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Fire, 7" Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB - Includes Special Offers, Black

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Beautiful 7" IPS display (171 ppi / 1024 x 600) and fast 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. Rear and front-facing cameras.
All-new Amazon Underground, a one-of-a-kind app store experience where over $10,000 in apps, games and even in-app items are actually free - including extra lives, unlocked levels, unlimited add-on packs and more
Enjoy more than 38 million movies, TV shows, songs, books, apps and games
8 GB of internal storage. Free unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content and photos taken with Fire devices. Add a microSD card for up to 128 GB of additional storage.
Updated user interface - Fire OS 5 designed for quick access to your apps and content plus personalized recommendations that make it easy to discover new favorites
Up to 7 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching videos, and listening to music
Stay connected with fast web browsing, email, and calendar support

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Fast and responsive

The fast quad-core processor consists of four high-performance 1.3 GHz cores for quick app launches, smooth games and videos, and great overall performance.

Beautiful 7” IPS display

Fire features a 1024 x 600 IPS display with 171 ppi for a bright display with vivid colors and whiter whites. Enjoy a great viewing experience at all angles through a combination of IPS (in-plane switching) technology and an advanced polarizing filter.

No more worrying about storage space

Keep photos, movies, and compatible apps and games with you using a microSD card slot to expand your tablet’s storage by up to 128 GB. Plus enjoy free unlimited cloud storage for all your Amazon content and photos taken with your Fire device.

Coming soon—A software update in the coming weeks will enable Prime Music to be stored on microSD.

Power when you need it

Don’t be tethered to an outlet—with up to 7 hours of mixed use battery life, Fire gives you the flexibility to go wherever the day takes you.

Capture life’s moments

Fire features a 2 MP rear-facing camera for taking photos or recording 720p HD video. The front-facing VGA camera is perfect for Skype calls with friends and family.

Stands up to everyday life

Amazon engineers Fire tablets to hold up against everyday life. As measured in tumble tests, Fire is almost 2x more durable than iPad Air 2.

Read

Choose from millions of e-book and magazine titles. Connect with the largest online community of book lovers on Goodreads. Discover over a million titles with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. Also, listen to your favorite books with Audible.

Watch

Enjoy all your favorite movies and TV shows on Amazon Video, Netflix, HBO NOW, and more. Discover hundreds of thousands of TV episodes and movies, and fling it all to the big screen.

Play

Over 300,000 apps including favorites like Facebook, Twitter, and Spotify. Plus Amazon Underground, a one-of-a-kind app store experience where over $10,000 in apps, games, and even in-app items are 100% free. Play great titles like Frozen Free Fall, Angry Birds Slingshot Stella, and Sonic Dash from developers like Disney, Gameloft, Rovio Entertainment, and more.

A dedicated tablet for every room and everyone

The breakthrough price of Fire combined with Amazon’s durable engineering opens up many new ways for you to upgrade your rooms: in the kitchen as a digital cookbook or to watch your favorite cooking show, in the TV room as an entertainment controller, in the bedroom to watch a movie or check the weather before you get dressed, and in your car for backseat entertainment.

The perfect gift for everyone on your list

Give the gift of Fire and share endless entertainment with your friends and family. Fire has access to over 38 million movies, TV episodes, books, songs, and more, which makes it the perfect gift for everyone on your shopping list. Simply apply code FIRE6PACK at checkout. See terms and conditions


