Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I got this tablet after trying an apple ipad and the microsoft surface go 3. So, I can say from my standpoint I like this fire hd 10 better than the other two tablets for a couple of different reasons. First of all the cost is a significant difference from the Surface Go 3, and if you are not a member of the apple community the apple ipad is extremely difficult to integrate into your android based ecosystrm. The fire tablet has much similar form factor to the surface go 3. The screen is very colorful, detailed and bright. It is responsive and logical to get around on. The one little issue with the tablet is it's amazon centric software and apps that are difficult to work around. So, if you like the amazon web browser and are happy with it's email and other apps you will be very happy with it as it comes to you. BUT, if you are one of millions who prefer Google Chrome as your browser and associated apps like gmail and google drive you will have some work to do to get those apps on this tablet. It's not impossible but it is not for someone to do that does not have some comfort in downloading some apk files and executing them to get chrome on the tablet. There are a couple good tutorials on the web that explain how to do this. So, if it wasn't for this hassle to get other apps on the Fire HD 10 I would give this product a solid 5 star rating. Another very positive factor in liking this tablet is the ability to add internal storage space with an sdhc card slot. Great! This was another factor in my preference for this tablet over the other two. One small issue with this tablet is the apps screen on startup. Amazon will not let you get rid of many of the apps or even hide them if you don't want them on the tablet. There is one small workaround to this if you don't want them cluttering up your screen and that is to put them in the "Utility" group on the front page. Some of the decisions these makers of tablets make continue to amaze me with their shortsightedness and selfish behavior when it would be so much better for the customer and hence sales of the product to design it for the customer's benefit, ease of use, etc.