Kindle fire $200.00

I've got a library's worth of chiller / equipment ioms in egg crates in the van, I'm thinking about keeping it all in PDF form on the fire. What do ya guys think?

Does it have a SD slot? Why keep it on the tablet?

It has a hi speed USB and a micro USB no sd slot. Well I could get rid of my library of books keep them in the shop and have it all on the tablet.

are you effing kidding me. don't not go full boat on this. get an android tablet. you'll love it. I use the crap out of mine. cant wait for the next revision of new design that comes out on these bad bays.

Thats a hellova lot of work but probably worth it.

Good send me all the info im looking into one now.

The Nook Tablet, soon to be released for $249, would be a better choice IMO.
1gb ram, 16gb of storage and has micro SD slot.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33198_7-57319054-286/kindle-fire-vs-nook-tablet/

Just read all the manuals and memorize them.

Just up load your files to here.

http://www.mediafire.com/

Ditto. I'm making the move to paperless before next cooling season. Starting with a tablet. Designing my forms now with flat rate linked in the background. Fun winter project.

Question, is it possible to use, say, a Ipad or a rooted nook or a droid based tablet as word processor or spread sheet if you use the google apps like document on line? You now what I'm saying. Since there ain't no hard drive on a tablet.
Then again, are there apps that will allow you to be more business like on a tablet then transfer to a SD card and print and stuff?

I was thinking I could use the USB to use a Jump drive....

I got the Acer Iconia tablet partly on Dowadudda advice. Great unit and does everything I wanted. Already have a ton of manuals and charts loaded.

I looked at the Kindle Fire but never heard any first hand reviews on it, how can they do it so cheap?

it's bad ass. I love mine.

Do any of you guys use 3g to look up an IOM while on the job? I bought an iPad last week for the tune of $780.00. It has 3G through AT&T. I put quite a bit of PDF's on it and it is great for that. Some of the wiring diagrams are hard to view and nothing beats a pen and paper for tracing some of them wires..

I think it is going back this week tho. For that amount of money the internet just is not there yet. There is a lot of sites that don't support its web browser. On a positive note the iPad had pay as you go internet and the GPS to locate it if it were stolen..

I will wait it out for another year or 2 for the technology to get there. In the mean time I am going to download an application for my iPhone to tether my laptop. Ill bring that with me to work if I need a manual.

Im curious to see how many guys are using tablets in their work vans..

i still use paper.

I use my HTC Sensation smart phone to download manuals when I need one. Works just fine. Android for the win.