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
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
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).
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.
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.
Well I ordered one via Amazon UK for £35.00 a bargain but nothing like the bargain they are having in the States. Mind you I don’t have any sales taxes or charges to add on to that price. I shall be running it stock as I have an Amazon Prime account. I will also invest in a 32gb micro sd card and fill it with a few box sets of tv shows and just use the device as a rough and ready media device that can be dropped in my work bag or whatever and not worried about.