As one CNET reader said, "I don't do the cloud," and if you're someone who likes to store a lot of content on your device (including several movies) and don't have ready access to a Wi-Fi connection, the 8GB of memory will seem very limiting. Of course, that kind of thinking isn't for everyone. Amazon cuts you a break on the device, you reward it by becoming an even more loyal customer. This is all a great business strategy and makes a lot of sense. (For instance, you can own dozens-or hundreds, or thousands-of books, but you only need to have a handful on the device at any given time.) Oh, and while you're at it, maybe you'll do a little shopping on Amazon, too (as Amazon says, the Fire has no system requirements, "because it's wireless and doesn't require a computer," which is an appealing trait, especially to technophobes). Using Amazon's Whispersync wireless syncing technology, you're supposed to move content on and off the device. Amazon Kindle Fire: 7-inch tablet, dual-core processor, $199Īside from the cost savings, limiting the Kindle Fire to 8GB is actually part of Amazon's strategy to get you to use its cloud-based Web services, which include e-books, MP3 audio, Netflix-like video streaming (Prime members can stream thousands of videos at no extra charge), and its Amazon Appstore for Android. Amazon unveils Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire tablet Ten things we don't know about the Kindle Fire
Does my older kindle fire have bluetooth Bluetooth#
Interestingly, that device apparently has a Bluetooth chip, but Barnes & Noble has chosen not to activate it, so who knows, maybe Amazon is hiding one, too. After all, the $249 Nook Color also left off the camera and Bluetooth. Those feature may be important to some, but you just wouldn't expect them to be there in a product at this price point. Others have mentioned the fact that there's no camera or GPS. But now that some of the euphoria over the launch has ebbed, folks are starting to look more closely at some of the potential shortcomings of the device.īig on my list is the limited 8GB of storage, with only 6GB usable (and no expansion slot) and the apparent lack of Bluetooth (Amazon does not list it in the specs). As Jeff Bezos said multiple times, "We are building premium products and offering them at nonpremium prices," and it's hard to argue with him when it comes to both the Kindle Fire and the new e-ink Kindles. In launching the Kindle Fire, the big headline for Amazon was the tablet's impressively affordable $199 price tag.
Often at big product launches, the devil's in the details, and companies sometimes conveniently forget to mention some features that may be perceived as negatives.
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