Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I don't normally write reviews, but I feel I have to share my experience with the kindle fire. 1) The browser is EXTRAORDINARILY SLOW. With or without Amazon preloading. Its painfully slow. After a few hours, I just went back to browsing on my HTC EVO phone. I wasn't expecting lighting fast speeds but 10-12 seconds to load boingboing.net or lifehacker.com is unacceptable. 2) There is no text to speech included like there is on the tradition Kindle devices. 3) The screen resolution makes reading books difficult on my eyes. 4) Many standard Android applications are not available on the Amazon market. 5) Privacy: Anything you use or look at will show up on the home carousel. If more than one person uses this device, it could be embarrassing. 6) The lack of volume buttons is a PAIN in the You Know What! While trying to watch a streaming video and navigated to the hidden volume menu, it is extraordinarily easy to accidentally exit the video. 7) The browser lacks a full screen functionality, which is a must if you have a smaller 7" screen. I'll be returning this item.