The Underachiever

Fans of the iPad will regard these flaws as losing the whole ballgame, and many will dismiss Amazon?s device as just another in a long line of failed iPad killers. But that would be shortsighted. The Fire?s got a lot of problems, but none of them outweighs its one overriding advantage: It?s super cheap. In my few days using the device, I managed to do pretty much everything that I like to do on my iPad. Still, when you take into account its reduced capabilities and inferior interface, I?d rate the Fire as something like 70 percent of an iPad. When you consider that the Fire costs only 40 percent as much as Apple?s tablet, though, that?s not a bad deal. If spending $500 to get the real thing is within your budget, by all means, go to an Apple store. But if all you?re looking for is 70 percent of an iPad, then why spend any more?

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