Why spend more? This tablet has more than 6,900 reviews — and it's on sale for $80
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Amazon Canada has always been a one-stop shopping destination, especially if you're looking to find a deal on tech.
While the retailer has thousands of items on sale, including up to $300 off JBL Audio, it's their sale on Fire Tablets that has our interest piqued.
Right now, shoppers can save up to 27 per cent off select Fire Tablets, including the shopper-favourite Fire HD 8 tablet that comes backed by more than 6,900 reviews.
Fire HD 8 Tablet
The details
This Fire HD 8 tablet from Amazon has everything you need without the high markup of other brands.
The tablet features a portable 8-inch display and offers twice the storage, 2 GB of RAM, and 30 per cent faster performance than previous models. Shoppers can take their pick of 32 or 64 GB of internal storage and up to one TB of storage with a microSD card.
Whether you want to stream movies, read a book or play games, the tablet offers a long 12-hour battery life for all-day use. Shoppers can access millions of movies, TV episodes, songs, books, apps, games and more through Amazon’s Appstore, including Prime Video, Netflix and Pinterest.
What people are saying
The Fire HD 8 tablet has racked up more than 6,900 reviews and an average rating of 4.3 stars from Amazon shoppers.
It's a "great budget tablet" that "exceeded [my] expectations," writes one reviewer. For the price, it blows competitors "out of the water." All in all, it's a "great introductory tablet" for all ages.
The "best Fire tablet yet," says a second shopper. It's much "speedier than its predecessor," and if you use it for tasks like browsing the web, social media and streaming videos, it's "simply great."
I "can't imagine buying a more expensive" tablet, another reviewer writes. Why would you spend more when this "does everything [you] want?"
While the Amazon tablet has earned an average rating of 4.4 stars or higher for screen quality, battery life and value, some reviewers note that you should level your expectations, especially considering its affordable price tag.
"You get what you pay for," writes one shopper. You "can't compare" it to more expensive name-brand tablets because they're in a completely different price range. However, at only $80, the Fire HD tablets are the "best you can buy" for the price.
The verdict
If you're looking for a highly-rated tablet that won't break the bank, the Fire HD 8 tablet may be worth considering — especially at its current sale price. With thousands of reviews singing its praises, Amazon shoppers say it "exceeded [their] expectations" — however, if you're looking for more bells and whistles, you may want to pass on this device.
To save up to 25 per cent on other Amazon Fire Tablets, scroll below.
Fire HD 10 Tablet
Fire 7 Tablet
The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.
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