Always On - Torture-testing the new Kindle Fire HD

cnet.com/alwayson
Amazon updated its Kindle Fire line, but can the new 7-inch Kindle Fire HD stand up to the Always On battery of torture tests?

[@tom-uo1ov]

I miss Cnet’s old hosts. People like Donald Bell, Molly Wood and Brian Tong were so funny.

[@Andrew982_]

Yeah they’re boring now, I like binging their older content. Iirc Brian Tong started his own channel though

[@mmacphersonn]

I would watch these all day until I went to bed when they were new. I miss these :(

[@luyangche8278]

Amazon said their tablet was tough, but not water-proof, but we now know that it is pretty much a really tough tablet, like it. I use to have a kindle gen 4, and I got it on my birthday, and it suffered not much drop, but quite some soup spills, and survived (soup is like 70 Celsius and the kindle automatically restart). Got in on my birthday, spoils next birthday, that was really unexpected. Could have overfed it with soup, but now the new kindle gen 5 is like tougher and I am careful to not give it a bath. This device is cheap, tough and also extremely value for money, good tablet.

[@AntiZOGGarden]

For the food test you should pour some sauce and other stuff on and let all that crapy just sit for like a day then clean it off when it's all dried on. Soda is actually used in cleaning... also get dirt on it. Tons of dirt. Drop it in a forest creek and just pile a shovel full of dirt on top.

[@beckimcclintic1025]

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[@oceanunfast7821]

*SaleOff Kindle Paperwhite with Special Offer & FreeShipping* amzn.to/1sUMKcu So very cheap *Order now* _On Amazon_

[@piadspinder652]

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[@rayexception4590]

"Oh no! What a mess!" **proceeds to get even more coke on it**

[@felipebecerril7893]

Finally! Someone else who sprays their kindle with a water hose thank god im not the only one

[@cherrypop8059]

I really like watching the torture tests :P

[@DeeJay00001]

Hi Molly, I think you should do the heat test before you do the water test. Heat gives movement to the plastics.

[@tmacfanmike]

That was a 40 minute cool off, look at the times on the stove

[@DeeJay00001]

Also need to be consistent with your water test. I think the bath for pads and bath / swimming pool for phones.

[@aprilluvspencils]

First time she doesn't say 'See you later little buddy!' to an electronic after putting it in the freezer.

[@investigativejournalist3602]

Great video!

[@joshy1024]

Well, at least it survived and passed all the tests.

[@Bmwx5fan9]

That was the funniest water test ever

[@taliamoreno0612]

One of the books had a title that sex

[@LeeCoxall89]

I love this video!

[@Jacckac]

That comment just made my day.

[@Coldlegend214]

when you wet something like electronics you have a chance to save it if you put it in rice because the rice soaks up the liquid

[@0FancyPenguin0]

5:40 guuuuuuuuurrrrl you just put out that FIRE lol

[@theKongston]

5:39

[@smityboy2012]

Glad I got a nexus 7 but this still looks like an awesome device

[@alternet8]

OMG im getting the kindle fire hd 7" and im glad it lived!

[@austinator521]

Oh yeah, like I'm gonna leave my kindle in the freezer while getting a popsicle

[@annknetter9172]

"i need some cookie!"

[@bengieg3152]

Kindle's are actually the most durable tablets I have ever used. They can go through a lot and still be in functioning condition.

[@johnverenich574]

wow this thing is awesome, looking forward to getting one

[@prayfortruejustice]

I was more worried about the camera when you used the hose.

[@pamelaphillips9308]

They sell a 2017 kindle fire 7 in lots of colors for $50.00 8gb 75.00 for 16.00

[@ibitbaily]

I think the kindle FIRE didn't want to turn on when the COLD came across it because it is a kindle FIRE

[@alternet8]

its survived the freezing because its called the kindle FIRE hd

[@yoitzo]

can't wait for the note 2 torture test... do the washing machine instead of a normal water test!

[@ej_tech]

They even put some in a front loading washing machine!

[@msakclioworld]

why didn't you try to play any audio file to see if the speakers still work ?

[@TednTin]

its actually fahrenheit which means 200F=93C and still who would use it at 93C unless it is left on something hot like......... i dont know ..!!

[@amiahssongs1508]

That's how a fire tablet looked in 2012

[@tolatalyrealvillan139]

"oh no what do I do" well you better buy some bug spray

[@mrix]

Fascinating how it could withstand those temps! amazing! You did not test if the sound speaker was still functioning ? that would have been a true test! nevertheless a great test! Please check out my featured video as I got a Kindle fire for my wife this Christmas but she has a bit of a shock! lol

[@bodecline1004]

Imagine her kids like Watcha Doing Mommy?! Oh nothing sweetie just cooking my kindle Fire HD!

[@JamSamJackx]

@CNETTV Did the speakers work after the water test???

[@ConnorWentworth]

I know that dosent happen, but I have put my fire HD in the freezer/frig by mistake, so that part is true.

[@AntiZOGGarden]

Computers like to be kept cold though. Computers are never harmed by cold... as far as I know.

[@maximumcopeland]

I can see getting stuck in the oven becoming reality if you use your Kindle to read a cookbook and it gets knocked into a cake or something... Although if your Kindle falls in a cake the heat is the least of your problems... :/

[@kamx1374]

When you took three kindle out of the oven the battery went back up to full battery

[@kaylaglaspie2937]

Why would you put a kindle fire hd in rice

[@clausleppik90]

this is great idea !

[@jacquelynheltzen9023]

I like this video

[@asda313456]

You won't be putting it in the oven..but, what if you have left your fire in your car in the hot sun?!

