Kindle Fire

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  • November 19, 2011 at 9:50 pm
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    To clarify, yes, all of the Kindles display PDF files just fine.

    The specific issue I was pointing out is that a PDF designed for 8.5″ x 11″ paper will be shrunk down too small to read with the whole page visible at once. You can turn it sideways to give you a bit more width then scroll down as you read.

    Some people don’t mind for the kinds of documents they use. I find it a bit tedious and unworkable because I often view PDFs that you need to see the whole page because they have full-page illustrations, diagrams, or sheet music.

     

    November 23, 2011 at 6:17 pm
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    Here’s another review of the Fire that I just ran across. http://www.marco.org/2011/11/17/kindle-fire-review

    November 25, 2011 at 1:51 pm
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    And for those considering the new Nook, here’s a review of that with some comparisons to the Fire. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2011/11/lean-mean-consuming-machine-reviewing-the-nook-tablet.ars

    November 25, 2011 at 7:44 pm
    Jenni
    Participant

    Thanks for all your great info, Doug and everyone else. We are looking at getting an iPad to replace our PC. We have a laptop that we’ll be able to print from, but for our main internet connection, we’re thinking we could use just the iPad. We’re hopeful that we’d be able to drop out Internet access at home ($50 a month!), but would we need to maintain a wireless connection for an iPad?

    Sorry for the elementary questions; we’re just now tiptoeing into the 21st century. 🙂 Thanks again, Jenni

    November 25, 2011 at 9:18 pm
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    You’ll need some sort of internet access for the iPad, whether that be your existing connection with wireless, or through a cellular connection if you get the 3G model and pay for a montly data plan.

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