Amazon announces Kindle Fire HD 7 and 8.9-inch availability in over 170 countries and territories around the globe. The giant online retailer will officially start taking in pre-orders for both slates, starting today, with shipping to begin in a weeks time (edit: June 13). As for pricing, the 1280 by 800 Kindle Fire HD 7 will run up a $214 bill for the 16GB model, or you’ll be able to pick up a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 unit at a mere $284, with a set of premium slab specifications, including 1GB of RAM, a dual-core 1.5 GHz TI OMAP 4470 processor, 32/64GB of internal memory, and 1920 by 1200 of high-res screen resolution. In a new PR release that the company issued, Dave Limp, VP of Amazon Kindle was quoted as saying:
Kindle Fire HD is the #1 best-selling item in the world for Amazon since its launch, and we’re thrilled to make it available to even more customers around the globe today.
And also:
Not only does Kindle Fire feature advanced hardware, it’s also a service. When combined with our content ecosystem, great email and browsing and top-rated customer service, we hope people around the world will agree that Kindle Fire HD is the best tablet for an incredible price.
Whether it is true or not is up to you to make the decision.
[Amazon]
