If you absolutely had to get one of Amazon's cheap tablets, you're better off saving your pennies for the Amazon Fire HD 10. Even though it's a year older, you'll get a slightly better processor, a smidge more RAM, more storage space (32GB or 64GB), and a slightly improved rear-facing camera (5MP versus 2MP). Most importantly, the larger 10.1-inch display runs at a higher resolution (1920 x 1200), which gives you more pixels-per-inch and, ideally, no fuzzy text. It's still not a great tablet, and you'll still have to contend with Amazon's terrible app store, but it's at least slightly better than Amazon's Fire 7. If nothing else, at least you'll have a larger screen for watching your occasionally choppy videos.