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6 Things Amazon's Tablet Has Over the iPad

Flash lovers, rejoice!

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 29, 2011 11:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – Surely you’ve heard by know that Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet isn’t an iPad killer. But it does have a few desirable traits that the iPad doesn’t. The Huffington Post lists six of them:

  • It supports Flash: Many iPad and iPhone users wish that Apple would take a page from Amazon’s playbook when it comes to this.
  • It’s cheaper: A Kindle Fire (which does not offer 3G) will run you $199. For the cheapest iPad 2 model, which also does not offer 3G, you’ll shell out $499.

  • It’s smaller and lighter: Which is good news for all you one-handed readers.
  • It’s faster…: At least, when it comes to web browsing. Based on Jeff Bezos’ claims, Amazon’s Silk browser should be the fastest mobile browser you can get.
Click for the complete list, including more details on why the Silk browser will likely be “very, very fast.”

The Kindle Fire is shown at a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in New York.
The Kindle Fire is shown at a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos unveils the new Kindle Fire tablet at a September 28, 2011 press event in New York City.
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos unveils the new Kindle Fire tablet at a September 28, 2011 press event in New York City.   (Associated Press)
The Kindle Fire is shown at a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in New York.
The Kindle Fire is shown at a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
The Kindle Fire is shown at a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in New York.
The Kindle Fire is shown at a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Jeff Bezos, Chairman and CEO of Amazon.com, introduces the Kindle Fire at a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in New York.
Jeff Bezos, Chairman and CEO of Amazon.com, introduces the Kindle Fire at a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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HarryBeaver
Sep 30, 2011 7:15 AM CDT
Silk is faster because like Opera Mini, it uses a server as an intermediary to compress web pages and serve them to the device.  Not the best for privacy, but apparently you will be able to turn off the "cloud mode". With a 1Ghz OMAP4 dual core processor and 1024×600 resolution, this was clearly built for video performance and games.  Oh yeah, and the #1 thing both the Kindle Fire and iPad lack: AN SD SLOT!
mehrheit
Sep 29, 2011 12:18 PM CDT
"Silk browser will likely. . ." ...collate all of your browsing activity into a handy one-stop dossier of your online behavior.
Yourself
Sep 29, 2011 12:14 PM CDT
we covered this yesterday 1) flash is dead, who cares if they have it 2) cost is a legitimate argument! they'll get a segment of people that want a tablet but can't justify apple's price 3) size, apple nailed it, any smaller it's a phone (they nailed that market too) any bigger and it's inconvenient. 4) weight - well shit, if it's smaller, i hope it's lighter. breaking it into two arguments is disingenuous 5) speed is an issue, but i assure you apple could make tests tat show their device loads webpages faster. not to mention, it's not all about webpages! 6) ios 5 will have the mirroring if you have an apple tv. haven't looked into the amazon fire version much yet. they're all decent arguments at best, but they're not going to woo ipad owners away from their ipad, all they'll get is people looking to get into the market at a more affordable price range. Here's the other thing. the iphone is still a GIANT in the industry, and apps can be used on both. If an iphone owner buys something other then the ipad, they're finding themselves buying apps a second time for almost everything. Yes, i've had to buy some apps again to have the "hd" ipad version, but some of them i do just fine with the double size option using the iphone native version, saving me huge amounts in the long run.

 
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