Who has a Kindle Fire? Looking for non-tech savvy reviews
My mom is the LEAST technologically savvy person in the world and cannot seem to get the hang of using a computer to get email or surf the web. I was thinking about getting her a simple, easy tablet so she could just get pictures via email and look up the occasional website. I'm leaning towards the Kindle Fire only because it's small, cheap and she needs so little in terms of features. Does anyone here who would describe themselves as "not good with computers or technology" regularly use one? How simple is it for you to use it? What do you find your biggest challenges to be? I've played with it myself and watched a lot of demos but I'm really interested in real opinions from users. Anyone? |
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| I have an Android tablet (which is the operating system behind the Kindle Fire unless I'm much mistaken). I love it. Wouldn't get an iPad if you paid me to. Well maybe if you paid me. That said, I have heard the Kindle Fire is very user friendly, I know several people who have them who I don't consider "tech saavy" folk who enjoy them immensely. Just know that as with any digital device, there IS going to be a learning curve. There is with everything. But I think it will be minimal. |
| Yeah, we own everything BUT the Kindle Fire. For me, it's not enough but I'm hoping someone with few needs has one and can speak up. It has to be VERY easy for my mom orit won't get used and I'll end up with a Kindle Fire that I don't need! I'm half thinking of giving her one of our tablets or my old iPad and buying myself something new but that seems like a terrible gift. |
| I received a Kindle Fire for Christmas and I love it. Taught myself how to use it after reading the user guide within the Kindle. I mostly use it to look at blogs since I was getting viruses all the time on my regular computer. It was a gift from my husband and I wasn't initially enthused. I didn't even take it out of the box until January. In January we had house guests that both had gotten a Kindle Fire and weren't to be parted from their Kindles the entire week they were here. So I jumped on the band wagon and although what I use it for is different, love it. They used it mostly to stream movies, shows, to play games, get email and buy books. They joined Amazon Prime. I also use it to read books but I'm not a fan of the backlit screen. The screen does have a few settings you can adjust though and that helps a little. I was able to get instructions at the local library of how to download books and I was able to figure it out on my own. Our library doesn't have that many good books for the Kindle. Anything good is a several week wait list. It's very user friendly to get your email too. I have many techy friends that have a Kindle Fire and an iPad and they use both. They say they like the size of the Kindle better. They like both for various reasons. I don't think you'd have any trouble reselling it if your Mom didn't like it. I'd get another one for sure if I wear it out. Someone told me the battery should last about 8 hours. My battery doesn't last any where near that long. |
| My mom is a techno retard so for her I'd go with Kindle as well. I myself like iPad or if I had to go with just an ereader would choose Kobo, but for simple use (no offense to those who are not technologically challenged and still prefer Kindles) She just learned how to look at this forum but I can almost guarantee she won't find this post so I think I'm safe. LOL |
Willowsprite wrote: My mom is a techno retard so for her I'd go with Kindle as well. I myself like iPad or if I had to go with just an ereader would choose Kobo, but for simple use (no offense to those who are not technologically challenged and still prefer Kindles) She just learned how to look at this forum but I can almost guarantee she won't find this post so I think I'm safe. LOL Lol. I wish they made a tablet that literally had like 3 buttons: email, web, photos. Any more than that and I think my mom will just start hitting them and get wildly confused when she can't get back to the home screen. I love my iPad for almost everything except for simple reading. It works fine in a pinch but like Las Vegas Sheepie Lover said, I also hate the backlit screen and way prefer e-ink. I like my first generation Kindle for reading. I need zero frills when it comes to reading books-- I just didn't want to have to carry actual books around and/or have to store them when I finished them. |
| I am not sure whether England has the Kindle Fire - yet. I have the older version of Kindle the all singing and dancing one. I am a complete book reader, however, I love the Kindle. I have been reading books from authors that I have never heard of before often these are freebies. I have, however, set myself a price limit - all books that I want to download must be 99p or less - well I would buy everything otherwise! I nearly had a heart attack the other week when I went out for a few drinks and I knew I had the kindle with me as I was reading this on the train (I didnt want to fall asleep you see and couldnt work my phone for the alarm). I came home and then the next day five minutes before I was due to leave for another evening out I realised I hadnt seen my kindle for a while - a million questions and panics later - I checked the car, my Mary Poppins handbag - no joy. I then decided I had lost it, but I knew that was wrong. I then realised that I took the kindle to bed with me as I wanted to read the last page of my book, but fell asleep before I could and so the kindle was placed in my bedside table! Motto of the story - dont take the kindle out when drinking!! |
| Can't believe I found this post, today of all days! I was looking at the Kindle Fire v the new Nook Tablet all day! I borrowed a Nook from my local library to see if I liked it. Its the original Nook. I still prefer reading a real book but I am looking for something I can check e mails with and visit websites, like our OES.org, as well as read books. I don't want to pay the 400 plus an Ipad costs so the new Nook tablet seems to be for me. Although I like the Kindle Fire as well...but in my research, the Nook Tablet got better reviews for what I want to use it for... |
| The Kindle Fire has been quite easy for our not at all tech savvy mom to get the hang of. Once I showed her how things worked, it was pretty easy for her to use it and download books for herself and whatnot. It's very easy to use, and the instructions are on it if she needs to refer to them. The only thing about it that was kind of hard to get was that when you're doing certain things, the little menu at the bottom of the screen disappears and you have to tap to get it back. Other than that, it's pretty simple. |
| Jill, does your Mom have Wi-Fi in her house for her to run the Kindle Fire? Would she get the pictures, I'm assuming cute Alexander pics, through the web on a site or can you download pics to the Kindle Fire? If someone sees the benefit of something they'll enjoy it whether they enjoy technology or not. I'm thinking pics of a Grandchild will trump any kind of reservations she might have. |
Las Vegas Sheepie Lover wrote: Jill, does your Mom have Wi-Fi in her house for her to run the Kindle Fire? Would she get the pictures, I'm assuming cute Alexander pics, through the web on a site or can you download pics to the Kindle Fire? If someone sees the benefit of something they'll enjoy it whether they enjoy technology or not. I'm thinking pics of a Grandchild will trump any kind of reservations she might have. We'll set up the Wi-Fi for her. We have a spare router so that part is no issue. And, yes, that's exactly what it's for-- to get pictures of Alexander. I like the size of the Kindle Fire because she can throw it in her purse to take with her to show people. For that reason, I think you're right-- she'll learn to use it so she can show off the pics! |
| Jill, my dad, who is more technically savvy than my mom, but still struggles here and there with the computer, got a kindle around Christmas and had a hard time figuring out basic things and ultimately started giving up on it. My mom, who is 69, had never ever touched a computer. We purchased an ipad for her last year. She is doing great with it, has figured out to email, do facebook and send videos now. I'm actually pleasantly surprised of her progress. IMO the ipad is the easiest, I know they can be cost prohibitive, but maybe you can find a deal since on a 2 now that the new version has been released. verve |
| Little sis just let me borrow her Kindle Fire and compared to my iPod Touch, I actually hate it. Well, the size is great but it will take some getting used to. Just used to all things Apple here. Why not give mom one of those iPad just laying around your house gathering dust? And then buy her a bigger purse.  |
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