- This is Amazon's Fire HD 8 Plus tablet.

- 這就是亞馬遜的Fire HD 8 Plus平板電腦。

It is running Android.

它運行的是安卓系統。

Well, technically, it's Amazon's Fire OS,

好吧，從技術上講，它是亞馬遜的Fire OS。

but we'll get to that.

但我們會得到的。

The base model of the Fire HD 8 costs just 90 bucks,

基礎款的Fire HD 8價格僅為90元。

and this model with a little more RAM

而這個型號的內存更大一些

and wireless charging is $110.

和無線充電是110元。

And you can also get it with a wireless charging dock

而且你還可以得到它的無線充電基座

that turns it into a little Echo Show

變成了一個小小的回聲秀

for 140 bucks as a bundle.

140塊錢的捆綁。

And you know what?

你知道嗎？

This thing is great, I mean, it's terrible.

這東西很好，我的意思是，它是可怕的。

It's juttery and it's slow, and it's really limited

它的抖動，它的速度很慢，它真的是有限的

in app selection without a bunch of hacking,

在應用選擇上，沒有一堆黑客。

but also, it is great, just not terribly great.

但也是，它是偉大的，只是不是非常偉大。

Look, you get what you pay for with this thing, sure,

你看，你得到你所支付的這個東西，當然。

but what you pay for isn't just the $110 for this tablet,

但你付出的不僅僅是110美元的這塊平板電腦。

it's maybe also $120 a year for Amazon Prime.

這或許也是亞馬遜Prime一年120美元的價格。

And if you pay for Amazon Prime,

而如果你為亞馬遜Prime付費。

this tablet gets much more interesting.

這個平板電腦變得更加有趣。

If you've ever watched me talk about tablets

如果你曾經看過我對平板電腦的演講

on video before, you've probably seen me

在視頻中，你可能已經看到了我的

take a swipe at Android tablets.

拿安卓平板電腦開刀。

I mean, like a joke swipe, not a literal interface swipe.

我的意思是，就像一個笑話刷屏，而不是一個文字界面刷屏。

Look, there just aren't that many Android tablets

你看，只是沒有那麼多的Android平板電腦。

left anymore, especially here in the U.S.,

左了，特別是在美國這裡。

where even Samsung has struggled

連三星都吃力的地方

to get any kind of real traction with them.

以獲得任何形式的真正的牽引力與他們。

Google's also basically given up on Android tablets.

谷歌也基本放棄了Android平板電腦。

The last thing they really tried was this right here.

他們最後一次真正嘗試的是這個，就在這裡。

This is the Pixel Slate running Chrome OS,

這是運行Chrome OS的Pixel Slate。

but also Android apps, and it really didn't go so well.

但同時也是安卓應用，確實不太順利。

The best and, in my opinion,

在我看來，最好的和。

the only truly great Android tablet was the Nexus 7,

唯一真正偉大的Android平板電腦是Nexus 7。

the second generation one, from all the way back in 2013.

第二代的，從2013年一路走來。

And really, that thing was only good

而且真的，那東西只是好

because it acted like a big phone,

因為它表現得像個大手機。

and that's basically what you've got here

這基本上就是你這裡的情況

with the Fire HD 8 Plus.

與Fire HD 8 Plus。

It is kinda like a really big phone.

它有點像一個真正的大手機。

So it sort of acts like a big phone,

所以它有點像一個大手機。

but it doesn't really have the specs

但它並沒有真正的規格

you'd expect from a big phone.

你會期望從一個大手機。

It's got a quad-core MediaTek MT8168 processor in it

它搭載的是四核聯發科MT8168處理器。

that runs at two gigahertz.

運行在兩千兆赫茲的。

This Plus version has three gigs of RAM

這款Plus版本擁有3GB的內存

and 32 gigs of storage, but you could upgrade

和32 gigs的存儲空間，但你可以升級。

to 64 if you want, or you could put in

到64，如果你想的話，或者你可以把它放在

your own Micro SD card in the slot.

在插槽中放入自己的Micro SD卡。

The screen is 1280x800, which at eight inches,

螢幕為1280x800，在八英寸。

is not the most pixel-dense thing you're ever gonna see.

並不是你所見過的最像素密集的東西。

There are a couple of cameras, they're both two megapixels.

有幾款相機，都是兩百萬像素的。

You should only use them for video calls, if at all.

你應該只用它們來進行視頻通話，如果有的話。

They're pretty bad.

他們是相當糟糕的。

There is USB-C for charging, finally,

有USB-C的充電，終於。

and a headphone jack, hooray.

和一個耳機插孔，萬歲。

If you know Android, you know that those specs

如果你瞭解安卓系統，你就會知道，這些規格的產品

are enough to launch some apps and run most of your apps,

足夠啟動一些應用程序並運行大部分應用程序。

but it's not nearly enough to make any of it feel fast.

