfer them to my PC from the Fire, or do I need to install Kindle for PC on my computer and re-download them?

I assume that you are referring to books you have purchased from Amazon and which were automatically downloaded to the Fire tablet.

The short answer is that you need to use Kindle for PC.

The reason is that Amazon has made it difficult to access the automatically downloaded book files on Fire Tablets. Even if you find the files, any with DRM will be unusable because Fire DRM is unsupported by "the tools". Also, any books with "enhanced typesetting" will be in KFX format, which cannot be processed or converted by any existing software even if you could remove the DRM, which you can't.

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I assume that you are referring to books you have purchased from Amazon and which were automatically downloaded to the Fire tablet.

The short answer is that you need to use Kindle for PC.

The reason is that Amazon has made it difficult to access the automatically downloaded book files on Fire Tablets. Even if you find the files, any with DRM will be unusable because Fire DRM is unsupported by "the tools". Also, any books with "enhanced typesetting" will be in KFX format, which cannot be processed or converted by any existing software even if you could remove the DRM, which you can't.

Thanks--yes, I am talking about books that I purchased from Amazon (usually to get the Whispersync price on the corresponding Audible book, then never bothered to DL the Kindle book). I have Kindle for PC installed on an old temperamental laptop; I thought that maybe with the new Fire I could bypass Kindle for PC and just transfer them to Calibre.

But just out of curiosity, even if I can't convert them, where ARE the Kindle files on the Fire? I had used File Explorer to search for azw and mobi files with no results. I just now looked for kfx (which I'd never heard of), and nothing comes up for that format either.