Been awhile since I've posted a review of anything...book, clothing, shoes, equipment, food, etc. Actually, I've been slacking as a whole with the blogging thing...in case you haven't noticed. So I'm going to do a little catch up...I mean, hey, Christmas and year end bonus has come and gone (and trust me...that bonus is definitely gone) so obviously I am going to have some new purchases to review!
Let's start with:
Let's start with:
Kindle Fire HD (7")
My third kindle. It has become something of a tradition between my husband and myself. Third Christmas in a row he has bought me a kindle (first one was the 'regular' one, second was the original Fire and now this one). Love! I don't have the largest one - size-wise or memory-wise, but it suits my needs just fine. I really have no need for an iPad. I am happy the latest version has a camera. It seems...faster?...than my first Fire. There are some differences between the two...the new one is thinner...reminds me a lot of my husband's Samsung Galaxy (I suppose that they are actually quite similar).
What don't I like about it? Not much...really...I read a lot, and that was the original intent of the kindle is to satisfy that need/want and free up space I was taking up with all of my books. There are a few things, however, that I am not all that excited about. One being battery life...yes, it does still last a couple of days. However, one of that awesome tings about my original Kindle (pre-Fire days) is that the battery would quite literally last a month before needing to be charged (unless it was in the lighted case and the light was on). The other? The camera. yes...the addition to the new Fire that I was really excited about. It just leaves me wanting more.
So with the new Kindle Fire, I found it necessary to be a complimentary case for it...one that could stand up to my toddler (and me, for that matter). I found one. And it is awesome. It is an OtterBox case. LOVE it. Not just love it...I LOVE it. Yes...it is heavier...much heavier. Don't care. As much as I tend to drop things (it is a wonder that i didn't kill the last Kindle Fire...but it survived to be passed on to my mom), this was necessary. I didn't need something to keep it nice...I needed something to protect it from being dropped on the floor, handled by a toddler, etc. Yes...it was pricier than the other covers. Yes, it was back-ordered when I initially ordered. But, in my opinion...worth.every.penny. It is pure awesomeness. Although...I will admit that it took me some time to initially figure out how to open that damn thing!