但這還遠遠不夠，讓人感覺不到任何的快感。

And, again, this thing runs Fire OS,

而且，這東西又是運行Fire OS的。

which is Amazon's version of Android,

這是亞馬遜的Android版本。

and that also means it uses Amazon's app store

這也意味著它使用了亞馬遜的應用商店

instead of Google's, so a lot of the time,

而不是谷歌的，所以很多時候。

the app that you're gonna need just might not be there.

你需要的應用程序可能不在那裡。

I mean, it's got the basics.

我的意思是，它有基本的。

I've got Messenger and Zoom and some games,

我有Messenger和Zoom，還有一些遊戲。

but you can't get Google apps without doing some hacking,

但你不做一些黑客攻擊就無法獲得谷歌應用。

and that's a huge pain.

這是一個巨大的痛苦。

But, again, this costs 110 bucks,

但是，這又要110塊錢。

and I think that the bundle that costs 30 bucks extra

我認為，捆綁的成本30塊錢額外的

that gets you the wireless charger is totally worth it.

這讓你的無線充電器是完全值得的。

It puts the tablet into Show Mode,

它使平板電腦進入顯示模式。

which turns this into a Echo smart display

變成了Echo智能顯示器

with decent-ish speakers for a tablet,

與體面的揚聲器的平板電腦。

but it won't be as good as an Echo Show.

但它不會像Echo Show那樣好。

But, for me, it's just so much convenient

但是，對我來說，它是如此的方便。

to have a wireless charger,

以擁有一個無線充電器。

and it makes this thing feel like it's a part of my home,

它讓這個東西感覺像是我的家的一部分。

in addition to the added Alexa functionality.

除了新增的Alexa功能外。

Okay, so why would you get this thing over,

好吧，那你為什麼要把這件事做完。

say, an Echo Show?

比如說，回聲秀？

Well, two words: Consuming content.

嗯，兩個字。消耗內容。

If you are an Amazon Prime subscriber,

如果你是亞馬遜Prime用戶。

it's easy to forget just how much free stuff you get

很容易忘記你得到了多少免費的東西。

as part of your subscription.

作為您訂閱的一部分。

Amazon Prime video has all of their Amazon Prime Originals,

亞馬遜Prime視頻擁有他們所有的Amazon Prime Originals。

but it also has a bunch of TV shows and movies

但它也有一堆電視劇和電影。

that they've licensed from other studios,

他們已經從其他工作室授權。

and a bunch of 'em aren't bad.

和一堆'時間不壞。

Like, you can stream the entire series of "Psyche,"

就像，你可以流 整個系列的 "Psyche，"

which is the most wholesome show from the late 2000s,

這是2000年末最健康的節目。

or "Burn Notice," also wholesome.

或《燒傷通知書》，也是健康的。

Anyway, they're great.

無論如何，他們是偉大的。

You could also get Prime Music,

你也可以得到Prime Music。

which is a totally respectable radio-style

這是一個完全值得尊敬的廣播式的

music streaming service.

音樂流媒體服務。

It's not Spotify or Apple Music or anything,

這不是Spotify或蘋果音樂或任何東西。

but it's included.

但它包括。

You can get Amazon Photos,

你可以得到亞馬遜照片。

which is a totally respectable photo storage service.

這是一個完全值得尊敬的照片存儲服務。

There's Prime Reading, which gives you

有首要閱讀，給你

a bunch of free books, and again, some of 'em aren't bad.

一堆免費的書，再次，一些'時間不壞。

I am also a Kindle user, so it has my entire Kindle library.

我也是一個Kindle用戶，所以它有我的整個Kindle圖書館。

So, Amazon good, free stuff on a cheap tablet.

所以，亞馬遜好，便宜的平板電腦上免費的東西。

And it doesn't really matter that it's

而且它並不真正重要，它是

kind of a slow tablet, because all you're really doing

一種緩慢的平板電腦，因為所有你真正做的是

is getting to the video or the book or the music.

是得到的視頻或書籍或音樂。

And, actually, most of the video apps

而實際上，大部分的視頻應用

you care about are available.

你所關心的都是可用的。

Netflix and Hulu and HBO whatever-it's-called now.

Netflix和Hulu以及HBO什麼的，現在叫什麼。

There is a YouTube app, but it's a web app, and it works.

有一個YouTube應用，但它是一個網絡應用，它可以工作。

But, also, Amazon bad, because there is a lot

但是，也是，亞馬遜不好，因為有很多。

of upselling going on on this tablet.

的漲價，在這個平板電腦上進行。

I'm already a $120 a year Prime subscriber,

我已經是一年120美元的Prime用戶了。

but they want me to sign up for Kindle Unlimited,

但他們要我註冊為Kindle無限。

which is a book subscription service,

這是一種圖書訂閱服務。

or maybe set up for Starz or some other cable channel

或者為Starz或其他有線電視頻道設立的。

via their cable channel subscription service,

通過他們的有線電視頻道訂閱服務。

or get Audible, a audiobook subscription service,

或獲得Audible，一個有聲讀物訂閱服務。

or Prime Music Unlimited, a music subscription service,

或音樂訂閱服務Prime Music Unlimited。

or get subscriptions to newspapers

或訂閱報紙

or magazines through Amazon.

