I received a Kindle Fire as a Christmas present. I have been using it for about 3 weeks now. Here are my impressions so far.
The
Fire is heavy. It is constructed with very clean lines. All joints were
tightly fit. Only one button for power. There is a USB connection for
charging the battery and transferring data. There is also a ear phone
jack. Battery life is good. I also received a cover. This cover can be
made into a stand for watching movies and videos.
The
Fire runs Amazon’s version of the Android operating system. I do not
like the bookshelf view of icons and the way you choose apps or books. I
would prefer icons for getting around but for now, this is not
available.
Once
a book is loaded, I find the reading experience very good with Kindle
formatted books (mobi). Only books downloaded from Amazon are shown on
your bookshelves, others are shown in the document shelves. I have
downloaded pdf books and viewed satisfactorily on the Fire, although the
page size may exceed the screen. I have also downloaded books from the
Gutenberg Project and read on the Fire with success.
The
Fire comes with 8 gigabyte memory, not all of which is available for
books. This is not really a limitation, because you can store your books
and music on the Amazon cloud if you desire.
Surfing the web is ok. Somewhat slow at times. But usable.
The built in email client works well with any pop3 or imap account.
In Part 2 I will discuss how I use the video and photo apps for my photography.
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