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6/12/12 at 8:05am

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My Kindle 2G's screen cracked and looking for a replacement.
Amazon is willing to replace it with the 3G keyboard for 85 dollars.
I asked if it can be replace it with the Fire for an additional fee but they wont do it.
If they had, I wouldnt be here.

Now the question is, should I replace it with the 3G for 85 dollars or buy a tablet.

I dont want to buy the Fire for 200 since there is no GPS and microSD slot.
So which tablet would you recommend?? Preferred 7 inches.

Reasons I am considering the Kindle 3G:
Easier on the eyes.
Cheap.

Reasons I am considering a tablet:
Multipurpose
Color
Bigger screen size.
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6/12/12 at 8:09am

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I have the Kindle Keyboard without 3G and it works great for me. 85$ is not a bad price either. How long did it last before cracking?

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I would look at the Toshiba excite 7 which comes out this month. It has and sd card slot, tegra 3 and an amoled display. You may also consider waiting for the upcoming Nexus tablet.

The 85$ kindle makes more financial sense though.

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6/12/12 at 8:19am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by james_ant

I have the Kindle Keyboard without 3G and it works great for me. 85$ is not a bad price either. How long did it last before cracking?

Just over two years.
The sad thing is I dont know how it cracked.
I put it the same place in my bag all the time and it didnt crack until now.
And it is padded.

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I would look at the Toshiba excite 7 which comes out this month. It has and sd card slot, tegra 3 and an amoled display. You may also consider waiting for the upcoming Nexus tablet.
The 85$ kindle makes more financial sense though.
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That tablet is gonna be 500 dollars.
At that price I would get the Transformer Prime or iPad.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TLCH723

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Originally Posted by james_ant

I have the Kindle Keyboard without 3G and it works great for me. 85$ is not a bad price either. How long did it last before cracking?

Just over two years.
The sad thing is I dont know how it cracked.
I put it the same place in my bag all the time and it didnt crack until now.
And it is padded.

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Originally Posted by cavallino

I would look at the Toshiba excite 7 which comes out this month. It has and sd card slot, tegra 3 and an amoled display. You may also consider waiting for the upcoming Nexus tablet.
The 85$ kindle makes more financial sense though.
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That tablet is gonna be 500 dollars.
At that price I would get the Transformer Prime or iPad.

Ok I thought you just wanted a 7in tablet not 10. I think the nexus will be cheaper.

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Originally Posted by cavallino

Ok I thought you just wanted a 7in tablet not 10. I think the nexus will be cheaper.
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I preferred 7 inches.
But if I gonna spend 500 dollars, I will want to get a 10 inches.

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Fair enough. You could look at the Samsung galaxy 2 tab 7

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-7-Inch-Wi-Fi/dp/B007P4VOWC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339518511&sr=1-1&keywords=galaxy+tab+2

Its half the price

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Buy both. Kindle is leaps and bounds ahead of tablets for reading books while the tablet would be used for more of an e-device. That's what I'm doing.

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http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http://habrahabr.ru/post/143600/

They seem to get to high standards these days. I never even looked at them before Russians started to provide reviews on them.
Seems like they are doing great and some have xda/4pda support. That means ROM's

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Fair enough. You could look at the Samsung galaxy 2 tab 7
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-7-Inch-Wi-Fi/dp/B007P4VOWC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339518511&sr=1-1&keywords=galaxy+tab+2
Its half the price

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I have been looking at that seem to fit.
But my problem with it is that it doesnt use a micro or mini usb.
And I have been looking around and a lot of them dont use them.
ASUS, Toshiba, Samsung.

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Buy both. Kindle is leaps and bounds ahead of tablets for reading books while the tablet would be used for more of an e-device. That's what I'm doing.

I dont have enough money and I dont think I will use both if I do have both.

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http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http://habrahabr.ru/post/143600/
They seem to get to high standards these days. I never even looked at them before Russians started to provide reviews on them.
Seems like they are doing great and some have xda/4pda support. That means ROM's

The chinese stuff are decent but they are lack of supports.

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