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Price	Starting at $49.99	Starting at $99.99	Starting at $149.99	Starting at $229.99
Screen Size	7"	6"	8"	10.1"
Resolution	1024 x 600 (171 ppi)	1280 x 800 (252 ppi)	1280 x 800 (189 ppi)	1280 x 800 (149 ppi)
Colors	Black	Black, Magenta, White, Citron, Cobalt	Black, Magenta, Blue, Tangerine	Black, White
Processor	Quad-core 1.3 GHz	Quad-core up to 1.5 GHz	Quad-core up to 1.5 GHz	Quad-core up to 1.5 GHz
Content	Access to over 38 million movies, TV episodes, songs, books, apps, games, and more	Access to over 38 million movies, TV episodes, songs, books, apps, games, and more	Access to over 38 million movies, TV episodes, songs, books, apps, games, and more	Access to over 38 million movies, TV episodes, songs, books, apps, games, and more
Audio	Mono speaker, Built-in microphone	Mono speaker, Built-in microphone	Dual stereo speakers, Built-in microphone	Dual stereo speakers, Built-in microphone
Storage	8 GB (expandable by up to 128 GB) Free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content	8 or 16 GB Free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content	8 or 16 GB (expandable by up to 128 GB) Free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content	16 or 32 GB (expandable by up to 128 GB) Free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content
Cameras	VGA Front-facing camera + 2 MP rear-facing camera with 720p HD video recording	VGA Front-facing camera + 2 MP rear-facing camera with 720p HD video recording	720p HD Front-facing camera + 5 MP rear-facing camera with 1080p HD video recording	720p HD Front-facing camera + 5 MP rear-facing camera with 1080p HD video recording
Connectivity	Single-band Wi-Fi b/g/n	Single-band Wi-Fi b/g/n	Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac	Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac
Battery Life*	Up to 7 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music	Up to 8 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music	Up to 8 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music	Up to 8 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music
Weight**	11.0 oz (313 g)	10.1 oz (290 g)	11.0 oz (311 g)	15.2 oz (432 g)
Dimensions**	7.5” x 4.5” x 0.4” (191 x 115 x 10.6 mm)	6.7" x 4.1" X 0.4" (169 x 103 x 10.7 mm)	8.4" x 5.0" x 0.3" (214 x 128 x 7.7 mm)	10.3" x 6.3" x 0.3" (262 x 159 x 7.7 mm)
Customer Support	Screen Sharing + email, web, and phone	Screen Sharing + email, web, and phone	Screen Sharing + email, web, and phone	Screen Sharing + email, web, and phone

Find the things you love easier

Updated user interface—Fire OS 5 is the best entertainment experience on a tablet with quick access to the things you do most. The new home screen includes dedicated content pages for books, games, and apps, video, music, audiobooks, and Newsstand, making it quick to pick up right where you left off. Powered by Amazon’s recommendations engine, you can quickly browse books, movies, TV shows, music, apps, and games suggested just for you.

Apps that are actually free with Amazon Underground

New—Fire tablet owners have access to a one-of-a-kind app store experience where over $10,000 in apps, games, and even in-app items are actually free. Experience titles from top developers including Disney, Rovio Entertainment, Gameloft, Zeptolab, and Sega of America without ever having to pay for the app or in-app purchases.

Read faster with Word Runner

New—Word Runner is a fun new way to read faster. It keeps your eyes focused on the center of the page and brings each word right to where your eyes already are. With dynamic pacing, Word Runner automatically slows down for difficult words, punctuation, and paragraph breaks. And when you first start reading, it gradually builds up to the speed you choose. If you miss something, just tap and hold the screen to activate the "brake." It instantly pauses Word Runner and lets you easily scroll back and pick up wherever you’d like.

Share content with Family Library

Family Library links your Amazon account to that of your spouse or partner so you can easily share apps, games, audiobooks, and books, and it now allows Prime members to share their Prime Video content. Access your family's content across devices—both Amazon devices and free Amazon apps for other platforms, including iOS and Android.

No more waiting

With ASAP (Advanced Streaming and Prediction), Amazon movies and TV episodes are ready for you to watch instantly. ASAP dynamically adapts to your viewing habits.

Coming soon—On Deck automatically downloads Prime Video (for Prime members) and the first episodes of Amazon Original Series while your device isn’t in use, ensuring that there is always something new to enjoy instantly, even when offline.

Integrated on-device tech support

Screen Sharing brings Mayday-powered customer service to Fire tablets. Simply call customer service and Amazon experts can connect to your Fire tablet to co-pilot through features by drawing on your screen, walking you through how to do something yourself, or doing it for you—whatever works best.