或雜誌通過亞馬遜。

It's just a minefield up upsells.

這只是一個雷區了上賣。

And also, speaking of selling stuff,

還有，說到賣東西。

the home screen has the Amazon store right on it,

主螢幕上有亞馬遜商店的權利。

which is very dangerous for me.

這對我來說是非常危險的。

It is a whack-a-mole for ways

這是一個捶胸頓足的方法。

that you could pay Amazon more money,

你可以付給亞馬遜更多的錢。

but instead of trying to hit the little buggers,

但不是想打小兔崽子。

you're trying to avoid them.

你想避開他們。

All right, Amazon good, Amazon bad.

好吧，亞馬遜好，亞馬遜壞。

Amazon actually really good,

亞馬遜其實真的不錯。

because the Fire tablets have a kids mode

因為Fire平板電腦有一個兒童模式

that has really strong parental controls.

有真正強大的父母控制。

In fact, Fire tablets fully support multi-user accounts,

事實上，Fire平板電腦完全支持多用戶賬戶。

and so this tablet can really feel

所以這個平板電腦可以真正感受到

like it belongs to the entire family.

就像它屬於整個家庭一樣。

You could have default everybody account

你可以有默認的人人賬戶

that uses the Alexa stuff.

使用Alexa的東西。

You could also have a separate account for each person

你也可以為每個人設立一個單獨的賬戶。

who might wanna use it, with all of their personal email

誰可能會想使用它，與所有的個人電子郵件。

and whatever else.

以及其他什麼。

The iPad still can't do that.

iPad還是做不到這一點。

So you get an inexpensive knockaround tablet

所以你得到了一個廉價的敲門磚。

that runs (grunts), and feels like it's a part of your house

奔跑著，感覺就像你的房子的一部分

instead of your tablet that you have to loan out

而不是你的平板電腦，你必須借出。

to your entire family.

到你的整個家庭。

Oh, and you know what?

哦，你知道嗎？

Batter life is really good.

電池壽命真的很好。

Depending on the screen brightness, which isn't that high,

取決於螢幕亮度，並不是很高。

you should expect eight to 10 hours of watching video.

你應該期待8到10小時的觀看視頻。

That's what I'm getting.

這就是我所得到的。

And it also charges a little bit faster

而且它的充電速度也更快一些

because it's got USB-C here.

因為這裡有USB-C。

The nine-watt charger that comes with it

隨身攜帶的9瓦充電器

charges this thing up 20% in a half an hour.

半個小時內，這東西就能充電20%。

A faster charger can get you an even faster charge.

更快的充電器可以讓你獲得更快的充電速度。

$110 tablet that lets me watch, basically,

110元的平板電腦，讓我看，基本上。

any video or read any book, what's not to love?

任何視頻或閱讀任何書籍，什麼是不愛？

Well, you know, using it to do anything

嗯，你知道，用它來做任何事情

other than open up a video app or a Kindle book,

除了打開視頻應用或Kindle書之外。

because, again, it's slow.

因為，它又是慢的。

If you can afford it, even the lowest-end $329 iPad

如果你買得起，即使是最低端的329元iPad。

has a bigger screen, runs circles around this thing

有一個更大的螢幕，繞著這個東西跑了一圈。

in terms of speed and has more and better apps.

在速度上，並且擁有更多更好的應用。

The Fire HD 8, it's gonna feel slower than your phone,

Fire HD 8，會感覺比你的手機還慢。

even if your phone is a few years old.

即使你的手機是幾年前。

But, look, slow is okay if you're just using it

但是，你看，如果你只是用它，慢一點也沒關係。

to open up Prime Video or Netflix or a Kindle book,

打開Prime Video或Netflix或Kindle書。

and slow doesn't matter for running Alexa in Show Mode.

而且慢的不要緊，在顯示模式下運行Alexa。

It doesn't need speed.

它不需要速度。

If you try and do more than that stuff,

如果你試圖做更多的東西。

this thing is terrible, but if you don't,

這東西是可怕的，但如果你不。

it's actually pretty great.

它實際上是相當偉大的。

Hey, everybody, thanks so much for watching.

嘿，大家好，非常感謝大家的觀看。

I really hope I didn't set off your smart speaker.

我真的希望我沒有觸發你的智能音箱。

I did my very, very best not to say Alexa.

我已經盡力不說Alexa了。

Let me know in the comments if I did.

如果有，請在評論中告訴我。

And if you're looking for other great videos to watch,

如果你正在尋找其他精彩的視頻來觀看。

Verge Science just made a really good video

Verge Science剛剛做了一個非常好的視頻

about how SpaceX sent humans

關於SpaceX如何送人

to the International Space Station.

到國際空間站。