Fire HD 6 Tablet

I purchased two of these units for my kids - I recently interviewed with a reporter from a major television station for and article on "how to buy a tablet". Most people dont realize that "under the hood" the Fire HD - is running a modified (prettier) version of Android. Some are scared away by it because of fear of incompatibility. In my opinion - it is the absolute best bang for your buck - spec wise I dont think you could find a name brand anywhere that compares to it for a better value. The amazon store carried all the Android apps you could dream of (including Roblox, Pocket Minecraft, and whatever else your kids is probably playing). The only downside to this paticular model is storage - but my kids are not putting full length movies or anything like that on their tablets. You also have access to the cloud - so as long as you have wifi you'll never run out of space -and the space you do have is more than enough for your apps, docs, and a ton of photos. The kindle boasts a Quad-Core chip and at this price point - if they break it - I can just buy another.

Update:
The original problem with Amazon OS was that it did not have the Audible app. I have contacted support since and was informed that the Canadian version of Kindle does not have Audible app installed. Installing it was NOT a simple process. It involved first installing "ES File Explorer" and then using a link that the customer support gave me to download the Audible App. Not sure if this problem will be patched in the future, but right now to listen Audible from the Canadian Kindle Fire, you have to contact customer support.

If this problem did not exist in the first place, I would rate this tablet easily a 4 or 5. The speaker is superb for listening to audiobooks. The processor is fast enough for most website. The screen is sharp. The Doc app is surprisingly good. Uploading files to the Fire is very fast and smart. The build quality is very good for a device at this price. Multitasking is easy and I'd say better than iOS.

On the downside I am starting to notice that the battery drains quite quickly when I am not using it. This is not a big deal to me but worth pointing out.

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Pros:
6 inch is not bad.
Speaker is pretty clear.
Good build quality and packaging.
Great price.

Cons:
Operating system lackluster compared to iOS and Android.
It is also surprisingly difficult to find audiobooks. No Audible App on Amazon OS???
There is only 1 speaker, not good for movies.

This is a wonderful little tablet for what it's intended for, to read, get email, a few games and a little web surfing. It is not an iPad or a Nexus 7 so don't get it expecting it to do or have what these others do. I received mine as a gift from a friend in the US. Got it in Citron Color and the 16 GB. I love it for reading it's such a cute size.

My boyfriend bought this for me - it's great for reading books. Love that you can invert the screen (white text black background) and its very easy to turn the brightness down. The cloud feature amazon has is also great, when my partner uses the kindle I can still read the books we've purchased via my laptop or cell phone. Also love that its colour (my parents bought me the first edition kindle last year and it unexpectedly stopped working).

We haven't tried downloading movies or pictures yet but I'm sure that would be a useful feature next time we are travelling. Haven't had any problems with it yet, and satisfied with the charge life.

To be a gift and will be rated again at that time. I love the Kindle Fire 7 I have and my nephew has a new 6 so we are all very happy with our purchases and don't expect this gift to be any different.

I think the product is great. I've grown w the kindle family. A reg Kindle, a reader, useless wifi. Then sent a Kindlefire from sister in FL who wanted her Cdn sisters in the group. She download favorite movies, albums, games...wow . Until we changed over to our Amazon.ca acct, so as to buy books as only one person of your group can have custody of the acct. Had I known! Books much more expensive, due to publishers Amazon said. I sense they didnt try to negotiate, they sure can in the US. Even the monthly deal, far less that the favourite child. Games disappeared. You cudnt even pay the $2, not in country of origin. My movies & music, gone.
So I had a kindle w internet, & a reader w way higher $. The feedback came pouring in. Same thing, we waited 2 yrs? They dont mind selling but w so many missing features. They've add some games. I have the bigger Fire HD, graphics are good, build in adjustable light for reading. One tech prob. Ports & cables wear out fast. No rough treatment, just needing to remove. Then the Fire HD would hold charge when plugged in. I'd have it charging, I could see the marker, hours later at 9%. I can't use it. It wont charge. I've tried working cables. If they could fix these things, I'd rate it higher as there's much I do like. Easy to type w word assistant in sync. This Xmas after 4 Kindles, my sister is gifting w another make. :-( Sadly, Amazon , including their overall offerings at .ca is a poor show, & they botched the big Fire debut by throwing a wet blanket over us.