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Originally Posted by TechniSol
Frankly, I'd have long ago given up unless I could go look at one and get what I wanted and verify it was acceptable on the spot. I drove 60+ miles to buy my Glo and had it out of the box, charging on a car adapter and upgrading via my cell's hotspot in the parking lot before I went for lunch to avoid similar issues, just in case.
I'd look really hard for a local dealer, verify they had multiple units that matched what I wanted in stock, and send the wrong one back to Kobo's Canadian Clown College distribution center.
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Yes, well, unfortunately, I'm in the boonies in the USA, the only store that *might* stock them that is remotely close to me is a 400 mile round trip drive. I had emailed them after the first problem unit and they had no plans to stock them then, but that could have changed by now, I suppose.
But the drive, plus an overnight stay since I physically just can't do 200 miles and then turn around and do another 200 home, well, by the time you add up gas and a hotel room, it would be close to the price of just buying a second Aura.
Just not economically feasible for me, or yeah, I absolutely would try to go this route.
BUT! There is *some* good news! Last night, I did a SECOND factory reset on the current brown exchange unit and I have read approximately 130 pages since then, and NOT ONE SINGLE DOUBLE-PAGE TURN! No triple or quadruple ones either!
I'm astounded, a factory reset did nothing for the first unit that did frequent double page turns, but this time, so far, so good. I read through the last 3/4 of Treasure Island and have started another book and am close to half way through that..
So, although it is not my preferred color whatsoever, I'm thinking that "A reader in the hand is better than a reader in the bush."