[Amazon.ca] Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet • $74.99 | Fire HD 10 Tablet • $154.99

Apr 7th, 2019 8:45 am

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remik [OP]: Deal Addict; Jan 11, 2009; 2567 posts; 3311 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Apr 7th, 2019 8:45 am

[Amazon.ca] Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet • $74.99 | Fire HD 10 Tablet • $154.99

Retailer:: Amazon Canada

Not as hot as it was in the past for Prime Members: $49.99 for HD8 and $109.99 for HD10, but still kind of warm for a good spec'd "android" tablet.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07952VWG8/ref ... _fs_ca_kar

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07G3LSDN3/ref=fs_ods_fs_ca_sz

Hopefully this is a sign that the HD10 (black) will be in stock sooner than May 29th and they'll ship out my HD10 that I got for approx $85 ($154.99 - $45 prime credit - $15 courtesy credit - $7.50 gift card top up credit)

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Apr 7th, 2019 4:51 pm

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mikka2017: Deal Guru; Jan 12, 2017; 14273 posts; 4018 upvotes; Scarberia

Apr 7th, 2019 4:51 pm

hd8 is also 75$ at SDM right now if u got alot of points to redeem it, too bad the hd10 is regular 200$ at sdm, its not on sale i dont think
hd10 is way faster and snappier, better 1080p res

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Apr 7th, 2019 6:16 pm

#3

killer007: Deal Addict; Mar 7, 2010; 2498 posts; 287 upvotes; Mississauga

Apr 7th, 2019 6:16 pm

Can you use this to borrow ebooks from library?

Apr 7th, 2019 7:34 pm

#4

aintic: Deal Addict; Apr 1, 2017; 1291 posts; 1993 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2019 7:34 pm

killer007 wrote: ↑ Can you use this to borrow ebooks from library?

You'd need to install Google Play first, then install Libby/Overdrive or whichever app it is that your library uses.

Apr 7th, 2019 7:40 pm

#5

pendragon: Sr. Member; Oct 22, 2005; 821 posts; 336 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 7th, 2019 7:40 pm

yes.. overdrive as the post above mentioned or RB Digital (most libraries)

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Apr 7th, 2019 7:57 pm

#6

blazed16: Deal Guru; Jul 8, 2009; 10769 posts; 5072 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2019 7:57 pm

I have the hd8 from last sale and removed the bloat installed google play and youtube and its snappier then my samsung tab e 8inch and battery life is pretty great too.For $50bucks i cant complain.

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Apr 7th, 2019 8:02 pm

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mikka2017: Deal Guru; Jan 12, 2017; 14273 posts; 4018 upvotes; Scarberia

Apr 7th, 2019 8:02 pm

blazed16 wrote: ↑ I have the hd8 from last sale and removed the bloat installed google play and youtube and its snappier then my samsung tab e 8inch and battery life is pretty great too.For $50bucks i cant complain.

can u run google maps and smart youtube without any lag? basically unuseable for me

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Apr 7th, 2019 8:19 pm

#8

Richfields: Deal Addict; Aug 19, 2011; 3132 posts; 1609 upvotes; West Coast

Apr 7th, 2019 8:19 pm

blazed16 wrote: ↑ I have the hd8 from last sale and removed the bloat installed google play and youtube and its snappier then my samsung tab e 8inch and battery life is pretty great too.For $50bucks i cant complain.

I just got back from a trip and am now opening the tablet for the first time. Any tips on how you smoothed out the performance or did you basically just go into the apps and delete stuff? Just currently updating the OS so haven't even looked at the main screen yet.

Thanks in advance

Please don't ask or beg for "thanks". Don't act like this is Facebook. If someone found your post helpful, let them decide if they want to make that click. The more you beg, the less you'll get. Cheers

Apr 7th, 2019 8:30 pm

#9

Resiptv: Newbie; Mar 20, 2019; 22 posts; 5 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2019 8:30 pm

Are these tablets any good?

Apr 7th, 2019 8:46 pm

#10

RubberCheese: Deal Addict; Dec 26, 2009; 2776 posts; 1444 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2019 8:46 pm

Resiptv wrote: ↑ Are these tablets any good?

I'm happy with my HD8 for the money.

I only use it for light browsing and music/video streaming. I bought it primarily to display recipes while cooking.

Battery life is impressive at full brightness.

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Apr 7th, 2019 8:47 pm

#11

Psykopathik: Deal Addict; Jan 14, 2013; 2461 posts; 1007 upvotes; Burnaby

Apr 7th, 2019 8:47 pm

mikka2017 wrote: ↑
can u run google maps and smart youtube without any lag? basically unuseable for me

Well it doesnt have a gps chip. Thats probably a big issue. I wonder if it would work with an external BT gps unit? I still have one from the days of the HP iPaq pda phones...

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Apr 7th, 2019 8:54 pm

#12

digidon: Member; Jan 23, 2009; 385 posts; 318 upvotes; VI

Apr 7th, 2019 8:54 pm

aintic wrote: ↑ You'd need to install Google Play first, then install Libby/Overdrive or whichever app it is that your library uses.

