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Testseek.com have collected 168 expert reviews of the Amazon Kindle Fire and the average rating is 71%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Kindle Fire.
 
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The editors liked

  • Easy shopping for Amazon books
  • Music
  • Videos Smooth integration of cloud and local storage
  • The Kindle Fire is a 7-inch tablet that links seamlessly with Amazon's impressive collection of digital music
  • Video
  • Magazine
  • And book services in one easy-to-use package. It boasts a great Web browser
  • And its curated Android app store includes most of
  • The Kindle Fire (2012) improves on its predecessor in three key ways
  • Faster performance
  • A better interface with cool new features
  • And a significant price reduction
  • Great price
  • Excellent custom UI
  • Good build quality
  • Great new browser

The editors didn't like

  • Sluggish performance Interface still has some bugs Not as flexible and versatile as other tablets
  • The budget price means no premium features (3G wireless
  • Cameras
  • Microphone
  • GPS
  • And location services are absent)
  • But the biggest issues are its paltry storage (only 8GB of storage--with no expansion slot)
  • Lack of Bluetooth
  • And limited parental cont
  • Designwise it's the same Fire from 2011 with no HD video support
  • No camera
  • No HDMI
  • No storage expansion
  • And no volume buttons
  • No cameras
  • Erratic performance
  • No Android Market
  • Only 8GB storage without expansion

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  Published: 2011-11-14, Author: Sam , review by: gizmodo.com

  • Reading, watching, browsing, and listening on the Fire are all tremendous, easy fun. Books, even very long ones, spring open quickly; page turning is, most of the time, very responsive. Typeface settings allow a variety of visual tweaks to set each page t
  • I said the Fire is very responsive, most of the time. Most of the time, yes. But when it's not, it's awful. There's absolutely no excuse for a machine with these guts to be unable to turn pages with zero lag. It has two cores, for Chrissake. What are they
  • If you like what Amazon Prime has going on in the kitchen, the Fire is a terrific seat. Its not as powerful or capable as an iPad, but its also a sliver of the price—and that $200 will let you jack into the Prime catalog (and the rest of your media coll...

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  Published: 2011-11-14, Author: Joshua , review by: theverge.com

  • Great Amazon content ecosystem, User friendly, consistent UI, Affordable
  • Software can be buggy, Amazon Appstore has limited selection, Uninspired hardware

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  Published: 2011-11-14, Author: Jaroslav , review by: androidpolice.com

  • With the exception of Wired's review, the overall verdict on the Kindle Fire seems to be this: though Amazon's offering may not pack the most features or horsepower of any tablet on the market, it's still a great option, if only because of its affordable ...

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  Published: 2011-11-01, review by: mobiletechreview.com

  • Abstract:  and LooksThe Kindle Fire is a basic black slab that's by no means unattractive, but it won't win any design awards, especially since it piggybacks off the BlackBerry Playbook's design. The lack of hardware controls, particularly volume buttons, and that ...

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  Published: 2011-09-29, review by: barefeats.com

  • Abstract:  After a day of reflection, I think I understand the genius of the Amazon Kindle Fire. It fills a void that Apple has ignored -- so far. Take a look at this table comparing the lowest priced iPad and iPod Touch to the Kindle Fire and then I'll explain...

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  Published: 2011-09-28, review by: anandtech.com

  • Abstract:  Kindle Fire Earlier reports of the device now known as the Kindle Fire have varied wildly and with speculation rampant about what Amazon might announce the finished product appears to fall nicely in between the greatest device ever and a serious disa...

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  Published: 2005-01-01, review by: macintouch.com

  • Abstract:  Disclaimer: This review reflects the personal opinions of Robert Mohns, a freelance reviewer. Our reader reports offer additional, unbiased discussion (both pro and con) where more feedback is welcome.] Four years ago, in the same year that Apple ...

 
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  Published: 2015-10-20, Author: Jim , review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Amazon has launched a new range of tablets for 2015 and kept its 6in model from last year. Here we compare the new 7, 8 and 10-inch Fire tablets along with the HD 6 so you can decide which to buy.See also: 13 best budget tabletsStarting at only £49, t...

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  Published: 2014-04-29, Author: tedsumms , review by: whattabletpc.com

  • Abstract:  The Kindle Fire is a very important tablet as it marks Amazon's first foray into a colour media tablet PC. Amazon have a huge range of digital content available so it immediately has a great library to support it. So how does it match up to the competitio...

 
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  Published: 2013-11-06, Author: Jim , review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • Abstract:  UPDATE: With the launch of the Kindle Fire HDX tablets, Amazon has now discontinued the original Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire HD remains on sale at £119, as a 'previous generation' product. There are no configuration options for this model: it has 16GB of...

 
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