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Amazon Kindle Fire HD (Wi-Fi, 16 GB)
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Approximate retail price:
$210
Summary: A smaller tablet from Amazon with a 7-inch screen and Wi-Fi Internet only, running on the Android 4 operating system. Uses the Amazon app store for downloading apps. Tested with 16GB of storage.
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Type: 7- to 9-inch screen specialty tablets
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5.0
Pay a bit more and get the 32 GB version
1/30/2013
Pros
Blue tooth
Dolby Stereo Speakers
Easy Cloud Access
Steam Or Download Movies
Text to Speech
Cons
Inadequate User's Guide
Best Uses
Audible Books
Ebooks
Games
Movies
Music
Personal videos
Pictures
Skype
Comment:
I download movies, books and audio books to use when out of range of Wi-Fi. It holds a surprising number of full length movies. I stream movies from Netflix and Amazon Prime when there is Wi-Fi available.<br />I like using the Blue Tooth connection to my headphones so I can walk around hands free doing chores.<br />While people who have used touch screens will have no problem, it was a bit of a learning curve - of course, once learned it is not a problem
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
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(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
 
5.0
Exceeded My Expectations
12/22/2012
Pros
Easy to use
Fast Wi-fi
Great sound
Long Battery Life
Plays Videos Very Smoothl
Quick Re-charging
Super Hd Viewing
Cons
Best Uses
Browsing
Games
Reading
Comment:
Very durable, very quick, a lot of fun!
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
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(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
 
4.0
KIndle HD very affordable
12/20/2012
Pros
Affordability
HD
Portibility
Speed
Cons
ADs
Best Uses
HD
Internet
Comment:
I have done some research on several Tablets and for the price and the HD screen it is well worth the purchase. I am so enjoying my kindle.
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
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