Try Prime free for a month

If you haven't tried Amazon Prime in the past, we'll give you a 30-day free trial. Experience what millions of members already enjoy—unlimited streaming of thousands of hit movies and TV episodes, ad-free access to over a million songs, reading a Kindle book a month for free, and Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items. Learn more

Borrow great books for free

With Prime, Fire tablet owners can borrow any title from the Kindle Owners Lending Library for free, as frequently as a book a month, with no waiting and no due dates. Choose from over 800,000 titles, including all seven Harry Potter books, and over 100 current and former New York Times best sellers.

Stream thousands of movies and TV episodes with Prime Video

With Amazon Prime, members enjoy unlimited streaming of thousands of movies and TV episodes at no additional cost, including award-winning Amazon Original Series Transparent, top HBO shows; like True Blood, Girls, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more popular movies and TV shows; like Downton Abbey, Under the Dome and Transformers: Age of Extinction.

No Wi-Fi, no problem—Prime Video downloads

Exclusive to Prime members, download thousands of Prime Video movies and TV episodes. Watch downloaded videos anywhere—on a plane, on vacation, in the car, or wherever you don't have a wireless connection. Prime Video is the only U.S. online video subscription streaming service that offers offline viewing, included at no additional cost.

Over a million songs free with Prime Music

Prime Music gives Prime members unlimited, ad-free access to over a million songs, more than a thousand playlists, and hundreds of stations with unlimited skips. Find more music from your favorite artists, your favorite genres or let Amazon’s personalized recommendations introduce you to your next favorite band.

Hundreds of thousands of movies and TV episodes to stream, buy, or download

Whether you're a Prime member or not, enjoy a huge selection of TV episodes and movies, plus exclusive features like ASAP and Amazon FreeTime. Fire tablets are an easy way to enjoy Netflix, Amazon Video, HBO NOW, Hulu, and low-cost movie rentals.

Looking to cut the cord or get more from your cable?

Now you can watch TV without cable with apps like Showtime and with a subscription to Sling TV—which includes ESPN and CNN—you can watch the big game or live news. Or use your cable subscription to stream what you love with on-demand through apps like HBO GO, Showtime Anytime, and WatchESPN.

Watch on the big screen

Fling Amazon movies and TV shows from your tablet to your big-screen TV using Second Screen. This turns your TV into the primary screen, freeing up your Fire tablet to provide playback controls, a customized display for X-Ray, or simply to email, browse the web, and more while you watch a movie. Second Screen is available for Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4.

Best screen under $50

Fire has the best screen on a tablet under $50, with an IPS (In Plane Switching) display. IPS displays provide 2x wider viewing angles than standard TN (Twisted Nematic) screens so you can enjoy a great viewing experience at all angles. IPS also offers a broad color gamut for rich color reproduction in movie, TV, photos, and magazines. The Fire display also packs an impressive 300 nits of brightness and an advanced polarizing filter so you always have a great viewing experience.

Exclusive titles at the lowest prices

Over one million exclusive titles that you won't be able to find anywhere else. Shop the Kindle Store for millions of books, newspapers, and magazines. Over one million titles are priced at $2.99 or less. Over two million are $9.99 or less.

Read as much as you want with Kindle Unlimited

Choose from over one million titles and thousands of audiobooks. From mysteries and romance to sci-fi and more, freely explore new authors, books, and genres on any device for just $9.99 a month. Create virtual bookmarks with Whispersync, so your Fire tablet picks up right where you left off. Try Kindle Unlimited free for 30 days. Learn more

Share with friends on Goodreads

Find your next favorite book. Fire tablets are integrated with the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations, with over 40 million members, 1.1 billion books added, and 43 million book reviews. Join over 40 million other readers and see what your friends are reading, share highlights, and rate the books you read with Goodreads on your Fire tablet.

Enjoy vibrant magazines

Our interactive magazine experience allows you to start reading in just a few seconds with access to any back issue at any time on the cloud. Plus, most Kindle Magazines come with a 30-day free trial.

