The Amazon Kindle Fire: Benchmarked, Tested, And Reviewed

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A low price is earning Amazon's Kindle Fire a lot of press. We take a fine-tooth comb to this new tablet and turn up some surprising results. While there's a lot to like, there are also plenty of quirks. We go over the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Books And Documents: Not Quite An e-Book Reader...

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Books

The Kindle name is normally associated with Amazon's e-book readers, which offer a convenient way to carry around a lot of consumable content. The e-ink-based screen isn't for everyone. But it's great for reading text over extended periods. Though the Fire employs a more power-hungry LCD display, it also inherits the Kindle namesake. As such, Amazon makes readability a priority.

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eBook: Page Flipping

You swipe to flip pages, and page turns aren't animated.

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PDF: Reading