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plib · 02-27-2012, 02:24 AM

My computer case is an Antec P180, still one of the better cases around, and has a reset button on the front. My Palm has a reset button. My router has a reset button. all are data processing devices. All go back to firmware defaults or reboot/reinstall when the reset is used. Which means if all else fails I can reset to factory defaults or reinstall Windows if necessary.

When both of my Kobos failed the reset button didn't bring the installed configuration back and the power/home combo didn't work - after multiple tries on both for up to 30 seconds. Which meant that my only option was to return for a replacement. Luckily that happened within 15 days of Christmas so I got a replacement with no bother. What happens when it's out of warranty? Even in warranty it will cost shipping which is a sizeable percentage of the total purchase cost.

Most of my stuff is stored in Calibre, anything that's not can easily be redownloaded. I don't care about reading life, and bookmarks can easily be recreated if needed. Usually they're not that vital anyway.

A hardware reset which doesn't bring back a hardware stored default is broken.

02-27-2012, 02:24 AM	#10
plib Guru Posts: 777 Karma: 6356004 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	My computer case is an Antec P180, still one of the better cases around, and has a reset button on the front. My Palm has a reset button. My router has a reset button. all are data processing devices. All go back to firmware defaults or reboot/reinstall when the reset is used. Which means if all else fails I can reset to factory defaults or reinstall Windows if necessary. When both of my Kobos failed the reset button didn't bring the installed configuration back and the power/home combo didn't work - after multiple tries on both for up to 30 seconds. Which meant that my only option was to return for a replacement. Luckily that happened within 15 days of Christmas so I got a replacement with no bother. What happens when it's out of warranty? Even in warranty it will cost shipping which is a sizeable percentage of the total purchase cost. Most of my stuff is stored in Calibre, anything that's not can easily be redownloaded. I don't care about reading life, and bookmarks can easily be recreated if needed. Usually they're not that vital anyway. A hardware reset which doesn't bring back a hardware stored default is broken. Last edited by plib; 02-27-2012 at 02:29 AM.