![]() ![]() Let’s be real, what are you really planning on using a device like this for? Watching content, reading books, listening to music/podcasts/audiobooks (they’re all on offer) and maybe checking in on an idle game every once in a while. ![]() Sure, 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage doesn’t sound like a lot compared to plenty of other tablets on the market but given the fact that you’re saving loads of cash by going the Amazon route, the reduced specs are more than justified. The hardware is humble yet effective which, quite frankly, you should realise by how little the Fire HD 8 Plus costs, coming it at R1,908 on Amazon (obviously). In fact, I found it to be quite capable during my time with it. Which isn’t to say the Fire HD 8 Plus is a bad device. Amazon might be the biggest online retailer to have ever existed but that notoriety isn’t enough to convince me that owning a tablet built to exclusively exist within that ecosystem is a decent purchase. And while the iPad promotes itself as being a device that allows users to accomplish whatever they want with it, Amazon’s Fire HD 8 Plus tablet takes a more… focused approach. ![]() Yet despite that, the range of apps, utilities and entertainment options even an older model of the iPad is able to support has been enough to cement them into the technological landscape. Which is ironic when you think about the fact that arguably the best tablet devices on the market are iPads, devices intrinsically linked into Apple’s infrastructure and not much else. The thing that really makes a tablet stand out from the competition is versatility. ![]()
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