Technology content trusted by users in North America and around the world.
4,965 Articles | 29,991 Posts
Select Your Edition:  
Tweakipedia
A wealth of
tech information!

USA EditionYou are located: Home > All News > Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones News > Amazon also unveils lower-end Kindle Paperwhite, revamped Fire's

Amazon also unveils lower-end Kindle Paperwhite, revamped Fire's

By: (more) | Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones News | Posted: Sep 7, 2012 3:24 am

Amazon didn't just keep their high-end fans happy today with the announcement of the Kindle Fire HD range of tablets, or the 4G LTE-powered version, but the retail giant also announced some new lower-end tablets, too.

 

amazon_also_unveils_lower_end_kindle_paperwhite_and_more

 

First up we have the revamped budget fourth-generation Kindle, which is priced at just $69. The revamped Kindle is the company's best-seller, and is now $10 cheaper, while sporting new fonts, crisper text, and 15% faster page turns. This model should ship next Friday, September 14.

 

Next up we have the new backlit Kindle Paperwhite, which will be priced at $119 for the Wi-Fi-only model, and $179 for the 3G-capable model. Amazon is proud to announce the Paperwhite sports patented technology that distributes light evenly across the Paperwhite's entire surface, just like ambient light. The Kindle Paperwhite measures in at just 9.1mm thick, weighs 7.5 ounces and sports an insane 8-week battery life. Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite will ship on October 1.

 

Lastly, we have the revamped Kindle Fire priced at $159, which is a refreshed Kindle Fire with better internals. Amazon have thrown in a faster processor, doubled the internal RAM, which makes the revamped Kindle Fire 40% faster than the original. Amazon have also said that the revamped model features better battery life, but didn't give out any numbers. The revamped Kindle Fire is available for pre-order now, and will ship on September 14.


SOURCE #1

Related Tags



Further Reading: Read and find more Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones news at our Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones news index page.

TweakTown News RSS FeedDo you get our news RSS feed? Get It! Got a news tip? Tell Us!

Post a Comment about this news



Check out our
RSS feeds!
  • Upcoming Content: Western Digital Scorpio Blue (WD5000LPVT) 500GB HDD Review
  • Upcoming Content: Scythe Mugen 4 Tower CPU Cooler Review
  • Upcoming Content: NZXT Grid 10 Port Fan Hub Review
  • Upcoming Content: Western Digital My Passport Edge for Mac 500GB External HDD Review
  • Upcoming Content: PQI Air Card 4GB Wi-Fi SDHC Review
  • Upcoming Content: LaCie CloudBox 1TB Personal NAS Review
  • Upcoming Content: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season Three (1989) Blu-ray Review
  • Upcoming Content: Whatever happened to Comodo Time Machine?
  • Upcoming Content: MyDigitalSSD BP4 240GB mSATA Review


Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones News Posts

View More Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones News Posts


TweakTown Web Poll

Question: What new stuff are you most excited to see at Computex Taipei 2013?

Cases, Coolers & PSU’s

CPU's

Gadgets

GPU's & Video Cards

Keyboards & Mice

Laptops, Tablets & Phones

Motherboards & Chipsets

New Tech

SSD's & Memory

Booth Babes

or View the Results

View More Polls

Forum Activity

View More Forum Posts

Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones Press Releases

View More Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones Press Releases