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| On using the Kindle Fire | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 12 2011, 03:36 AM (137 Views) | |
| George K | Dec 12 2011, 03:36 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.useit.com/alertbox/kindle-fire-usability.html |
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| Chris Aher | Dec 12 2011, 05:57 AM Post #2 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Its funny. That article almost exactly describes my experience with my IPad (which I love, BTW). A $4 stylus solved the fat finger problem quite well. The app navigation is a little clunky but I suspect that that will improve as time goes by. (You must remember this...) ![]() For my eyes, the Kindle 2 (EInk screen) is still the best for straight text reading. Watching Netflix in bed is great on the IPad. If I need to really write something, I use my PC with an old IBM keyboard, the "clicky" type. Typing on screens is very clumsy at best. Chris |
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Regards, Chris | |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 12 2011, 06:09 AM Post #3 |
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MAMIL
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Mrs. D'Oh has an iPad, and it really is wonderful. Having said that, I think I'm going to buy myself a Kindle (regular black and white) for books - I love what I've seen of the screen, and I particularly love the price. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Klaus | Dec 12 2011, 08:23 AM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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We have both an iPad2 and the new $79 Kindle. For reading proper e-books (not PDFs), the Kindle is much better: It is much lighter, the battery lasts much longer, the display is better. PDFs work much better on the iPad of course. |
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