Over 300,000 apps and games

Fire tablets feature instant access to thousands of the most popular free and best-selling games, social media, premium TV and movie providers, and so much more.

Apps that are actually free with Amazon Underground

New—Enjoy a one-of-a-kind app store experience where over $10,000 in apps, games, and even in-app items are 100% free. Play great titles like Frozen Free Fall, Angry Birds Slingshot Stella, and Sonic Dash from developers like Disney, Gameloft, Rovio Entertainment, and more.

The best games

Enjoy best-selling games such as Game of War - Fire Age, SimCity BuildIt, Candy Crush Soda Saga, Monument Valley, and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.

Huge music selection

With millions of songs from thousands of artists, the Amazon Digital Music Store brings all your favorite music to your fingertips. Music you buy on your Fire tablet is saved to Your Music Library for free, and you can play or download it anytime.

Ad-free access to over a million songs with Prime Music

Prime members can enjoy unlimited, ad-free access to over a million songs, over a thousand playlists, and hundreds of stations. Find more music from your favorite artists, follow along to lyrics with X-Ray, or let Amazon's personalized recommendations introduce you to your next favorite band.

Listen to your favorite books

Audiobooks are great for your commute, while cooking, working out—all those times you can listen but can't read. Audible, an Amazon company, offers more than 180,000 titles, including best sellers, romances, thrillers, and much more. Every book is read by a professional narrator, including leading Hollywood actors such as Jake Gyllenhaal (The Great Gatsby) and Kate Winslet (Matilda).

Sync books across multiple platforms with Immersion Reading

Fire tablets can synchronize Kindle text with companion Audible audiobooks with real-time highlighting to create a more immersive reading experience, as well as deepen learning and comprehension. More than 60,000 Kindle books and companion Audible audiobooks are available across a wide array of genres.

Designed with kids in mind

When kids use Amazon FreeTime, it's like they have their very own personalized tablet. The background color and fonts change to a kid-friendly design and they only see the titles that you give them access to.

Perfect for parents

Amazon FreeTime is built from the ground up to help give parents peace of mind when it comes to tablet use. Parents can create a profile for each of their children and choose which books, apps, games, and videos they want to give their kids access to. Amazon FreeTime is free on every Fire tablet.

Limit screen time, so they don’t just play

With Amazon FreeTime, parents can set daily limits for tablet use, or restrict certain categories—like games and video—while leaving unlimited time for reading.

Over 10,000 kid-friendly titles with FreeTime Unlimited

Amazon FreeTime Unlimited is the first-ever all-in-one subscription that brings together books, games, educational apps, movies, and TV shows—all the types of content that kids and parents love. From just $2.99 per month, enjoy unlimited access to content including titles from Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, PBS, and more.

Fire Kids Edition also available

The Fire Kids Edition includes the latest Fire tablet, 1-year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, and a Kid-Proof Case—up to $109 in savings. Plus a 2-year worry-free guarantee. Learn more

Content on hundreds of devices

It's easy for you to access your content on other devices. The books, videos, audiobooks, and music that you buy can be enjoyed on other devices through Amazon apps, including apps that are available for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, game consoles, TVs, and more.

Sync your content across all your devices with Whispersync

Start streaming a movie from Amazon Video on your Fire tablet, pause, then resume watching the same scene on your TV. Whispersync remembers how much you've watched, read, or listened to so you can pick up right where you left off, no matter which device you are using.

Free cloud storage

With every Fire tablet, you get free, unlimited cloud storage for all your Amazon content including unlimited storage on photos you've taken with your Fire tablet, so you can rest easy knowing that you'll never accidentally lose the content you love. See details

Better together

Our cases are designed to perfectly fit your Fire tablet and provide full front and back protection. Each case is easy to attach and remove, with an integrated magnetic closure to ensure your cover stays shut while on the go. The front is designed to fold back, so you can read comfortably with just one hand.

