AVAILABLE IN 8.9-INCH AND 7-INCH EDITIONS, Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX (go.pcworld.com/kindlehdx) runs a mobile operating system based on Android 4.2.2. Yes, the canonical source of apps is Amazon’s own app store, not Google Play. The Amazon store, however, has a good collection of games and productivity apps. The Silk Web browser is certainly adequate, too, and the mail client (derived from Android’s) is as good as anything you’ll find on any other tablet.
But all that stuff misses the point of the Fire HDX, which is to provide the best tablet for consuming books, music, and video.
The HDX is the third generation of the Fire. It’s thin, but it’s substantial enough that you can maintain a grip on its slightly textured plastic body, and it’s comfortably light. The power…
