[Westside]

How many of you own an Amazon Kindle? What do you use it for? What are your thoughts of the device?

[Westside]

I have owned three Kindles. My first Kindle had a black and white display and could only be used for reading. It is still my primary reading device. The second Kindle that I bought was a Kindle Fire HD. I liked this Kindle a lot. It had a color display and could also be used for surfing the net. After a few years of use, the on\off button quit working, and the charging port simply wore out. So this past year, I purchased a new Kindle Fire HD. As soon as I took this Kindle out of the box, I began having second thoughts. It felt cheaply made, flimsy, and weighted far less than my last Kindle. After a few days use, my initial thoughts proved correct. Where as my last kindle was great to use when surfing the net, this Kindle kicks me off constantly. As a matter of fact, I tried posting this same post with that very Kindle, but I was kicked offline and had to retype everything on another device. I have given two other Kindles as gifts. I doubt I will ever buy another Kindle again.

[RunItUpTheGut]

The wife loves the original kindle that you only read on.

Amazon got ahead of themselves with the fire IMO.
I bought one for the hell of it for around 40 bucks on sale and its complete garbage compared to a galaxy tablet or ipad. But you get what you pay for in that case...

[Hoot Gibson]

I've owned several Kindles from the original model to the Paperwhite. My Kindle Fire HDX tablet has been great, but I rarely use it. I prefer the Paperwhite for most reading and I prefer to browse the web on my laptop.

[Spud6]

Bought the fiancé one with the paper white version screen and she absolutely loves it.