Limited Time Offer: Grab the Affordable Amazon Fire 7 at Only $30 - Prime Day Special!

Amazon Fire tablets are popular for streaming media and basic games, mostly because they’re incredibly cheap. Prime Day is officially a week away, but the sale event is already live for some Amazon products.

The Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 aren’t on sale yet, but the cheapest Fire 7 is now available at a discount. You can now get the cheapest model, with 16 GB of internal storage and advertisements on the lock screen, for $29.99. That’s a $20 discount (40%) from the usual price, though there have been a few “Lightning Deals” that brought the cost down.

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The Fire 7 is the lowest-end device in Amazon’s tablet product line, with a 7-inch screen, 2 GB of RAM, a MediaTek MT8168V/B chipset, and Fire OS 8 (based on Android 11). Even though it’s not the most powerful tablet around, it does have a few features that aren’t common on most tablets in this price range, like a USB Type-C connector and dual-band Wi-Fi. If you aren’t familiar with Amazon Fire tablets, check out our guide for which model is best for you .

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The current sale is limited to Amazon Prime subscribers, and even though it’s supposed to last for the next four days, stock is already limited. The 16 GB Fire 7 with lockscreen advertisements is backordered (Amazon says it “usually ships within 2 to 3 weeks,” while pricier the 32 GB model with ads is completely sold out. However, the 16 GB and 32 GB models without ads are still available with fast shipping.

The Fire 7 isn’t the best tablet around, especially since it lacks the Google services you would normally find on most Android devices, but you can’t ask for a lot in a $30 tablet.

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