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meson1 · 09-09-2013, 07:10 AM

I've only just bought an Aura HD. It's fine and I'm not about to go buy an updated one so soon.

But Kobo do need to make more of an effort with their next Aura HD because its their halo model. They should:

upgrade to a 6.8 inch version of the E-ink Carta display (if such a beast exists)
add a capacitive touch screen with gorilla glass
use a grippy soft touch material for the enclosure. In fact, go back to the quilted effect of previous models; that looked cool.
Restyle the power and reading light buttons for ergonomics and for visual appeal. Ditch the red plastic and use lovely metal buttons instead; this is the halo model after all, so little touches like this make a difference. And 'texture' the buttons so you can find and identify them by feel.
And please for the love of god do NOT replace the micro SD card with cloud storage as seems to be the current trend.

09-09-2013, 07:10 AM	#8
meson1 Member Posts: 23 Karma: 333824 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: UK Device: Espresso Kobo Aura HD	I've only just bought an Aura HD. It's fine and I'm not about to go buy an updated one so soon. But Kobo do need to make more of an effort with their next Aura HD because its their halo model. They should: upgrade to a 6.8 inch version of the E-ink Carta display (if such a beast exists) add a capacitive touch screen with gorilla glass use a grippy soft touch material for the enclosure. In fact, go back to the quilted effect of previous models; that looked cool. Restyle the power and reading light buttons for ergonomics and for visual appeal. Ditch the red plastic and use lovely metal buttons instead; this is the halo model after all, so little touches like this make a difference. And 'texture' the buttons so you can find and identify them by feel. And please for the love of god do NOT replace the micro SD card with cloud storage as seems to be the current trend. Last edited by meson1; 09-09-2013 at 12:45 PM.