$50 amazon fire 7" tablet ($35 sale over) Root, CM12.1

It does indeed have a microSD slot!

This is the 2015 (5th gen) 7” fire. Just released in September. Completely different then any models from other years. It can be slightly confusing because amazon just calls it the “fire” without mentioning the gen.
Xda Which Amazon Fire Tablet Do I have?

and I guess rooting it makes more sense.

Don’t forget you can divert half a penny per dollar of every Amazon purchase to a charity of your choice if you log in through

http://smile.amazon.com

Don’t pay $15 for the ad free version unless you have no intention of rooting it. You can nuke the ads, remove some bloatware, install google play app store, without even moving to a custom rom.

Actually I wouldn’t pay $15 for the ad free version at checkout even if you have no intention of rooting it. You can pay the $15 and remove the ads later. See how you like it first.

Ah gotcha (if it has a microSD for expansion…then definitely a good deal!)

And I use the network and an android app called “ES File Explorer” to copy and import from my networked computers to my sd cards on my phone and tablet

Yep, the microSD plus root and custom roms are what makes it interesting to me. Those 3 are my biggest requirements for any android device.

made note.if everyone around me gets 2 i will be very busy rooting,debloating,adding hostfiles,ect…

For all us folk who are in the UK, according to the various threads on HotUKDeals these will be widely available from tomorrow at the likes of Currys, Argos, PC World, Tesco and - I suspect - Amazon UK for about £35.

People are reporting that they can buy more then 2 (on the same account). Just need to make a separate order to buy more. And it seems the amazon mobile app even lets you order more than 2 in a single order. Xda Black friday: $35 sale

There is actually a script that will do the de-bloating for you. Fire Setup Script (FSS) - Transform your Fire tablet

You can use adaway for your hosts file. It installs the host file for you, auto updates it as new things are added and combines hosts files from multiple sources (running deduplication).

List of Bloatware & other Safe to remove Apps

Good to know. I have Amaon Prime so even though I have three tablets I might give this a shot just as a media set up.

Thanks, Halo, for the heads up! Order placed within 30 seconds of reading your post! :)

I’ve been wanting to pick up a decent little tablet for YouTube/Hulu/Netflix/Internet browsing ever since I sold an old IPad 2.

Based on the specs it looks like a bit of an upgrade, with a little smaller screen vs the iPad 2… What do you guys think?

Compared to an ipad 2? Hmmm.

Had to look up the specs on wikipedia
dual-core 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 “Apple A5”
512 mb DDR2 (1066 MHz RAM)
Flash 16 gb, 32 gb and 64 gb versions
9.7”, 4:3, 1024×768 132 ppi
Camera Front: VGA 0.3mp, Back: 0.7mp video 1280x720, pictures 960×720
a/b/g/n wifi, bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Sensors: 3axis gyro, accelerometer, magnetometer, proximity, ambient light

Specs do look better. Amazing how prices come down.

Fire only has 8 gb flash though. Could get a bit cramped. If you install large apps like large games, you could run out of room and need to uninstall old apps to fit new stuff. The fire does have a microSD but apps use the flash. At least with the stock fire OS, if you root it or use a custom rom you can move some apps to SD.

I think the fire certainly will have limitations, it has to at $50/$35 but it is from a major brand, amazon, it should be half way decent at least. Worth a shot imho. And I believe they may be selling it at a bit of a loss, expecting most people to buy books, apps, videos on the tablet. Also it shows ads on the lockscreen.

Tech prices are always fun to watch. I remember not that long ago I said to a friend “wow flash drives are $1 a GB!” Now like a year or two later they’re down to about .20 cents a GB.

I won’t be using the tablet to game, but watch YouTube mostly, a bit of internet browsing and some Hulu. It seems appealing at $35 for that… I’ve got till the 29th to decide at least.

Did you see somewhere that says the $35 sale will last until the 29th? I believe it’s today only.

What are the best free security programs to run on this?

They seem to be selling like hot cakes; that restock date keeps moving further and further away. :stuck_out_tongue:

I bought an astro tab brand for 39.90 a few days ago with better specs than the low end Fire, none of Amazon’s ads or bloatware, and I can just install the Kindle app from the Google Play store. It even has Lolipop 5.1. It’s a better Kindle than the Kindle.

I’m a huge fan of Amazon and buy most of the stuff I own from there, but not tablets.

Yay a 35$ tablet…oh wait, I’m in France, I have to check on Amazon.fr
Oh 60€ only ? What a bargain…

X3, is it not possible to order through Amazon UK and get it shipped to France?