Hands-free viewing

Whether you are browsing the web at home, enjoying a movie on the plane, or reading your favorite book, our slim design with built-in stand conveniently allows your Fire tablet to rest in either landscape or portrait orientation so you can enjoy your content hands-free.

Display	7" touchscreen, 1024 x 600 resolution at 171 ppi, SD video playback, with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and advanced polarizing filter
Size	7.5" x 4.5" x 0.4" (191 x 115 x 10.6 mm)
Weight	11.0 ounces (313 grams) Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process
CPU & RAM	Quad-Core 1.3 GHz with 1 GB of RAM
Storage	8 GB of internal storage (5 GB available to user). Add microSD card for up to 128 GB of additional storage for even more movies, TV shows, music, photos, personal videos, and apps. Some apps may require that they are installed on internal storage.
Battery Life	Up to 7 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music. Battery life will vary based on device settings, usage, and other factors such as web browsing and downloading content. Actual results may vary.
Charge Time	Fully charges in under 6 hours using the micro-USB power adapter included in the box, or slightly longer with other micro-USB power adapters that you may already have
Wi-Fi Connectivity	Single-antenna Wi-Fi. Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n standard with support for WEP, WPA, and WPA2 security using password authentication; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
4G Connectivity	N/A
Ports	USB 2.0 (micro-B connector) to connect to a PC/Macintosh computer, or to charge your device with the included power adapter; microSD slot for external storage
Audio	3.5 mm stereo jack and integrated speaker
Content Formats Supported	Kindle (AZW), KF8, TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible Enhanced format (AAX), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM/WAVE, OGG, WAV, M4V, MP4, AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MKV, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, HTML5, CSS3, 3GP, VP8 (WEBM)
Sensors	Accelerometer
Camera Specs	VGA front-facing camera. 2 MP rear-facing HD camera
Location Services	Location-based services via Wi-Fi
Available Colors	Black
Additional Features	External volume controls, built-in Bluetooth with support for A2DP compatible stereo headphones, speakers, microphone, and LE accessories support
Accessibility Features	VoiceView and Screen Magnifier enable access to the vast majority of Fire tablet features. VoiceView features IVONA's award-winning natural language text-to-speech voice. Fire OS 5 also includes system wide closed caption settings, adjustable font sizes up to 50% larger, and a variety of book reading text adjustments such as adjustable colors and text spacing. Also includes adjustable font sizes/color, and built-in Oxford dictionary. Learn more
System Requirements	Fire is ready to use right out of the box—no setup, no software to install, no computer required to download content
Warranty and Service	90-day Limited Warranty and service included. Optional 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year Extended Warranty available for U.S. customers sold separately. Use of Fire tablet is subject to the terms found. here
Included in the Box	Fire tablet, USB 2.0 cable, 5W power adapter, and Quick Start Guide

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UPDATED: Incredible Value for Under $50!

By TM massage TOP 1000 REVIEWER on October 2, 2015

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UPDATED - After spending quite a bit more time with the device, I would give it a 4.5 due to a few specific gaps that are a bit annoying. However, you are still getting an amazing 7” tablet, with front and rear facing cameras, a gorgeous interface, fairly snappy performance and durability, all for under 50 bucks! I can’t imagine not buying these for myself and my whole family, but not a primary tablet for a techie adult by any means. For background, I have every Kindle, a couple Fires, and multiple tablets from Apple, Microsoft and Samsung. Note that my review with 5 stars considers the value equation, not just performance and how that may or may not compare to other tablets - if you are expecting this to compare to a tablet costing several times more, don't bother. But if you are looking for a great entry level tablet that does most of the things people want, this little tablet definitely delivers the value!

