Amazon's latest sale knocks up to 50% off Fire tablets
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Amazon seems to be kicking off its fall Prime Day event a bit earlier. Hot on the heels of announcing a new generation of gadgets, the company is running a sale on Echo smart displays, Fire TV devices and, it seems, Fire tablets. Highlights include the Fire 10 HD, which is down to $75, a price we last saw at Amazon's Prime Day event in July. Meanwhile, the new Fire 7 tablet has been discounted to $45.
Buy Fire HD 10 on Amazon - $75 Buy Fire 7 on Amazon - $45Although the Fire HD 10 is the older of the two devices, the deal on this tablet is still the highlight here. For the money, you get a 10.1-inch display with Full HD resolution, a 2GHz eight-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 12 hours of rated battery life, and up to 64GB of internal storage ( expandable up to 1TB via a microSD card).
As for the Fire 7, we have to warn you that it got a mediocre score from us when we reviewed it last summer. While we acknowledged the then-$60 tablet had certain basics, including battery life, USB-C charging and, well, affordability, we knocked it out for its display quality. unimpressive and its poor performance. If we were to review it today with a list price of $45, we might be a little more generous in our rating.
It's unclear when Amazon will refresh its line of 10- or 7-inch tablets. At its hardware launch last month, Amazon only mentioned a new $100 8-inch model,
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Amazon seems to be kicking off its fall Prime Day event a bit earlier. Hot on the heels of announcing a new generation of gadgets, the company is running a sale on Echo smart displays, Fire TV devices and, it seems, Fire tablets. Highlights include the Fire 10 HD, which is down to $75, a price we last saw at Amazon's Prime Day event in July. Meanwhile, the new Fire 7 tablet has been discounted to $45.
Buy Fire HD 10 on Amazon - $75 Buy Fire 7 on Amazon - $45Although the Fire HD 10 is the older of the two devices, the deal on this tablet is still the highlight here. For the money, you get a 10.1-inch display with Full HD resolution, a 2GHz eight-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 12 hours of rated battery life, and up to 64GB of internal storage ( expandable up to 1TB via a microSD card).
As for the Fire 7, we have to warn you that it got a mediocre score from us when we reviewed it last summer. While we acknowledged the then-$60 tablet had certain basics, including battery life, USB-C charging and, well, affordability, we knocked it out for its display quality. unimpressive and its poor performance. If we were to review it today with a list price of $45, we might be a little more generous in our rating.
It's unclear when Amazon will refresh its line of 10- or 7-inch tablets. At its hardware launch last month, Amazon only mentioned a new $100 8-inch model,
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