>>>>>What do you want to do that you can't do on the Kindle Fire?
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>>>>>>Finally broke down and ordered a tablet ( My Kindle Fire doesn't count)
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>>>>>>Not an iPad of course as I am still sure Apple products are secretly the tech arm of Scientology, but an ASUS 700t.
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>>>>>>Anyone already have one? Spec for spec just seems a no-brainer, which is about all I have to give it right now.
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>>>>>>Will post results.
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>>>>Have wanted larger format for one. I read a lot of PDF books and even with the great Repligo Reader on Kindle it is still a 7" screen.
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>>>> Kindle Fire runs an older, Amazonized android and I I found installing HBO GO or the Pluralsight mobile problematic. Obviously much faster processor. SD slot. Cameras. And the keyboard docking station is very cool. for $488 no tax or shipping decided it was time. Since a 32 gb sdhc 10 is about $30 now I didn't see a reason to go another $100 for 64 on board over 32. Kindle and Nook are terrific for the price and for their niche, I just wanted to see the whole tablet thing in its state of the art right now and really be able to see what android software looks like in case I get bored and want to learn to write cross-platform stuff.
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>>>>I like the Kindle, just never bought it to be a tablet, just an upgrade from my Kindle 2 that would handle PDFs well.
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>>>I think we agree that the Kindle is not a tablet at all, it's an e-reader. The Fire is Amazon's tablet product, one of the also-rans chasing the iPad.
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>>>(insert CH Apple rant here)
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>>Already ranted ( see ref to Scientology above ) <g>
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>>Kindle Fire also not a tablet. Just an ereader with more features, which is what i wanted for the money at the time.
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>My daughter has just got the basic kindle which is what she wants for the money at the time. Always the best reason for a purchase.
If it had not been that I wanted to read pdfs in a venue better than the kindle2 I really would have been very happy to continue using that as my ereader .
The only other thing I do with the Kindle Fire is play words with friends.
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