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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 09:01 AM
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Have any of you thought about an app for the Kindle Fire? The web site works great, but an app would be quicker and easier. Just a thought, thanks for a great site guys!
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 07S197
Have any of you thought about an app for the Kindle Fire? The web site works great, but an app would be quicker and easier. Just a thought, thanks for a great site guys!
Why would they make an app for the one person that owns one?


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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 12:49 PM
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WOW...I see how it is.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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Lol... I was thinking about a Nook... But want an iPad.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 12:52 PM
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Well, it really depends. An iPad is going to cost you $500+. The fire is $200 and does a lot of the same things. You have to decide what you will use it for and then decide how much you want to spend.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 07S197
Well, it really depends. An iPad is going to cost you $500+. The fire is $200 and does a lot of the same things. You have to decide what you will use it for and then decide how much you want to spend.
Thanks... I need to do some research. I know I want a tablet or something of the sort. The iPad is really expensive. You like the Kindle?
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 12:57 PM
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Thanks... I need to do some research. I know I want a tablet or something of the sort. The iPad is really expensive. You like the Kindle?
Yeah considering that I already have a laptop and a smart phone I don't need the other things the iPad offers. The kindle can do netflix, hulu, e-mail, web browsing etc.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 07S197

Yeah considering that I already have a laptop and a smart phone I don't need the other things the iPad offers. The kindle can do netflix, hulu, e-mail, web browsing etc.
Sweet. That is good to know. I'll be upgrading my iPhone in Jan. so ill have my phone back that's not broken. Maybe something like that would work for me too. Thanks!
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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Im opposed to fire imo. Just fits my job description.



JK ill forward along to the powers that be
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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I don't know what you all are talking about. I'm from the South...



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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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Any of the other 7in tablets have a kindle app available and also a TMS app. Samsung galaxy tab is what I have. Pretty nice.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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IDK maybe one running android.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by David Young
I don't know what you all are talking about. I'm from the South...

sent from your girlfriends phone ......
Lol.... Hey give me my phone back.

Originally Posted by AlsCobra
Any of the other 7in tablets have a kindle app available and also a TMS app. Samsung galaxy tab is what I have. Pretty nice.
I'll look into that too
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 07S197
Well, it really depends. An iPad is going to cost you $500+. The fire is $200 and does a lot of the same things. You have to decide what you will use it for and then decide how much you want to spend.
IMHO, my iPad2 does not do enough and I can only imagine how much a $200 Kindle Fire does (or doesn't do).
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by four-walling
IMHO, my iPad2 does not do enough and I can only imagine how much a $200 Kindle Fire does (or doesn't do).
Then you need a laptop, not a tablet.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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I want to blog and edit my photography... I can do it on my laptop but think I should just spend that money on a MacBook or something.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 07S197
Then you need a laptop, not a tablet.
You are absolutely, 100% correct!

I am not into apps and this lump of electronics is too big to carry around.

I have learned my lesson.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by lalayla
I want to blog and edit my photography... I can do it on my laptop but think I should just spend that money on a MacBook or something.
Nothing that can't be done on a pc with the right software but of course we are venturing into a whole other convo
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 04:48 AM
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Kindle Fire is running Android with a heavy Amazon skin over it. There are ways to side-load apps, but they were broken with the latest update. You'll need to hack/root it to allow for that. I got my g/f one for Christmas and she's already asking me to root it for her.
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