Amazon’s Fire tablets are seductive. Most of us already use Amazon, and they’re some of the only high profile tablets, affordable tablets released recently. The price seems too good to be true, and in some ways it is, but Amazon’s Fire tablets are also completely functional, capable devices.
To help you decide if a Fire tablet is right for you, we reviewed all five of Amazon’s Fire tablets in the last month. These are our unfiltered recommendations.What’s WIRED About All Fire Tablets
A Faucet for Amazon Content: If you subscribe to Amazon’s Prime service, you can listen to all the included music, movies, TV, and books, while also shopping for all the items you can get with its free two-day shipping or browsing your free Amazon photo storage. You can do most of the same things from an Android tablet or iPad, but the Fire OS interface is crafted specifically to deliver Amazon goods, with swipeable pages for each type of media Amazon sells.
Built ‘Good Enough’: Physically, Amazon’s Fire tablets are made of plastic, but they’re designed with enough care that the build quality won’t bother you too much. These are also some of the best-quality tablets for kids, encased in a rugged bumper. They also all have MicroSD slots if you want to add extra storage (we recommend this 64GB MicroSD card).
Cheap: Did I mention the price? They all cost $150 or less, which is a price that would have legitimately shocked you just a few years ago. They offer high value for the price. You can also to get them with Amazon lock-screen ads, which will lower your price by $15.
What’s TIRED About All Fire Tablets
Non-Amazon Content is Lacking: The greatest strength of these tablets is also their greatest weakness. If you aren’t an Amazon Prime subscriber, and plan to get your video, audio, or books from Amazon, the Fire tablet line is far less compelling. They do have Alexa now, so that could be a plus, but again, that’s tied deeply into Amazon’s content library.
You can download third-party apps like Netflix on Amazon’s Appstore, but the selection is far more limited than the apps available on Apple’s iPad or the Google Play store on standard Android tablets. Tech-savvy users have found ways to add the Google Play store or sideload apps, but these devices are built to serve up Amazon first and foremost.
Old Tech: The tech inside these tablets is also very old. They all run on processors…
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