The stock market is a mess this week but there were still exciting news announced in NYC at the Amazon Tablet Event. The very first Amazon android tablet called Kindle Fire is all over the news, but is it a steal at $199 price tag?
Lets first examine the specs and then compare it to the competitor.
Specifications
- 7-inch IPS panel
- Gorilla Glass coating
- 1GHz TI OMAP dual-core CPU
- 512MB of RAM,
- 8GB of internal storage
- weighs 14.6 ounces
- Access to Amazon's services (Android Appstore, Kindle books, free Amazon Cloud Storage )
Comparisons (taken from geekapolis.fooyoh.com and unplggd.com)
Final Verdict
It is one of the cheapest android tablet given the spec. All the cheap tablets out there under $200 do not have IPS screen and duo core processor. However, the lack of camera, expandable storage, bluetooth, GPS and Google's android market will pull some people's interest away from this tablet. If you want all that bells and whistles (i.e bluetooth, GPS, front and back camera, USB ports, HDMI ports), you are still better off getting other tablets like Ipad or honeycomb tablet.
If you want a very portable device specifically for reading books, surfing the net, play multimedia, casual gaming, this device is for you. Also, if you like Amazon services and you shop from amazon often, this tablet is really good for that as well since you can get a month of free amazon prime membership if you pre-order the device now.
By the way, if you are only interested in ebook reading, then you should also consider the new Amazon Kindle and Kindle touch as they are much cheaper.
You can buy this amazing tablet here.
Resources
-Cnet's take on the Kindle Fire
-Gizmodo's take on the Kindle Fire
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