Wired Reviews Kindle Fire
Overall, performance is slow. Particularly when using the web browser.
The Fire’s processor, a 1GHz dual-core chip, appears all but insufficient for fluid, silky-smooth web browsing, an area where I found performance to be preternaturally slow.
I am interested in the ereader aspect of the device. The quote below rings true of any LCD based reading device, including the iPad.
There’s just one problem: Because cheaper Kindle models that feature e-ink screen technology are so much better suited to marathon reading sessions, I can’t imagine ever using the Fire to, say, knock out 200-plus pages of George R.R. Martin on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Overall advice: Buy an iPad.
