What is a kindle fire?

[Skywalker]

You can use it for almost 90% of the stuff a computer is used for (except for the heavy tasks and games). Its highly portable, you can also use it for skype and web surfing.


Complete list of stuff you can do on a Kindle Fire:

http://compare-e-readers.com/WhatsKindleHdx


The main reason for getting the Kindle Fire HDX is when you need a device for daily casual use like, Facebook/ twitter, searching around for stuff, watching movies and stuff like this.

Also keep in mind that its an eReader tablet, thus you would get more benefit of reading features from this device, compared to other tablets in market.