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Jewelfox · 03-16-2013, 04:44 AM

Hi, everyone. Nice to see at least one of the actual Kobo staff seems to hang out here.

I currently own a 16 GB Nexus 7. I use it for reading, web browsing, and occasional gaming. I have a large collection of games that I've bought from various sales, which no longer fits on its internal storage. I can't even begin to put music on it because of this, and my smartphone -- which I use as a music player -- often runs out of battery power halfway through the day.

I am looking at getting a 64 GB Kobo Arc here in the States, if I can. This is partly because of its expanded storage space, and partly because I feel a lot better about Kobo than I do Google. Everything from using stock Android (and letting users customize it), to letting you read Kobo ebooks on other platforms, to distributing it through indie bookstores tells me that they're better than most other companies.

I'm mildly dismayed at the lack of Bluetooth and a Tegra 3 processor. But I rarely use my game controller anyway, and I'm not sure I want to always be trying to make sure my future devices use Nvidia graphics hardware. I have few games that are Tegra exclusives anyway.

I am concerned that I may have buyer's remorse if Google announces a shinier tablet at Google I/O this May, although I'm not really fond of Google to begin with. I just don't want to be left behind and suddenly not be able to run a particular new and interesting game.

Is there anything I should consider here?

03-16-2013, 04:44 AM	#1
Jewelfox Inari no kitsune Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: none	Should I get an Arc Hi, everyone. Nice to see at least one of the actual Kobo staff seems to hang out here. I currently own a 16 GB Nexus 7. I use it for reading, web browsing, and occasional gaming. I have a large collection of games that I've bought from various sales, which no longer fits on its internal storage. I can't even begin to put music on it because of this, and my smartphone -- which I use as a music player -- often runs out of battery power halfway through the day. I am looking at getting a 64 GB Kobo Arc here in the States, if I can. This is partly because of its expanded storage space, and partly because I feel a lot better about Kobo than I do Google. Everything from using stock Android (and letting users customize it), to letting you read Kobo ebooks on other platforms, to distributing it through indie bookstores tells me that they're better than most other companies. I'm mildly dismayed at the lack of Bluetooth and a Tegra 3 processor. But I rarely use my game controller anyway, and I'm not sure I want to always be trying to make sure my future devices use Nvidia graphics hardware. I have few games that are Tegra exclusives anyway. I am concerned that I may have buyer's remorse if Google announces a shinier tablet at Google I/O this May, although I'm not really fond of Google to begin with. I just don't want to be left behind and suddenly not be able to run a particular new and interesting game. Is there anything I should consider here?