Yes, well as long as you have the storage space.

When these tablets are connected to your Prime membership it unlocks a feature called On Deck, which downloads a few films & programmes that you might be interested in too. Its handy as it means that there is usually something to watch when out of a WifI area.

from Amazon:
"Videos downloaded by On Deck are stored on your device or SD card depending on your storage setting. On Deck downloads in a special shadow mode, using storage only when it's available, and won't impact performance. When you download apps, videos, music, books, and other content, On Deck automatically makes room – there’s no hassle of needing to clear out the space yourself. On Deck will never block you from using your storage the way that you want."

unfortunately the On Deck feature on my Fire Tablet insist on sending me Adam Sandler movies regardless of how i set my preferences.:neutral_face:

I used this method, very simple, just grabbed the very latest apk's from apkmirror.

http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2016/07/02/how-to-install-google-play-on-fire-tablets-the-super-easy-way-no-pc-or-root/

At £35, these are frankly ridiculous value for money.

These are still available here on QVC for £35 (£40 delivered). Might be useful for those that missed out on this like I did.

Disappointed I didn't snap this up in time, looks like it has expired now.

I bought one last week and thought I'd add a few comments in response to some of the questions. This is for the kids and they have an ipad mini 2 already. I bought this as they eventually crack the ipad mini screens, so we thought at this price, we'd give it a shot to save some money on the continous replacements now that the ipad mini 2 isn't in the apple stores anymore and we're not splurging on the ipad mini 4 for the kids.
Firstly, yes you can get your tube, but it's a blue icon so may have some subtle differences. To be fair, I can't spot them and my kids can play all the things they can on the ipad mini. No, you cant add google play, well at least not without a workaround and I can't be bothered with the faff. That means some of the apps you might want can be a little difficult to get without a workaround.
They are a little slower than the ipad but as it's for the kids, they don't care. It does the job I bought it to do. I can't say much about the adverts as I paid the £10 to take them off. It's not an ipad but it's £35. Pretty pleased so far but time will tell on how good the battery is and most importantly, how robust the screen will be (I did buy a cover for it).

I managed to get one of these in the Black Friday sale for £29.99 for the 8gb and £39.99 for the 16gb. I would've paid more so this is still a great bargain! Excellent bit of kit. Worth paying the extra for more storage IMO.

Got a Fire tablet from work (for use at work) NOT impressed. An iPad it isn't. Couldn't be further from an iPad's performance actually

Yes 2015 version.

Just bought one with toddler foam case for the nipper. Stuck google play on, nova launcher. Keeps him entertained.

Frees up my iPad

Hi, looking to buy a case for this, is this the 2015 version?

Incase anyones interested, they have 5.3.1.0 fw which can be replaced with cyanogen
https://reflectivecode.com/2016/03/installing-cyanogenmod-12-1-on-the-amazon-fire-2015/ (except dl a new ver of kingroot and flashfire)

It runs a lot faster with stock android.

​Does it matter? The important point is that they're happy for £35 not £350

Bought, thanks.

Got one for Xmas for 12 year old. Disabled the amazon stuff though she still got some advertisements. She love it but after 3 weeks the charge stopped working issue with the slot the charger goes into, lots of chatter on line re this happening tried via Tescos where it had been purchased but they had stopped selling them ....( it wad the 16 GB with cover and extra storage disk) they offered a refund but as she adored it thought I would contact Amazon directly re the 2 year guarantee . after a bit of being fobbed off as I hadn't brought from amazon direct they did agreed to replace, however what they didn't mention is under the 2 year guarantee they will send you a refurbished tablet not a new one! Pretty disgusted ... and about 4 weeks later the screen shattered on the refurb.... cheap but you get what you pay for and Amazon are a pretty dodgy outfit.

Not as well built as they used to be, mine are only a couple of years old but not as reliable as the one I had from 6 years ago.

Same price on Amazon, dropped over the last hour or so.

Is it possible to install Kodi on these and cast to to a chromecast?

