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Re: Any else FIREd up? Amazon's new tablets look great! - guitarist - 09-07-2012 silvarios wrote: You lost me. The iPad pages on Apple's own site mentions LTE all over the place. The actual iPad model is called iPad WiFi + Cellular. That's any better than Kindle Fire HD LTE? Yeah, it is better. Ask the average person what "LTE" means. They'll draw a blank. Ask them if they recognize the term WiFi. Ten year olds know what WiFi is. My objection isn't rational, I'm aware of that. Of course LTE should be in the description. And if they want to make "LTE" part of the name of their product, it's their business. And yeah, I realize it's a silly thing to object to--my trivial complaint is not aimed at the Kindle so much as the consumer tech industry in general, cell phones, A/V receivers, automobiles, etc., the pointless stream of meaningless letter that pile up. Perhaps I'm spoiled by Apple's refreshingly straightforward, relatively uncluttered real-life naming conventions. In recent history, they had computers with G3, G4, etc., but less so, over time, as Steve Jobs preferred standard English words and pleasingly-named products with a clear brand identity. I'm glad the MacBook Air is called a MacBook Air, instead of the "MacBook Air LX Hi Res RZX11 HD" Hey, is that new Kindle Fire have HD capability? I watched the video ad. But it wasn't clear if it's capable of HD or not. Is it? It barely mentioned it! Re: Any else FIREd up? Amazon's new tablets look great! - silvarios - 09-15-2012 With Verizon alone plastering LTE commercials all over the place, I would be surprised if people haven't heard of the term. Point of interest, while I redeemed my $20 Target gift card (bonus with my recent iPad purchase) in exchange for a Speck MagFolio Lounge case, the Target team member chatted me up about her recent Kindle HD purchase. As we debated the merits of the iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook Color/Tablet, Galaxy Nexus 7, etc. something she said stood out, her specific mention of the Kindle Fire HD LTE model. This regular person had no problem dropping the LTE model by name, for whatever that is worth. |