Amazon Fire HD 8" 2017 16GB Tablet, Red
$29.99
Condition: New
Model: 16GB - Punch Red
Screen Size: 8"
Top positive review
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Insanely good budget tablet
By TD on Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2017
All right so I was scrolling through the reviews and read some pretty ridiculous reasons to not give this tablet five stars. One such was that the tablet weighed a whole 3 oz more and that resulted in a 3 star review. Let me start off by saying if that is the reason for giving a crap review that is ridiculous. It says the tablet weight depends on the manufacturing. The other funny one is that someone is upset with the "special offers" on the front screen. That's why you get a cheap and good tablet. It even says in the discription that there will be ads on the lock screen. It takes a second to swipe up and unlock the screen. So the bad reviews are just reviews by people looking to nit-pick. This tablet is exactly what Amazon was describing. It is cheap, looks good, loads apps quickly, expandable storage, good speakers, decent screen and all while staying under 80 bucks. The start up didn't take long and it came preloaded with my account on it. For 80 dollars this is a good buy and the complaints on the wieght and the ads are ridiculous reasons to give this tablet a shabby review. Buy this tablet if you want a cheap e-reader that can also sure the web, watch movies and shows, check Facebook or Twitter, or read books on. Ignore the negative reviews and you won't be disappointed. Edit: After having this for a few months and using it at least once a day I can safely say that for 80 bucks (its on sale right now (08/26/17 for 60 bucks) it is the steal of century. It is an 80 dollar tablet and it will freeze if you try and treat it like something that has an insanely powerful processor and RAM. If you treat it like a digital e-reader you will never have an issue. Just be patient and let things load instead of getting frustrated and trying to keep clicking on things. This will cause it to freeze. Treat it well and it will not let you down.
Top critical review
Does what I needed it to do... but!
By Doc on Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2018
I'm not going to give an in depth review because it's been done many times already. I am however going to make some observations and point out what I have liked about this tablet. Before I go into performance I want to tackle the issue some people seem to be having with moving/saving media to the SD card. There have been many who claim amazon does not allow you to save movies/music/books off prime services on their sd card which is simply not true. Amazon has very clear instructions on how to do so. Especially with content that was on your tablet prior to the SD card installation (They need to be redownloaded in order to save on card.) That being said, there are certain APPS that don't support this function but that is not Amazon's fault. It's up to developers of said apps to enable the ability to do this. You can save just about anything media wise downloaded on this tablet to SD. In regards to performance, when I first got it, it performed well for a tablet in this price point. However after a few weeks of use, it has begun to lag noticeably and it can only be rectified with a reboot. I realize that there will be some hurdles getting a tablet under $100. But as a user who's used various android tablets/phones that usually comes down to OS optimization with the available hardware and amazon has done a terrible job in filling their OS with unecessary junk. Their launcher is very restrictive and you'll pretty much have to deal with the pages that advertise just about anything. I knew this before I bought it, I'm just addressing the fact that I believe this tablet could run better without the excess crap. In regards to the overall media experience (when it's not laggy) I have to say it's been more than satisfactory for my needs. Reading is no problem in most kinds of light (direct sunlight is a killer for almost anything backlit) Battery life has been excellent. I can go a few days with moderate to heavy use without charging, and movies look plenty fine. I will state that I'm glad I got the 8 over the 7 because their is a noticeable difference in sound between the two and that mattered to me. All and all I have to say I'm fine with this purchase. The biggest downside is knowing that even though it's a cheap tablet, it could definitely run better with some tweaks. Unfortunately Amazon is in full control of that so we are all pretty much stuck with these tablets as is.
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