Amazon's latest sale knocks up to 50 percent off Fire tablets

The fall Prime Day event seems to have started a little early. On the heels of the announcement of a new generation of gadgets, the company is holding a sale on some of them. The Fire 10 HD is back down to $75, a price we last saw during the Prime Day event. There is a discount on the new Fire 7 tablets.

The Fire HD 10 is the older of the two devices and the deal on it is still the highlight. You get a 10.1-inch display with full HD resolution, an eight-core 2 GHz processor, 3 gigabytes of RAM, 12 hours of rated battery life and up to 64 gigabytes of internal storage for the price of the device.

We did not give the Fire 7 a good score when we reviewed it last year. We dinged it for its poor display quality and sluggish performance despite the fact that it had some basics right. We might be a little more generous in our rating if we were to review it fresh today.

It is not known when the 10- or 7-inch tablets will be refreshed. At its hardware launch last month, Amazon only mentioned a new $100 8-inch model, which promises 30 percent faster performance, slightly improved 13-hour battery life and a new feature that allows you to summon the voice assistant without saying a word.

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