Kindle Fire HD 8.9" $269 - Amazon

Why is there no promotion on Kindle paperwhite? I don't like kindle fire!

thanks the waiting was worth it

Quote from cjl1983 : I can't believe how rarely people mention the extreme lagginess of the Kindle Fire. The UI itself is a pain for those who prefer stock android but that's just something to get used to - the lag, on the other hand, is borderline unbearable.

do you mean the new HD fire? I have first gen fire, and it runs smooth as silk. i have other tablets and the kindle is not slow that i have ever noticed.

Quote from usacamaro : I don't understand why the Kindle Fire stays relevant. Its locked down and outclassed by every device in its price range.

We all know by now that "locked down" is relative in the android world.

For example, sideloading apk's on the kindle is pretty easy, essentially endowing it with full-fledged android capabilities (though you may come across a few apps that don't work.)

If I had not already got in on the $260 ASUS TF300T deal about a month ago, I'd definitely consider this deal.

Oh, and rooting a kindle or any other tablet is really for us geeks. I've rooted or set up dual boot for three tablets -- imho tinker appeal is more compelling that the few $$$ reduced cost. If you want an android, just find a native android tablet deal and be done with it.

Quote from brithug00 : do you mean the new HD fire? I have first gen fire, and it runs smooth as silk. i have other tablets and the kindle is not slow that i have ever noticed.

I've tried all iterations and they all suffer from the same lag IMHO.

Quote from cjl1983 : I can't believe how rarely people mention the extreme lagginess of the Kindle Fire. The UI itself is a pain for those who prefer stock android but that's just something to get used to - the lag, on the other hand, is borderline unbearable.

Where do you notice the lag? I was going to be receiving one soon and I want to figure out if it's worth holding on to for my mom (so she can access Amazon Prime features in the Fall when I start paying for it) or if I should sell it and save for an iPad Mini (which so far has been simple enough for her to figure out).

Quote from sd444 : Both. AMD's Temash tablets also coming. Quadcore x86 with ridiculous gaming.

I hereby ban the word, "ridiculous".

Amazon has no business developing software, you can tell by the crappy Android shell they can't come up with a slick UI that doesn't lag.

Android 4.1 is about as smooth as iPad and Amazon's Android ICS shell is laggy as hell.

They should just stick to selling stuff and let the pros deal with hardware and software.

Quote from usacamaro : I don't understand why the Kindle Fire stays relevant. Its locked down and outclassed by every device in its price range.

This is only true for the layman. Like any Android OS device, it can be rooted and basically stripped of all Amazon limitations. For example, once rooted you can manually install the Google Play Store app as well as use a custom launcher to get rid of the ugly and very limited Amazon user interface (making it a full blown Android tablet). Its actually one of the better tablets out there once get past the Amazon junk. Also, the absolutely gorgeous 1920x1200 display simply can't be beat at this price range.

Quote from Vision33r : Amazon has no business developing software, you can tell by the crappy Android shell they can't come up with a slick UI that doesn't lag. Android 4.1 is about as smooth as iPad and Amazon's Android ICS shell is laggy as hell. They should just stick to selling stuff and let the pros deal with hardware and software.

Amazon has no business developing software? Are you living 10 years back?

Forgive me if this is a dumb question but I've never owned a tablet of any kind. Can you use Twitter on this?

Quote from Deedle_pie : Forgive me if this is a dumb question but I've never owned a tablet of any kind. Can you use Twitter on this?

You can definitely use Twitter on this.

Quote from rebelx : You can definitely use Twitter on this.

Thank you for answering and posting the deal. Repped & followed.

Quote from killdiablo : Why is there no promotion on Kindle paperwhite? I don't like kindle fire!

Where were you 2 weeks ago? Best Buy had Paperwhites for $70 after the $50 MasterCard coupon.