Kindle Fire review

The Kindle Fire is a great gadget if you want an iPad but don’t want to pay for it.  I did a lot of research before buying my Fire and most of it was dead-on.

It has WiFi that is very easy to set up.  Once you get that done, you are set.  You can read books, watch digital movies, play music, download useful apps (of which there are a ton of free ones on the list), and browse on the web.  The web interface is ok.  Some sites are a little hard to see because of the screen size and some game sites don’t work well, but doesn’t bother me.  Forces me to do other things like read the books and such.  Apps are easy to download and install.  Removing them is as easy as pressing on the icon for a couple seconds and selecting from the menu that comes up.  You can turn the screen sideways and the orientation turns with you, so you can view it portrait or landscape.  Things Kindle Fire doesn’t have:  3G, Camera, Expansion Card Slot, larger screen size.  If you can live without those, then the Fire is a best bet for your money.  Oh, and I can’t pry mine out of my 9 yr old’s hands yet.  I don’t usually get it until the kids go to bed.