No need for overdrive, it's on the Amazon store. Libby can be sideloaded or Google Play store.

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Apr 7th, 2019 10:25 pm

#13

crockpot: Member; Oct 3, 2014; 303 posts; 265 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2019 10:25 pm

remik wrote: ↑
Hopefully this is a sign that the HD10 (black) will be in stock sooner than May 29th and they'll ship out my HD10 that I got for approx $85 ($154.99 - $45 prime credit - $15 courtesy credit - $7.50 gift card top up credit)

That was just too much information and irrelevant to this deal.

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Apr 7th, 2019 11:44 pm

#14

Oni-kun: Deal Fanatic; Mar 17, 2004; 5219 posts; 636 upvotes

Apr 7th, 2019 11:44 pm

blazed16 wrote: ↑ I have the hd8 from last sale and removed the bloat installed google play and youtube and its snappier then my samsung tab e 8inch and battery life is pretty great too.For $50bucks i cant complain.

How do you do this?

Apr 8th, 2019 1:27 am

#15

mikka2017: Deal Guru; Jan 12, 2017; 14273 posts; 4018 upvotes; Scarberia

Apr 8th, 2019 1:27 am

Oni-kun wrote: ↑ How do you do this?

Google xda fire tablet toolkit

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Apr 11th, 2019 6:44 pm

#16

blazed16: Deal Guru; Jul 8, 2009; 10769 posts; 5072 upvotes

Apr 11th, 2019 6:44 pm

mikka2017 wrote: ↑
can u run google maps and smart youtube without any lag? basically unuseable for me

Richfields wrote: ↑
I just got back from a trip and am now opening the tablet for the first time. Any tips on how you smoothed out the performance or did you basically just go into the apps and delete stuff? Just currently updating the OS so haven't even looked at the main screen yet.

Thanks in advance

Oni-kun wrote: ↑ How do you do this?

Hey guys sorry for delay,

to answer some questions i have no lag at all its great and faster then my tab e 8inch lte.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd ... 0-t3889604

Follow these instructions to remove the amazon bloat and then to load the google play and youtube vanced is what i prefer.

If you start from scratch and follow those instructions in the link i provided everything went super smooth and works great.

i never deleted anything just diabled the amazon stuff so when you click the remove everything amazon it just disables it. If you say want the amazon books then you run a cmd in that tool to enable it but this thread i posted you will find everything there if you have any more questions just pm me ill be happy to help.
Nothing extra needed as this tool has everything included and no lag.battery life is great and no issues as of yet and ive been using it everyday.

ING Direct since the beginning! Tangerine to the end!
Public Mobile user!
EQ BANK!
SIMPLii !!
Buy first think later!

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Apr 11th, 2019 8:45 pm

#17

Richfields: Deal Addict; Aug 19, 2011; 3132 posts; 1609 upvotes; West Coast

Apr 11th, 2019 8:45 pm

blazed16 wrote: ↑ Hey guys sorry for delay,

to answer some questions i have no lag at all its great and faster then my tab e 8inch lte.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd ... 0-t3889604

Follow these instructions to remove the amazon bloat and then to load the google play and youtube vanced is what i prefer.

If you start from scratch and follow those instructions in the link i provided everything went super smooth and works great.

i never deleted anything just diabled the amazon stuff so when you click the remove everything amazon it just disables it. If you say want the amazon books then you run a cmd in that tool to enable it but this thread i posted you will find everything there if you have any more questions just pm me ill be happy to help.
Nothing extra needed as this tool has everything included and no lag.battery life is great and no issues as of yet and ive been using it everyday.

Nice, thanks for that. I'll try and tackle this tonight.

Please don't ask or beg for "thanks". Don't act like this is Facebook. If someone found your post helpful, let them decide if they want to make that click. The more you beg, the less you'll get. Cheers

Apr 16th, 2019 12:38 pm

#18

digidon: Member; Jan 23, 2009; 385 posts; 318 upvotes; VI

Apr 16th, 2019 12:38 pm

I got my 2 HD10's on Friday!

Apr 17th, 2019 12:12 pm

#19

drdtyc: Deal Addict; May 2, 2010; 3727 posts; 3248 upvotes; Markham

Apr 17th, 2019 12:12 pm

blazed16 wrote: ↑ Hey guys sorry for delay,

to answer some questions i have no lag at all its great and faster then my tab e 8inch lte.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd ... 0-t3889604

Follow these instructions to remove the amazon bloat and then to load the google play and youtube vanced is what i prefer.

If you start from scratch and follow those instructions in the link i provided everything went super smooth and works great.

i never deleted anything just diabled the amazon stuff so when you click the remove everything amazon it just disables it. If you say want the amazon books then you run a cmd in that tool to enable it but this thread i posted you will find everything there if you have any more questions just pm me ill be happy to help.
Nothing extra needed as this tool has everything included and no lag.battery life is great and no issues as of yet and ive been using it everyday.

Thanks!
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