11-14-2011, 05:07 PM | #16 |
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Don't MOST Android based tablets look the same anyway...? It's not like iPhone/iPads are any different looking either... Just the backs and sides.
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11-14-2011, 05:25 PM | #18 |
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in the fox news review the reviewer states that the kindle fires 7 inch screen is less than half of the ipads screen (my ipads screen is only 9.7 inches) apparantly the reviewer has a special 14 inch screen ipad that i was unable to buy :P
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11-14-2011, 05:38 PM | #19 | |
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11-14-2011, 05:42 PM | #20 | |
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Blossom, I hope they all run smooth! I haven't tried ColorDict yet, but I noticed today in my trawling for apps that it came up a lot in "best of" blogs. And you'll probably be fine with the light, unless he's really picky. Mine likes that he can turn off the light on the rare occasions he beats me to sleep (but then he also complains the the LCD is going to mess up my sleep patterns - says the man who goes to bed and wakes up with his phone in his hands) I've noticed reviewers saying the Silk browser doesn't seem to be any speedier than others, but that could also be because it's likely in beta stage and also they haven't accumulated enough of a cache yet to really get it going? And the software glitches will be fine-tuned as time goes on. I wonder how long before it's rooted? |
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11-14-2011, 05:45 PM | #21 | |
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As jeremy81 hints, it is half the screen real estate, not half the diagonal length. It is, however, 80% of the resolution. |
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11-14-2011, 05:58 PM | #22 | |
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11-14-2011, 06:00 PM | #23 | |
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11-14-2011, 09:50 PM | #26 |
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The reviews on Amazon itself are not doing so well....even after ignoring some of the kooks...
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11-14-2011, 10:11 PM | #27 |
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I can't believe how many reviews give the Fire a 1 when the writer doesn't even own one. In my opinion, Amazon should delete reviews like this one...
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11-14-2011, 11:00 PM | #28 |
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Yes, and the many five star reviews from people without the device. I went through and rated down some of the most recent reviews when it was obvious they hadn't touched the thing.
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11-14-2011, 11:35 PM | #29 |
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One of my favorite reviews so far in from Chicago Sun Time's Andy Ihnatko. IMO he just "gets" the Fire.
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11-14-2011, 11:39 PM | #30 |
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From a B&N employee maybe? Amazon reviews have gone down hill this past year. It full of people who don't even know what they talking about. They haven't even tried the product. Amazon needs to have stricter guidelines.
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