Nah, its locked by the company. Besides wouldn't it get a bit sticky when the lolly melts ? :stuck_out_tongue::laughing:

Put Stock lollipop pop on it which is easy to do if you've got a pc, just follow a video on YouTube, and the thing flies. Battery life is really good about 8hours screen on time. It's a decent little tablet for £35, runs games like subway surfers perfectly.

Is this better than the original nexus 7?

i have one. its fine for reading - I have google play on mine :wink:
its not ideal for browsing the web - but its still a deal IMO

Not wishing to poo-poo the OP's deal, but I really don't see the appeal in these. At £35, it's worth a punt if you can root it and dump the Amazon-centric crap - however, 1024x600 is a crappy resolution for surfing the net. Still, I suppose anything higher will expose the weakness of the 1GB RAM.

Can you get the YouTube app on these?

Ok gave this to my old man. Compared to his old tablet/Hudl, this is great!

Browse, YouTube, a few apps and reasonable screen.

£35? Fantastic. Uses Quidco too. Thanks again O.P.

I bought one of these last time they were on offer..........fantastic bit of kit.

Pretty much what I use mine for. It also has the option of reading it for you which is great in bed and is a great feature which seems to be overlooked in reviews.

I had/have this problem too. What fixes it is to do a hard reset. Hold the off button down for 20 seconds or so. Then restart. If it doesnt work first time, do it again. It has always worked for me.:smirk:

Planning to get one purely for reading books (indoors), is it any good?

Don't know if anyone has asked this yet but am I right in thinking I can I load music on to this and use it with Alexa via Bluetooth to play back music?

Ads on the lock screen are irritating good price though.

any success putting lineage on these?

Much better than the other one

A deal is a deal!! Heat added.
Would love to see a deal on its big brother - the Fire HD tablet
https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-New-Tablet-Display-Wi-Fi-Black/dp/B01AHBEJTE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491765480&sr=8-1&keywords=kindle+fire+hd

I've got Amazon Prime Video; I'm assuming that I will be able to play and download series on this and watch them back offline?

Thinking of getting a few of these for the kids' birthdays... apart from the obvious benefit of the 2 year guarantee on the Kids version is there any real benefit to paying another £35?
I figure a robust case can be bought for £10ish but not sure how much use they'll get out of the 'fire for kids'.

are these the same spec as the ones that were for sale 2 years ago when i bought mine at black friday and some more for xmas think they were 29.99 and 34.99 back then got a couple for my 2 neices and they had a charger recall ?

so are the old ones i bought the same spec as these new ones that are for sale 8gb storage with 1gb ram and a quad core processor

I bought one of these a while back after 9 months the battery was draining ridiculously quickly. Got in touch with amazon and no quibble they sent a replacement. I was on the online chat and lost 20% while chatting. 4 months on replacement is poor battery as well. You can be sat at home doing nothing with it and it can lose 20-30% in 2-3 hours. I charge it once to twice a day. If you go out turn the wifi off else is drains quick as well. I listen to music, stream and read which is is great for. Camera is rubbish. You can expand memory with an sd card. Next time I am getting a more expensive bigger hd one its camera looks better too.

Always brought samsung, can you even gat google play on this?

I had mine running all the stuff from Root Junky, no Special Offers, Play Store, etc. I didn't realise you should turn off updates though. OTA update arrived and that was it.

Anyone want to buy a paperweight?

Can you add the play store to these?

any good for kids and you tube?

Really? Do they write for TechRadar, or Stuff Magazine, or are they just 3-8 years old maybe?

Can this have the rom replaced with cyanogen?

Ordered. I thought this website was supposed to save me money!!

Any good cases or keyboard cases someone can recommend?

Bought via the Argos ebay shop, and finally used up some of my nectar points!

Thanks

What's the performance like on these?

Will this be OK to watch movies and tv series ?
How can I get my laptop movies to play on this?
Thanks

Thanks OP

Grandkids use kindles in my house and say they are just as good as their ipads . . . . . As you say a sturdy cover will protect it.

Are these good for Skype?

£15 cheaper than Amazon as I type and no Special Offers either. I found mine a little slow though, if they did one with 2Gb RAM I'd be happy to pay more.

Got one from John Lewis. They are good little tablets

At £35, these are frankly ridiculous value for money.