Kindle Fire vs iPad side by side video comparison

Does Kindle Fire have free internet in it? Could be great.

well done, but you forgot the price ;)

you forgot to mention that the Fire is $199. The IPAD $499.

Still don't understand why Netflix would release an highly optimized version for Android Tablet first. Not a very smart move from Netflix. Then again they have been screwing up all year.

I got a Kindle Fire yesterday and right off the bat it would not access our Cisco wireless network. I'm sitting down with our Networking guys tomorrow to troubleshoot the problem.

As an owner of an iPad and iPad 2, I find the web browsing experience very disappointing. The zoom function stutters as it magnifies an image, and it doesn't magnify it in the correct place, like the iPad does. I have to slide the page sideways to adjust.

My absolute number one peeve is that after holding it for no less than five minutes after opening it, I had turned it off twice! The power button sits exactly where my finger rests to hold the Fire up! I can't imagine a worse spot on the device for a PROTRUDING button! I have it locked so I now hold it upside down with the power button on 'top'

The first app I downloaded was Evernote. That seemed to be ok, but the keyboard is too small to actually type on in horizontal mode, compared to the iPad or iPad 2, which is barely large enough for my hands. I do think the keyboard works well in vertical mode, since the keys are just about the 'right size' for my thumbs to hit each letter correctly.

I did purchase a magazine, which is entire too small to read in the Page View mode. Text View isn't bad, but that misses the point. I much prefer the iPad 2 for digital magazines.

Lastly, the email is wonky for me. I have an exchange account that I can connect to via IMAP as well (which is the only way that it will work on the Kindle) and it would constantly tell me that it couldn't retrieve my email, yet my messages were there. Really annoying. I told it to only work in Manual mode, yet it would keep telling me it couldn't get my mail. I don't understand why it would do that.

It did stream movies ok and I like the fact that the interface got out of the way quickly.

I expect quirks from a Gen 1 device, so we'll see what gets changed or updated on the device. I'm hoping that after a year or so, they'll finally get the software right. But when they release it again, they have to do something about a better power button location and better switch, plus manual volume buttons would be nice too.

Yes, but it also points out that Apple needs a iPad in this size category. Played with my Fire all afternoon and I agree with most of the points. And it's true that you don't get the same "magazine" experience as you do with the iPad...

But -- and it's an important but -- you do get a nice "paperback" experience. And for the majority of books, paperback is good enough.

you get what you pay for.

I just got an iPad. I'm taking it back and getting a Kindle Fire. It's way cheaper, and it appears you can hold it in one hand. The iPad is too big and clunky by comparison - if I wanted a laptop, I would have bought a laptop. And for reading, I have found iBooks to be more than substandard in terms of organisation.

Speaking from those of us that have iPads, the Kindle Fire brings some welcome choice.

Does the Kindle Fire have a Microphone?

That's interesting. The only reason I'd buy a tablet, however, would be to read books and comics. I can do anything else on my iPhone or MacBook. How well does the Fire do in the reading department?