re: Thinking of getting the Amazon Fire (Tablet)

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What is the issue with the hardware with it and how is that remedied?

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The hardware is just barebones. Slow CPU, relatively low-res screen, etc. The "remedy" for that is just understanding it's a browsing/e-mail/youtube tablet. In terms of software, it's just running a bastardized version of Android that may or may not be desirable. I remember the old Kindle Fire from around 2011, and the OS was awful. I'm sure it's come a long way since then, as has Android itself. But if it's horrible, the tablet can be wiped and the OS replaced with a custom ROM or stock android. It can be rooted, it can have the play store on it, etc. Lots of tutorials online. Personally, I'm planning to leave it as is since it's for my kid.

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Mostly I would use it for reading, teach the baby, read to the baby, let her play with it, take on roadtrips, etc.

Do you know if children can play kids game on it, simple educational games, not complex one that are rich in graphics and such?

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I think that's precisely what Amazon Freetime is for. I don't know much about it honestly. I just wanted to get away from LeapFrog's overpriced cartridge games. It's supposedly arriving Wednesday, and I plan to mess with it before I wrap it up.