my kindle fire vs his blackberry playbook

[jawzforlife]

This week I picked up a $199 kindle fire. Other guy at work just got a $199 Blackberry playbook. Trying to decide what one is better. I may be leaning towards the playbook. 1. front and rear camera (kindle = no cameras) 2. physical volume buttons (kindle = on screen buttons) 3. tether internet from blackberry phone at no extra charge (kindle = wifi only) 4. 16gb (kindle = 5gb) 5. HDMI output (kindle = no output) Also new OS 2.0 comes out soon and will alow android apps to be bought through the blackberry app store. Should I return my kindle fire for a playbook?

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[T56LS102]

I thought the kindle had a front face camera...

[jawzforlife]

no cameras at all on kindle fire

The biggest selling point on the playbook for me is I can bluetooth tether to my blackberry bold and get free interest on the playbook.

[T56LS102]

Well this week Walmart is offering a $50 gift card if you buy a fire, so its not too bad..

[Xride]

I thought the fire used that e-ink? If that is the case they are not really the same things.

[jawzforlife]

Originally Posted by Xride

I thought the fire used that e-ink? If that is the case they are not really the same things.

regular kindle does
but my kindle fire is like a simple android tablet.

Kindle Fire - Full Color 7" Multi-Touch Display with Wi-Fi - More than a Tablet

[Spitfire557]

Damn dude, you've been pretty torn for the past few weeks over which $200 tablet to buy.

I love my Kindle Fire, but apparently you have some pretty serious expectations out of your tablet.

EDIT: Not trying to sound like a d*ck, but after re-reading - that's how it came out.

[Camride]

The thing is if you continue to analyze it over and over you'll convince yourself that the grass is greener. Do you like the Kindle? Does it do what you want/need it to do? If so keep it, if not take it back and try the Playbook. Personally I wouldn't buy anything from RIM, mostly at this point because I expect a short life expectancy from them at this point. The Fire is a good tablet, and you should get a good life out of it. Amazon/Kindle isn't going anywhere.

[jawzforlife]

Originally Posted by Camride

The thing is if you continue to analyze it over and over you'll convince yourself that the grass is greener. Do you like the Kindle? Does it do what you want/need it to do? If so keep it, if not take it back and try the Playbook. Personally I wouldn't buy anything from RIM, mostly at this point because I expect a short life expectancy from them at this point. The Fire is a good tablet, and you should get a good life out of it. Amazon/Kindle isn't going anywhere.

I do like the kindle.

But more onboard storage (16gb vs 5gb) and free bluetooth connected internet through my phone is what's pushing me to the playbook.

The other items (physical volume buttons, HDMI out, and camera) are jsut a nice extra.

Even if RIM is dead, the playbook will still do what I need it to. Light web surf, movie watching, and occasional ebook reading.

[jawzforlife]

decision made:

exchanged my kindle fire for a 16gb Blackberry Playbook

[dave89gta]

Originally Posted by jawzforlife

decision made:

exchanged my kindle fire for a 16gb Blackberry Playbook

I look forward to the 4th installment of this ongoing struggle.

[bombebomb]

I just got a Kindle Fire for someone else the other day for $164 (can't beat the price + quality).

It seems like a REALLY nice tablet for $164.

[jawzforlife]

walmart has the Fire this week for $199 plus you get a $50 gift card if anybody is looking to pick one up.