Joshua Topolsky likes it as a content consumption device, but:
…there’s a second tablet in the review as well. One that gets compared to the iPad and Nexus 7. One that I expect to do more than just show me movies or help me shop. One that should be a companion for all kinds of things I want to do, that doesn’t feel limited, that doesn’t respond to my touches slowly, that doesn’t make me wait.
As that device, the Fire HD still has a long way to go. I think it can get there, but it isn’t there yet.
The biggest thing I walked away from this review was how much I like the back of the Fire HD.