![]() But most of my reading occurs through Kindle and a handful of apps (like The New York Times app) that are obviously available on Kindle (so is Duolingo). I did have concerns about performance, and the screen. What if the Kindle Fire HD was an acceptable replacement? At hundreds of dollars less than any iPad, it’s a great savings. Looking at Apple’s refurbished store, I found iPad mini 3 options from $300 and up, but that lowest price was for a 16 GB version, and I’m not making that mistake again. The cheapest iPad replacement with an acceptable amount of storage is the iPad mini 4 with 64 GB of storage. ![]() And as Apple has updated iOS it’s gotten creakingly slow. But this device has two issues, one recent: Its 16 GB of storage isn’t enough to bring along more than a single movie on trips. Why am I buying such a device? I’ve been using a 16 GB iPad mini 2 for the past couple of years, mostly for reading, but also for Duolingo (language learning) and a handful of apps. Bundled microSD card was light on packaging. With a 64 GB microSD card-added as part of the purchase process-the whole thing set me back less than $200. In my case, I purchased the 8-inch Fire HD 8 (with 16 GB of storage, a $20 upgrade) for $179. The new Kindle HD tablets are all incredibly affordable, starting at $99.99 for a 6-inch Fire HD 6 and ranging up to just $275 for a “top of the line” Fire HD 10. Well, unless you’re committing to over-spending on technology, in which I’ll direct you to the local Apple store. I just picked up a Kindle Fire HD 8-the 8-inch version of this new lineup-but based on the technical and aesthetic similarities this device has with its siblings, the Fire HD 6 and Fire HD 10, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Amazon probably has a tablet offering to meet virtually any need. And more to the point, it halted development the Kindle HDX line of tablets and went back to its roots with a new lineup of low-cost, high value Kindle HD tablets. It brought the Voyager’s 300 ppi screen down to the lower-cost Paperwhite, delighting fans (myself included) of the standalone e-readers.
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