DonLever Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57507769-93/amazon-assaults-ipad-turf-with-high-end-kindle-fire-hd/ I wonder what those guys at Amazon been smoking. At that price I rather get a iPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Why would anyone spend that much for that Then again, I'm not big on any of the tablet devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Too small to be a tablet. Too big to be a hand-held. They must be appealing to those with giant hands, or to those who want to impress their friends that have an ipad with something a bit smaller than an ipad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 What's so awful about this new tablet?!? (Not too familiar with Kindle stuff) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 What's so awful about this new tablet?!? (Not too familiar with Kindle stuff) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Do people actually buy these ipads, etc? Your cell phone with the internet and your home pc or lap top aren't quite cutting it for you? I've only ever seen one of these in person, once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BuckFoston Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Call me old fashioned, but I like to have a book shelf I can approach, browse, pick out a book, flip the pages, enjoy the smell. I shudder to think when I have children to be reading to them in bed from a Kindle or whatever. Hell no, never. And if books is all you use it for, you can buy some of the nicest used books for like a dollar. I don't see the point of this investment unless you do a lot of other stuff on it besides reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrels.Gone.Wild Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Call me old fashioned, but I like to have a book shelf I can approach, browse, pick out a book, flip the pages, enjoy the smell. I shudder to think when I have children to be reading to them in bed from a Kindle or whatever. Hell no, never. And if books is all you use it for, you can buy some of the nicest used books for like a dollar. I don't see the point of this investment unless you do a lot of other stuff on it besides reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Goose- Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Do people actually buy these ipads, etc? Your cell phone with the internet and your home pc or lap top aren't quite cutting it for you? I've only ever seen one of these in person, once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SN- Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Call me old fashioned, but I like to have a book shelf I can approach, browse, pick out a book, flip the pages, enjoy the smell. I shudder to think when I have children to be reading to them in bed from a Kindle or whatever. Hell no, never. And if books is all you use it for, you can buy some of the nicest used books for like a dollar. I don't see the point of this investment unless you do a lot of other stuff on it besides reading. There's a lot to be said for convenience. With my kindle, which I spent $100 on, I can purchase and start reading any book I want within one minute. I still find physical copies on occasion, but I've found I read more when I have easier access to books. It's also much easier to carry when travelling any length of distance. Keep in mind the younger generations are tech-centric - tablets like these may be the only reason they still read books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Get the Asus Nexus 7 for 199 for 8GB or 259 for 16GB. Best value tablet for its performance out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vavoom Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 $499 is the price for the top of the line 8.9" model that has LTE. The equivialent to last years 7" $199 model is actually only $159 this go around. It has processing power substantially higher than either the new Nexus 7 and the ipad 2. Also the resolution I believe is 1920x1200. Given the specs, these prices are actually very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vavoom Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/amazon-shows-off-new-kindle-fire-shipping-sept-14-for-159/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Do people actually buy these ipads, etc? Your cell phone with the internet and your home pc or lap top aren't quite cutting it for you? I've only ever seen one of these in person, once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I have an Acer A500 10.1" tab. Paid $150 new on boxing day for it last christmas. Does everything I want it too. Itll browse the web. I have Kindle on it to get books. Its great in airports and on planes for watching movies. I dont get paying 500, 600, 700 for a tab. Seems crazy to me but Apple buyers do lots of crazy things it seems. Kindle offering them some direct competition can only help to try to reign in Apples price points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Do people actually buy these ipads, etc? Your cell phone with the internet and your home pc or lap top aren't quite cutting it for you? I've only ever seen one of these in person, once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
لني Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I have a laptop as well, try being a person who travels a lot, especially on planes, and fitting laptops in that little amount of space. That's where you will see how a tablet fits in because of it being far more easily portable than a laptop. In my case I settled with a Samsung Note while technically a 5.3 inch phone is a tablet to me (I bought the $720 phone for $150 and paid a minimal cancellation fee, spending hours convincing Bell to move me over to $20 pure tablet plan) and has typical 7 and 10-inch tablet specs with a built in GLONASS GPS-type chip for data roaming avoiding satellite navigation, and also fits in my pockets. My wife has a 7.7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, too big for my tastes. The practical reasons to have one outweigh the impractical, and while it's a subjective choice, and I don't cast judgement upon those who don't get one, it's clear you have a neo-luddist attitude toward tablets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Call me old fashioned, but I like to have a book shelf I can approach, browse, pick out a book, flip the pages, enjoy the smell. I shudder to think when I have children to be reading to them in bed from a Kindle or whatever. Hell no, never. And if books is all you use it for, you can buy some of the nicest used books for like a dollar. I don't see the point of this investldment unless you do a lot of other stuff on it besides reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 my sis has a kindle fire as a gift from the states. absolutely useless in canada unless you jbreak it. cant even download the free netflix app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BuckFoston Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 You should just be worried about making your your kids actually read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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