Amazon Kindle Fire tablets shoppers 'use every day' slashed to £20 in 12-hour sale
Wowcher has slashed prices across a range of the reading devices.
Bargain hunters looking for a budget-friendly tablet are in luck, as Wowcher is currently offering Amazon Kindle Fire devices for as little as £19.99. However, this deal is only available for a very limited time and will expire at midnight tonight, Wednesday, August 20.
This means shoppers only have a few hours to take advantage of the offer. The Kindle Fire tablets on sale are refurbished models from a few years ago, with the most basic £19.99 version being the very first Kindle Fire tablet that Amazon launched back in 2011.
As expected, this older piece of technology doesn't quite match up to today's standards, but it can still serve as a dedicated eReader or a digital photo frame.
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There are also some more recent devices available in the mix. For an additional tenner, shoppers can get their hands on a refurbished Kindle Fire 7 HD, which is a much more recent and powerful version of Amazon's popular tablet.
With a 7-inch HD screen, it's perfect for watching films or casual web browsing. However, Amazon's tablets are known for being slightly underpowered, so don't expect to be editing Hollywood films on this device - it's primarily intended for consumption rather than creation.
Shoppers can get a refurbished device on Wowcher for one day only
The devices on offer at Wowcher are all refurbished, meaning they've been previously owned and restored by professionals.
As such, they should be in full working order with a few cosmetic marks here and there, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Those preferring a fresh tablet can grab the most affordable model from Amazon's current Fire lineup, the HD 8, priced at £69.99. Android enthusiasts might fancy the Samsung A9, another sought-after device currently available for £77.99.
Examining customer feedback for these earlier Kindle Fire variants, owners from that era appeared genuinely impressed. Boasting 4.5 stars across the board, it garnered remarkably favourable reviews.
One satisfied customer said: "My recommendations for people buying a Kindle Fire: If you are looking for an e-reader with additional functions, if you want to read magazines on your e-reader, if you want to watch the occasional movie and play a game here and there, then the Fire is right for you."
A second reviewer states: "I got my Kindle Fire right when they were first released in 2011 - five years later I still use it every day, more than my iPad Mini."
Nevertheless, certain buyers encountered difficulties whilst using the device. "It was heavy and the resolution was not great. I liked the iPad mini or Samsung tablet much better as they can be used for reading as well as web-browsing," one shopper revealed.
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Another review states: "I like this for reading books but it is horrible for Internet usage. There is a delay when you type and many pages don't load correctly.
"I got an iPad eight months after I bought my Kindle and now I wish I had never bought the Kindle."
However, another five-star reviewer commented: "I bought this for my 9-year-old daughter. It is amazing.
"She loves reading books and playing games. It isn't as expensive as an iPad but it has pretty much all the great features an iPad has."