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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Our verdict:
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9, the bigger brother to the original Kindle Fire HD is a competent, good-looking tablet. The frame is a little wide – though this serves the purpose of preventing accidental screen touches. The display is high-definition and richly colourful, so video playback looks particularly good, though the lack of a zoom in feature is a shame when watching widescreen stuff.
The skill of Amazon’s reworking of Android is the simple accessibility it gives to the music, books and apps you buy from it. The decidedly uneven Google Play store has been curated, so only a small fraction of the apps available elsewhere can be found, but at least you know they’ll work. The strength of Amazon's digital media offering is growing as well, with Lovefilm now offering original programming - a la Netflix.
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30/11/2011 19:01
For me, the best tablet on the market has got to be Neurofen Plus.
20/11/2012 10:03
These reviews are ALWAYS heavily biased towards Apple. Do MSN get commission from Apple.
Smart people go for Samsung 10.1 tabs.
30/03/2012 21:47
I knew the iPad would be number 1. Why? It's a giant iPod touch. Hardly any difference in the software. I think anyone who owns an iPhone/iPod touch is bloody stupid
20/11/2012 01:11
my galaxy note 10.1 has a quad core chip, running at 1.4ghz, with 2gb ram and 32 gb onboard storage with micro sd card slot, that will take all sizes of memory card. its faster than my ipad3,
The screen is crystal clear, and camera' are both good for this type of device, it also has many apps available from samsungs own app store, as well as google play.
no amount of usage has slowed it down yet, even very large photo files being edited in photoshop.
By far the best tablet available, and fantastic screen brightness allowing viewing in full sunlight.
mine is now running jelly bean, legally.
the researchers should do their homework more thoroughly
20/11/2012 00:52
shame the researchers are apple fans, it does not give a true verdict of the fantastic tablets available.
apple is good, but not the best, slow, heavy, clunky to use, and expensive to buy.
apps are also expensive. and be ready for the lack of future proofing, another big drawback of the apple products, buy today throw away tomorow...
21/11/2012 11:03
Don't agree. I have an iPad and am pretty disappointed with it. It's a very expensive web browser and media player. Nothing more. iTunes is annoying and slow. I'm also sick of browsing the web with "is this site going to work on safari?" constantly in the back of my mind. On each browsing session I'll hit at least 1 website that doesn't work on safari. It integrates poorly with my business applications. If you just want a media play then go with the Kindle HD or Surface RT I reckon. The iPad is just a media player and costs loads more... all the apps are just a consumer quagmire of distraction since barely any of them offer any real life changing convenience. They're just another way for you to buy crap you don't need and pass your money onto corporate giants. Until they start to offer some real improvements on productivity of daily tasks then it's simply an expensive distraction. Why get an expensive one when you can get a much cheaper one that does the same thing?
30/03/2012 06:11
Why only the big names,what about the other makers,or is this a sponser statement,i have an Archos which is very good,just ordered the new Archos 502041 from Amazon out tomorrow,look at the specs for the price,less than half of this lot.
20/11/2012 12:25
bought 4 HD kindles for my kids.
really good to use easy and the screen is great.
and for what i paid for them i'd have only gotten 2 i pads.
really no brainer.
and i too was going to say how much do MSN get paid from Apple.
20/11/2012 10:28
Im so confused my 12 year old has requested a i pad for xmas now Im wondering about Galaxy or other options
20/11/2012 14:18
Where's the Blackberry Playbook ?
21/11/2012 11:10
Also to consider once you're in with Apple you're in. You're only option is to abandon all of your digital content and go some where else. At least with Android and Windows 8 you have more consumer choice over hardware... also the other devices don't lock the periferials... e.g. you can plug the surface into any HD TV or display device and watch your movies.
19/11/2012 23:20
Bit misleading this,says top ten but its just an article about one poor journalism!
21/12/2011 18:31
just bought this version for the girlfriend for crimbo will be interesting to see her get used to it.
21/11/2012 11:53
I have just bought a Kindle Fire HD and am absolutely delighted with it. The downside from my point of view was that there was no paper manual or power adaptor with it. Apart from that I just love it.
26/11/2012 01:12
Where`s asprin, panadol, prosac, and all the other pills????
20/11/2012 16:56
They have said the iPad 4th Gen, and the iPad Mini, same thing, DUH!
21/11/2012 14:23
so after the survey what is the best Tablet on sale now.???
31/12/2011 17:48
got this for christmas love it :) works well with my blackberry
18/10/2012 23:33
What about the Motorola Xoom, reliable and has great customizing features with all the widgets you can add to the tablet screen. Plus is priced considerably well.
26/08/2012 11:35
sony taplet s the best android tablet gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
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