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inside this box we have the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 because the Kindle line just keeps expanding and the screens just keep getting bigger so this is for the Kindle and Amazon fan who kind of wants an iPad but doesn't want to spend that much and just really loves Kindle stuff let's check it out I do love Amazon's packaging that's how easy it is like this is the box that it came in I love it although I miss my box cutter all right here we go now this is kind of an interesting sized tablet 8.9 sits right between the 7.9 inch iPad Mini and then maybe a 10 inch iPad or nexus 10 it's all dusty let's check it out very very similar to the Kindle Fire HD in design of course and actually almost seems similar in size it's just a little bit bigger and obviously very rectangular lis oriented I'm sure that's a word alright let's see what else we have in the box here Amazon continuing to leave out the power brick with its chargers now there's some controversy about this and I've come down on both sides the peasants to be honest but I kind of feel like everybody at this point probably does have some sort of a brick or a computer so I appreciate at least the lack of waste I also appreciate the fact that this is a nice long charging cable I'm never gonna get over that obsession all right that is basically it some instructions here getting to know your Kindle no waste love it alright let's fire this up my biggest complaint about these Kindles is that I can never figure out what the power is don't laugh you're gonna do this to see that it oh that's it it's the little button at the top next to the volume rocker while we wait for this to fire up I'm gonna go through set up and all that so you don't have to be here for it let's go through the specs the Kindle Fire has as I mentioned an 8.9 inch HD display it's extremely beautiful this display 1920 by 1200 pixel resolution the tablet weighs 1.25 pounds and performance is pretty good at 1.5 gigahertz dual-core processor with one gig of onboard ram memory starts at 16 gigs and that price is just $2.99 it does go up from there and for 32 gigs with LTE you'll pay $4.99 now compared to an iPad that's a good price it runs the Amazon version of Android which means you won't get all the apps available in the Android app store but you'll get plenty battery life is pretty good according to Amazon ten hours of continuous use in terms of ports you get microUSB and micro-hdmi it also has a front-facing camera for video conferencing or taking pictures the Kindle Fire HD has dual stereo speakers that sound pretty good and you can watch shows in hi-def up to 1080p so if you're in the market for a full sized tablet right now the options are obviously iPad or 800-pound gorilla the new Google Nexus 10 or something like the Kindle Fire HD now what this tablet has going for it is price like I said it starts at $299 for all of that Amazon goodness so if you're already a fan of Kindle books if you have a Prime subscription you like the streaming video this is a pretty easy choice and for the price of an iPad you'll get 4G LTE and that's just an extra $50 a year so it's a pretty good value as a tablet I have to say my only complaint about it is that the ecosystem is a little bit limited because it's not full Android you won't get all of the apps you really are just living in the Amazon world like I said if that's where you live already and you don't want to spend a ton of money this is a great option I have to say though for me on this table the best value still the Nexus 10 sorry Amazon