by augmentedfourth » Mon Dec 26, '11, 4:28 pm
I got one last night, and so far, I love it. I know some people have reported problems with connecting to the internet and other things, but it worked perfectly for me. Within moments, I was on my network and everything I'd ever bought on my previous Kindle was easily accessible. While I'd never want to type a thesis on it, the keyboard and internet work fine, and the apps I wanted are free, so I think it's great.
I'm with Tanith in that I'm not really a big fan of Apple. I know when the Fire first came out, there wasn't a Netflix app available and some people sort of raised an eyebrow, wondering if it was specifically done in order to push people towards Amazon Prime. This has since changed, and as of now, I seriously doubt I'll keep the Amazon Prime after the trial month, but we'll see. Amazon gets a fair amount of my money anyway.
Most of the critiques I've read of the Fire basically boiled down to "It's not an iPad". Well, duh. It's not supposed to be. And I'm sure I'm missing out on something by not having an iPad, but for everything the Fire does, I can't argue with the (half of an iPad) price.