Thread: Kindle user plays with a Kobo
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Old 11-09-2010, 11:46 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by cjottawa View Post
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to handle the latest generation of Kobo reader.

I've owned a Kindle 3G+WiFi for about six weeks now.
My spouse used to own a Sony reader and now has an iPad so that's the lens through which I view other readers.

My first impression was that the Kobo reader felt "cheap".

The case seemed chunky for the weight of the device making it feel like there was a lot of hollow space inside. The plastic itself didn't inspire confidence; it seemed brittle.

The thickness of the bezel next to the screen seemed greater than that of the Kindle which distracted me from the text on the screen.

Edges on the Kobo were sharp, not to the extent as to cut anything but lacking a nice bevel like those on the Kindle and iPad.

The interface on the Kobo seems crude in comparison to the Kindle.
Response time to button presses was slow, likewise page turns.
Accessing certain functions such as disabling wireless was cumbersome, requiring too many key presses.

If I'd posted this in the Kindle section, I'd have been preaching to the choir; in the Kobo section, raining on the parade or poking the bear.

If anyone's on the fence, don't hesitate: get the K3 or some other device over the Kobo, if device quality and functionality are important to you.

Yes, the Kobo reader displays .EPUB files natively. If that means anything to you, look for another reader that does or live with converting .EPUB to .MOBI files for a Kindle.
I guess everything is in the eye of the beholder. When i was going back and forth between the Kindle and the Nook, I felt navigating throughth the user interface on the Kindle felt crude and outdated as compared to the nook.
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