Certified Refurbished Fire HD 8 Tablet (8" HD Display, 16 GB) - Black (Previous Generation - 8th)

Refurbished - This appears to be official Amazon refurbished, not a third party refurbish. That means it looks and function's like new with the official accessories that come with a new device. If the box didn't say refurbished, I wouldn't have known!Pros1.) Price - If you catch this on sale, it's less expensive than a 7 Inch fire! Not on sale, it's less expensive than most generic tablets. Price is wonderful2.) Screen - Bright and Vibrant! Great for media and movies.3.) Easy setup - Was up and running in under 5 minutes, that includes the updates! Like previous fire tablets, setup was a breeze!4.) Great for Amazon content!5.) Durable - Yes it's made of plastic but that's also what makes it so durable! The thin aluminum of iPads bends. The glass back on other tablets break. And so on! I've never broke a fire tablet and I've had plenty! I'm hard on them and beat them up, but don't break. I replace when they get pretty beat up because they are so inexpensive6.) Works well with Hulu, YouTube, Netflix, HBO and plenty of other media apps7.) Great for reading magazines!8.) Good battery life!Cons1.) Sluggish - These have always been a little sluggish but keep in mind their price. Yes, I'd love to replace my old HDX tablet, but I don't see that happening.. Amazon has found a sweet spot with these inexpensive tabletsTips1.) Google Play - While Google Play store isn't installed, it can be.. even better, there are other third party app stores that install even easier. No rooting or advanced setup required! One example of a third lartyt store is apkpure. Works great!2.) Ads can be turned off for a small fee. They however don't bother meOverall - very happy with this tablet and no regrets buying it refurbished! It works well and is essentially brand new!

This is my second refurbished Fire tablet as the first one was lost for awhile. It has been so essential to me that I couldn't wait until the first one turned up so I bought another. It's impossible to tell the difference between a refurbished Kindle and a new one. Since I'm an avid reader it's also been my go-to while I'm waiting, in doctors' offices, in lube at the store, when waiting for a friend, etc. The is plenty of memory to download several books, as well as samples of books in order to decide whether I'll be interested, keeps the operating system working smoothly, contains lots of apps (guitar tuner, learning bass lines, dictionaries, lyric helps, study helps (Greek, Hebrew, Bible Commentaries), and there's still room to download a few Amazon Prime videos at one time so that, if the Wifi in my neighborhood is slow due to a storm, I don't have to have a show interrupted because it's buffering. I just delete them when I'm done and have room to download more. I also have Netflix and a few others downloaded in case nothing on Prime appeals to me. This really is a full, portable entertainment center that I reach for any- and every time, day or night. It's 100% reliable. It never doesn't work. It doesn't matter whether I feel like reading, studying, watching a movie, or listening to music. Anything that can possibly interest and entertain me is literally right at my fingertips - - or if my hands are busy, Alexa is always available to help. The screen is large enough to read from and watch movies on. Any kind of tweak I can think of, like no blue screen after dark, is programmable.Some of the really cool features this piece of hardware comes standard with are the ability to highlight in four different colors, word or phrase lookup by highlighting, and note taking. The on-screen keyboard is large enough either to "pick-and-peck" type with two fingers or slide, in which you use one finger held down to slide from letter to letter to form the words you want to type. I have a notebook app on it also, which I can use to take notes on during a lecture or meeting.Also, now that I've found my first Kindle I have twice the amount of memory for downloading books and movies.I also enjoy taking photographs. Since my pro-level camera is obsolete 15 years after purchase I can snap a shot of a great sunset, interesting clouds formation, or beautiful landscape to paint from. Admittedly, even though it has enough pixels to take good photos, the hardware is not sufficient. This is the only drawback of this entire system. However, I have access to fast more than what I bargained for when I made my first purchase so I have no complaints. Until I replace my camera, my phone is sufficient for taking photos. It is, however, too small to draw from so, once again, it's my Kindle to the rescue because I can use it to go online and access my photo library with a screen plenty big enough to see every detail I could ever want to for reference.This FIRE really does have it all. There is no end to the things I can use this device for. If I chose to edit my photographs on it all I would need to do is download the appropriate app. The same goes for music writing. I have actually downloaded music studio-type apps as well as a couple of Thesauruses and some lyric helper apps. The benefits of this inexpensive (under $100), easy-to-carry tablet are truly endless.I will never again in my life be without my Kindle!

I am typing this review from my new-to-me refurbished Fire HD8. So far, this little thing is a gem and a cutie, I especially find it to be a pleasant surprise, given the fact that I always had iPads. For what I do, this little gadget is an excellent value, and other than the different OS and controls, it feels much like my old iPad. I'm sure there are differences, and 'you get whatcha pay for' and all that, but for me, this is working way better than I expected. Typically I watch videos on YT, which although I can't get the App right now, works like a charm. I shop, and it works superbly for that as well. I also get my news by reading online, and I enjoy reading e-books too, both of these things are perfect functions on the Fire HD 8 as well. This unit arrived earlier than estimated, well packaged, and cosmetically it is absolutely mint. It connected immediately to our WiFi, was really, really easy to set up, even for a tech-challenges Gem X, like myself, and it has beautiful colors and graphics, (to my untrained eyes, anyway) the touch screen works perfectly too. It's not superfast, but neither would I call it slow. It's way faster than my 3.5 year old HP laptop. Woot! I will update this review regarding how my Fire HD 8 holds up and performs over time. Thanks Amazon, for a sweet, little, new toy at a tiny fraction of the cost of an iPad. I'm favorably impressed and may become a repeat customer and a fan of Fires for years to come.