Kindle Fire

[zachary]

Anyone familiar with these? My mother in law was wanting one for Christmas but heard there are some bugs with them? Anyone have personal experience with one?

[roliath]

my dad wants to get one for my mom, but I told him to just get her an ipad2 instead.
What bugs are you hearing about?

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/taking-amazons-kindle-fire-on-vacation/19336

http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/22/amazon-kindle-fire-review-its-no-ipad-killer-and-that-is-why-it-will-succeed/

[ceyko]

There are bugs for everything. The Kindle Fire is inexpensive and you can do the basics but it is not going to be an iPad or Android tablet - that's for sure.

[silverhatch]

nook

[VaderTT]

I'm curious also! I'm planning on picking up the fire or maybe the nook for my GF.

[motoman]

I'm curious also! I'm planning on picking up the fire or maybe the nook for my GF.

Same here. My GF is using the kindle app on her smart phone and I figured a nook or kindle fire would be a lot better. I've got good eyes and I still don't see how she reads books on that small screen.

[VaderTT]

Review of fire vs nook.

http://www.freep.com/article/20111127/COL41/111270398/Kindle-Fire-vs-Nook-Tablet-Which-one-wins-

[CJ-95GT]

I was in the same boat and picked up a nook which was $50 more than the kindle. Most reviews like cnet favored the nook for it's ease and storage capabilities over the kindle.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57330571-251/kindle-fire-vs-nook-tablet-how-to-choose/

[TeknoBlast]

I was comparing the Fire and Nook and went with the Nook. Nook has 16GB of storage which is expandable to 32GB, which is a big plus for me because I'll load some movies for my wife. I say, go with the Nook.

[motoman]

After reading a few of those reviews I think I should take a better look at the Nook.

[CJ]

They are just android tablets, why not buy an ASUS Transformer?

[VaderTT]

They are just android tablets, why not buy an ASUS Transformer?

Price, since I just bought my truck and until I'm done school (and stop buying other "stupied" toys) that $1-150 makes a big difference.


Are there other comparable tablets that are better than the fire or nook that are still around $250?

[Kenny_Stang]

I have a nook color. It's a good little tablet, but honestly, I rarely use it.

[suckerdin]

i bought a Fire for my mom. but she can't have it until christmas.

I bought her the kindle 3g a few years back and it's been glued to her hand since the day i gave it to her. So, i figured the fire would be a good upgrade.