I was comparing tablets – eventually will need to replace the Toshiba Portege that I use for blogging and travel. Although stable lately, the wi-fi chipset has never worked quite right and disconnects constantly from my home router.

I was looking at the iPad air versus the kindle HDX 8.9.  After reading a few reviews I went to the Amazon site to look at a side-by-side comparison.  I noticed that the memory LTE option I would want was not in the comparison, so I decided to price one out with 64-bit memory and 4GLTE – surprise! Not available.

Now, I wonder if Amazon is about to make a major shift in price; therefore pulling the product temporarily, or about to announce something new.

I looked at a Surface Pro 3 – the recent heat buildup issues and form factor bug me a little.  While closer to a 3 by 4 than the old Surface Pro, the tablet/PC still looks and feels a little elongated. I like the iPad form factor the best, but the Kindle is acceptable, even if a little smaller. I am already a prime member….the ecosystem factor may sway me.

Well Christmas is around the corner. Will Amazon announce something new?  Available for pre-order with delivery by Christmas?  A 10″ with gorilla glass and less than 2 lbs……would be nice.  A keyboard cover with additional battery life…..even better.