PRICING/CONFIG: I prefer this tablet with ads and no accessories to keep the costs down. You have the option to spend more money, but I recommend against it. You can easily see the specs online, so I won’t do you the discourtesy of simply cutting and pasting those here. Here is the price breakdown:
• 49.99 base price – what an incredible price point! Or buy 5 and get a sixth one free! This puts it into reach of schools and non-profits.
• No sponsored screensaver ($15) – big deal that each time you turn it on it shows you something interesting you might want.
• MicroSD card ($19.99 for 32GB) – you probably already have one laying around somewhere. Beyond that, there is memory in the device, and you are using the cloud for storage mostly anyway. If you end up needing this, just buy one off Amazon, it certainly won’t be more expensive.Read more ›

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472 of 497 people found the following review helpful

Best Value, Especially with Prime, but beware: mine has 2 dead pixels, Works with GH4 + Antutu Benchmarked!

By Darren Levine TOP 100 REVIEWER on October 2, 2015

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$50? Despite the dirt cheap price, i find it to be great for casual use. Videos play nice, games even play nice, text is just not as sexy looking as higher resolution screens. Watch the video for full demo!

The short/summed up version: it's the new budget king in the 6-8" size. It's screen is a little lower in resolution but still pleasant to look at, it has enough power for most of the typical tablet tasks, and it shares many of the same features as its higher priced brothers such as front and back cameras, b/g/n wifi, and good overall battery life (minus an hour) My favorite size tablet is 8", so if you're looking at the amazon fire lineup, i would take this over the 6" for sure, and would have a hard time picking the 8" fire at 3x the price. If you're not a prime member, it's still a good tablet, if you are a prime member: it's a great tablet. Possible quality control issue: Mine had two dead pixels (not very noticeable, but still will exchange) You can load APKs(enable unknown sources), i loaded antutu and panasonic image app, both work properly.

Just some background, i currently own 5 tablets not including this new one, ranging from a nook color, a samsung tab pro 8.4, LG g pad x8.3, an old acer a500 and an off brand 10.1". Suffice it to say: i know my tablets!

Main Cons:
-2 dead pixels
-Front and rear cameras are low resolution, mostly good for video calls only
-1 speaker, sounds tinny like a small laptop, Gets decently loud, use headphones!
-Text not very crisp (but still decent to read)

The rest are overall Positives:

-7-8" is my favorite tablet size, 6" is just a bit too tiny, and 9+ can be cumbersome
-Uses a slightly slower quad core 1.Read more ›

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998 of 1,065 people found the following review helpful

Best tablet for $50 but the screen resolution is poor for reading small font.

By Heart Dad TOP 100 REVIEWER on October 2, 2015

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I added an FAQ section to the bottom of the review since Amazon doesn't have one on the product page. These FAQs could get out of date over time so please comment if you see an error and I'll fix it.

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Oh my dear, sweet $50 Fire. The iPad was my first love but the dirt cheap heart in my chest saw you and wanted you to be perfect. When I buy something I want to feel like I got a great deal and you give me that feeling. I had no idea I actually needed 6 tablets until you told me I could have all 6 for $250. The headrests in both of my cars have been prepped with tablet holders and my kids are confused as to why there are 6 identical looking gifts placed in the spot where my Christmas tree will be in 3 months. Now that I've gotten to know you I see your flaws but I can look past them. They say first impressions are important and from the moment I laid hands on you and turned on your screen I was initially disappointed. Lesson learned, don't judge a book by its cover, or in this case a cheap tablet by its less than HD screen.

My first impression is that the plastic body feels like hard cheap plastic yet it's dense and there's a nice weight to it. It's certainly a fingerprint magnet. I pressed the button on the top and the fire logo came on the screen. Immediatley I was struck by two things, the contrast on screen wasn't great and the Fire logo was a little pixelated. After sitting through about 30 minutes of updates I made it to the homepage. I had built up all this excitement for a $50 wonder Fire and I wasn't going to give up just because of a pixelated splash screen. This lumpy throw pillow I'm laying my head on while I write this review probably cost $50. The Fire has to be better than a throw pillow right?Read more ›

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It is great fun.

Love it but have not had it long enough to master the differences from my Kindle. I am spending lots of time playing with it so will need to limit myself.. Read more

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I love it!

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Happy camper with my fire HD!!!

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