Planning to root to use the android market, but I need to pick up a micro-b usb cable first

I have many cables lying around, but this is not one of them

no Tegra 3 no care :troll:
i keed...great value for the specs

If only it had expandable memory. That's the only thing that's limiting it.

So if i do get one of these. What are the limitations being in canada?

you don't get cloud service, you don't get to download any apps from amazon app store unless you do credit/ identify fraud, you don't get the amazon prime service which lets you stream amazon's library of songs books and movie. There might also be warranty issue.

software side you can get around all the limitation listed by rooting it and putting in stock android.

imo i think the amazon prime service is great i would definately give it a try, like most online media solution us canadian once again get the short end of the stick....

Thinking of getting this for light note taking/multimedia tablet, but with the limited storage, I might hold off.

For anyone who has a hold of this, is the reading experience any different? People say you can't read on NON e-ink displays for hours, but we do this all the time when we face our computer screens daily. :fuckthatshit:

Question: Should i get it and root this? read off this thing ? Or am i just better off sticking with the Kindle touch E-ink reader? The price point between the two really gets me. I can always return my Kindle Touch

when i was looking for a tablet i was thinking of getting either this or the playbook since they are the same price. i went with a playbook b/c of lack of amazon services to canada on the fire, and the playbook has bt, micro usb & hdmi ports, double the hd space, front/rear facing camera and a mic.
unless you must have android or are going to live in the US i'd go for a pb.

I appear to be the only one with a fire on this forum. :alone:

I haven't used other kindles before, but I don't see why I can't read on this for hours. Hell, I've read on my iphone for hours.

I'm taking this on vacation next week but the 8gb (6gb of free storage to be exact) is really limiting my choice of travel entertainment. It's great just for books and magazines and a couple of games, but without cloud or streaming, this thing fills up fast with just a few movies.

Currently I'm rooted and have access to android and other markets. But when the custom roms are stable enough for me to use, I'll probably switch to it, since the amazon services are useless to us anyways.

BUT, for the price, it's still a decent android tablet, if you're willing to accept (or work around) it's flaws.

may have found a fix to all the flaw! but another tablet! LOL

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/ref=pe_174160_21770050_pe_b1_t/B004PGMFG2
from RFD, looks pretty decent for a tablet. For the Specs vs price perspective.