[@beatzboy01]

omg im using a regular kindle fire 7 no wonder why it wouldnt buffer because it was traumatized

[@Relentless2256]

meanwhile watching on my kindle fire hd 7 but she never revisited the wildcard test

[@mmacphersonn]

Sad that this never aired after 2013

[@jailbrayk]

that is terrybull, what am I gonna do? *grabs hose*

[@leanneholmes2480]

who hoses down their kindle?

[@effectsdude43211]

just the bezel (i hope i spell that right)

[@Pankomputerek]

That water test is unfair on other devices like Nexus 7...

[@marksapollo]

Wow, I would love to see the Nexus 7 try to match that! It's one tough well made tablet, especially for the price! As for a wild card, hmmm, slam it in a car door then drive over it?

[@curtiswong5496]

Why not a nexus 7 torture test?

[@vshleyomg]

Hey Molly way Don't you do a vs Like put a iPad and a Android tablet

[@mikaylap9874]

Guys these are realistic issues. What if you leave your kindle in the car in the sun for 3 hours? What if you leave it in your car in the winter overnight? What if you drop it in a pool?

[@TheCarWashChannel]

WELCOME TO NICOS KITCHEN WHAT YOU WANT WEDNESDAY! TODAY WE'RE MAKING BAKED KINDLE FIRE HDS! SO, LET'S GET STARTED! (He yells alot, so I used caps)

[@bflygreen14]

The kindles like " you cant kill me BITCH!!"

[@amatsopolt]

Hahaha the water/soda test ;'P

[@jansportleague5654]

The cookie is really ruined

[@MrRetroDinosaur]

I hate it when I accidentally leave my Kindle in the freezer.

[@syg_siman]

Is the amazon fire hd 8 just as durable

[@TheCIScommander]

Make a torture test for the Galaxy Nexus!

[@JacobKelly02]

lol it hit the go pro

[@johnverenich574]

Jacobmineraft i know right

[@omeganinjaboy]

lol the kindle probs broke the GoPro XD

[@Byveland]

Nowadays i can crack tf out of it with hitting 3 times with a wooden mallet while other products barely flinch with me hitting them 10 times

[@LifeOfJimbo]

OH NO I POURED MY DRINK ALL OVER MY NEW TABLET! I'M JUST GONNA POUR SOME MORE ON TO SEE IF THAT WILL FIX IT

[@zakpenrith5124]

They put it on the temperature to simulate a car on a hot summers day.

[@Arthuryap133]

Just let me have it and I will take care of it. I will not treat it like a stone. ahahaha

[@CesarEnglishTeacherCesar7Peru]

We ask for extreme, so here it is!!

[@Legority]

well...a very old kindle... I have kindle fire hdx 7

[@RayRift]

Tape it to Felix Baumgartner and stress test it beyond the speed of sound.

[@TednTin]

totally agree ..but they are fun

[@novarose714]

plz do a test on it

[@BenjaminChang]

Put in it a backpack and shake it all around since some students bring it to school

[@Carambolero]

But why?

[@SahilBelgaonkar99]

the drop test broke the go pro

[@H0U5T0NN]

it kills me seeing the gopro getting knocked around when it doesn't have the case on :()

[@PJV1990]

Ah good old 2012 KZbin. I miss KZbin from 2008 until the adpocalypse. It was a golden era for KZbin that will never happen again thanks to Google and the advertisers. Even if you created sketchy content you could still make a living off ad revenue if you had enough viewers/subs. Not anymore though. If you don't tow Google's authoritarian & totalitarian line then no money for you, unless you create a patreon.

[@Petrospect]

it's clean

[@jbusinessonly]

well she's in the right room, but why isn't she cooking?

[@LifeOfJimbo]

How did you do it by mistake? :P

[@Computd]

Damnit I hate it when I accidentally leave my Kindle Fire in the oven for 30 minutes

[@thesamuelong10]

The wild card shall be put in the freezer for 2 days

[@LionelM3ssi10]

Wait...what is the point of this video? Cuz ppl r definitely going to be as careless with a device such as that right...

[@zoehughes8734]

Esh..gives me the creeps I'd never to this tomy kindle

[@bnptnad]

She handles it like it is food hahahah

[@gilmondragon3472]

pause at 6:40 then look at the book in the kindle ;)

[@mav48185]

Bring molly back!!!!

[@smsdipset]

Really wish that you'd dropped it in a pool or something, instead of just spraying it. Was still funny as hell though, well done.

[@sajidsaleem8340]

Chuck it on the ground from a really high altitude

[@BenjaminBranca]

Molly's 4th Kindle. LOL

[@BenjaminBranca]

Its probably going to be her fifth soon.

[@WesleyDeland]

its called the TORTURE test not the PAMPERED test...

[@thecelestialstarship]

I wish I had one! 2 mUSB ports! Well I have a Nexus 7 2013 so never mind

[@NateR90]

It's actually a mini hdmi port and a micro usb

[@muhammadnizam3376]

Hahahaha the drop test

[@leanneholmes2480]

because when i throw my kindle down the stairs i also scrape it across the pavement...

[@sparticus214]

The amazon fire 8 32 gig is not water resistant! you will have an urge to rise it when you get i t because it will come covered in shit however this is a bad idea.

[@ThomasLincoln1]

I would say a "oops I just sat on it " test would be in order! to see if the screen would survive . or maybe run over with a car

[@salamallami8510]

Welp I guess my kindle is basically indestructible

[@Wwe1000Raw]

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