My thoughts on the Kindle Fire HD vs Nexus 7

As I would have stated in a previous post, "there is no perfect tablet" and the same things can be said about Amazon's newest gems - "the new family of Kindle" to put it as they would have put it.
True, the new Kindles are not perfect, but they have made me look and this is much more than what several other tablet-makers have been able to do.
First off let me say that "on paper" they do look pretty amazing and it won't be until Amazon would have started shipping them that we will be able to tell just how good or bad they are when "paper-specs" meet "real world tech-needs".

That aside, here are my thoughts:

The new Kindle Fire HD (7 inches) is no Nexus 7 killer (although based on what is currently available in that size range it does come close in my mind)

• The Kindle Fire HD doubles up in storage space (16GB instead of the Nexus 7's 8GB -$199.00 models) (something Google and Asus should have thought about), something which is very important when dealing with HD content (including HD apps)
• The Kindle Fire HD packs a dual core processor while the Nexus 7 packs four cores (quad core).  Now I must admit that for most basic, daily activities dual core processors are more than enough, but for the gaming freaks out there the quad core would make more sense.  You should also consider the fact that the more cores you have the speedier the device would be but the more battery/power hungry it would be as well, which is one of the reasons for the Kindle having a slightly better battery life (Kindle's 11 hours vs Nexus 7's 9 hours)
• If you're interested in a pure Android experience with "real" Play Store support then the Nexus 7 would be the way to go.  The Nexus 7 would also handle Android better than the Kindle Fire HD would spec-wise and then you must remember that Android =  Google = Nexus 7
• The New Kindle Fire HD will be running on Android 4.0 (ICS) while the Nexus 7 runs the newer Android 4.1 (jelly bean)
• The Kindle Fire HD should also be better at WiFi reception with it new dual receivers, (not that the Nexus 7 does not do a pretty good job as well).
• Both tablets have camera with similar capabilities so to me that's not a big issue

Personally, I believe that the Nexus 7 is a better tablet for the tech-savy persons out there (myself included...lol) but the Kindle Fire HD is not a bad choice either if you prefer space and battery life instead of speed and smoothness.  The Kindle Fire HD is a great "first tablet" (or second).

Here are my thoughts on the Nexus 7

Update: I should also mention that the Kindle Fire HD running a custom ROM like Cyanogen Mod 10 would come very close to being unstoppable.