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Joyful · 12-09-2010, 09:50 PM

My latest update.
I exchanged the Kobo today for another Wifi version.
This one has software version 1.7.1 on it. (The other 2 Wifi Kobos I had were version 1.7)

I've noticed a couple of different things about this one from my 2 previous ones.

1).The D-button click is very loud. Louder even than the one on my original Kobo.
Strange as it was my understanding that they made the click softer on the Wifi Kobo because of the complaints they got.

2).The second thing is that I can only get it to turn one page at a time. On my previous WiFi's, the Kobo would turn multiple pages if I clicked on the button multiple times (in a short period of time). Even my original version Kobo will turn 2 pages with 2 quick clicks.
If this is a function of the upgraded software (from 1.7 to 1.7.1) it seems a step backward to me.

It almost feels like Kobo has been rushing these out and the quality control is lacking. This one seems like a hybrid between the original and the Wifi.
Ironically the Wifi feature is the one feature I don't care about.
I'm disappointed because there are a lot of things I like about the Kobo and why I chose it in the first place.

Anyone have a Wifi Kobo and can share how their's is in comparison to mine?

edited to say that I got the Kobo to do the multiple page turn thing once but now I can't seem to reproduce that.

12-09-2010, 09:50 PM	#40
Joyful Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 21094 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo	My latest update. I exchanged the Kobo today for another Wifi version. This one has software version 1.7.1 on it. (The other 2 Wifi Kobos I had were version 1.7) I've noticed a couple of different things about this one from my 2 previous ones. 1).The D-button click is very loud. Louder even than the one on my original Kobo. Strange as it was my understanding that they made the click softer on the Wifi Kobo because of the complaints they got. 2).The second thing is that I can only get it to turn one page at a time. On my previous WiFi's, the Kobo would turn multiple pages if I clicked on the button multiple times (in a short period of time). Even my original version Kobo will turn 2 pages with 2 quick clicks. If this is a function of the upgraded software (from 1.7 to 1.7.1) it seems a step backward to me. It almost feels like Kobo has been rushing these out and the quality control is lacking. This one seems like a hybrid between the original and the Wifi. Ironically the Wifi feature is the one feature I don't care about. I'm disappointed because there are a lot of things I like about the Kobo and why I chose it in the first place. Anyone have a Wifi Kobo and can share how their's is in comparison to mine? edited to say that I got the Kobo to do the multiple page turn thing once but now I can't seem to reproduce that. Last edited by Joyful; 12-09-2010 at 10:00 PM.