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Old 05-18-2022, 01:12 PM   #1
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New Fire 7 Tablet

This didn’t seem interesting enough for the News forum.

Amazon’s bringing out a new Fire 7 tablet for $59.99; the major improvements are in battery life and USB-C. No change in display. And, the official cover is an insane $28.99, or essentially half the price of the tablet!

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B096WKKK2K/

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/amaz...ate-specs.html

Frankly, I don’t get the market for the Fire 7. If you wait on a sale for the Fire HD 8, you get a much better device, for little if any added expenditure.
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Old 05-18-2022, 04:01 PM   #2
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Frankly, I don’t get the market for the Fire 7. If you wait on a sale for the Fire HD 8, you get a much better device, for little if any added expenditure.
I'm that market. I use it to play games and not much else. I paid $30 for it during Black Friday 2019. That's all I feel the Fire 7 is worth. Now it's gone up $10 (from $50 to $60). Not happy about that, but hey, it is what it is. It'll be another year or two before I think about upgrading it.

BTW, the 8-inch is too big. Sure wish they'd bring back the 6-inch. That was a great tablet.
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Old 05-18-2022, 07:08 PM   #3
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I'm that market. I use it to play games and not much else. I paid $30 for it during Black Friday 2019. That's all I feel the Fire 7 is worth. Now it's gone up $10 (from $50 to $60). Not happy about that, but hey, it is what it is. It'll be another year or two before I think about upgrading it.

BTW, the 8-inch is too big. Sure wish they'd bring back the 6-inch. That was a great tablet.
The Fire HD 6 was (and is) a lovely device. Gorgeous screen! One of these days, alas, it will cease to function because it no longer updates.

With trade-in, I’ve spent less than $30 on my last two Fire HD 8s. Size is personal, but for me the 8” tablet hits a nice spot in terms of portability and functionality, and the specs are so much better than the 7”.
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Old 05-18-2022, 07:20 PM   #4
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I agree - the Fire HD 6 was a brilliant device! Only the Fire HDX 8.9 had a better screen IMHO.
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The Fire HD 6 was (and is) a lovely device. Gorgeous screen! One of these days, alas, it will cease to function because it no longer updates.
The hardware lives on unable to function due to planned obsolescence
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I splurged on the HD 8 Plus not that long ago. It replaced my old Fire HD 10. I'm not sure I'd like anything smaller than the 8, to be honest.
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