Amazon Kindle Fire
67
TECHNADO SCORE
TECHNADO SCORE
CATEGORY:
F3
AVERAGE:
70%
%POSITIVE:
63%
If you go in expecting the Kindle Fire to be an iPad or Honeycomb killer, you are setting yourself up for a huge disappointment. However, for what it is, the Fire is an excellent high-end media tablet with enough features to blow away the majority of other tablets in its price range.
100%
The Kindle Fire is not as versatile or as fully featured as the iPad, but for its price of $199, it offers incredible value. No other tablet within this price range has the Kindle Fire’s richness of media content. It is aimed to knock off the Nook Color off its perch. From the looks of it, the Kindle Fire can easily do it in one fell swoop — unless the upcoming Nook Color 2 offers better features and services....Go To Full Review
80%
The first easy-to-use, affordable small-screen tablet, the Amazon Kindle Fire is revolutionary....Go To Full Review
80%
The Kindle Fire is the best value-priced tablet yet, offering easy access to loads of content and apps in a well-built design. ...Go To Full Review
77%
Though it lacks the tech specs found on more-expensive Apple and Android tablets, the $199 Kindle Fire is an outstanding entertainment value that prizes simplicity over techno-wizardry....Go To Full Review
75%
Still, there's no question that the Fire is a really terrific tablet for its price. The amount of content you have access to — and the ease of getting to that content — is notable to say the least. The device is decently designed, and the software — while lacking some polish — is still excellent compared to pretty much anything in this range (and that includes the Nook Color)....Go To Full Review
50%
For those that go in knowing what they're getting, and who want an inexpensive tablet that capably, though not spectacularly, handles their Amazon books, music, and video, the Kindle Fire's limitations may be acceptable. However, the Fire falls far short of providing a full and satisfying tablet experience....Go To Full Review
50%
The 7-inch, Android-based Amazon Fire will appeal to those who buy books, videos, and music at Amazon, but it will frustrate those looking for a more versatile slate....Go To Full Review
50%
iPad killer? No, the Kindle Fire is not. And it doesn’t even match the iPad in web browsing, the one area in which its hardware should have sufficient performance to compete. But the press has definitely supercharged Amazon’s product launch with a level of hype and enthusiasm that would make Apple proud....Go To Full Review