I got the Kindle Fire for color content and video. I’m very happy with it. Hulu Plus works great. It’s simple to use and my 6 year old grandson quickly picked up how to use it. 

I think the fat finger comment is specious. I especially have that problem with my phone, but put up with it because I want my phone to be small. Fat fingers are less of a problem with the seven inch tablet so it’s not a deal breaker. Besides I don’t do much typing on my Fire. 

The other criticism that I found fault with was the weight issue. The Kindle fire weighs 14.5 oz. I weighed several hardback books–they ranged from a low of 2.9 lbs to 12.7oz. According to this logic, no one would buy hardback books to read. If weight were the sole issue, the 7 inch tablets would win over  iPads. Lighter is better, but weight isn’t a deal breaker. 

The real issue is content. It doesn’t really matter how great the hardware is for any device if content is sparse or hard to get. I’m very satisfied with the content available for my Kindle Fire. It even has most of my favorite iPhone apps.  It’s a very good device for $199.

Before my Kindle Fire, the limits of my touch-screen experience was on my Android phone (HTC Hero running Android 2.3) and occasional use of other people’s iPads.  Since I’ve not yet met an adult with an iPad (I know there are millions of them; I just haven’t met them yet) I will admit a predisposition against the iPad, for most of the apps that I’ve seen are locked in to the ‘juvenile’ Apple ecosystem.

I use the term ‘juvenile’ as a descriptor, not a disparagement.  One looks at the iPad experience — especially in white — as something for little kids.  Full disclosure: as an engineer who uses workstations every day, I have become set in my ways and biased, no doubt.  I prefer metal to plastic, and functional applications to silly games.  I’m also a lifelong reader, but had always held off on eBooks and eReaders, until now.

The Kindle Fire is transforming the way I think about reading, web surfing, email, and watching movies.  I bought the reader I always wanted, and am totally smitten with the Kindle Fire.  I would suggest taking Jakob Nielsen’s review, turning every point 180 degrees out of phase, and there’s the truth of the thing.

Will I appreciate an external volume control, and maybe even an 8.9″ screen vs. this 7″ one?  Indeed; and I’ll buy another Fire (or whatever the next model is called) and pass this one down to one of the many family members who LOVE the Kindle Fire.

There.  Now Adam Gonnerman has his sought-after ‘single positive review’…among the thousands presently online.

Such embarrassing reporting; my stars… 

My point is if little kids ages ranging from 2 to 15 years can emjoy this device without complaint, some of whoom have used Xoom, samsung, Acer, ipad etc and some of us parents also find it very useful as major media consumption and at price point of $200 I’ll beg to differ with the horseshit this writter is feeding readers in this article.

I got so tired of lugging around My 13 inch macbook
and to me a 10 inch  ipad is not that much more convenient
When sitting at my local laundry place

Besides When doing comparisons you should only be comparing the Ipad to OTHER $500+ tablets and yes Ipad rules that Tier.

Now compare Kindle fire to OTHER $200 tablets with its seamless link to the Amazon eco-system and you start seeing the value.
and I found a great Free program for OSX called “Calibre” that Converts Nearly any Document to the Kindle and various E reader formats .

very pleased with this purchase

First of all, “Fat Fingers”. There’s one solution in particular that works just fine; get a stylus. The stylus works much better than your fingers on touchscreen devices in most regards, primarily for accuracy and lack of smudging. This problem is fixable.

Secondly, “Bad for Reading”. You already knew that this pseudo-tablet wasn’t designed for reading. If you really want a reading device, buy a different Kindle, or even a Nook if you feel like it. The device was designed for “media consumption”, which doesn’t just include books. PS: You could also root the device to fix this, but most people don’t want the trouble.

Finally, the “7-inch Factor”. Video is already working just fine on 7-inch tablets, and the rest can be fixed with software updates. This is an “if” problem. “IF” I’m stuck in the middle of the ocean with no service, my cellphone will not work well. Does this mean the phone isn’t good? Duh, no.

Honestly, the panel did a poor job of coming up with real problems for the device. All in all, price and software are what sells the hardware the most, and this device does just fine in both aspects.