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Originally Posted by Rathji
Fire is just Wifi, with no 3G option. For something that small, you would think they would try and capitalize on its portability. I guess you just need to use your phone as an AP when you are on the move.
Other than that, it seems like an amazing device for $199, although I wonder about it's power.
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Well, the Playbook is plenty powerful and if it is based on the Playbook hardware as a lot of people say it is I'd imagine it should be fine.
I'm more concerned about what Android OS it's built on. I've yet to use a Gingerbread tablet that had the same silky-smooth responsiveness that people have come to expect after playing with iPads and Honeycomb devices.
I'm not surprised at the lack of 3G in a $199 tablet - they've got to cut some corners to get it under $200 (and good on them for that). I'm a bit surprised there's not a $249 or $299 3G option though.